Hey guys, I'm neck deep in my first build and it's come to me attention a guitar with no headstock brand just isn't cool. But I need your help! What did you name yours, and how did you come up with it? I'm thinking walkertone in a cream Danelectro type retro font but a little unsure how it'd look on an ex headstock.
Take a pic of your headstock, preferably with the tuners sitting in place, colour it up in a paint program to match your finish, then try out some different virtual logo designs to see what works.
Scott.
Yeah this.../<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from WeirdBits on June 16, 2014, 12:35
Take a pic of your headstock, preferably with the tuners sitting in place, colour it up in a paint program to match your finish, then try out some different virtual logo designs to see what works.
Here's a random Ex headstock with a rough outline of your idea as an example but obviously using Photoshop or something similar you can play with it until it's 100% to your liking.
Gotta be honest, that looks kinda cool.
Thanks for the help guys. Now I just have to find where to get that printed. Last resort will be vinyl but I'd love to find somewhere who does the decals
Yeah I like it, you can't go wrong with those 50's retro looking fonts, especially incorporating the word "tone" into it. It's a winner./<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from andrew on June 16, 2014, 13:26
Gotta be honest, that looks kinda cool.
Thanks so much guys. Was a bit worried about the retro look on a metal axe but I think it'll suit just fine. Any ideas where I can get it printed?
Andrew, send Andyport from the forum an email he prints great logos
citysigns@internode.on.net
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Hey Andrew,
If you're after someone to get a decal printed, Andyport does them. He is a forum member and his email is - citysigns@internode.on.net
He helped me with mine and he is pretty good on the ol' decal design!
I used this guy based in the U.S/<\\/p>[/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/]<\\/p>/Quote from andrew on June 16, 2014, 13:35
Thanks for the help guys. Now I just have to find where to get that printed. Last resort will be vinyl but I'd love to find somewhere who does the decals
http://gwsdecals.com/
He can print waterslide decals in whites and metallics and his prices are the best I've found anywhere ($13 for two headstock decals delivered)and the print was superb.
On the downside...
you could be waiting around 3 weeks for delivery.
I tested one decal with an enamel clear and it didn't play nice at all and it pretty much ate it.
To be honest the one I covered in nitro started looking like it was gonna do the same thing but luckily I managed to salvage it.
Best thing is to use acrylics as recommended and you shouldn't have an issue.
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