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Visti
02-13-2006, 11:29 AM
I've been pondering having my name inlayed in the headstock of my bass, is this something I could do myself or should I get a professional to take care of it?
The Forgotten Bassist
02-13-2006, 11:56 AM
It probably is possible to do it yourself, but it's quite risky unless you are very very competent at that sort of thing. Personally I 'd say get a pro to do it, that way the chance of it being done wrongly/badly is minimized. Plus if it is done badly you can get them to fix it.

Intersting idea though.
TheBassman238
02-13-2006, 12:03 PM
Def go professional unless you are very handy with tools and are very farmiliar with the process... other wise many mistakes can and probably will happen. So unless its a cheap bass you dont care about, get a pro.

-TBM
Esp Griffyn
02-13-2006, 12:03 PM
This will give the bass a resale value of next to nothing.
naut
02-13-2006, 12:06 PM
...who cares? if he wants to do that, i sincerely doubt he'd have plans of selling it...
NavyBass
02-13-2006, 12:55 PM
I would have to say, get a pro to do it. I'm not saying that because I do it, I'm saying that because, one little slip up and you could ruin a good instrument.
the101er
02-13-2006, 01:14 PM
This will give the bass a resale value of next to nothing.

I doubt he'd have plans of selling it...
St. Anthonys fire
02-13-2006, 01:19 PM
Det har du ikke sagt noget om emil?
Phalanx
02-13-2006, 01:25 PM
This will give the bass a resale value of next to nothing.

very few people in reality find that they buy a guitar only to sell it. How do you think the geeks on talkbass got their collections? :rolleyes:

Back to thread, I think it's a great idea getting your name engraved or inlayed on the headstock, infact, its something I wouldn't mind having done to one of my basses.
Visti
02-13-2006, 01:38 PM
This will give the bass a resale value of next to nothing.


Seriously, this bass has a next to nothing resale value. Custom defretted, changed electronics, not even the original paint(and I'm about to change that with something clear to have a natural wood thing going). It's still my favorite bass, though, and I'm not planning on selling it at all. It's worth nothing, anyhow.

But yeah, I'm probably gonna get a pro to do it. I don't really know where to find one.. there's always.. *cough*Mørch*coughcough*, but that would rip my poor wallet in pieces and shove it down my throat.


St. Anthony - Ha! Jeg havde helt glemt at du også var her.. Det er vel Tim, ikke?