Guitar Skins?

[Masta' C]

Anyone here ever had luck with the printed vinyl guitar "skins"?

I see more places offering them, but they seem a bit cheesy for the most part. Plus, some are fairly expensive.

Just curious if anyone has tried one and actually liked the results?

 

[Artie]

I'm not sure if I've seen what you're referring to. Or if I did, I didn't know what I was looking at. Links?

 

[Masta' C]

https://www.skinyourskunk.com/

https://www.inzaneskins.com/

 

[Artie]

Interesting. I could see where that might be cool. Especially on a "cheap" guitar that was a little banged up.

Thanks for the links.

 

[Mincer]

I would think it is like a car wrap. I guess it is cheaper than stripping and re-painting a body.

 

[Aceman]

I have seen a couple of YT vids turning out excellent, and have a Jackson that I planning on trying it.

 

[beaubrummels]

Since you can make your own, you can potentially avoid 'cheesy', I just wonder how long they wear before getting tears and scratches and such.

 

[Artie]

Not only that, but also if you wanted some crazy custom graphics. I'm looking over the options now. I have a perfect candidate for this. It's a flea-market Strat, that isn't bad as a guitar. But it's faded, worn, cracked, hot-pink. It would definitely benefit from a cool "skin." But I don't really want to do a $250 - $300 paint job on a $35 guitar.

 

[Bogner]

To me it is cheesy as hell and I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot pole but that is me. I wonder if it effects the tone in any way or does it allow that sweet think skin nitro to breathe in order to get the most harmonic resonance available from your precious baby...lol. Are thee skins heavy enough to take your guitar out of that sweet weight range where it plays like buttuh?

 

[ehdwuld]

they have the dip your car vinyl in a can
you can rattle can your own

 

[Demanic]

I suppose that I could see it for an inexpensive guitar that you want to spruce up. They do recommend clear coating it. So all told you'd probably still be two or three hundred into it by the time you were done.

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[jmh151]

To me it is cheesy as hell and I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot pole but that is me. I wonder if it effects the tone in any way or does it allow that sweet think skin nitro to breathe in order to get the most harmonic resonance available from your precious baby...lol. Are thee skins heavy enough to take your guitar out of that sweet weight range where it plays like buttuh?

Lo

 

[NegativeEase]

You guys should get some Hub Caps and fuzzy dice for your axes too.

 

[solspirit]

I won't pay for cosmetics on a guitar. Parts upgrades, no problem but to me that's a waste of money. For someone like ace I think it's great because he's on stage and needs to be a little stylish & flashy.

 

[St_Genesius]

 

[ehdwuld]

I saw a silcone boot that went over the back of a strat to prevent buckle rash

That looked cool

 

[dave74]

Now we can start using the tactic "oh don't worry honey, it's just a new skin not a new guitar".

 

[Artie]

You're making me hungry.

 

[Aceman]

does it allow that sweet thin skin nitro to breathe in order to get the most harmonic resonance available from your precious baby...lol.

Screw that noise. Slap an EMG or a Super D in there, put the amp on the hot channel, and rock your balls off. Harmonic resonance....pffft.

 

[Masta' C]

The skins do give you the ability to have a graphic that would be otherwise difficult or impossible to paint, so there's that. Plus, they are removable, so no harm, no foul if you decide to nix it in the future.

I'd be looking at a rather simple black/white graphic for an inexpensive guitar. Maybe something with an optical illusion to it, just for visual interest. Wouldn't want to have to paint that, really.

Unfortunately, most of what these sites advertise remind me of the cheesy B.C. Rich "Body Art" guitars or pretty much any Dave Mustaine signature Dean, ha ha!