Stickers.

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If someone already mentioned this, sorry for the repeat. But for future reference, most scrapbook shops sell a product called Un-Du. It is used when you screw up and put the wrong sticker on the page. It removes stickers without damaging the surface and is acid free so it won't even harm photos. It will save having to refinish next time.

Hardware store Goof-Off remover will do it, but I wouldn't assume it's safe on all finishes (since it's made to dissolve stuff like that).

 

[Absumone]

When The Human Race breaks up, you'll have to form a new band called The Hot Rods or The Hated Rats or some such.. I'm kidding - Take no offence.

Hahah, no offence taken at all buddy, I liked it

 

[el murdoque]

My first bass was a J copy in black with tort guard and i was a 14 year old metal head. I hated it. So i added stickers until the classy look was gone.
After that, i must admit that i had the occasional sticker on a bass. But it was tasteful. And never planned. But when you find that sticker and look at it, admiring the artwork and the quality and suddenly realize how good it would look on one of your instruments . . . Well, never say never.
Unless you're playing an oil or wax finished beauty.

 

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Slightly OT, but I have often considered doing a sort of beat up "rat rod" refinish on a guitar or bass...maybe in flat red, gray or black primer, and then doing a little pinstriping in nice, contrasting colors.

I've often thought the same - the whole think, neck, fretboard, headstock and all, in flat dark grey primer, and a diamond-plate steel pg. And maybe those industrial oven burner knobs I found.

 

[Baird6869]

Do what makes you (or your family) happy!

These 3 basses are worth a lot of money... the first one is so mangled (sorry, lots of mojo) that I don't think a removed sticker would hurt and the other 2 are new but my 2 year old likes stickers. Insanely expensive replacement covers are $40 and Goo Gone will clean them up like new if I ever sell either of them.

Plus they are less likely to get stolen at gigs.

To each their own!

 

[kkaarrll]

on my wenge? no
on my tribute l2500?

yes

stickers

• kkaarrll
• Jun 19, 2016
• g&l l2500

gotland bass

 

[mbell75]

The more stickers your bass has, the more punk rock it is

 

[ZenG]

I hate that hippie white-trash junky sticker look that some guys do to their guitars and basses.....
I guess they think it makes the instrument look more "street" or cool or something.

To me it makes the instrument look like crap.

 

[catcauphonic]

I've got a "Purr more, hiss less" sticker on my cheap Yamaha, but i would never consider letting one touch my Spector. Now my car, OTOH, is practically held together with them. (Proud member of the 'My bass is worth more than my car' club )

 

[rogerbmiller]

Hardware store Goof-Off remover will do it, but I wouldn't assume it's safe on all finishes (since it's made to dissolve stuff like that).

Correct.

Bestest and safest sticker remover is naphtha. Rosonol lighter fluid does the trick. Used it a million times. Never fails on a clear coat.

 

[Bugeyed Earl]

I'm going to put myself firmly in the white trash junkie camp (figuratively speaking,) I like the stickers on this one:

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[mbell75]

I'm going to put myself firmly in the white trash junkie camp (figuratively speaking,) I like the stickers on this one:

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Prefect bass for stickers IMO!

 

[Goatrope]

Removable vinyl, because I don't want to commit.

Each is a coat of arms from the cities of my ancestors.

 

[Malak the Mad]

The more stickers your bass has, the more punk rock it is

Are you sure? 'Cuz mine has, like, nine stickers on it, yet somehow I think I'd get drummed out of a punk bar if I showed up with this.

 

[Korladis]

I have to go on a little rant here.

It EATS me up when people put crappy stickers all over a really nice bass.
Having said that, I LOVE stickers. Cool stickers, unique stickers, etc. But there is a time and a place.

Now, I'm not saying all stickers, on all basses are bad. But when you buy a $1000+ bass and slap 30 of the first stickers you can find on it, just to have stickers on it, I personally think it kind of ruins the look of a nice bass.

I just picked up an Ibanez SXR650 5 string (will post pics soon)
What happened was the guy, in an attempt to sell his bass, scraped all the stickers off the front of the body (ruining the finish), and left them on the back, the neck, neck joint, etc.

It took me 2 hours with a hair dryer, a pack of razorblades, and a bottle of ronsonol lighter fluid to clean this guitar up to "decency". But I'm going to have to sand, reapply, and buff out the poly finish anyway.
Tsk Tsk Tsk.

Now I'm all for "your guitar, do what you want with it." and I've seen some REALLY cool collage jobs on guitars and basses. But I feel it should be done with taste. (Even if that taste is you being in a punk band and your guitar looking like you just pulled it from a trash compactor [sometimes, it just works!])

Thoughts, feelings?

I only put stickers on my beat to crap Peavey that I'm never going to sell because it was my first bass.

 

[brendanbassix]

This is purely for identification purposes and is covered by the pickguard 24/7

 

[Ghastly]

I agree with you completely. Every time I see someone with an instrument and stickers I roll my eyes and think he's trying too hard. I realize its just my opinion though. One exception... Duck Dunn gets a hall pass from me. All others to the principals office!

 

[pica]

This thread reminds me of a bass I saw for sale on my local CL a couple years ago. This bass was covered with stickers. It must have had about 30 stickers on it. It looked really bad. Sure enough he sold it. Each his own I guess.

 

[Korladis]

This thread reminds me of a bass I saw for sale on my local CL a couple years ago. This bass was covered with stickers. It must have had about 30 stickers on it. It looked really bad. Sure enough he sold it. Each his own I guess.

Well, obviously never put stickers on any bass you might ever sell.

Hence, the only bass of mine with stickers on it is my old, cheap Peavey that's hideous anyway.

 

[Obese Chess]

Are you sure? 'Cuz mine has, like, nine stickers on it, yet somehow I think I'd get drummed out of a punk bar if I showed up with this.

so YOU bought that bass!