chrisanthony1211 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) I've been buying rosette transfer dots for my vintage precision, the clay dots have sucked up the oil from the wood can't be seen on a dim stage, but the rosette markers whilst good, don't last particularly long, so, I've been trying to come up with an alternative. I used some glow in the dark tape and a belt hole maker to punch out some small dots to the appropriate size and stuck them over the existing dots, and to my surprise they seem to work really well. I shall be trying a few different types of tape to see which is the best, I've currently used a roll, however some glow dots arrived today which look to have a lower profile, each dot should make 3 or 4 smaller dots. I shall put some photos of them glowing later on, but I'm pretty pleased, and of course they just peel off without causing any damage. Edited June 8, 2016 by chrisanthony1211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Neat idea. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) I obviously don't intend to play on a stage this dark, but they do seem to be pretty good in the dark!! Edited June 8, 2016 by chrisanthony1211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Well these have been on for a month now and they look great, I've gigged and practised and they're still there looking good, I can highly recommend this to anyone having similar problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Where did you get the glow-in-the-dark tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 ^^^^^^^ what Graeme said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 There's usually some on special offer at Sellafield ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Tippex pen like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tipp-Ex-Shake-Squeeze-Correction-802298/dp/B000J63F7U re apply as required, and works well in the dark too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I 'borrowed' my daughters luminous pink nail varnish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmanady Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Snap, I fitted these a few weeks ago and they work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) [quote name='bassmanady' timestamp='1468234513' post='3089398'] Snap, I fitted these a few weeks ago and they work well [/quote] I got mine off eBay and these look very similar, I think they do a cracking job, very low profile, lots of glowing going off, last for ages and you can easily take them off and leave no residue. This is a link to the ones I got http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=131811259074&globalID=EBAY-GB Edited July 11, 2016 by chrisanthony1211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) nice idea, what are they like with thumb contact, i have a tendancy to wrap my thumb over the top on certain fingerings and wondering what the resistance is Edited July 11, 2016 by lowhand_mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Depending on what you get, they're very flat to the neck, you don't notice they're on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 [quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1468262546' post='3089713'] Depending on what you get, they're very flat to the neck, you don't notice they're on there. [/quote] I don't mind noticing them, but I used something like that before and the adhesive was not very strong. After not long they'd start drifting through normal playing, and some fell off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I put this in the last thread about dark stages. . . . if you can't see your frets the audience can't see you. Get some lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmanady Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1468367348' post='3090523'] I put this in the last thread about dark stages. . . . if you can't see your frets the audience can't see you. Get some lights. [/quote]For me its more about not being able to see very well the small existing dot markers even with good stage lighting. Edited July 13, 2016 by bassmanady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) [quote name='bassmanady' timestamp='1468410480' post='3090730'] For me its more about not being able to see very well the small existing dot markers even with good stage lighting. [/quote] Particularly on vintage instruments where the dots have sucked up the oils from the wood and are nearly the same colour as the neck! Edited July 13, 2016 by chrisanthony1211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 [quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1468427999' post='3090878'] Particularly on vintage instruments where the dots have sucked up the oils from the wood and are nearly the same colour as the neck! [/quote] exactly... the dots on my old jazz have disappeared... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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