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The Hello Kitty Bass Project
- Thread starter IamGroot
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Yeah. Well…nothing stopping a friend with a scanner and color inkjet from doing one on vinyl sticker stock for you. Stick it down on a white pickguard and throw some clearcoat over it if you’re so inclined and it’s task accomplished.
I’d guess somebody also sells legal stickers of Hello Kitty. Check Amazon and Google for it.
Just get a sticker! There are various sizes to choose from. Cut to fit your pickguard or cut a new pickguard to fit the sticker.
https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Kitty-Vynil-Sticker-Decal/dp/B00DSD72TS
https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Kitty-Vynil-Sticker-Decal/dp/B00DSD72TS
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Passinwind
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Twenty years?
$200-300 seems to get it done in many cases according to what local friends have told me. Love everything about this idea BTW.
Winner Winner Catfood dinner!
https://www.amazon.com/Licenses-Pro...ers&qid=1575592603&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sr=8-11
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What everyone said, $2-3 c-notes for a hot pink paint job. Farm out the HK pick guard or try it yourself.
No corporate imaginary property rights are being infringed-you are not gearing up for production of the HK Stingray after all, it's a fan appreciation tribute bass. You go girl and/or boy. This steam punk Ibanez is in a similar vein. Show pics when done or in process.
Find an image that you can blow up to the proper size and cut a pickguard out of plexiglass. You can lay the print down and screw the clear guard over it.
Print out the picture on a plastic paper, get a transparent picguard put the print under it, cut both, and screw them on.
Edit: or just read the post above!
Edit: or just read the post above!
Like this one ..... ?
“Hello StingKitty”
“Hello StingKitty”
Beautiful! This thread, and that image in particular, make me want to do this to my plaid BEAD MM clone. The sticker on pickguard route seems to be the way to go.
For many years, people have come up to me and complimented my bass, never my playing. When I was playing my Thumb 5 and Zon 5, i could understand that.
Over time, I have downsized to quality cheaper instruments. People still come up and ask about the bass , like it has magic powers.
The Hello Kitty personal statement is "Its not the freakin bass, its the player. Im playing a totally ridiculous pink girly bass and still killin it."
Lot of TB folks may be offended by that, but its MY statement.
not me! i get it: congrats on your soon-to-be hello kitty ax!
and extra points if you do offend some TB folks!
Just ask. You may get a no for an answer, but they just might make it for you. We hear about a lot of legal/copyright issues that are taken a bit off context and in reality, for the little guy on the street, it doesn't mean anything.
