Being a sentimental old fella, I've decided on something family related. I've been doing a lot of work on this bass and also fixing my old acoustic guitar on a Black & Decker Workbench that used to be my Grandad's. He had a family name that wasn't passed on beyond himself, as far as I know. It was actually used as a middle name and so I've decided to use that.
So I have the "Loche Jazz Bass". Although a yorkshireman like me, the name "Loche" comes from his Scottish ancestry.
I bought some inkjet water slide clear decal paper off of ebay (Sara's Texture Crafts) and played around with what seemed like a million fonts and effects, until I came up with something relatively simple.
The decal paper was pretty easy to use, printing straight on to it with an inkjet printer. Next you should use some acrylic lacquer (about 3 or 4 coats) to seal the ink on the paper. Wait for it all to dry and then cut out with a craft knife or scissors (I found the later easier). 30 seconds in water, then slide the decal off onto the headstock, adjusting the piosition carefully so not to rip the decal and then dab off excess water with a lint free cloth. Just like when I was a kid doing the airfix models!
I also decided to put a yorkshire rose decal and serial nuymber on the back of the down near the heel of the bass...
Once dry, I need to figure out how to sort this so the decals aren't proud of the finish. Time for some googling and advice from guitarattack.com
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