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  1. USACG Neck fit? Warmoth body
  2. Rolled edges?
  3. U-Channel truss rod questions
  4. Will play wear on a maple neck require it to be refinished??
  5. Jazz bass body contour radius
  6. Neck Pocket gap
  7. I'm quitting bass building.
  8. Info Sharing Among Bass Builders
  9. Pickguard Carving
  10. My 5 string Cocobolo Bass project - Finale..
  11. Why Don't People Build Basses With One Piece Body Blank?
  12. How I make my renderings...
  13. HowTo: do Fanned Fretboards
  14. 1st build: '51 p- PICS INSIDE!
  15. Distance between bridge and MM sweet spot
  16. Converting Fretted To Fretless...Pro's? Cons?
  17. archtop tailpiece
  18. Wenge/Pau Ferro Jazz
  19. scratch plate blank
  20. Porter Cable 690LR router for $99!
  21. Trueing a de-fretted fingerboard
  22. Wood Store Review - West Penn Hardwoods
  23. My Singlecut design
  24. Plexiglass Body
  25. turning a fretted to a fretless??
  26. clamping a neck to get it straight
  27. Do you ever let the instrument build itself?
  28. Heads Up on a Finishing Process
  29. Safe T planer on a router?
  30. is it possible to remove fretlines on an SX
  31. Bass Luthier In Norhtern Minnesota
  32. New Ibanez srx595 issue-missing allen wrench insert on bridge saddle
  33. "quick and dirty" finishing options.
  34. This is probably a dumb question but I have to ask
  35. An Ibanez fixer upper Les Paul...
  36. Geddy Lee neck in a P Bass body
  37. Custom Build - Tone Question
  38. Edge Markers for Fretless Fingerboard:
  39. best finishing position?
  40. making the neck sides square-help
  41. Would a maple nut make sense?
  42. Unique Redeemer for Vic
  43. thinking of a diffrent kind of cab build
  44. Squierbird = Bad idea? Need advice from luthiers
  45. 250/500k pot for P-bass?
  46. Glue in truss rod after or before shaping the neck?
  47. help with Nut on Tobias
  48. "Woods of the Trade"
  49. Pickups dropped out of their plastic cases
  50. LOTS of question that need answering!!!
  51. Truss Rod Channel types
  52. Hidden knot in maple...
  53. Snugging up the neck route on a Fender Bolt-on style body.
  54. Abalone vinyl or adhesive?
  55. Would it be possible to change a pickguard without changing the strings?
  56. Sanding poly off a neck: when do I stop ?
  57. cool wood
  58. Check this out.
  59. Bridge positioning
  60. rout neck pocket, or neck heel?
  61. Does curl/stripe in a maple neck affect tone?
  62. "Stain Type" Clear Coat?
  63. Harmony P/MM frankenbass "build"
  64. would this be safe for a 6+ string neck?
  65. alembic clip...
  66. Hate my life...
  67. My First Setup-a little help please
  68. wenge care
  69. Clay dots (it's NOT a tone question)
  70. Newb-I bought a very dirty Geddy Lee. How do I clean it?
  71. Good polish to cover all of the scratches on my G Lee?
  72. First Build. I think a hidden knot has hosed me...
  73. A Jazz Bass in Progress
  74. bad neck fix?
  75. i want to paint my bass green
  76. Plexi bass
  77. Lineoleum Pickguard
  78. Converted my Turner Renaissance Fretless 35" scale basses to 34"
  79. Making a "set neck" bass with bolt-on parts?
  80. G1's 5th build
  81. Peterson strobe tuner for iPhone or iPod Touch
  82. Tobias, pre Gibson knobs. Where to find them?
  83. Refinishing an SX neck???
  84. Pneck on Jazz
  85. Thinning a neck
  86. What size roundover does a warwick bass have?
  87. Who's The Best??? (Finish Content)
  88. What kind of wod is this?
  89. Blue prints for rack mount case?
  90. figuring out neck depth
  91. How deep should my fret slots be?
  92. new bass build
  93. For those who are including serial number markings ...
  94. Dreaming of workbenches
  95. The red "thing" underneath the black "paint"
  96. Why are all the strings slightly different lengths?
  97. Cy's first build - a fretless
  98. Is the size of standard "fender" neck pocket same for 5 string?
  99. Plywood instruments...worthless?
  100. Wood/Body Question
  101. Gut cut info.
  102. One I just finished
  103. Router Recomendation
  104. first build (remix)
  105. new build, decisions, decisions.
  106. Micro Bass: Pre-Pre-Planning, Rambling, Etc.
  107. "swirling" advice needed.
  108. Planning Stages
  109. How to identify a nitro cellulose finish?
  110. A few questions about varnish finish
  111. first build finishing help
  112. Fingerboard leveling question, what do you do?
  113. Warmoth Gecko neck heel
  114. Looking to jazz up an old Squier...
  115. what to do first, headstock or glue fingerboard?
  116. Changing the neck From 22 to 24 frets
  117. Finish didn't adhere to paint.
  118. #3,4,5 Long time in progress getting close to finished
  119. ? for the experts re: string-through-body
  120. could i do any damage replacing a scratchplate?
  121. A Noob on Finishes...
  122. New UK bass builder
  123. Refurbing an old Epiphone ET-280
  124. Brass fretwire for bass? And fret slot question....
  125. Questions about Superglueing a fretless neck
  126. Layered Body ?
  127. Hipshot BT7 Extender Key
  128. As a builder - what is your favorite production bass?
  129. Quick questions about string spacing.
  130. Current P-bass body w/Square neck pocket??
  131. BlackDroïd Bass (pics)
  132. 9 String Bass Question
  133. Any interest on building a Rick 4005 style?
  134. Fretted Maple Neck Finishing Clarification
  135. Does Cocobolo wood darken over time?
  136. SEVEN STRING SEMI HOLLOW FANNED FRET SINGLE CUT MONSTER BASS!!!!!
  137. testing a few designs/prototypes help
  138. VM Squire Jazz Fretless Mods
  139. Willow/spruce for an electric bass?
  140. Fretless Question
  141. Question for the experts
  142. Neck bolts and anchors
  143. Acoustic Bass
  144. Can someone explain the reason for a zero fret
  145. New ACG shape.
  146. Measure TWICE = words to live by...
  147. Trouble in river city
  148. First bass project
  149. 1st build
  150. Mail Order Parts Outlet in TX?
  151. T-nuts for bolt-on necks?
  152. Luthier Needed!
  153. duplicolor as a "primer" for nitro?
  154. Questions about Tru-oil and Zinsser Bullseye shellac
  155. So Close I can almost taste it.
  156. What type of wood is this fingerboard??
  157. Routing on a finished body
  158. Final shots of my new bass & summary
  159. measuring the frequency of a note
  160. Ageing Screws
  161. Looking for De-fret service in Los Angeles
  162. fret scales
  163. Swapping a 20 fret neck for a 21 fret neck
  164. Need Low Maintainence Oil Finish
  165. I put ashtrays on the P bass and they're too shiny
  166. Painting my bass????? Help
  167. make Squier neck thicker?
  168. Ruler?
  169. Which sandpaper do you use
  170. delignit products
  171. Spalted Maple as a tonewood?
  172. How is this finish acheived?
  173. Fret wire gauge questions
  174. Neck fitment issues
  175. Potential P-bass Project
  176. Bad damage with bridge install
  177. Planning and design for a first build...
  178. Fitting a nut
  179. Low rent 4 string fretted build
  180. Hyder Guitars USA-Elegance fretless build
  181. A few questions about painting
  182. Spanish Cedar Tone
  183. Bass Uke
  184. Plugging pot holes (and switch holes)
  185. getting the perfect set neck
  186. Next build (for me): maple burl/mahogany/tulipwood
  187. Bolt neck to set neck / throught neck
  188. Making a Metal pickguard
  189. Soldering Question....
  190. Saman wood stain or Dupli-Color ? (tl;dr)
  191. Body shots...with epoxy
  192. Fwarg's Summer Build Thread
  193. A potecialy bass fingerboard style changing idea
  194. Bass sound question
  195. Defretting an Ibanez GSR 190
  196. 'stealth' matte treatment
  197. Cyber Soda's first build. You've seen a million.
  198. Canadian builders: DON'T DEAL WITH PUROLATOR!!!
  199. Fender road worn p-bass body
  200. Adding Wings to a Headless Hohner body
  201. *First Build* P Bass Neck on a Jazz Body?
  202. My Fretless Conversion/Body Modification!
  203. Working out where the bridge goes....
  204. I'm torn...finishing debate...
  205. Acoustic Wood Advantages
  206. Info on a Roland cab?
  207. new Twin Cities wood source
  208. Neck too tight for pocket?
  209. fretless woods and slap fret.
  210. looking for a parts website...
  211. Buckeye Burl
  212. Headless Bass String Retainer
  213. Fender Jazz adjustable brass nut?
  214. stiffness
  215. Do I Need Oil On A Stripped Neck
  216. Fender "white blonde" finish?
  217. Buckeye Redeemer DC for Redleg
  218. Pulling Frets on a Squier J-bass
  219. .
  220. Types of Wood - question for bass body
  221. Visual differences between Maple and Basswood?
  222. Summer Build Planing
  223. Fender 4 bolt neck on 3 bolt body?
  224. Purple Heart as a neck wood?
  225. placing the pick up.
  226. Super Wide RADIUS BLOCK 6 String Bass
  227. Fender P Bass grounding problem - help please
  228. Radius blocks in Europe?
  229. 6 strings on a warmoth deluxe 5 neck?
  230. Koa/Maple body tone...
  231. Do I have to widen and cut the slots? Fretless conversion question...
  232. Relicing A Poly Finish?
  233. Jumping in the minefield: why no tone questions?
  234. grounding and wooden bridges...
  235. broken trussrod
  236. Series / Parallel problem. Help needed :(
  237. A question about fretboard inlays
  238. Fixing scratches and small dings
  239. string problem
  240. top and body sets
  241. pre "first project" questions
  242. how to clean maple neck
  243. shaping a neck
  244. How to Make A Career as a Luthier?
  245. the new bass
  246. Fret saw binding
  247. How long can a neck sit unattached.
  248. Swapping RI necks???
  249. Painting headstock design - any ideas?
  250. Short Scale (30") Bass Question