Stickers?

[GeneralElectric]

I only own one bass with stickers (well technically two, but I got one that way and its leaving soon)

One of my stickers is practical. Its a St Andrew Cross (I'm scottish) and its on the back by the neck plate. Its the third or fourth sticker to go there. Its there because I ate through the sealer coat and I was screwing up the wood.

The other one isn't and I think its stupid. I'll take a picture shortly. I can't take it off though. Literally and figuratively. Literally because a sign making friend of mine made it for me as a gift and its not designed to come off. Figuratively because it was a nice gesture. I think its stupid because it says Farm Boy in a Cartoon Network kind of font, which looks cool in and of itself, but I feel like a fool when I'm not on a country gig.
It was put on before a show and the joke is that I have farm boy (aka dufus) strength and can lift each PA speaker (2x12 with horn) in each hand and bring them in. I'm the one who manhandles a lot of our heavy gear.

I'll post some pictures shortly. My only solution I feel is to swap the pickguard out for a mint one.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

One of my stickers is practical. Its a St Andrew Cross (I'm scottish) and its on the back by the neck plate. Its the third or fourth sticker to go there. Its there because I ate through the sealer coat and I was screwing up the wood.

Good man

can lift each PA speaker (2x12 with horn) in each hand and bring them in. I'm the one who manhandles a lot of our heavy gear.

Isn't that the case for all bass players tho?

 

[OOZMAN]

I've found that as the years have gone by and the basses I own have increased in cost, quality, and nicely figured tops (only 1 of my 8 have a painted finish) I have little need to cover them up with any type of adornment. A beautiful bookmatched 5A Flame Maple or Zebrawood top easily beat a sticker or vinyl any day IMO.

...although if I were in a situation where I needed to have a lower-end "stage" bass, I could see myself rockin' a '50s Pinup Girl.

this is the post i agree with most... i think it would be absurd to stickerify a brand new top-of-the-line $3000 beast, but if you have a nth-hand cheapo... then why not?

 

[shawshank72]

Very Very Lame.....
I used to put a few on when I first started playing, usually homemade ones with lyrics from one of our songs or another bands song. I just cant look at my ash wood grained bass and go yeah, this needs stickers covering it.

 

[KsPiNeSh]

I have a much greater appreciation for the finish of a bass than for any sticker that could be applied, but to each their own

 

[archer121]

that bass on the left looks cool (like the shape), what is it?

The rounder one is a Music Man Bongo and the more angular one is a Music Man Big Al.

As for the OP's question, it's your bass so do what you want with it and screw what anyone else thinks. I don't have stickers on my basses but if I want to put one or two or twenty of them on there some day, I will.

 

[corsair thumper]

My beat-to-heck Squier P-bass HAD to have stickers on it.

The body was broken in half when I got it, and I just couldn't repair it well enough myself to make a nice paint or stain job worth while; the repair would clearly show through. So I bought about 75 "Wacky-Pak" stickers (you remember--"janitor in a slum", "crust toothpaste", etc.) and just covered straight over the wood. Did the scratch plate too.

On the other hand, I have two other basses, (Greg Bennetts--a Corsair P and a Fairlane J), in matching sunburst--I wouldn't think of stickering those; they're too pretty.

 

[kenfxj]

Posted this once before:

My son's handywork. One $99 used Ibanez and a stack of Wacky Packages.

I think it looks kinda cool. My (soon to be) 16 year old son loves it. I dig the Count Funkula on the headstock.

 

[I<34080]

I always saw it as a bit of a "punk" thing. Not really my bag, and I'd only ever consider doing it to a cheap bass.

 

[corsair thumper]

Posted this once before:



I think it looks kinda cool. My (soon to be) 16 year old son loves it. I dig the Count Funkula on the headstock.

Awesome! You saved me from having to post pix of mine! This is exactly how my poor, beat-up Squier looks, y'all! And I like it...although, as I said, I really didn't have a better option!

 

[m_bisson]

People who put stickers on basses probably already have too many bumper stickers on their cars and are just looking for new things to ruin.

 

[Johnny Mack]

 

[zachoff]

Ha, my old buddy Dave played drums for The Gamits for a while.

I have one bass that's stickered... It was my first bass and I played it through my teenage years. I haven't and wouldn't sticker a bass nowadays.

 

[GeneralElectric]

So I ended up posting some pictures, and I changed the pickguard too.

 

[SurferJoe46]

I think this belongs over in the RW post area.

Is that a used Band-Aid on the G-string side?

<figgers>.

 

[theavondon]

Does anyone recall Flea stickering a pre-CBS Fender Jazz?

 

[GeneralElectric]

Does anyone recall Flea stickering a pre-CBS Fender Jazz?

Yeah a 1961 Custom Color Fender Jazz. With a Minutemen sticker. It's worth more in the fact that its Flea's than the fact that its an old Jazz bass.

 

[Pillgrimm13]

im not a fan of putting stickers on a bass, i think it covers up the beauty of the instrument but to each their own. if you like the look then why not. just as long as its a bass you want to keep and the stickers arent gonna ruin the finish.i dont however mind stickers on a pick plate.

 

[Engine207]

Yeah a 1961 Custom Color Fender Jazz. With a Minutemen sticker. It's worth more in the fact that its Flea's than the fact that its an old Jazz bass.

I remember when that bass was featured in a BassPlayer article a few years back with Charlie Haden. Readers slagged him harshly for "defiling" such an esteemed bass.

I guess they must have thought that it was gonna go to one of them in Flea's will.

 

[Tumbao]

yeap, my jazz bass.