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  1. Bartolini 9E on 18V
  2. Wood floor lacquer.
  3. pondering how many parts can be hand made
  4. Repair and Luthier Work Books
  5. Replacing tuners, but holes are too big
  6. parts that affect tone
  7. Suggestions on repairing this chip?
  8. Fretless conversion... Need step by step instructions. Please!
  9. Pickups, routing, and pickguards. (Oh my!)
  10. Suggest a Dust Collector!
  11. Replacement pots for Yamaha RBX350
  12. Help My Abnormal Warped Neck!!!
  13. Spare Time Bass.
  14. I Trashed My Neck
  15. My poor bass neck!
  16. Gorgeous bass... but $20 for a reason...
  17. Koa?
  18. intro to new member and a couple builds
  19. Question About five string fender pickguards, bridge
  20. making a guitar into a bass?
  21. Jet mini lathe
  22. Does this look like a graphite nut?
  23. Bass hangs at an odd angle - how can I fix it?
  24. Warwick's Adjust-a-nut
  25. New pup winder in the works! With VIDEO!
  26. Dano-style P-bass build
  27. Rear strap button and Neck angle
  28. Terrible Jointer Accident
  29. Wetsanding between clear coats?
  30. lacquer vs. oil
  31. Jet buffing machine with stand - buffing discs?
  32. Filing fret ends, what's your method?
  33. Is It Rude to ask a lutheir for pups?
  34. JB and Precision Template?
  35. radius block
  36. + - semi hollow body
  37. Where do you purchase lumber?
  38. aniline dye - alcohol soluble
  39. First build - Six string bass w/single coils
  40. Is Warmoth always a pain to deal with??
  41. types of neck finishes?
  42. I've got wood
  43. "what wood sounds like this?"
  44. home paint job
  45. Hey guys,a little help please?
  46. Finish Questions
  47. pricing a custom bass - the unrealistic expectations of those requesting a quote
  48. Non-standard neck to fit a P-style body
  49. Wood Gurus of TB: Any such thing as figured Ash?
  50. Anybody us LMI's FW74 wire for basses?
  51. Pickup Cover Question.
  52. Any machinists / metal workers here?
  53. 6 strings bass : one or two truss rod???
  54. What is your favorite fretwire for basses?
  55. New Plan: Smaller Bass
  56. How To: Finding the Center of a Body
  57. Teej's "When you've gotta have a bass at school or work..." Travel Bass
  58. P-bass for my son
  59. Filling holes in a composite neck?
  60. lined fretless veneers? where to get?
  61. Help a Tremolo n00b decide on a Kahler tremolo please.
  62. making a truss rod?
  63. Laying out a fan fret
  64. engraving a headstock logo
  65. Headless 5ver under construction
  66. slots-then-sanding or sanding-then-slots
  67. checkered Binding source
  68. 2 questions for those "in the know"
  69. bass trem bridges: which is the best?
  70. My 2nd ACG
  71. Fretboard wood?
  72. what pups?
  73. wax remover
  74. Will having access panels effect the sound?
  75. Those Darn old pickup screws
  76. my microtonal bass
  77. removing triangle markers
  78. finishing - waterbase lacquer for opaque colors?
  79. a 'thumb-like' bass?
  80. Whats up with your neck angle
  81. Any Custom bass makers that use other Brands products?
  82. using an oil finish on an ash body
  83. Neck not bolted on right???
  84. Luthier in SC
  85. Would you take this Alder blank for body?
  86. ARRRGHHH!!! Yellow turned to green!!!
  87. First build - 6 String Fretless
  88. How to choose where to fit the "straight" fret on a fanned fret fingerboard?
  89. Lakland Decal
  90. refinishing an ibanez
  91. Setup trick
  92. When customers don't take care of their custom basses
  93. wood: American Cherry
  94. neck mounting ferrules
  95. How often do you ruin a bass?
  96. My first custom, help/advice needed
  97. broken truss rod nut
  98. Would i be able to stick this neck on my mim fender??
  99. Contrasting body woods
  100. hiding pickguard screw holes
  101. raising dents in wood
  102. Screw holes diameter?
  103. Defretting: epoxy question
  104. Pardon my sporadic attendance: baby is on the way
  105. Update on first build
  106. Adding a J to my P question
  107. Beatle Bass Plans
  108. Semi-gloss lacquer: Do you rub anything onto it?
  109. am I about to do something stupid?
  110. Question on Controls
  111. Custom Cut Wood Sources (or "GASP! Say it isn't so!")
  112. Is there any way to modify a bass slightly so it has better action?
  113. How to apply a waterslide decal
  114. ran into trouble. confused.
  115. Mini travel bass ideas
  116. going to add a bridge j to my p. questions
  117. An Idiotic Short-Scale Question...
  118. starting to start - design feedback wanted
  119. Post your fixtures/jigs
  120. Help Needed Urgently - Lined Fretless Board
  121. Dumb question
  122. Acoustic repair.
  123. opinions on wood choice
  124. Customising...
  125. Fretboard radiusing question
  126. guitar body with bass neck?
  127. Pretty big gap through the body, really bad? Please help!
  128. What are your thoughts on passive tone controls?
  129. What nut is best?
  130. 6 string fretless for me
  131. Shielding question
  132. putting old style gibson tuners on epi bird
  133. Luthiers in NYC?
  134. Noob Re-finish question.
  135. any luthiers on here sell fretboards?
  136. Jay Turser Bass.
  137. Intonation Problems
  138. I'd like a custom body (UK)....
  139. Building a bass the nerdy way??
  140. Maple fretless fretboard needs refinishing
  141. question on extra frets.
  142. Is there a gotcha to doing this?!
  143. To paint or not to paint???
  144. Ecuadorian Mahogany?
  145. Cobelens & de Bruyne; Carmelo finished!
  146. My first build!
  147. TONEWOODS QUESTIONS...
  148. need help finding a p-body
  149. poor mans way of cutting pickguards
  150. fret slotting blade - StewMac or LMI?
  151. 7-string fretless super hollowbody for Alex
  152. Is building your own bass hard?
  153. Shaving down a neck
  154. '51 Tele P control plate - in a lefty?
  155. warmoth neck and tung oil...
  156. Vintage Jazz Neck Help needed!
  157. (MANY PICS) The evolution of the Squier P
  158. Bridge ground question...
  159. Project Remember the 60’s
  160. basswood
  161. Help with Transparent Blue Finish
  162. X-Mas Gift for Dad?
  163. Vacuum Bag know how needed
  164. Presenting my self built "Goblin" bass.
  165. concave (warwick style) body
  166. finish: is it needed?
  167. Who can build this?
  168. Refretting A Graphite Neck
  169. Refinishing basswood - filling dents?
  170. What can you spray with polyurethane
  171. buying transparent finish
  172. enhancing purple heart wood color
  173. New project need advice on scale length.
  174. Binding
  175. A Redeemer Geetard???
  176. Indian RW or maple.... wich is heavier
  177. Looking for luthier in Palm Springs area
  178. Possible to take the fretboard off?
  179. best replacement body for JB project
  180. Need a consult for a Fender Jazz
  181. battery box routing question
  182. Gluing Stained Veneer
  183. Five string Single Cut for John P
  184. Open-Grained - what to do?
  185. Neck and fretboard tapering revisited
  186. Hardwood vs the bandsaw
  187. First build complete..question for #2
  188. hollowbody project.
  189. extreme refretting (long post)
  190. Prince
  191. fixing the neck joint. help
  192. Fender Jazz 3 bolt neck troubles.....
  193. Body glue up question
  194. tuners
  195. Hezelli: first
  196. second jazz build up--need ash finish ideas
  197. maping out the FB question
  198. What is the toughest most dent resistant finish?
  199. MIM Fender refurb finish question
  200. First from-scratch build (pictures)
  201. Anyone need a pair of strap buttons?
  202. Epoxied laminates
  203. Copper Pickguard
  204. first build singlecut
  205. Syracuse Lumber Store?
  206. Phenolic neck lams
  207. Minerals as nut material?
  208. Can somebody help get hold of a Westone Thunder bass body?
  209. w/a cam clamps??
  210. How to Make a Neck Request
  211. Truss Rod Question
  212. Rebuilding my squire vintage modern fretless J
  213. Is gluing nut absolutely necessary?
  214. Refinishing a neck in the Bay Area
  215. I can't take it anymore...
  216. Painting ebonite?
  217. Veneer angle?
  218. Need Help With Squier Mods
  219. Transparent Finishes
  220. Jazz Bass Block Inlays
  221. Fretboard thickness?
  222. how do i know when i should hollow my body?
  223. stingray pickguard fit a sub?
  224. Replacement knobs for Hamer Basses...
  225. Router RPM ?
  226. neck finish question.
  227. Where can I find good polishing products locally?
  228. Discontinued brown
  229. Roughing out the back of a neck by hand?
  230. Oil finish question
  231. HERE WE GO! (Firts build)
  232. P/J routing depth question
  233. what length trus rod for 34 inch scale
  234. my bass is falling apart
  235. string through body vs. scale length
  236. Jazz Neck on a P Bass?
  237. Stew Mac Nitro Lacquer
  238. Bass Body
  239. a couple bass painting questions...
  240. Source for piezo bridge (archtop style) ?
  241. Having a Fretless being made
  242. fretboard/neck making order
  243. lol... neck question
  244. Help - Removing Frets
  245. A fretless Steve Klein influenced bass project
  246. what GLUE works for you?
  247. Looking for A builder to help me mod!
  248. how can i seal a stripped maple neck?
  249. using a CNC to slot and strange fretting
  250. Modify 30th Anniversary Stingray