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  1. My very own "bass in progress" thread
  2. For Matt Schmill: Villex system?
  3. best wood for dyeing
  4. what to use to paint bass
  5. parallel or series wiring
  6. Finish repairs?
  7. Help! Strange buzzing from my G String
  8. How in gods good earth to pick a core wood from a pile of mahogany?
  9. How in gods good earth do you pick a body core wood?
  10. new bass
  11. Properly defretting.
  12. painting a solid colour
  13. Lined fretless fingerboards
  14. Major battery drain problem
  15. Fret Filler
  16. 2 Questions/options on defretting a bass (not by myself).
  17. Kuntian fingerboard??
  18. Suggestions for body shape
  19. REFRETTNG A DEFRETTED 66 MUSTANG
  20. REFINISHING A 66 MUSTANG
  21. identify this spector please!!
  22. planing a fingerboard...
  23. Help with switch needed
  24. PU's sweet spot
  25. Headless nuts
  26. Luthier in Des Moines, IA area
  27. Need help with J + MM pickup config.
  28. Luthier in Toronto
  29. Curly (Masur) Birch top wood!
  30. my body...wood
  31. Adding lines to an unlined fretless?
  32. Tuning machines
  33. Bob Frenz-anyone know how to contact him?
  34. questions on fretboard height
  35. A question about materials.
  36. Templets/Routing
  37. Care of a fretless
  38. Fender bridge replacement
  39. Intonating a Gibson 3-point bridge?
  40. Putting parts together
  41. Colored oil finish
  42. Unidentifiable 60's Bass
  43. checking neck
  44. body and wood suppliers
  45. will refinishing effect sound?
  46. Logs!!!
  47. Wenge for the body,but what for the neck?
  48. 32" scale
  49. ABG intonation.
  50. LEDs in basses, good or bad idea?
  51. Refin question...
  52. What type of oil was used on Gibson Tobias basses?
  53. Plum pudding figure
  54. Inlays on fretless?
  55. Tilia?
  56. Me and a friend are going to build a bass...
  57. backyard bass...
  58. just upgraded to Pro/Engineer WILDFIRE!!
  59. Schools in New York
  60. String Height at the nut...
  61. Any Luthiers in Minnesota?
  62. Where can I find nut material
  63. P/U 4 knob wiring options for rear-load J
  64. Viable tuner and bridge replacements for a warwick...
  65. Neck-through questions...
  66. do i need stain or varnish or......?
  67. Really need help! (Kahler replacement)
  68. Looking to sand neck - need advice
  69. Glueing Cocobolo
  70. contoured body, a la Warwick...?
  71. Getting started
  72. "Rounding" neck edges??
  73. Luthiers: What's the best polish to use on a Tung Oil/Varnish finish
  74. Do I have to Strip before I put on a Coat?
  75. Black Limba
  76. Radius
  77. Problem with Zon Sonus
  78. Fret sitting to high...
  79. tonal signature of myrtle??
  80. Best Source for Luthier Tools
  81. Removing scratches from an acrylic finish
  82. light wear on pickguards
  83. Covering a vacent pot "hole"
  84. Bocote Fingerboards?
  85. Thinking about building, but the neck freaks me out etc!!
  86. Wood combinations to avoid?
  87. Any Luthier's in the Wi area?
  88. 4+0 to 3+1 ?
  89. STEWMAC-Warmoth routing template
  90. Difficult Conversion
  91. Milton BURL or "its not a tumah..."
  92. My bass construction thread!
  93. clean my purpleheart fingerboard!!!
  94. Re-fret Cost
  95. Best wood combintion for maximum acoustics.
  96. Tips on working with soft spalt maple?
  97. Moses necks
  98. Spalted Myrtle
  99. 1 or 2-piece mahogany body..
  100. Builders: parts sources?
  101. Ebay Wood
  102. Gallery Hardwoods appreciation thread
  103. Are Harmonics Inevitable???
  104. Curious - preferred nut slot spacing?
  105. 2 tek
  106. Steinberger fret issues: What can I do?
  107. Painting Questions
  108. Where Do You Purchase Your Buckeye Burl?
  109. lovely
  110. How thin is too thin?
  111. freebie bass needs work
  112. Compatible Piezo Bridges?
  113. flieschman bass / problems, big
  114. Everything I need to know about Oil Finishes
  115. How to make a sunbusrt finish?
  116. How plausible is a converting fretted/fretless bass?
  117. 32" scale fretless
  118. Fret buzz in one specific area
  119. It's finished! Warmoth 6 string restoration, "Barney"!
  120. Inlay and Finishing
  121. How are complex inlays made?
  122. fixing a twist.
  123. Is Lemon Oil BAD?
  124. Starting out
  125. Cutting a pick guard
  126. Block inlay info needed BADLY!!
  127. Soapbar to MM conversion
  128. Neck Tension
  129. Reasons for a singlecut vs. a standard double cutaway?
  130. Bulbinga and Wenge Care
  131. leveling the frets ?
  132. ABG bridge/ribbon transducer
  133. my 3D vViper nearing completion
  134. Paint
  135. The future of wenge?
  136. Scale Length Software?
  137. body wood
  138. australian pencil wood......
  139. Source for ABM bridges?
  140. Have you ever made a mistake? (Pardon my pity party)
  141. How does one become a luthier?
  142. crosspost (severe back bow problem)
  143. Radio Interfernce Warwick Streamer LX
  144. Do you put finish into cavities?
  145. building a neck
  146. mmmm...3D VOLUTES!!!
  147. scroll saw or band saw?
  148. Truss rod access
  149. metal as inlay?
  150. Neck relief problems... HELP
  151. Wiring 1 single coil bass pickup...HELP!
  152. neck joint question
  153. Just any old potentiometer?
  154. Quilted Maple
  155. European Luthiers
  156. pickguard problem
  157. Badd@ss II bridge - slot or not
  158. Buzzing when I touch pickup pole pieces
  159. truss rod for 32" scale
  160. Dead string
  161. Graptech Saddles vs. Fishman Matrix
  162. purpleheart
  163. adding dot markers to a fingerboard
  164. metal bass (not the music style)
  165. Different types of wood
  166. fretboard replacement
  167. Fender neck pocket
  168. For Ken Smith: Bridge Size
  169. Drilling out pickups?
  170. Hipshot Tremolos
  171. DI box
  172. Alerce Experience ???
  173. Adding texture to ash... see pic
  174. Fret Putty and Routing
  175. Making Vintage
  176. Most difficult task in neck building?
  177. bookmatching
  178. shaving a neck
  179. making a carved/arched top electric
  180. making a carved/arched top electric
  181. refinishing the neck on a fender jazz mim
  182. sunburst oil finish? and other questions
  183. My Hawai'i KOA Score!!!
  184. Neck radius of Jazz Bass Special
  185. How is Pickup Location Decided on New Designs?
  186. Shaping the neck, hand or machine?
  187. little eub help.
  188. suggestions please
  189. 5K p-bass pups
  190. Where to find a truss rod nut?
  191. Spruce or other lightweight woods?
  192. New jack location??
  193. Is this tool any good?
  194. electronics
  195. How can I get an oil finish?
  196. Replacement Teisco nut?
  197. Piezo Panic...
  198. String length vs. tension?
  199. Band Saws?
  200. hofner 5000/1
  201. delaquering the body of bass guitar
  202. composite necks
  203. possible neck pocket problem..
  204. I want to put a finish on my P bass...
  205. BG Tuners strong enough for EUB ?
  206. Kudos for Joe Zon, Plus a suggestion...
  207. Question about polishing fretboards...
  208. Suggestions on Marcus bass
  209. question about sanding
  210. Western Maple vs. Swamp Ash for Body Core
  211. Grounding Basslines MM Pickup
  212. What is risky with the spalted maple dust?
  213. Preamp wiring question...
  214. manufacture date
  215. How to make a good translucent black finish?
  216. UK TBers - Expoxy?
  217. Wood combinations/tone?
  218. Independent mini-bridges - grounding?
  219. adding a pickup
  220. How do I make a Scarf Joint?
  221. where to get wood?
  222. A few of our latest progress pics....
  223. Dried-out old fretboard
  224. Pole piece coating
  225. finally mastered the VIRTUAL VOLUTE!
  226. Lost MacGyvern Episode...The Brass Nut Problem!!!
  227. rookie wood question
  228. Stupid idea in the interest of string tension?
  229. Finish products
  230. Removing the lines on my fretless
  231. Re-shaping Moses headstock
  232. Fender and Alder question
  233. body cavities
  234. Woods for what????
  235. separating my neck. ouch!!!
  236. wood metal
  237. matching control cavity cover
  238. creep found inside ash wood
  239. my thick body
  240. Which bridge & pre-amp on a piezo only bass?
  241. Blueprints
  242. Tips on Bass Construction
  243. Question
  244. Pearls on Preventing a Floppy B String???
  245. Absolutely Necessary Tools
  246. building first bass -- suggestions?
  247. High output on bass?
  248. fretless lines
  249. Difficulty ?
  250. Project with my Son!