Facelift time!!

[WezV]

a bit like the rick parfitt facelift thing, but much cooler!!

So i still have my white explorer, a great little guitar but the white does tend to split the crowd and i have been wondering what to do about it for a while


money is a bit tight to be going for a full repsray at the moment so i wanted to do something on the cheap and decided to make myself a full face vinyl decal for it.  I brought a 5m roll of vinyl for a tenner and a spent maybe an hour cutting and sticking and here is where we are at now!!




still not sure how long this would last.  I dont see it coming off soon without really heavy gigging - but if it does come off i could have another design on pretty quickly... or if i decide to make it more long lasting it could be sprayed over. 

[FernandoDuarte]

Interesting! Ben shall enjoy it :)

[Jonny]

Me likes it. Good job on the cutting.

[WezV]

Me likes it. Good job on the cutting.

i found out the body template i used which made everything a lot easier.  i cut out a full body shape and taped it facedown down to the template.  then i could draw on the paper backing to get the layout right before cutting - all the time  keeping it stuck down to the template.

[dave_mc]

awesome :D

[bucketshred]

Now that is just the pure sex!

[Twinfan]

Superb mate - glad you went with ToneMonkey's and my approval!!!!

I've always liked that guitar, and now you're really tempting me with GAS.......

[WezV]

Superb mate - glad you went with ToneMonkey's and my approval!!!!

I've always liked that guitar, and now you're really tempting me with GAS.......

i ordered the vinyl not long after you and kaj left - it just had to be done!

not sure i would sell it like this just yet, the vinyl is very effective but i would want to know it was more secure before letting it go... but it was much better to do it this way first rather than pay for a respray and realise i didnt like it

i also have about 9.5m of red vinyl left - if only i had more white guitars :)

[Ian Price]

I like it Wez - that's similar to the sort of design I want on a white tele. Maybe I'll get a cheapo body to experiemnt with.

[WezV]

if you need some red let me know ;)

[Ian Price]

if you need some red let me know ;)

Cheers mate - I'll be looking for Red and Green (not just yet though, can't afford to GAS at the moment!)

[38thBeatle]

I was going to say that I was not a great fan of that shape but the vinyl has really made a difference for me and I think that, as they used to say on Blue Peter, it looks "jolly effective".

[shobet]

Reminds me of the finishes you used to get on the 80s Charvels.

[WezV]

yeah, it definately isnt original - but i am loving it so far

I must confess it was playing on guitar hero that convinced me to do it


here is a jackon:



i think mine works better!!

[AndyR]

That is really effective Wez - I'm not a fan of all white anyway, and pics of that guitar always looked a bit, I dunno, "Duran Duran" to me :lol: so I never paid it that much attention.

But a few bits of well-placed vinyl really bring it alive. Probably still a bit "80s" for my tastes, but it looks mighty fine :D