Labeling guitar cases

[scotty]

I have a lot of guitar cases and was wondering what some of you guys do. I put masking tape on a few of them. I don't like it at all. Masking tape leaves a gooey nasty film.

[rjohnstone]

I write on the metal frame of the case with a sharpie.
Easy to remove with some alcohol.

[Bengal]

I write on the metal frame of the case with a sharpie.
Easy to remove with some alcohol.

Thats a good way to do it. I also use quality Gaff Tape, the dull silver kind. I find it doesn't leave any residue...

[jacksonaxes]

I use an old label maker, little plastic strips, they come right off.

[SeventhSon]

painter's blue tape

[slash]

I have a lot of guitar cases and was wondering what some of you guys do. I put masking tape on a few of them. I don't like it at all. Masking tape leaves a gooey nasty film.

Goof Off or Goo Gone will take that sticky residue right off. I use shipping lables. Just type what I want put it in the printer and print it out.

[Ascension]

I use an old label maker, little plastic strips, they come right off.

+1 and I use regular scotch tape over them to keep them on. It comes off easily and there is little residue left behind.

[MountainDog]

I've tried almost every method, including most listed above. Since I have too many guitars, I like labels that are big enough so I can print large letters to easily read from several feet away.

I noticed a few guitars I got that were rockstar owned had what looked like white medical tape on them. That got me thinking and I went to the first aide section of the local drug store. What I've found works the best is white durable cloth tape. It's kinda a plastized cloth tape, kinda a silk feel, usually can be found in a dispenser (like scotch tape type), 3/4" or 1" wide. I usually put down two strips, one over the other so it's nice and white, then use a black magic marker to label it.

This tape lasts a long time, sticks without becoming gooy later, and will come off when you want it to without leaving any goo.

The white background with black marker makes it easy to read vs. the blue painters tape or gray duct tape.

Here's a pic of the type of tape:

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/3159WYCPEFL._SS500_.jpg

[Dreamland_Rebel]

i just put stickers of friends bands on my cases and can easily tell them apart by what stickers are where.

[dannyr]

I use an old label maker, little plastic strips, they come right off.

+1

It works.

[Bengal65]

I use the Green automotive painting masking tape and a permanent marker. Works for me and no residue. The blue stuff as mentioned also works since it low tack. Gaffers or Duct tape does not work for me as it leaves residue as it ages.

[MountainDog]

Here's pics of my cases with the white tape:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/MountainDog/GuitarLabels1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/MountainDog/GuitarLabels2.jpg

[Sanctuary]

Masking tape with Sharpie..

[Zerberus]

Masking tape with Sharpie..

Dito.. if it ever gets removed, abit of lighter fluid will remove any residue in a jiffy

[Newc]

All my cases are different so I don't have to label anything

Since I only have one Les Paul, that one's easy to spot, as is the King V case and the War Angel case (the big white thing in the corner )

Then there's the Halford Warrior case (1990/91 WR Pro case), and the 7-string Warrior.

The NASL cases are easy to tell apart - one's a standard SKB-type and the other is a wood tolex-covered.

The Morton SKB-type case looks a lot cleaner than the one NASL SKB-type case, so it's easy to spot as well.

But yeah if I had a lot of the same guitars/identical cases, I'd look into a labeling system. Either one of those label-makers or some luggage-type tags.

You could get those cardboard/paper tags with the strings on them and tie them to the latch rings or handle.