Custom painted (printed) part bass-peacock context...

[bgmttt]

Here is my new part bass I finished recently and which make me proud of: Warmoth body, Musikraft neck, nitro paint, Fralin splitcoil. The design, paintwork and the printing I made with the help of my wife.

Enjoy it!

Edited November 14, 2025 by bgmttt

[odub]

That looks great.  How did you achieve the print?

[itu]

Excellent and slightly different in a very good way. Me like! 

(and I love a dark neck with no dots) 

[bgmttt]

2 hours ago, odub said:

How did you achieve the print?

Digitally printed direct over the body:

 

[Owen]

Oooooh. That gives me all sorts of ideas. 

[Richard R]

That's fabulous!

What sort of printer is it?

[tauzero]

Lovely. Almost makes me want a painted bass.

[Beedster]

Lovely, somewhere between Dusty Hill and Dusty Springfield! Good taste in components also 👍

[odub]

Very cool, and now I want this. 

[velvetkevorkian]

Beautiful work, the way the graphic follows the shape of the body is lovely.

[crazycloud]

15 hours ago, bgmttt said:

Digitally printed direct over the body:

 

That is awesome. I'd also like to know what printer it is because maybe there's someone local who can do the same - I have a ton of ideas that would work with this approach that I've been reluctant to approach with printed vinyl.

[bgmttt]

15 hours ago, Richard R said:

What sort of printer is it?

The mashine is called  UV Flatbed printer. It can print on almost every flat surface. You can ask some local print shop which produce posters, signs, etc...

[Richard R]

Just looked those up. Not a piece of hobbyist equipment, but very impressive.  Presumably you clear coat varnish afterwards to protect the paint?

 

You mentioned help from your wife, is she the artist or does she own a a print shop? Or both? 

 

Edited November 15, 2025 by Richard R
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[bgmttt]

On 15/11/2025 at 14:40, Richard R said:

is she the artist or does she own a a print shop? Or both? 

 

Both! 🙂

I was inspired by this one and she helped me a lot with the design work...

We work together in a advertising agency.

 

 

[AndyTravis]

Sign me up would love a baritone telecaster with that finish!

[bgmttt]

10 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Sign me up would love a baritone telecaster with that finish!

Done!

[Richard R]

1 hour ago, bgmttt said:

Both! 🙂

I was inspired by this one and she helped me a lot with the design work...

We work together in a advertising agency.

 

Sometimes I think it would be great to work in something other than IT.

Then I remember how much I like food and shelter!

 

Hats off to you both, but especially your wife the artist. 

[AndyTravis]

1 hour ago, bgmttt said:

Done!

So if I found a cream or white telecaster body you could achieve a similar look?

 

oh god…eBay is winking at me.

[odub]

Looks like you’ve got a side gig here if you wanted it…

 

 

[Dood]

Absolutely brilliant in every way! What a fantastic idea and wonderful results! congratulations! 

[Richard R]

1 hour ago, odub said:

Looks like you’ve got a side gig here if you wanted it…

 

I was thinking exactly the same thing. 

[bgmttt]

11 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

So if I found a cream or white telecaster body you could achieve a similar look?

Yes, sir!

[edstraker123]

Would this method work for pickguards too ?

[Geek99]

On 16/11/2025 at 20:05, Richard R said:

 

Sometimes I think it would be great to work in something other than IT.

I’ve always thought “millionaire playboy aristocrat” would be a good swap …

compare and contrast … reading/writing code, talking to users, hoping you get your bonus and that nothing bad happens over Xmas versus getting up at lunchtime, endless sexual partners and having a bath in actual money whilst sipping the finest wines available to humanity 

 

hmm…tough choice 

Edited November 19, 2025 by Geek99

[bgmttt]

16 hours ago, edstraker123 said:

Would this method work for pickguards too ?

Yes, it will be much easier than printing over the body...