Looks best to me with a white or off-white pickguard. Ages really well, often turning slightly green. Only made for a short time, it’s highly sought after by collectors for its scarcity and beauty. Warm and cool at the same time, Ice Blue is very rare and hard to find in vintage basses. 5-Ice Blue Metallic 1965-69Īmazing color with an almost iridescent glow to it. Along with Olympic White, this custom color is always in demand and always in production, regardless of the latest color trends. Works especially well on a Jazz or Precision Bass with a maple board and either a mint green or tortoiseshell pickguard. Always in fashion and always a classic look. Yup, good old black is one of my favorite custom colors. I like it best with an aged white or mint green pickguard. Lately though, Surf Green has become more popular again, which is great to see. This color became very popular for a brief time during the surf music craze and then all but disappeared. I especially like how it ages from its original shade to a slightly paler minty green. 3-Surf Green 1960-65Ī very rare Fender custom color that I’ve always loved. I prefer a rosewood board and tortoiseshell pickguard for that classic ’60s look. Some really early examples had no clear coat, and therefore, never yellowed over time. Depending on whether Fender used a clear coat on top affected the way the color would age. About three years ago, I picked up a used ’62 reissue Precision Bass in aged (cream) Olympic White and eventually fell in love with the color. When I first started playing bass, this was one of my least favorite colors. I’ve also noticed that the Lake Placid Blue that Fender uses today seems to be a shade or two lighter than the original, which had a deeper, darker, and richer hue.
It l ooks especially good with a rosewood board and a mint green pickguard. It’s a beautiful metallic color that ages to a nice blue-green hue. I’ve never owned a bass in this color, but one day I will. I’ve always been a fan of blue basses, and LPB is my favorite. I might be biased, but these are the 12 best. These are the colors that I think deserve to be highlighted. The 12 best vintage Fender custom colors? I’ve listed 12 of my favorite vintage Fender custom colors from that time period. They offered several custom colors, all of which were based on American automobile paint options of the era. If you wanted any other color, it was a 5% up-charge, known at the time as a custom color job. What’s interesting is that Fender only offered sunburst as the standard finish from the late 1950s through the 1960s. When I first started playing bass more than 15 years ago, I noticed that Fender sunburst finishes were priced a little higher than solid colors.
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