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Trying to value custom finish value

I've done a couple paisley paint jobs on one bass and one guitar body of my own. A bandmate wants me to do a similar paint job for him. I am not set up to spray professionally by any means, and I'll give him a sweetheart deal, but I am curious what would you expect to pay if you went to a pro shop for a similar finish. Any ideas of what it would be worth?

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Anyone care to chime in what you would pay to have this done?

How much would it add to the value of a custom guitar v.s. a plain paint job?

And again, it doesn't have to be paisley. This was made using a paisley dress, but it could from most any cloth, or it could be any pattern you can print out.
 

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Bump.

Anyone care to chime in what you would pay to have this done?

How much would it add to the value of a custom guitar v.s. a plain paint job?

And again, it doesn't have to be paisley. This was made using a paisley dress, but it could from most any cloth, or it could be any pattern you can print out.


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I wouldn't pay to have that done at all.

It would only add value if the buyer of the bass liked the finish. If not it would devalue the bass.