Decal for a Mighty Mite neck

[TDM]

Hey guys,

I put a Maple/Maple neck on my MIM jazz and I want to get a headstock decal for it, to look like the original MIM one if possible. Does anybody know where I can get one of these? I can only seem to find people who do the Vintage fender ones and not the boring old MIM ones.

Also, it's a stain finish neck, will I need to sand it down and respray it with Nitro after applying?
Cheers!

[retroman]

Hi,

Wizard guitars in Doncastor might be worth a look. I got the headstock decal for my P bass from there, although it is a 70's Fender type one. It was a waterslide decal, which I applied, then allowed a day to dry, then followed up with several light coats of Halfords aerosol clear lacquer. It looks ace, but doesn't stand up to very close inspection, as you can see the outline of the transfer. But only if you look very closely!

Hope this helps,
Rich

[Mr.T]

[quote name='retroman' post='575056' date='Aug 20 2009, 08:09 AM'].......several light coats of Halfords aerosol clear lacquer. It looks ace, but doesn't stand up to very close inspection, as you can see the outline of the transfer. But only if you look very closely![/quote]

More lacquer, then a quick flat with P600 followed by a polish will soon sort that out.....

[retroman]

Yeah, you're right Mr T. If it was a more valuable bass, I would have done it, but it's an ancient P bass copy that I paid the grand total of a tenner for!

[Mr.T]

.... There I go, being a perfectionist again...

[lemmywinks]

Alternatively the guy who sells imitation decals on eBay (just search bass decal or fender decal, ignoring the mototbike stuff!) can knock up really decent ones at good prices.

I got a Jazz bass logo from him and he offered me several different versions, very helpful guy too