How durable is it? Would it survive the occasional fingernail rubbing it when you play?
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Wrapped my bass
- Thread starter Silky999
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wintremute
mediocrity at its finest
- Oct 16, 2014
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The wall paper does and to the pic. It looks like the Joker is going lady down some tasty madness in the house of Poison Ivy. HA HA HA HA HA!!!
P.S. very nice work
P.S. very nice work
Definitely one of the cooler and better looking wraps I’ve seen. There’s a couple bands in my area in the metal scene that wrapped their guitars and basses.
It’s definitely something I’ve considered doing but all my current basses finishes are in great condition. If you buy bass that’s beat up in a way you don’t like though it’s a great option. One thing for anyone thinking about doing a bass wrap themselves. Make sure to check out plenty of YouTube videos on it. There are plenty of tips and tricks along with what NOT to do. For example one wrapping trick I’ve seen is to use syringe with a hypodermic needle to fill any nicks or even big chucks of the finish with super glue and then sand it smooth so it doesn’t show through the wrap. Basically if you can swipe your finger across a ding and feel it you’ll be able to feel it through the wrap also if you don’t level it out.
nice, OP! i've considered a wrap for my ugly burst (has been my #1!). yours is so well done. congrats on a cool idea and a cool ax!
Its looks really well done.
I have wrapped around 15 basses/guitars in the last ca 8 years. (Worked with adhesive vinyl for over 30 years).
It seems go me that you got a pretty good price too, compared to what we charge for stuff like that in Sweden.
Assuming they used the right kind of vinyl and laminate (and it looks like they did), the vinyl should be able to take at least the same amount of abuse as the original finish.
I have wrapped around 15 basses/guitars in the last ca 8 years. (Worked with adhesive vinyl for over 30 years).
It seems go me that you got a pretty good price too, compared to what we charge for stuff like that in Sweden.
Assuming they used the right kind of vinyl and laminate (and it looks like they did), the vinyl should be able to take at least the same amount of abuse as the original finish.
I've been gigging Batgirl for four or five years now and she's not showing any wear.
Dude, it's not something I would ever do, but it looks super sweet! AND on a killer workhorse of a bass 
I love the SR800. It was my first “proper” bass and I can’t imagine parting with it. The EMGX add a lot more to the mix. The only thing I want to do is change the controls to something with like BTC or BQC as the tone control is on one pot, individual pup volume pots and master volume pot. It would be nice to have a stacked tone with maybe mids on it. The separate pup volumes seem over kill and I’d prefer just a blend.
I absolutely love it, frankly. Definitely makes the bass "yours" at this point.
IDK i'm personally all about custom artwork on an instrument. I don't own anything that has any atm but the idea of wrapping a bass is going to be lingering around until I find the right bass to do it with.
IDK i'm personally all about custom artwork on an instrument. I don't own anything that has any atm but the idea of wrapping a bass is going to be lingering around until I find the right bass to do it with.
