Ocean & Wave Guitar Skins

Water artwork suits a guitar body well, with wave crests, ripples and drops following the curves and giving the finish a sense of movement. This page offers designs from woodblock-style breaking waves and swarming fish to lily ponds, mineral pools and basalt coastlines, printed on high-gloss vinyl for full bodies or pickguards.

  • Full body 50×60 cm or pickguard sheet
  • High-gloss laminated vinyl
  • No clear coat needed
  • In stock or printed to order

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Sizes, fitting and questionsShow less

Two sizes, one design

The full body sheet (50×60 cm) covers the front and sides of any guitar or bass body in one piece. The pickguard sheet (27.5×33 cm) carries the whole design scaled down, ready to cut to a Tele or a Strat pickguard.

Size guide: will it cover my body?

Fitting takes an afternoon

Sand, clean, lay the skin on, warm the curves with a hairdryer and trim the routes. No spraying, no booth.

Install guideClear coat without liftCustomer builds

Prefer it ready-made?

Every design here also comes UV printed on a copper-shielded pickguard, or in the box with a bound TL-style kit or body: the binding makes fitting the skin easy.

Tele pickguardStrat pickguardTL-style kit + skinTL-style body + skin

Other themes

Browse all our guitar skins, or another theme:

Skulls & Dark ArtAbstract & OpticalSurreal & DreamscapePattern & TextureForest & LandscapePsychedelic & TrippyFantasy & MythicalHorror & MonsterComic & CartoonVintage, Relic & RustFlower & BotanicalPin-Up & Pop ArtMovie & CinemaSpace & GalaxyBlack & WhitePaint Splatter & DripAnimal & WildlifeHalloweenMacro & Close-UpAnime & Manga StyleSmoke & InkFlame & FireChristmas & WinterMusic & Rock LegendCyber & TechCamo & MilitaryChrome & MetallicAnimal PrintGraffiti & Street ArtFlagJapanese Art & TattooRetro GamingLightning & ElectricDiamond Plate & IndustrialHolographic & IridescentMarble & StoneQuilted & Flamed MapleWood Grain & BurlCarbon FibreGlitter & SparkleSnakeskin & ReptileCrackle & Cracked PaintTarot, Zodiac & MysticSteampunkLeather & Denim

Common questions

Where does the wave crest end up on my body shape?

The 50×60 cm sheet is larger than most guitar and bass bodies, so you can shift the artwork before cutting to place a wave crest, the octopus or a sunset where you want it. Choose the strongest detail first and centre it away from the bridge and pickups.

Will the water and gloss look realistic?

The high-gloss laminate gives the printed water, dewdrops and pools a wet-looking shine, and no clear coat is needed on top. Photographic designs such as the mineral pools read as realistic, while the graphical and woodblock-style waves look flat and illustrated.

Can I put a matching design on the pickguard?

Yes, many designs are available as a 27.5×33 cm pickguard sheet, which can carry a section of the same wave or water pattern as the body. Most sheets are printed to order, so allow a little extra time unless the item shows as in stock.