My 'custom' inlays ! (A few pics)

[Machines]

I've been wanting to inlay my RBX775 for ages (it has none), but not anything permanent. Today I found some little gold stars my girlfriend uses to make gift cards with.

Here's the result !

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/mig29uk/DSC01085.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/mig29uk/DSC01083.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/mig29uk/DSC01084.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a7/mig29uk/DSC01082.jpg

I'm quite happy with them to be honest. They are easily removed and don't leave any residue. I may look on eBay for some other shapes to trial.

Opinions ?

[Linkinbassist]

it actually suits it...

[LewsTherin]

lmao.


nice bedsheets.

[Machines]

lmao.


nice bedsheets.

It's a double bed and I don't sleep alone in it :thumb:.

[LewsTherin]

It's a double bed and I don't sleep alone in it :thumb:.


okay, you got me beat there.


blue flannel still >>> whatever that is.




nice 'inlay' too. looks nice on the bass, actually.

[Your Tourniquet]

the littlest things that go such a long way... I like!

[Phalanx]

it does suite it and as long as you like it, that's what matters

But personally, I think you've completely ruined it in a easily reversable way :)

[BigBossBassist]

Those looks really good on that bass... Good Job!

[Psychopsilocybin]

I like basses without inlays

[Akira]

I personally do not like the look, but it's your bass, so congratulations.

[Kibuddy]

I quite like it. :thumb:


And I hate inlays, so that's saying something.

[Bass_swede]

Neat, very purty! :)

[BrodieBear]

nice man. definetly worth a thought with experimenting.

glow in the dark stickers anyone?

[gregulus]

Should have gone with the hearts...

<_<

[A_Bass_Moment]

Glow in the dark stickers would be cool.
The stars look pretty nice. Its good that you can remove them easily too.

[MasterofBass]

I like, works on that bass.

I agree with the people above me to do glow in the dark stars. Those'd be awesome.

[Polyamarous]

You could experiment with different coloured stars!

[PaulR]

What other shapes are you going to get?

[A_Bass_Moment]

How about swirls?
Or you could do them offset.

[herrly]

You should put the 'inlays' in akward positions (eg. a fret lower or higher) and let some noob play the bass and laugh at them while they **** up because of the inlays.:) Haha.

[FunkMetalBass]

I'm actually going to put a custom inlay on the guitar I recently defretted. Not sure what though. I was thinking of maybe something with the word "REBEL" in it for my mom (as her name is "Rebel"....really....check her birth certificate).

[sixner]

i beat you to it!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/sixner/band_gear/102_5295.jpg
this was during my defretting

though yours looks better.......... mine was just funny... Smiley faces rule

-sixner

[Wintermute]

*hums John Lester tunes*

Nice effect though. :)

[MasterofBass]

You should put the 'inlays' in akward positions (eg. a fret lower or higher) and let some noob play the bass and laugh at them while they **** up because of the inlays.:) Haha.


:lol:

do it, that'd be so funny

[Chris K]

I like basses without inlays

123

I guess the stars look a little "fruity".

[darrell]

123

I guess the stars look a little "fruity".

A little bit, but who chairs?

[Chris K]

A little bit, but who chairs?

I don't really chair.

[Commie Jack]

Back when I had my P-bass covered in stickers, I put the words "Stop the Pop" on the fretboard in cut out magazine letters so it looked like a ransom note of sorts:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/aleach/FenderP-BassBody2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/aleach/FenderP-BassNeck.jpg

Then I saved her and took all the stickers and crap off, did some upgrading and now she looks like this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/aleach/FenderP-AfterMods01.jpg

I also had an old Ibanez TR70 bass I covered with fur and put this sparkly gold crap on the fretboard and pickups:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/aleach/FurBass-Bodyedit.jpg

[Akira]

I love the colors on the remade sticker bass. Same color/pg as my OLP Stingray rip off.

And the fur bass is hot.

[trumpeter]

I personally dislike inlays so I am a bit dissapointed with you.

[Alma]

Cool man.

Not bad at all.

[backsidetailslide]

bah those arent inlays!!
neat either way

[kilian]

Stop the pop

:lol:

I need to use that in my band.


Machines, care if I steal this idea from you? I really dig the stars.. Doesn't it get off with a few bends?

[sixner]

that fuzz-bass is freaking sweet! :lol: i wanna make one now..

What'd you use to cover it?

-sixner

[Thonk]

that fuzz-bass is freaking sweet! :lol: i wanna make one now..

What'd you use to cover it?

-sixner
I doubt that is his bass. :p

That bass reminds me of that one ZZ Top video. :lol:

[sixner]

I doubt that is his bass. :p

That bass reminds me of that one ZZ Top video. :lol:
yeah i know what you talking about, the giant white fluffy one :lol:

good stuff....

-sixner

[JMDavis07]

If I had some custom inlays,

id put D's on it!

or pentograms

or crosses

not upside down

or maybe js

hmm

or maybe little chickens

who knows?

lol

[Machines]

Machines, care if I steal this idea from you? I really dig the stars.. Doesn't it get off with a few bends?

It isn't patented :p.

[Criss Frantic]

I did that with kinda glittery smiley face stickers on my old squier P. It looked pretty rad when the light caught them. Best photo i could find:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Punkbass/christosbelly2.jpg

[love_Doctorb]

Wouldn't they just fall off really easy if they are stuck on? looks nice though never the less :)

I already started cutting out an awesome mother of pearl inlay on my experimental new bass, will post pics when done. :P

[Machines]

Well the 'glue' on the sticker isn't very strong, but more than enough to keep it held on. Since the strings don't contact it when fretted, they won't be going anywhere.

[tomtom]

it's different ....................... i dunno if i like it or not, i'm guessing it's a like it or hate it kind of thing.

i wouldn't mind having a bass covered in carpet. or imitation grass ...............

[Esp Griffyn]

Looks camper than a row of tents :lol:

Thank god they arent permanent.

[Commie Jack]

I doubt that is his bass. :p

That bass reminds me of that one ZZ Top video. :lol:


Actually, that is my bass. ZZ Top used really shaggy white fur didn't they? Those guitars are classic. Mine was my first bass, an Ibanez TR70. One day I decided that I wanted a bass covered in fur, so I went to the fabric strore (the gayest place I've ever been. wow) and got about a yard of that faux fur crap. I simply traced the front and back (same shape, mirror image obviously) of the body, cut the pieces out and used hot glue to attach. Then I cut a strip about as thick as the bass (a little more) and used that to cover the edges. If the fur is shaggy enough, you won't notice and seems or edges. To cut out the holes for the pickups, bridge, etc, I just felt around on the top to find them, and cut them out. The fur is very forgiving if you miss an edge a bit. You can always push is back a bit and reglue. Be careful, when cut, the fur sheds like a beast (no pun intended). Be prepared to go over it many a time with a vaccuum cleaner and be prepared to pick bits of it off your clothes ever time you play it for the first few times. Hot glue works great to glue the fur down and I even went right over the pickguard. A very simple project.

[Machines]

Looks camper than a row of tents :lol:

Thank god they arent permanent.

Of course I can see how inlays can be considered gay.

:confused:

[Criss Frantic]

Wouldn't they just fall off really easy if they are stuck on? looks nice though never the less :)

I already started cutting out an awesome mother of pearl inlay on my experimental new bass, will post pics when done. :P

I think they're called stickers for a reason....that reason possibly being that they STICK.

[Wintermute]

It isn't patented .

Good thing, or you'd have John Lester after you. :)

Actually he seemed like a really mild guy, so I doubt he would, but nonetheless!

[blizzard]

I don't mind in th "inlays" they could be a lot worse... but not really my cup of tea.

[PainKiller8191]

Back when I had my P-bass covered in stickers, I put the words "Stop the Pop" on the fretboard in cut out magazine letters so it looked like a ransom note of sorts:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/aleach/FenderP-BassBody2.jpg

Then I saved her and took all the stickers and crap off, did some upgrading and now she looks like this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/aleach/FenderP-AfterMods01.jpg

I also had an old Ibanez TR70 bass I covered with fur and put this sparkly gold crap on the fretboard and pickups:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/aleach/FurBass-Bodyedit.jpg


really nice...i love how you went from the punk-sticker-covered look to that elegant pickguard...great work

and for the ibanez, P I M P....kick ***:chug:

[ebe9]

to me the plain fretboard still looks the best.

and Commie Jack, I love the porno fur bass

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Actually, that is my bass. ZZ Top used really shaggy white fur didn't they? Those guitars are classic. Mine was my first bass, an Ibanez TR70. One day I decided that I wanted a bass covered in fur, so I went to the fabric strore (the gayest place I've ever been. wow) and got about a yard of that faux fur crap. I simply traced the front and back (same shape, mirror image obviously) of the body, cut the pieces out and used hot glue to attach. Then I cut a strip about as thick as the bass (a little more) and used that to cover the edges. If the fur is shaggy enough, you won't notice and seems or edges. To cut out the holes for the pickups, bridge, etc, I just felt around on the top to find them, and cut them out. The fur is very forgiving if you miss an edge a bit. You can always push is back a bit and reglue. Be careful, when cut, the fur sheds like a beast (no pun intended). Be prepared to go over it many a time with a vaccuum cleaner and be prepared to pick bits of it off your clothes ever time you play it for the first few times. Hot glue works great to glue the fur down and I even went right over the pickguard. A very simple project.

I've been in the fabric store many, many times. It's always a different experience everytime. :amaze:

Machines, the stars actually suit the bass rather well, but I would prefer to have no inlays on my fretboard. Inlays bother me for some reason. I don't understand why.:confused:

[the101er]

Your GRS replacement I take it :lol: