Patterned vinyl adhesive striping for guitars

[RBSinTo]

Another current thread debated whether the rosette surrounding a guitar soundhole was inlay or a decal.
While an interesting and lively discussion, in the end, there was no agreed upon resolution.
As an adjunct, I inquired whether anyone could steer me to a site selling straight lengths of patterned adhesive vinyl for decorating the centre line of the back of the sound box or spine of the neck.
However in the ensuing debate melee, my question was overlooked, so I am re-posting the question in hope that someone will be able to help me find a source.
Please and thanks,
RBSinTo

 

[fronobulax]

Another curtent thread debated whether the rosette surrounding a guitar soundhole was inlay or a decal.
While an interesting and lively discussion, in the end,there was no agreed upon resolution.
As a adjunct, I inquired whether anyone could steer me to a site selling straight lengths of patterned adhesive vinyl for decorating the centre line of the back of the sound box or spine of the neck.
However in the ensuing debate melee, my question was overlooked, so I am re-posting the question in hope that someone will be able to help me find a source.
Please and thanks,
RBSinTo

Yep. I completely missed the question.

And a quick look at Stew Mac didn't turn up anything unless you wanted to improvise with tortoiseshell binding which I'm pretty sure you don't want to do.

 

[RBSinTo]

Yep. I completely missed the question.

And a quick look at Stew Mac didn't turn up anything unless you wanted to improvise with tortoiseshell binding which I'm pretty sure you don't want to do.

I looked at their site, as well as Googling every word combination I could think of, but found nothing. Really surprised.
RBSinTo

 

[Opsimath]

How thick or thin would the vinyl need to be?

Would peel and stick work, or an application of heat to stick best?

What length and width would be needed for the intended app!ication?

No, I don't have any info on guitar specific vinyl pieces but a google pulls up a lot of vinyl patterns from different sources, for different applications, and by different adhesion methods. Some claim to be permanent. Cannot say if any of them would be suitable for placing on a guitar, though, and looking at the majority of the patterns and colors offered on the few sites I visited, my personal opinion would be no, thank you, but maybe there is something out there somewhere.

Good luck on your search.

 

[Default]

The only thing I can think of if you just wanted something to put as an applique on the top would be some sort of adhesive plastic film that you could put in your printer, but I'm not really up on that sort of thing.

 

[Bonneville88]

Apologies if this was already referenced in the previous post - items found on amazon and ebay:

Amazon.com : Inlaystickers

inlay stickers in Guitar Building & Luthier Supplies for sale | eBay

www.ebay.com

If the vendors are US based they may be available to do something custom - looks like this outfit does:

neck illusions fingerboard Fret board graphics inlay decals

Neck illusions, neckillusions.com,guitar inlays,Decals,guitar decals,fingerboard graphics,guitar stickers,stick-on decals,neck graphics,guitar graphics,

neckillusions.com

 

[chazmo]

RBSinTo, you might get more familiarity with this on the Acoustic Guitar Forum in their luthier's section: https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=38. I've actually never heard of any of our members doing this or discussing it before.

 

[fronobulax]

I've actually never heard of any of our members doing this or discussing it before.

But that has never stopped us from having opinions before

 

[LeFinPepere]

"Now, you might think I'm crazy/but I want you to lick my decals off, baby!
And I don't want you to be lazy/'cos' it's drivin'me crazy!"(Captain Beefheart)

There are "competition line " stickers , fender Toronado-style, pre-glued veneer ,or even car-decals, but I guess that's not what you're looking for..

 

[RBSinTo]

It is apparent from the answers and suggestions that I likely didn't express myself very well.
This is a photo of the back side of my recently purchased GAD jf 30 jumbo.
There is a decorative stripe down the midline of the body. I'm not certain, but I believe the stripe is in fact a decal of some sort under the poly finish, rather than a actual inlay.
However, the rear of the neck does not have a corresponding similar stripe in contrasting colours, as I've seen on other guitars.
So the question I posed in the other thread, and am asking again here is: does anyone know of a source of decorative vinyl striping that mimics inlay that I could investigate in case I decide to add some to the underside of the neck?
Please and thanks,
RBSinTo

 

[AcornHouse]

No, the strip is not a decal, it is all wood inlaid into the back at the seam. I don’t think even the cheapest guitars would use a decal here since it’s the easiest inlay to do in the construction phase, just requiring a table saw or router.

There are actually two ways these are done, one routs a channel in an already joined back and inlays the decorative strip. In the second method, the strip is the same thickness as the back and is joined as the center of the back.

But, no decals or vinyl.

 

[SFIV1967]

There is a decorative stripe down the midline of the body. I'm not certain, but I believe the stripe is in fact a decal of some sort under the poly finish, rather than a actual inlay.

As Chris said. And the specs for the GAD-JF30 showed: "Back Center: Wood Mosaic Inlay"

... the rear of the neck does not have a corresponding similar stripe in contrasting colours, as I've seen on other guitars.

What you see on other guitars is a full multiple pieces neck, means a laminated neck, not a decorative stripe! So usually the necks are made from 3 pieces, on highend guitars even from 5 pieces, and the thin middle piece is a different wood, but it goes all through the neck. So for instance mahogany-maple-mahogany is used or mahogany-walnut-mahogany.

Lower priced guitars usually use a 2 pieces neck only.

That Guild X-700 has a 5 pieces laminated neck and two ears glued on the headstock, so 7 pieces in total. Right is a 3 pieces laminated neck on a Mark III:

Ralf

 

[MLBob]

This (or some variation) is what you're seeing: