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  1. speaking of fretted to fretless conversion
  2. truss rod placement question...
  3. AHHHH Cheap Screws SUCK!
  4. Whamola Schematics
  5. Neck through, Bolt on? For strong lows and mids
  6. New stuff
  7. neckthru angle
  8. Help me understand how wood affects tone..
  9. Blend Pot Wiring
  10. wood for fingerboard
  11. Drop Top How To
  12. Hipshot ultralite tuner-bushings installation question
  13. Squier gone fretless anyone?
  14. Body Core Wood
  15. Fret saw purchasing
  16. Constructing a neck
  17. can i put lacquer coat on top of..
  18. Birch OK for a neck?
  19. How do you line up a bridge?
  20. Found a wood shop
  21. Circuit testing
  22. How long does it take?
  23. Repairing a crack...
  24. Fretboard leveling on both Fretted and Fretless basses....
  25. Fret Bevelling Tools
  26. first guitar
  27. Fretboard bye: Any pics?
  28. Long Awaited Epoxy Photo Tutorial
  29. Fretted to Fretless Conversion!
  30. Questin for Nino about headstock shaping.
  31. Belt buckle rash prevention?
  32. well worn thread: neck tapering with a router
  33. Bass design.
  34. need help with a bad glue up
  35. what finish over colored pencil
  36. Paintwork done. black is a BEAR!!
  37. pickup for rubber strings?
  38. Fretting a fretless in a way
  39. Strat and Tele (g****r) bodied bass necks
  40. Finish on a "acrylized" fingerboard
  41. Interesting Trussrod design
  42. Two tones out of one fret
  43. Two questions!
  44. Need wood info (weight, Janka, etc)
  45. New Nut for Epoxied Fretless
  46. Rondo/SX/Dr. Parts necks
  47. My latest effort x 2
  48. System 3 mirror coat question
  49. Is this crazy?
  50. So, just to keep you all up to date on the progress...
  51. RIM Custom HB Fretless 6 (UK)
  52. Sandpaper adhesives
  53. If I Were Too.....
  54. What should I fill the slots with on my defret project?
  55. Finishing alder
  56. not dry enough
  57. First bass done!
  58. How to Become a Luthier??
  59. 6 bolt neck plate
  60. Jagbass finished
  61. "Rolling" the edges of a finished neck - help or links
  62. Nut placement - different sonic character?
  63. How to apply the alcohol soluble aniline dye
  64. CAD-like software for Mac?
  65. Question on steel neck reinforcing ala Warmoth
  66. Grizzly bass bridges
  67. Bass build questions
  68. Neck reinforcement - steel bars vs carbon rods
  69. A few bass assembly questions...
  70. Old Nitro Finish Flaking
  71. CALLING ALL CHICAGO AREA LUTHIERS
  72. Someone want to do me a favor?
  73. Would This Look "Cheep" or "Tacky"
  74. Somebody in CA should jump on this!
  75. new bass under construction
  76. African Afzelia.
  77. Fretless Bass
  78. Acoustic bass design
  79. Anyone Know what this is?
  80. Edible composite.
  81. Solid Koa Body
  82. What tool is best for this?
  83. honduran mahogany prices
  84. How wide do you make your bass bodies.
  85. when to cut?
  86. Routing for pickups.
  87. Problems gluing dyed wenge?
  88. one piece flatsawn Hard Maple neck
  89. New Bass
  90. dust collecting tool
  91. thanks/finished product
  92. LCD battery voltage readout
  93. will a hipshot vintage bridge fit under a cover?
  94. Need tips on top carving!
  95. new Single-cut in progress
  96. Anyone build their own bridge?
  97. I wonder if Ken Smith has seen this auction?
  98. Make a drum sander or buy a 13" thickness plainer
  99. something new....(pics)
  100. Questions about installing a bridge pickup in my Lakland Bob Glaub....
  101. Cable Truss
  102. Guitar Body Question
  103. Making a pipe/carving.
  104. Die guage and standard for truss rods
  105. Stompfrog's custom bass Project!
  106. Bass neck wood...
  107. Pillar-bed neck (à la floated-barrel)?
  108. building your own...
  109. Purchasing wood.
  110. Finish repairs
  111. Position Dot Inlay Mistake
  112. Routing for new Pups, then switching back to original?
  113. 34" scale (noob question)
  114. Quick side $ for luthiers?
  115. Double neck bass thread
  116. Graphite necks!
  117. for a first timer....
  118. Tremelos?
  119. Anybody dealing with ETS lately
  120. Satin gold stacked pots
  121. my designs... what do you think? [FREAKING HUGE PIC! be warned]
  122. i dont know if you guys have seen this before
  123. Stripped truss rod nut
  124. critique my body designs please... multiple pictures
  125. Source for bridge parts
  126. design batch #2 - criticism please! (big pic)
  127. maple or ash
  128. how to thin headstock down after making tilt-back
  129. Bridge Question
  130. Any builder looking for a nice piece of wood?
  131. How thin can you make a bass?
  132. Does anyone have an extra parts?
  133. How Does Graphite Tonally Compare to Maple?
  134. material gathering phase.
  135. Full Size Templates
  136. Interesting X-ray
  137. Supplier of Stainless Steel Mandolin frets?
  138. Proportions
  139. concept of a bass i want to build!
  140. Lights on my bass
  141. Badass 2 bridge question
  142. Crack in the heel of my neck?
  143. Maker of 6 string necks other than Warmoth?
  144. Poicolo bass?
  145. Homemade Piezo pups placement question...
  146. what woods to choose
  147. Spalted Boards
  148. well I may be getting an under study with a luthier!!!
  149. What to wrap custom truss rod with
  150. The Best book???
  151. Southern England (Bass) Guitar Building Courses??
  152. Recomend A soldering pencil
  153. Fretted goes Fretless
  154. Does anyone know about KTM finishes?
  155. the pc custom thread.
  156. Progress pics of my custom fretless 4!
  157. OT: what do you use to remove rust buildup from tools?
  158. The test run
  159. Machichi, what can you tell me about this wood?
  160. Am I joining the lottery?
  161. Headless bridges
  162. work on my custom SC 8-string bass
  163. Inlay supply company - CNC capabilities
  164. system 3 mirrorcoat over bloodwood
  165. Looking for some pots
  166. Fingerboard retracting again and again...
  167. Difference between Nickel and Chrome?
  168. Optimal grain direction in neck?
  169. Sanding fretless fingerboard...
  170. Unique Bridges
  171. Help w/ Fralin Jazz Pickups!
  172. Neck project...what should I do?
  173. Trus rod, does it matter what end
  174. Messed up scarf joint?
  175. Anyone know the Hipshot A bridge string spread measurement?
  176. Should I use a Dremel...
  177. Finally, completed... let's say so... (lots of pics)
  178. RIM Custom Bass Website(UK)
  179. Having a problem with basslines STC-3M4 system
  180. Is this router good enough?
  181. My most recent perdicament...
  182. headless bridge choices
  183. finishing options, and prices
  184. plain FB
  185. Active Setup in a standard J-bass cavity...
  186. Masking off fingerboard
  187. Help Anyone ?
  188. Tonewoods
  189. Hey: questions to those who cut their own fret slots
  190. dremel... yay or nay?
  191. Owning a buisness?
  192. Fretless Nut question
  193. Ibanez file sets:any good?
  194. Building ATA Cases
  195. E-bo**ocks!
  196. Fretless Jazz – fretboard repair advice please!
  197. Robo Sander
  198. what do you guys think about these tools >
  199. craftsman bandsaws (the newer ones)?
  200. Wood Pickguards
  201. MIMF Jazz Bass plans
  202. String Bar?
  203. Quick design question...
  204. PLEASE HELP!!!
  205. PLEASE HELP!!
  206. Measuring tools...
  207. help w/wood choice for my bass
  208. another couple designs...
  209. cherry vs mahogany
  210. Replacement Short Scale Neck for P-Bass??
  211. Fender (Squire) Jazz Bass - Tunners HELP!!
  212. Neck strength/stability at the nut: a mixture of wenge and walnut
  213. Is this possible...(graphite rods)
  214. My First Custom Bass
  215. Even number of neck pieces? + latest find
  216. 7/32" routher bit
  217. Looking for nut inserts (nutserts?)
  218. Making wood pickup covers
  219. BAD BRIDGE
  220. Solid Shaft vs. Split Shaft Pots
  221. Pore Filling
  222. Music to build to...
  223. Help with a logo...
  224. Simple P-bass copy?
  225. can i do this?
  226. My Turn......Logo help as well...
  227. help needed
  228. Advice on a precision straight edge/rule, and where to get it
  229. Build progress
  230. Applying KTM finish with a brush
  231. glueing question for a semi-hollow body... HELP!
  232. Short and medium scale parts
  233. Logo material?
  234. Lower Horn Repair?
  235. Which Fretting Kit should i get?
  236. Rotary switch - PLEASE help...
  237. Fretlines without the cut...
  238. Just "Maple" maple?
  239. last design - comments and criticism please!
  240. mlcswoodworking
  241. Maple Fingerboard On A Wenge Neck
  242. beginning bass builder in Seattle area?
  243. Hand Planes
  244. Altering headstock shape
  245. Wood problems
  246. WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?
  247. First attempt using a CAD program...
  248. Could use some help
  249. ? filling voids in burl maple & progress pics:
  250. Best way to store a wood top