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custom headstock stickers?

hachikid

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hey guys. I'm basically looking to get this sticker made, but with "Warmoth Dreamblaster" in that font instead of "Fender Jazzmaster"

http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server700/16baa/products/171/images/932/Jazzmaster__06942.1336521327.1280.1280.jpg


can anyone here do it?
 
Cool. I was sorta looking for the same thing, and was happy to see that these will take lacquer. Lets you bury them in the finish for a real professional look.
 
I got a question: is color matching a headstock yourself a really difficult process? I was thinking I was going to buy a raw showcase neck, and let someone else finish the neck/color match the headstock, but I can't seem to uncover anyone else...so, I'm thinking about getting the paint and doing it myself. I think my parents have the equipment, so I can run to their place to do it.
 
Put it this way: even Warmoth won't color match headstocks to finished bodies, and they're some top-end finishing folks.

That said, a well-equipped paint store will have a color-matching computer that can scan an existing finish, then scan the raw material you want to finish and generate a recipe for a finish to match and mix it up for you. In some cases, you can even be finishing different types of wood and get remarkably good results. I've done it with stain for cabinet/furniture finishes.

For a headstock, I don't know why Warmoth balks. It's far enough away from the body that I doubt a small difference in shade would be noticeable. But, who knows? Maybe they mix colors by the seat of their pants, or have had too much experience with anal-retentive types bitching to the point where they just said to hell with it. They'll still do it, but they tell you up front it may not match and won't make any guarantees.

I don't know if I'd want to do it away from home, but that's just me. I like to stay on top of the process, which can take some time. It's kinda like combat - lotsa waiting around interspersed with short periods of sheer terror, and if you're off your game you can fail spectacularly.

If it was me, and I hadn't bought the neck already, I think I'd trust Warmoth to get it close enough for rock'n'roll. For what they charge and the amount of work it is to do it yourself, you may be better off. But, if you want to bury a decal in the finish, they definitely won't do that. It is written. So, that's a consideration.
 
hachikid said:
bury a decal? as opposed to?...

...affixing it to the surface of the finish, which looks like hell.

If you want it to look good, you get a couple coats of finish on, then apply the decal, then start with the clear coats. As you go, you lightly sand the surface of the headstock between clear coats until you can't see the edges of the decal. At that point, it's "buried" in the finish. Buff it out, and call it a love story.
 
What type of finish are you wanting to match - solid colour/metallic etc? And who finished it? Warmoth were happy enough to supply me with a solid colour painted neck on a separate order. They describe their solid colours as 'pretty set' and the neck matches my (Warmoth finished) body perfectly.
 
solid color, definitely. no one has finished it. I haven't bought the parts yet. they will be showcase parts...I've emailed them, so I'm waiting for a response...so, tomorrow at the earliest. but I'm probably going to wait about a week before I order anything.
 
If the neck wood is one that is normally finished - maple, mahogany etc. - it's a $40 upcharge for a trans/solid colour painted headstock face only or $20 for the whole neck - as per their pricing here. If you wanted something more unusual, like a no finish - canary etc. - neck with a painted headstock then you'd have to ask them to quote. It would be a bigger upcharge but it can be done.
 
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