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  1. Bass finishing questions
  2. Thinkin about modding my Mark Hoppas
  3. Who had a bookmatched top with a cat's face on it?
  4. Defretting an Acoustic-Electric?
  5. CNC programs, anyone?
  6. Zero fret thoughts
  7. Quick binding question
  8. Painted Dots
  9. Lined Fretless
  10. Question relating to bolt-on Fender style neck.
  11. Tree identification.
  12. Fender Bass Project
  13. Broken neck help
  14. How scratch-free before a finish?
  15. Starting my first project - stuck on a neck
  16. Working with spalted woods re-visited
  17. How important is body weight for sound?
  18. thicker finishes more prone to stress cracks?
  19. fixing control cavity area crack
  20. Removing the finish...?
  21. Question about tapering
  22. First bass Project...Exited!!!
  23. How adjustable is the Hipshot A bridge?
  24. Cleaning pet urine from bass
  25. Random discoveries
  26. What do you guys think of this no name luthier 6 string?
  27. Truss rods experience
  28. Fretless Fretboard gloss
  29. thumb rest.
  30. whats with the...?
  31. Tru Oil versus chatoyance
  32. I have the hardware. But lack the woodworking skills....
  33. I want to make a bass
  34. Converting bolt on to set neck?
  35. I GOT AN AWESOME IDEA!!! (I think.)
  36. Working graphite.
  37. JazzBass body template
  38. Fodera Knobs
  39. by request: 3D Fender-ish CAD/Render
  40. Custom singlecut 5 string for Justin Williams
  41. epoxy dye
  42. Finish on wenge top/headstock?
  43. Anybody ever used Texas ebony? Or desert ironwood?
  44. A Trussrod Goof
  45. Bass case suppliers
  46. My CNC bass project start to finish
  47. Output Jacks
  48. So i used boiled linseed oil on my fingerboard...
  49. Bridge directly on wood... or after finish?
  50. advice on specifics
  51. FJ guitars, new guitar design!!!!
  52. new fretless build
  53. Custom Pickup Question
  54. polyurethaning cocobolo
  55. Reranch Sand and Sealer
  56. Fret Slotting Blades....
  57. Bass Kits?
  58. Wenge Short Scale 4-string
  59. New York and New Hampshire.
  60. Southeastern Luthier?
  61. Binding on drop tops.
  62. microtonal fret job?
  63. Need a small piece of wenge for a ramp...
  64. Looking for a 10 string bridge.
  65. Can you build me a neck?
  66. Boarax swirl oil paint on body - using tub
  67. Where can I find custom truss rods?
  68. warwick refin
  69. Help with bridges: Hipshot VS Schaller VS Leo Quan
  70. Trying to figure out neck scale
  71. help finishing different woods
  72. Any advice for a first build?
  73. new neck
  74. "Scoop" acoustic bass?
  75. Different colored Tuners/bridges?
  76. Finding an acceptable replacement body...
  77. A good piece of Ash
  78. Radiused covers for Angus
  79. Wooden Nut??
  80. i think i made a boo boo
  81. New Bass Assembly
  82. custom decals
  83. Update on the Benedetto Gig!
  84. Spalted Maple Anyone?
  85. Fanned scale fretless retrofit.
  86. Black Schaller M4 Tuning Head
  87. Maple Necks
  88. What paint?
  89. Koa and tone properties.
  90. The Revenge of the Radial Arm Saw on the Fretless Neck
  91. daring task! well..sort of...plans for an electric upright
  92. Any pointers on a 32" scale fretless 8?
  93. getting my design to scale
  94. Fairly easy Home Made Bridge
  95. My first bass, and possibly second
  96. Wood Identification
  97. Some people said I should be a luthier...
  98. First build (Trying to decide on woods and scale)
  99. Replacing bridge
  100. So Close to being done: Neck finishes
  101. Hipshot Tuning Keys Query
  102. Dual Pre?
  103. Choices of preamps for fretless
  104. Making a neck look worn.
  105. Slightly uneven fretboard on a new fretless
  106. Making a production bass a string-through
  107. more than the usual number of pickups
  108. Humidity question?
  109. Fingerboard wood
  110. No sound from my bass!
  111. Good Luthier in central CA?
  112. coughcoughguitarquestioncoughcough
  113. Strap Lock question
  114. Bubinga pommele as a fingerboard wood. Finish ideas? (pic inside)
  115. headless bridges
  116. Stripping Nitro
  117. Looking for a good nut maker
  118. Custom design
  119. 8 string bass conversion
  120. sealed wood? any problems?
  121. Epoxy
  122. Wood Dye
  123. neck shaping questions ???
  124. Active basslines 5 string pickup problem
  125. help with making a 15' cab
  126. fretboard / to radius or not to radius ?
  127. custom pickups in UK
  128. HELP!!!
  129. Name this wood
  130. Refretting a bass?
  131. First Build: Body Shape Idea
  132. First fret problem
  133. Fret leveling tips?
  134. Fretting Ebonol
  135. Fretless epoxy finish.
  136. F Bass: BARE! What to do?
  137. Fret lines on fretless fingerboard tips
  138. ABG with Nylon Strings
  139. This is not a bass guitar question: Mexi strat...
  140. FIRST BUILD WOOD ADVICE ...
  141. HELP! 1966 J-Bass tuners needed
  142. New Project-Moses
  143. travelling abroad with my bass
  144. more fretting questions
  145. Five string Scroll for Thomas J.
  146. Making a flame POP - and giving it a nice sheen
  147. Tim Salas?
  148. The ethics of copying a design of a company that went out of business
  149. I'm Famous!!!
  150. Worst Build Day Ever!!
  151. Alternative method for pup cover
  152. How can I get this finish?
  153. Do I need a truss rod?
  154. 73 Jazz Bass pickup repair
  155. Any Bass building books out there?
  156. custom paint
  157. removing inlays?
  158. orange osage as a fingerboard?
  159. How hard is building a fingerboard?
  160. FIRST BUILD NECK THROUGH OR BOLT ON ?
  161. maple fingerboard on fretless
  162. EMG vs Bartolini for fretless
  163. Silly headstock idea.... classical style.
  164. Starting out as a bass tech / repair guy
  165. modifying a thinline body
  166. Fixing neck dings - am I doing this right?
  167. Source for case lock?
  168. core woods Suggestions?
  169. WHERE TO FIND FRETBOARDS?
  170. Warped neck
  171. Pots, caps, and knobs???
  172. New Build for CapeBass - P/J w/Hipshot Trem
  173. Questions about pickups and wood covers
  174. Pics of 32" scale 1st build
  175. Non-bass body question
  176. Semi-OT: To the hand-planing experts, what plane to use on snakewood?
  177. drilled "tone chambers"
  178. Fretboard thickness and Padauk...
  179. double bass sound from a bass guitar?
  180. What type of metal is used for Schaller Machine Heads
  181. What are the best pots and why?
  182. Old wood from auctions.... usable?
  183. Phun with Phinishing
  184. Resonator basses
  185. matching body finish to existing neck
  186. Why is this bridge so expensive?
  187. Semi-hollow bodies options! Help needed.
  188. Bookmatching
  189. fingerboard flush with body
  190. Luthiers in my area?
  191. piezo for a wood bridge. thinline
  192. Acoustic Guitar strings
  193. finishing screw up
  194. Can someone here build me a wooden pg and control cover?
  195. Converting to a contra bass
  196. Dangleberry Bass Necks
  197. p-bass pickup options
  198. Pot Values?
  199. have no experience, but i want to fix my fretboard
  200. Neck sanding.
  201. Wood
  202. almost ready/first build
  203. will an endpin jack support a bass?
  204. Routing under a pickguard to lighten a bass?
  205. Custom singlecut in progress
  206. different mahogany type???
  207. owing to the C# thread in bass forum...
  208. Wenge/Pic
  209. First Guitar Build Complete (Pics)
  210. building an EUB
  211. Cutting out headstock shape and volute. help?
  212. public woodshops
  213. Resonant metals?
  214. bass project phase 2
  215. Electric Bass C-Extensions
  216. Squirelly neck?
  217. Converting a Jazz Bass to Lefty
  218. Translucend red on a natural wax and oil finish - WHO?
  219. Custom bass body builder??
  220. First Bass Project
  221. how do you post full sized pictures
  222. Second Build Pictures
  223. making a bass version of a guitar model
  224. Wring help needed...
  225. Help with wood types
  226. G&L Bridge on an MIM Fender or copy?
  227. Non permanent fretmarkers on fretless neck
  228. wire route
  229. Gloss varnish over satin on J Bass
  230. Westfield p-bass neck pocket
  231. 1ST BASS BODY CUT
  232. P-Bass Bridge and Pickup Covers
  233. Alternative Bridge For Hofner Violin.
  234. lawsuit bodies
  235. Neck Cleaning...Sorry
  236. BUBINGA-To cut or to not- solid body or lam?
  237. Finally finished
  238. fixing on a bass neck.
  239. Figured wood Lams
  240. Tool for Removing Polyester Finish
  241. A couple 4-stringers I'm working on
  242. THICKNESSER/BELT SANDER
  243. neck help
  244. Holes through the body in relation to tone - help needed.
  245. Additions to the spaceman bass
  246. 3D software compatability ?'s
  247. band saw buying help
  248. Chambered bass dimensions
  249. From WAX/Oil To Poly Urethane:Pros/cons?
  250. Converting a rickenbaker 4 to 5