Do Stickers Make a Bass Trashy?

[bassman314]

If you go with vinyl, you'll get a brighter tone. Nylon gives more lo-mid thump. Fabric...well, just don't go there.

You might be better off going to a custom shop so the craftsman can help you find the proper tonestickers for your genre.

What's the best sticker for metal?

 

[xUptheIronsx]

What's the best sticker for metal?

...dammit people! You keep making me spit pop all over the computer...or soda for our NE friends

..but in all seriousness, it would have to be Slayer...

 

[neurotictim]

"Straight but not narrow"

I'm sort of the world's gayest straight man. My best friends are lesbians, and I'm a huge gay rights guy.

:shrug:

I can put the files up if anyone wants.

 

[Steveaux]

Would Duck Dunn?

Why, yes. Yes, he would ...

 

[mikelb7]

You tell me... 11 year old MIM Standard

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Comes off no problems either.

 

[lowphatbass]

That thing is really sweet. Loving the lack of knobs!

Thanks, wish I still had it...sold it to a fellow TBer a few months back. I endeavor to build-up another plywood, maple-neck, wired straight-to-jack, stickered-up beater again soon. There's something liberating about a no-knobbed full-blown beater.

 

[ShowKing]

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[JonKim]

 

[son_of_mogh]

My 1985 G&L L-2000. Never played punk, mostly rock, progressive rock and some jazz.

 

[BioDriver]

Depends on what/where the sticker is. Another example of "doing it right:"

 

[darkstorm]

As long as its only a few, Id say it can look good. But covered in stickers, naw.

 

[dougazbass]

Yes, they make them trashy.

 

[NightTripper]

I know it's not a bass, but it looks ok to me.

 

[Luke S Mouse]

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[NOT]

I put stickers on my Duff McKagan signature bass to cover up damage. The previous owner decided to scrape his stickers off with a knife.

Without them, it'd look a lot trashier.

 

[oniman7]

My girlfriend has a Jay Turser P-bass named Puster.

the strap buttons came out, there is skateboard grip tape on the back of the neck (she says he hates a neck that slides easy) and the body is absolutely covered in stickers. The Misfits, A Perfect Circle, Sex Pistols, Tool, a ton of local bands, My Little Pony, Hot Topic Stuff, Buddha, and a ton of stuff I'm missing.

I love that bass. it's 3 pounds, plays awesome (with new strings) and sound goods. She has an eye for cramped, frenetic artwork, so it looks good.

On the other hand, I played with a guy who had an LP copy guitar and he had 3 stickers (one of them a very large Against Me! sticker) and somehow managed to make it look bad.

 

[nostatic]

What's the best sticker for metal?

Foil obviously.

It does make the tone a bit bright though. You can offset that with some felt stickers.

It's all about carefully balance the sticker materials to optimize tone.

 

[Tommygunn]

Stickers-to-Fame ratio?

Would Paul What's-his-name?

Would Itzhak Perlman and his Strad?
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Would Yo-Yo Ma?

Would Jasha Heifetz?
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Would Ferrante & Teicher?

Would Jerry Lee Lewis?

Would Nathan East?

Would Duck Dunn?

Would John Paul Jones?

Would Tony Levin?

Would Tal Wilkenfeld?

Would Dexter Bell?

All somewhat famous players and not ONE sticker.

So-o-o-o - the fame and sticker application theory is full of Bandini.

Thats just a group of people who happen to not use stickers. I could do the same thing but with stickers.


Billy Joe-Green Day
Matt Freeman-Rancid
Flea-Red Hot Chili Peppers
The bassist from the clash (I'm having a brain fart)
John Entwistle- The Who (He did have spider stickers on at least one of his basses, not painted on graphics but stickers)
Hank WIlliams III
The list of famous people that use stickers goes on and on...

 

[low2groove]

YES!

 

[RedLeg]

i play in 4 ensembles, when I do a rock band gig, i bring the long strap and my 85 ibanez( with stickers). when I do my big band stuff, I play the LEJ or my VJ.

So trashy is a little off base in definition for me. it is more about appropriate appearance for the show.