Poll: What inlay designs do you like?

[Mantis Tobaggan]

I am not really too partial either way. I guess if I had a preference it would be dots. Though the sharkfins on Ricks fit that bass. I like the clay dots on my P too. They fit that bass. To each its own.

 

[Stevorebob]

I prefer dots or nothing. All that additional material just sucks the tone out of the fret/fingerboard wood.

 

[Stevorebob]

But I like the design of the Bongo crescents — how they mimic the body shape.

 

[twinjet]

Hey all,
New option: "12th fret only" added.

No shark fin option?

Classified under special shapes.

 

[nonohmic]

Dots or nothing.

 

[Versatek6]

I voted dots, but this kind:

Not my specific instrument, but I own similar models by the defunct U.S. Masters Guitar Works.

 

[RyanKW]

I love the oval "blocks" on my Yamaha BB425X. They just LOOK country to me. And I play a lot of country on the thing.

 

[twinjet]

I voted dots, but this kind:

Not my specific instrument, but I own similar models by the defunct U.S. Masters Guitar Works.

My old Schecter had a similar design with regards to inlays. I thought it was very neat. Two on the 12, three on the 24.

I love the oval "blocks" on my Yamaha BB425X. They just LOOK country to me. And I play a lot of country on the thing.

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I played a four stringer version of that bass. Fantastic bass, but I couldn't make it happen at the time. The inlays and pickguard were very unique designs, in my opinion.

 

[Drucifer]

Love me some nice inlays, but also love the nice blank plank.

 

[ctmullins]

Fingerboard inlays are pointless.

 

[Finnigan's wake]

i found this beauties that i inlaid in an electric mandola project, the wooden ones are Purflex

 

[CapnSev]

Clay dots sound better.

 

[Lee Moses]

not a bass, but Angus Young's inlays are pretty cool:

I definitely like his inlays better than Cliff Williams'.

 

[Lee Moses]

On my basses, I generally prefer none. But there is something very classic about block inlays on a Fender Jazz.

 

[ICM]

I voted dots since across the board, I consistently like dots the best.
This is my favorite inlay of all time though, early 60's Hofner bowtie looking ones:

 

[BritBass 2]

Tree Of Life .

Just about anything by Alembic:

 

[NoiseNinja]

sorry on the wrong thread???

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are these called outlays???

may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

Watch out for the pink cheese!

 

[twinjet]

On my basses, I generally prefer none. But there is something very classic about block inlays on a Fender Jazz.

True. Decorated with ash trays, pearl blocks on rosewood looks right.

 

[Wisebass]

just LOOK country to me

da'(-"_"- Ryan

that "ivory country blocks" can even work for metal greetings

may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

 

[FingerDub]

Oval blocks look terrible on basses.