brensabre79 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Not all paint is good on guitars and a lot of paints will react with your sweat and the heat from your hand when playing, it will ruin the feel of the neck on the back and clog up the strings on the front as it comes off. Nitro and poly varnish used for guitars sets extremely hard, most paint doesn't. Look around at custom paint jobs on guitars they all leave the neck alone for a reason... The only one you might find with a painted neck is Jack Bruce's Fender VI - which was never used after it was painted except for tv shows where he was miming! Its your bass though, you can paint the neck if you like. But don't say nobody warned you not to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 decoration , is not decoration , if it is not William Morris by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/16408931@N03/]kevin.ahern[/url], on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Very nice, quite an admirer of William Morris. Could play Red House on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) This is how 'Marv' (the Marvel Splatter bass came out). The actual material is quite thick and is really meant for car bonnets and so on.The flat area front and back are pretty easy to do, but horns and sides are a complete nightmare and I still haven't got it perfect. It does look a lot better than it did before though. I think I had a 1.3 metre square of the graphic which is a lot, but then you have to pick which part of the design you want to go where. A proper paint job (even a plain one) would have cost hundreds, but this was under £50. Be warned it's really frustrating if you're not artistic or used to handling this stuff (like me!). Edited September 14, 2012 by 7string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1347658153' post='1803838'] decoration , is not decoration , if it is not William Morris by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/16408931@N03/"]kevin.ahern[/url], on Flickr [/quote] I like that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I know it's not a Bass, but I love this: Would love to get a Bass done in this design. Half my clothes have this pattern, be cool to have a matching Bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) [quote name='7string' timestamp='1347666564' post='1803951'] This is how 'Marv' (the Marvel Splatter bass came out). The actual material is quite thick and is really meant for car bonnets and so on.The flat area front and back are pretty easy to do, but horns and sides are a complete nightmare and I still haven't got it perfect. It does look a lot better than it did before though. I think I had a 1.3 metre square of the graphic which is a lot, but then you have to pick which part of the design you want to go where. A proper paint job (even a plain one) would have cost hundreds, but this was under £50. Be warned it's really frustrating if you're not artistic or used to handling this stuff (like me!). [/quote] look s very funky - did you use the hairdyer? thats why i printed loads more than you would need so you had spare to practice with (was about 2 sq m iirc) Edited September 15, 2012 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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