New (to me) CMG

[wilkinsi]

Trans red pictured, yet not on the list of available colours? ASB has also gone.:think:

[mjtripper]

Now that I have had this for a little I find I'm playing it a lot more then I thought I would. These are really good players. Mine is the plain black finish and I don't know if I would get that again if I had a choice. It is really hard to keep clean looking and shows every smudge and spec of dust.

[amimbari]

black is beautiful for sure... but hard to maintain like you said. I have a few black basses that kill me for cleaning, but I use the hell out of them, cause I don't intend to resale them as "new/mint" for any reason.

[Chowderboots]

I think having a bass that looks like you've used it is better than one that's too spanky fresh, you know? I like basses that have seen some love...

[mattmarathon]

Now that I have had this for a little I find I'm playing it a lot more then I thought I would. These are really good players. Mine is the plain black finish and I don't know if I would get that again if I had a choice. It is really hard to keep clean looking and shows every smudge and spec of dust.

black is beautiful for sure... but hard to maintain like you said. I have a few black basses that kill me for cleaning, but I use the hell out of them, cause I don't intend to resale them as "new/mint" for any reason.

I keep a bottle of Turtle Express Shine and a microfiber cloth... seems to work best with those polyester finishes, not greasy or anything.
My CS Rhoads Bass that is gloss black always gets the muck really bad, maybe I am just too sweaty!

[amimbari]

I bought a black model 1 cheap in un-played condition, and wondered if I should even play it, cause as soon as I did you can now see where my fingers hit the area around the pickups...well too late now to go back ...

my black TBX??? forget about it, that thing has seen thousands of practices and shows in 15 years, but the black is very shiny still ( minus the pickup area ), and I am the same, some polish, and a good cloth keeps it, as well as my other black ones shiny.

[wilkinsi]

My CS Rhoads Bass that is gloss black always gets the muck really bad, maybe I am just too sweaty!

Is that the one from the 2009 Namm show?

[mattmarathon]

Is that the one from the 2009 Namm show?

No, this is an earlier build, same spec except a Seymour Duncan MM. I am going to put the EMG MM in soon.

From the NAMM Show.. still lusting after that Warrior Bass, or a Warrior Bass in general... Tobacco Sunburst would be nice, or absinth frost... man, I think about this too much!!!

[wilkinsi]

From the NAMM Show.. still lusting after that Warrior Bass, or a Warrior Bass in general... Tobacco Sunburst would be nice, or absinth frost... man, I think about this too much!!!

Same thoughts here too.

[Chowderboots]

Same thoughts here too.

Ditto, man. One of those would be sick in those weird frosty swirl paint jobs, I think. Not sure what those are called.

And Mattmarathon--you own a Rhoads? I'd love to see a picture of it!!

[mattmarathon]

And Mattmarathon--you own a Rhoads? I'd love to see a picture of it!!

I will post some pics this weekend, been meaning to... but I dont think I have any on my work computer... not saying I spend my work day here