The Best Guitar Skin Design for Different Shaped Guitars

All guitarists want to have a beautiful instrument that is one of a kind, but some designs fit certain guitar body shapes better than others. Here are some of the most popular guitar shapes and the categories that may be best for them.

Stratocaster

Faces - POPULAR>SPECIALTY>FACES

Bootleg - POPULAR>BOOTLEG

Sexy - POSTER>SEXY>SEXY

Les Paul

Dragon - DARK>SCARY>DRAGON

Viral - POPULAR>VIRAL

Horror Movie - POSTER>POSTER>HORROR MOVIE

Flying V

Metalshop - POPULAR>METALSHOP>CLASSIC/MIXED/ORNATE

Abstract Patterns - ART>ABSTRACT>ABSTRACT PATTERNS

Telecaster

Evil Tattoo - DARK>EVIL>EVIL TATTOO

Conspiracy - POPULAR>ROCK>CONSPIRACY

Americana - POSTER>OTHER MEDIA>AMERIANA

Explorer

Industrial - POPULAR>ROCK>INDUSTRIAL

Elegant - ART>ARTISTIC>ELEGANT

Dreadnought

Woodshop - POPULAR>WOODSHOP>CHARACTER/CLASSIC/EXOTIC/FLAME/STRIPES

Country - POPULAR>SPECIALTY>COUNTRY

Beautiful - ART>NATURE>BEAUTIFUL

Paisley - ART>ARTISTIC>PAISLEY

Some guitar skins can go on basically any shape guitar. The designs in these categories are pretty universal and include most everything in our Classic category which can be found under POPULAR>CLASSIC, our Texture category which is on the main menu, our Skinshop category which can be found under POPULAR>SKINSHOP, and our Fractal category which can be found under ART>ABSTRACT>FRACTAL.

If you're not sure if a certain design will fit the shape of your body correctly you can contact us to see a mock up. With a photo of your guitar's body and the width and height we can create a mock up of what the design will look like on your specific guitar!

If you're not finding any designs on our website that you like we can create a custom design for you! All you have to do is contact us with what you're looking for.

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Customer Appreciation Posts!

This is an event that Skinny himself has done for the past few years, posting pictures of our customer's skinned guitars that they sent us after completing their masterpiece.

So sit back and enjoy customer images. Find your guitar...enjoy what others have accomplished with our Guitar Skins and let our friends know how AWESOME their guitars look. We begin from back in January 2007!

Here are some of our favorites!

An American Flag Explorer...how cool!

Customer Appreciation is such a fun thing for us. Seeing where we began and how far we have come.

Jenny Lynn Smith....WOW...what a HOTTIE! She was our first guitar model and still one of Skinny's favorites. Beautiful is easy...sexy is hard. And..well..you get it :)

A little Alice Cat from Alice in Wonderland.

OK...here's an "in process" skinning.

One more...who can ignore our first Ted Nugent guitar skin and the pictures of him signing that same skin!!!! Uncle Ted is awesome.

Visit us at SkinYourSkunk.com and have your own brush with fame :)

Custom Guitar Skin Designs by Skin Your Skunk

SkinYourSkunk.com offers our Custom Design services for customers that want something completely unique.  Our graphic artists can create, find or modify any image to meet your expectations.

Our custom guitar skin service offers endless possibilities for making the perfect guitar skin for your instrument.  Guitar, bass, headstock, Ukulele...etc.

You can send us an image of your choosing, we can find an image to match what you are looking for, but our Graphic Artists can create any image from scratch just for you!

The possibilities are endless!  Combing wood and inlay graphics, hand-drawn designs, sunbursts, fades and more.

The only limitation is your imagination!

We Can Print Any Photograph on Our Premium Skin for Your Guitar!

Send us any photograph from your camera, smart phone, library of images and even images you find online.  We can print that image on one of our premium vinyl guitar skins at high-resolution to be installed on your guitar.  As long as the image is approximately 1500x1500 pixels in size or larger...you can have any picture printed on your guitar, bass or acoustic for only $49.99.

Photographs of People

Family Photographs

Photographs of Those no Longer with Us

Memorial Photographs

Vacation Pictures

We Can Print Any Picture for Any Guitar!

Photographs of Pets & Animals

Pet Photographs

Great Shots from the Zoo

A Remembrance of a Past Dog or Cat

Your Favorite Cow

We Can Print Any Picture for Any Guitar!

We Can Put Any Photograph on Your Guitar, Bass and Acoustic Skins!

Photographs of family, pets, homes, events, vacations...pictures of your children, your wife, your car...pictures you find on the internet, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram (non-copyright)...pictures you take with your camera or smart phone...a picture of a drawing, painting or other artwork...a picture of that cute girl you used to date...etc.

We will put any picture of any subject matter on any guitar!

We don't judge...we just create awesome guitar skins!

Custom Sunburst Guitar Skins

From a standard sunburst pattern, to multiple colors and shapes, Skinny's Custom Sunburst Skins service takes your specifications and colors and creates the perfect sunburst for any size, shape or style...guitar, bass, or acoustic!  Contact us for more information and make your guitar awesome today!

Custom Guitar Inlay & Headstock Skins

Skinny's Custom Headstock Skins service can be a simple, single color skin...or add your own logo...or fill a shape with a pattern...or lay a patterned shape over a wood or metal background...etc.  In other words, we can create any style headstock skin for any size, shape or style...guitar, bass, or acoustic!  Contact us for more information and make your guitar awesome today!

Their logo or your logo...we can create any text or image logo you wish in any color, any style and any texture including wood, metal, abalone, fire and so much more!

Brand your own, skinned guitar with your name or the name of your company.  Promote your band or even start your own skinned guitar company with your custom branded guitars!

Custom ReColored Guitar Skins

Skinny's ReColored Guitar Skins service provides solid color skins or taking any design from our 1500+ collection and modifying the color.  Contact us for more information and make your guitar awesome!

For more information on custom skins, click here or contact us!

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Choosing the Right Guitar Strings

The huge variety of guitar strings available ensure that you can find the exact ones you need; however, it also can be overwhelming and a bit confusing determining which ones you should invest in.

The first thing to start with is the gauge. The string's gauge refers to the size of the string. Usually available in heavy, medium, and light, some brands also offer super heavy or super light sets.

• Heavy - Great for powerful and aggressive strumming, heavy strings produce a better sound for heavy rock and metal.

• Medium - Medium strings are well balanced for general styles of play which make them good for beginners.

• Light - Requiring less pressure, light strings are easier to bend which makes them great for shredding and fast picking.

Another thing to consider when picking strings is the metal used to make different ones. Many different metals are used and they all provide a different tone.

• Nickel-plated steel strings - Having a well balanced tone that works well for many different playing styles, these are the most popular among electric guitarists.

• Pure nickel strings - Good for vintage styles due to their smooth tone.

• Stainless steel strings - Provide a crisp sound.

Containing different properties, other metals used include chrome, titanium, cobalt, and copper-plated steel.

Also influencing the tone strings make is whether they are rounded core or hex core strings. 

• Round core - Usually wound by hand which ensures quality, round core strings provide a more vintage sound because they are more dense.

• Hex core - Now the industry standard, hex core strings can be precisely wound which ensures tight core tension and provides consistent performance.

Increasing in popularity lately are coated guitar strings. Initially developed to prevent corrosion, manufacturers now offer numerous colors which can be extremely eye-catching during a performance.

Some of the most popular guitar string brands include:

• Ernie Ball

• Elixir

• D’Addario

• DR Strings

• Fender

However, there are many other brands that sell quality strings.

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Most Popular Guitar Skin Designs

With the thousands of guitar skin designs that we offer at SkinYourSkunk.com, it may be hard to choose which one is perfect for your style and your guitar. If your acoustic guitar loves to strum country tunes then you'll probably like one of our Country Guitar Skins. If it's a heavy metal beat you're into then a design from our Heavy Metal category might do the trick. But if you're not too sure which design is right for you it might help to know which categories and designs are the most popular. Here are some skins that everyone goes crazy for:

Dark > Scary > Dragon

From a land of myth and magic, dungeons and...well...you know. Our Dragon Guitar Skins includes every type of winged monster you can imagine.

Most Popular Designs: Asian, Attack, Pentagram

Popular > Classic > Fire & Lightening

These Fire & Lightning Guitar Skins are beautiful, sexy, hot and dangerous...just like women.  And if you've got a bit if pyromaniac in you, perfect to light the stage on fire or electrify the audience!

Most Popular Designs:

Fire Burn, Fire Cracks,

Lightening Arch,

Lightening Electric

Popular > Woodshop > Exotic

Woodshop Exotic Wood Guitar Skins, Wraps & Decals

Most Popular Designs: Beautiful, Lump, Timber

Art > Artistic > Paisley

Great for Country musicians and anyone who likes patterns, our Paisley Guitar Skins have nothing to do with an individual artist...they are just cool!

Most Popular Designs:
Colorful, Pink, Wood

Texture > Digital > 3D

Skinny's 3D Guitar Skins are not truly three dimensional picture.  They show depth by design, light and shadows.  Very cool and very striking 3D looks!

Most Popular Designs:
Dark, Jewel,
Purple, Matrix

Poster > Poster > Horror Movie

Horror Movie Guitar Skins remind Skinny of the days of Dr. Shock and Creature Double Feature.  Saturdays were horror days filled with cheap, scary movies.  Ohhh...the good ole days!

Most Popular Designs:
Movies Horror Bride,

Movies1 Creature,

Movies1 Frankenstein

Glossy or Matte Finish - Which to Choose

All SkinYourSkunk.com Guitar Skins are covered with a clear laminate which protects your awesome design. This laminate can be either a glossy laminate, which looks just like the standard finish of a guitar, or a matte, or flat laminate. During the checkout process you can choose whether you'd prefer a glossy or matte finish. Your choice!

Some categories that look awesome with a glossy finish include:

DARK

WOODSHOP

METAL

3D

POSTER

RELIC

Some categories that look awesome with a matte finish include:

CAMO

ART

NATURAL

CUSTOM COLOR

TYE DIE

NATURE

If you have any questions on our finish options, or anything else, please contact us!

Most Iconic Guitars in Rock Music

There have been many iconic guitar players in rock music throughout history. They are celebrated for their talent and love of music. But let's take a minute to celebrate some of their iconic guitars. Here's a list of some of the most iconic guitars of all time:

Rick Nielsen’s Five-Neck Hamer

Willie Nelson’s “Trigger”

Prince’s “Cloud”

Zakk Wylde’s “Bullseye” Gibson Les Paul

Gene Simmons’ “Axe” Bass

Randy Rhoads’ polka-dot Flying V

Eddie Van Halen’s “Frankenstrat”

Jimmy Page’s Gibson Les Paul Standard

Stick It In Your Hole - Sound Hole Graphics!

StickItInYourHole.com features beautiful graphics for your acoustic sound hole.

Stick it in Your Hole is a division of SkinYourSkunk.com, the biggest and best guitar skin company in the world! Yes...we are extremely proud of our products and services and we strive to offer all music enthusiasts the best product at the best price with the best customer service.

SkinYourSkunk.com has been producing high-definition, premium vinyl guitar skins since 2005 and we have perfected our product, process and service. In 2016, we came up with the idea that some customers don't always want to skin their entire guitar body and headstock, and may simply want a small accent to express their attitude and mood. This idea lead to StickItInYourHole.com... graphics for your acoustic guitar, bass, ukulele or any other instrument with a sound hole.

Our skins are the same, premium vinyl product we use for all our other guitar and instrument skins, sized to 8 inches by 8 inches and designed to be placed inside your acoustic, mounted to the back of the inside so the graphic is just visible enough to accent your instrument.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us! We always like to hear from our customers.

Musicians We Lost In 2016

2016 was a hard year for celebrity deaths and musicians were at the top of the list. There were a number of talented musicians who we had to say goodbye to this past year and here is a list of some of those unforgettable people.

• George Michael - June 25, 1963 – December 25, 2016 - Member of Wham! He was best known for his work in the 80s & 90s, including hit singles such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Last Christmas."

• Matt Roberts - January 10, 1978 - August 20, 2016 - Member of 3 Doors Down from their 1996 formation until 2012. He was the co-writer of the song "Kryptonite."

• John Berry - May 31, 1963 - May 19, 2016 - Member of Beastie Boys (1981 – 1982), The Young Aborigines (1978 – 1981). Berry is credited with coming up with the name Beastie Boys when they were teenagers.

• Prince - June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016 - He was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.

• Aaron Huffman - 1972–2016 - Co-founder and bassist of Seattle alt rockers Harvey Danger.

• Paul Kantner - March 17, 1941 – January 28, 2016 - He was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, known for co-founding Jefferson Airplane, and it's more commercial spin-off band Jefferson Starship.

• Jimmy Bain - December 18, 1947 – January 23, 2016 - He was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio.

• Glenn Frey - November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016 - He was an American singer, songwriter and actor, best known as a founding member of the rock band Eagles.

• David Bowie - January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016 - He was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades

These are only a few of the great musicians we lost in 2016. May they R.I.P.