Baloney Balderdash Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) My Harley Benton GuitarBass, a genuinely great instrument and take on the Fender Bass VI concept: - Jack Skellington (character from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" animated movie) skull sticker on the lower part of the body to the right of the controls - Green and red electrical tape (also known as insulating tape) cut to size and shape and stuck onto the top of respectively the Volume and Tone knob - Strip of red electrical tape with "Noodle VI" typed on it with a permanent marker stuck over the "Harley Benton" logo on the headstock (I do this with almost all brand names, regardless of price, cover them that is) Edited June 30, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Did someone say stickers? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Amd the obligatory.. And... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkPonyPrincess Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Soft fur, hard kinks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Used to have this ATK300L with an Ibanez sticker on the front and a very tiny pentagram sticker on the tip of the headstock. Incidentally, the sticker worked best on a lefty: One of those basses I wish I had kept. I still have the ATK305, but that 4-string sounded so much better! Warmer, fatter. I had too many 4-strings while almost exclusively playing 5-strings, so I decided it had to go - I had another ATK300 too that didn't sound anywhere as good as the one is this pic. Edited August 30, 2022 by LeftyJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 My first bass... A Yamaha RBX360 that I covered head to toe (including fret board, back of neck, everywhere!) in various stickers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmidget209 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) My first guitar and first bass were both heavily stickered. Went through a lengthy process of destickering my guitar and gave away my first bass but couldn't resist sticking one on my first proper bass. Thought I would take it off eventually.or it would get worn away. That was about 18 years ago so I guess it's staying. Recently accompanied with a new scratch plate. Can't find any other photos apart from this one when I installed the scratchplate and converted it back to a true jazz (it has been in a pj configuration for almost all of its life). Edited September 12, 2022 by Bassmidget209 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 First thing I do if I buy a bass with stickers on is take them off... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 6 hours ago, TheGreek said: First thing I do if I buy a bass with stickers on is take them off... Quickest way to depreciate a Rickenbacker 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Quickest way to depreciate a Rickenbacker 😎 Is to buy one. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, binky_bass said: Is to buy one. Well yeah, that too obvs 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 yep! but only ever on the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 If bitsa bass count...these are quite famous stickers (Paul Simonon's London Calling 78 Precision) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) Time to bump this thread, and doing so by showing off my Ibanez GSRM20 neck + GSRM20B body Mikro Bass (which can also be seen standing in a corner to the right of the OP photo), also with a Jack Skellington skull sticker, as well as some red and green electrical tape, but also some of the tiny "The Scream" inspired stickers that came with a Sherman Filterbank 2 I once owned, but which I unfortunately was stupid enough to sell at some point, applied to the headstock. Edited February 11, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) Son's Ibby GSR200... Jedi Order & Bass Jedi Edited February 11, 2023 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I felt my Squier P needed something... So some John Cooper Moon Eyes... later adopted by a Japanese Trials Rider, and Tuning House and later by Japanese 125 and 250 Riders... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) My Aria Pro II Laser Electric Classic, my first bass ever, which partially can just be spotted in the corner of the manipulated photo of my Harley Benton GuitarBass of the OP, with colored metallic star stickers and a stripe of faded once neon green tape that I ironically applied long ago when I was young and stupid. Though I do actually think it does have a certain charm to it. But ideally I really ought to strip the finish off and paint the bass matte black instead, never been a fan of white finishes for basses and guitars and have no idea why I chose to buy it back then regardless (used around the mid 90's, the bass it self from the 1986 production, which makes it one of the last models made on the legendary Matsumoku factory in Japan, before Aria moved the production to Korea), it is a pretty amazing bass though, both plays and sound really great. Here it is: Edited June 30, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 My number 1, the US Stingray 3 band EQ. The pickguard is a custom mirror pickguard by Gig.ink with the band logo. The sticker is a nod to Sir Paul. I'm not one for putting stickers on my basses but for some reason I just really wanted to do this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 20/11/2022 at 15:21, Piers_Williamson said: If bitsa bass count...these are quite famous stickers (Paul Simonon's London Calling 78 Precision) Missed this the first time round, but surely one like this could be Fender's most lucrative reissue yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 35 minutes ago, nige1968 said: Missed this the first time round, but surely one like this could be Fender's most lucrative reissue yet ...and split the profits with Mr Simonon 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy_r Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) As a very bored - and cold - panda, i re-housed this sticker from a non-working Station waiting-room heater to my bass, over 50 years ago, and it's still in place Edited October 4, 2023 by sandy_r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Cool, another excuse to post these photos of Angelbane! I have some cool stickers waiting for the right bass or guitar to come along. But I don’t like the idea of wasting a cool sticker on a naff bass, or covering a cool bass with any stickers at all, so they’ll probably be waiting for a good, long while. With the exception of Angelbane up there, of course, but those stickers were designed specifically for that bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleat Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 My totally uninspiring Encore P-bass in incredibly tedious sunburst finish with not very complimentary nasty faux tort scratch plate that I decided would maybe look better with some fab and groovy flower stickers attached. I thought it would maybe encourage me to pick it up and play it... it doesn't and it didn't...I hate it and probably couldn't give it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Long gone bass but must get another one of these stickers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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