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Inlay stickers

#41
I did also get some red pearl ones that I was thinking of putting on my L-2500 (cherry burst w/matching headstock and maple board). But, I have never figured out a good way to be sure they are centered and straight, so I never have put them on.

How are you guys doing it and getting all of them totally straight and centered? Are you really just being careful and eyeballing it??
 
#42
i used creative cuts...got iommi crosses to put on my solid black ebonol fingerboard of my squier deluxe active V.

it. looks. awesome. i get comments/complements on it all the time. they look real until you're 6" away. they absolutely do not get in the way or sound or look any different than a stickerless fingerboard.

1 of them is slightly peeling up a tiny bit on the corner after over a year. i noticed it about 2 weeks ago. haven't decided what i'm going to do about it yet - go back to black, or re-order crosses or do blocks next time...

i think they're fun.
 
#45
sounds good. im not worried about the looks at all. i have a new bass with no marks on it and ive discovered that i really need the marks. i dont care if they look like total crap, i just want to play this bass. what im most interested in is, do they stay on? sounds like most people are saying yes
 
#47
I put some of the Creative Cuts on my bass and I like the way they look so far. They seem to hold up.

When putting them on, I would recommend centering them as well as you can (I measured the spaces) and then look at it from across the room to double check the spacing. I found it more obvious to see if one is misplaced from a distance.
 
#49
I put these ones on my new G&L L-2000 Trib the day after i got it. I think they look great, and I've gotten lots of compliments on 'em. Just take your time putting them on. They are very thin, and I don't feel them at all on the fretboard.

The G&L has very large fret marker dots, so if you're looking for it, you can see this particular design doesn't cover them 100%, but I don't find it stands out....:ninja:

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#54
I just got 'em from Creative Cuts, for a custom 6, to see if i like the possibility of inlays. I got the abalone diamonds, and they're great- they're thin, subtle, smooth to the touch, and are holding up extremely well.
And Augdog's advice above is apt- lightly place them, step away and see if they're centered where you want 'em, then press firmly all around. CC says not to play the instrument for a while after you put them on, to let the adhesive settle. Good luck!
 
#56
Here's one of mine:
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I have a guitar to do, and another bass to sticker up. I love them.

Stealing... you'd have to measure your space between frets and e-mail whoever you're getting the stickers from. I know the guy from inlay stickers was REALLY cool to work with and when I asked him questions, he got back to me in a few hours each time (even with the timezone difference).
 
#58
Demon_Hunter said:
What strings are those?
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DR neons.



augdog said:
When putting them on, I would recommend centering them as well as you can (I measured the spaces) and then look at it from across the room to double check the spacing. I found it more obvious to see if one is misplaced from a distance.
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As an alternative, a bass owner could use a set that is intended not to be perfectly in line. Daveh30's vine above is an example. Here are some others (from inlaystickers.com):

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If a bass owner wanted to use a set that demands perfect alignment, it wouldn't kill the bass to put little light pencil marks on it. You could simply use a ruler and mark the precise center of every fret space you want a sticker on, and then measure out from there whatever distance you need for that particular sticker. You could also put a light reference line just up from the fret about 1/8", making sure it is parallel with the fret. That would take all the guesswork out of eyeballing the placement.
 

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