Need advice on headstock decals...

Claymore

Claymore

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So I recently removed the gaudy labels on my headstock... read "G&L Tribute Series M-2000 BASS". Way too many words for me... Looked ridiculous IMO because I KNOW it's a bass. I'm completely aware of that fact and don't need it emblazoned on the headstock to remind me. I just want a classy "G&L" logo but I don't know how to go about doing this. Have done plenty of mods but lettering is not one of them. At first I thought that waterslide was the way to go but the headstock is a satin finish and the decal is glossy so it looked really obvious and not that professional. Should I spray some kind of matte fixative over it once applied? I've also been considering transfer decals as an option but am trying to figure out whether I should be looking for wet or dry transfer and if this yields better results than waterslide. I've looked through the threads and a lot of the transfer decal companies have minimum orders. Can anyone point me in the right direction?... I just want a professional-looking G&L logo right in the middle of the headstock. Thanks in advance! :D
 
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Claymore said:
... but the headstock is a satin finish and the decal is glossy so it looked really obvious and not that professional. Should I spray some kind of matte fixative over it once applied? ...:D
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Yes.

Also, from 5 feet away, no one will notice if your headstock decal is glossy over matte. Except you, of course. I wouldn't sweat it, but you are the final arbiter on that.
 
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can't help with the decals but having inquired here last year about L2K Tribute basses and then falling into the twilight zone of nobody ever hearing of such things it's a relief to see one similar being mentioned. were Tributes just a momentary thing with G&L?
 
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Bass V said:
can't help with the decals but having inquired here last year about L2K Tribute basses and then fallen into the twilight zone of nobody ever hearing of such things it's a relief to see one similar being mentioned. were Tributes just a momentary thing with G&L?
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Right? It's not even like I'm trying to hide the fact that it's a Tribute... It's just that I don't need a paragraph on the headstock. :laugh:
 
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