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Fender Decals On Non-Fender Basses

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Din Of Win said:
I have a friend that did the Fender logo on a Squier. As an original band, as much as it sucks... image IS an important factor. Some people hear with their eyes. It's stupid. But also, it's true. Someone playing a Squier instrument will be judged harshly by people that care about that kind of thing, and as a musician, it can hurt your band's upward momentum. So, i totally understand WHY my friend did it.
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I find this hard to swallow. If you can play and sound good, no one will care that you play a Squier.
 
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Bass Viking said:
I find this hard to swallow. If you can play and sound good, no one will care that you play a Squier.
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I also have a hard time buying that theory that playing a Squier will cost you work. I've read a good number of posts saying they won't play a Squier or they would change the logo on their Squier because they think that people who hire bands are more concerned about looks than the music, like some producer is gonna say "I think you guys are terifficly talented, and your band could be a big hit and make a lot of money, but I won't hire you because your bassist plays a Squier." Utterly ridiculous.
Any competent producer/entrepreneur who found a band/musician he thought could make him money, but didn't like ther gear, would, at worst say. "You need better gear, let me front you the money to get you all new more appropriate stuff.", if even that. Anyone that would let gear snobbery get in the way of hiring talented musicians is an incompetent hack, and not someone I'd want to work for in the first place. I would have a complete lack of faith in their judgement and ability to help me in my musical career.
And I have yet to hear anybody come up with a story where this has actually happened to them, that they lost work to the extent it harmed their career simply because of the name on the headstock of their basses/guitars. It seems to me a lot of baseless paranoia.
 
#590
I need decal ideas for this:
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Some of my ideas:

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#592
C.Linton said:
Anyone that would let gear snobbery get in the way of hiring talented musicians is an incompetent hack, and not someone I'd want to work for in the first place. I would have a complete lack of faith in their judgement and ability to help me in my musical career.
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Exactly. Someone impressed by the name on the headstock is probably not worth impressing. Putting a Fender decal on your headstock because it gives you legitimacy in the eyes of the music industry is a very lame excuse. :rollno:
 
#593
i bought my decals from a guy from new york 2 for 20bucks they were awesome even had metallic paint in them....i cut around carefully the shape of the logo before i set it in......are there logos that stick on rather then waterslide?..curious..
 
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nuno.ka said:
Well, there are guys who fake their talent and have their parts played by pros in the studio. I guess that's far worse than a "Fender wannabe bass" decal.
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Apples/Oranges argument. Playing live and doing session work are two different arts. Not every player excels at both.
 
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