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  1. Anyone have a Tobacco Sun Burst bass without a Tort/Black/White pickguard?
  2. Bump at the high end of the neck - Fender Jazz Bass Plus V
  3. Strings hitting pickups in upper frets
  4. Action problems.
  5. 51P bass replacement bridge: string thru body and bridge
  6. Weird open E sound
  7. "My neck is nice and straight"
  8. Glazed the fretboard of my fretless with epoxide resin (video)
  9. Frets loose?
  10. Chrome Bridge w/ nickel screws
  11. Peavey Foundation fretless neck
  12. Fender Modern Player question...
  13. Hipshot Ultralite D-Tuner - remove lever?
  14. NEED A FENDER AMERICAN JAZZ BASS HEADSTOCK
  15. Nut Replacement?
  16. Tuning Key is To Tight...need help
  17. A twist in the neck? (Hwy One)
  18. black/rosewood pbass pickguard pics
  19. black/rosewood pbass pickguard pics
  20. yamaha trb jp problem
  21. Saddle Help!!
  22. Hwy 1 and Badass bridge...?
  23. Any BADASS experts around ?
  24. HELP! need help ordering the right size tuning keys
  25. Who's the best 3rd party parts manufacturer?
  26. router bits?
  27. Raising the height at saddle for one string?
  28. Bridge suggestions for 2-5/16" spacing
  29. TOO MUCH BASS!!!??
  30. ThunderBird Saddle Help!
  31. Fender 51 P bass Reissue: loose cup jack
  32. Exact fit tuning machines- squier
  33. Help identify this pick!
  34. Intonation question.
  35. Peavey Foundation bridge questions
  36. My Truss Rod Repair
  37. AFTERMARKET ADJUSTABLE NUT: Anyone Have Any Experience With This?
  38. Nut slot too wide
  39. Buzzing Rick
  40. Should i sand the frets?
  41. P-bass help?
  42. Schaller 3D-4 and 3D-8 saddles: Interchangeable?
  43. can someone give me a good guide for action adjustment?
  44. NEED SERIOUS HELP WITH MY DEAN!
  45. Repairing/re-binding a semi-hollow bass
  46. Badass + Peavey?
  47. where can i find this pickguard for a g&l l-2000 ?
  48. Yamaha truss rod tool?
  49. bridge tonal characteristic
  50. fretboard rise at the neck joint
  51. Fitting 2-piece Thunderbird bridge
  52. Bent neck on fretless?
  53. Shim My '78 Jazz Bass
  54. Hardware Oxidation
  55. Shop reset up repair
  56. Can a CASE be un-warped?
  57. fretline sprout
  58. Too low action or...
  59. Squier Vintage Mod Jazz Bass Mods?
  60. Plek Machine in Oklahoma?
  61. Eliminating Fret Buzz/Rogue Violin Bass
  62. Vintage Radius Fret Buzz
  63. Hipshot A/B Retrofit String Through Compatability w/ Badass III
  64. Help with wood swelling/painting
  65. Fender Modern Player tuners
  66. Which Drop D Tuner?
  67. Super Glue Fingerboard Coating?
  68. I Need Help With Tuners!
  69. who has the most "authentic" looking tortoise pickguard for p bass?
  70. Jazz Route on a "P-Bass"
  71. Buzzing, grounding or amp?????? HELP PLEASE????
  72. Acoustic bass defretting - ill formed idea?
  73. Warwick Thumb bass case
  74. The Story of my FrankenBass Olp/Nordstrand/Rotos
  75. Bridge advice(which one?)
  76. Advice on ultimate wood for custom Bass
  77. Official Fender SKB Case Club
  78. String retainers
  79. OH NO! My knobs are more beautiful than the rest of my bass!! (THG content /w pics!)
  80. How to get the perfect wind everytime?
  81. Fender strap locks not plug-n-play ...
  82. 92 MIM Jazz Truss Rod Issues
  83. Distortion Sound on E and A Strings
  84. 5 string fret buzz
  85. Where to Send Body for Pickup Routing?
  86. Bridge question
  87. Battery compartment makes staticky noise...please help.
  88. Fender P Bass Neck Plate
  89. rookie mistake battery compartment corrosion! ugh!
  90. The "Show Your Set-Up Tool Kit" thread
  91. Replacement bridge for VM Squire Jaguar Short Scale
  92. Replacement Tuners For Dean AEB
  93. New pickups vs de fretting
  94. Gorgomyte
  95. Sanding my ebanol fretboard level!! HELP!!
  96. Setting up by feel
  97. Best decision for this 6 string tuning, need help
  98. Nut depth for 8 string
  99. Peavey T-40 help
  100. help re-dressing frets
  101. Hercules Bass Tuners or Bushings
  102. Hopefully simple question...
  103. Fender Schaller Deluxe Lite Series Bass Tuning Machines
  104. Please help guys, truss rod too tight(I used the search function)
  105. New bass truss rod socket off center in hole
  106. Custom Bass Accessories/Parts
  107. How's this set of recrowning files?
  108. fret buzzing form 8th fret
  109. Help Installing Hipshot GB7
  110. Rickenbacker truss rod size??
  111. which bass extender key for squire affinity P?
  112. Cleaning and oilng a maple board?
  113. Spector Fretboard Delaminating
  114. Drilling a pickguard - anything I need to know?
  115. Is $500 too much for a 1978 maple board Stingray Refret?
  116. Carvin FLess, SGD / Bartolini EZQ mod
  117. Raised fretlines on Squier VM Fretless - feature or defect?
  118. More praise for Wolf G the Mass Ave setup wiz!!
  119. tell me about your Badass Bridge!
  120. Ebonol Fingerboard Care..
  121. Replacing volume pot in Ernie Ball VP Jr. 25K
  122. pickguard MIA J to MIM J conversion
  123. How to make 9/16" tuners fit 11/16" tuning peg holes...
  124. Perfect fit aftermarket bridge for my squier cv 60's p bass?
  125. fender jazz usa truss rod wrench
  126. Should I turn the truss rod?
  127. Bass ID for proper pickguard?
  128. Stripped SX neck, now countersunk dots
  129. Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass Tuning Machine Exchange
  130. Good Bass Techs!
  131. Gah this is driving me crazy!
  132. Squier P-J mod
  133. Stripped Truss Rod Nut?
  134. Best glue for nut replacement
  135. Questions about neck shimming and my set up
  136. 1975 Fender Jazz questions
  137. Bridge problems/ action with ESP
  138. can not get the action correct on my geddy jazz
  139. 6-String nut moving when tuning
  140. How do I repair a crack on the headstock on a 98 maple Fender Neck
  141. Fender Precision Set-Up. Help!
  142. Detuner for an Ibby Gio?
  143. Converting a 5 string into a 6 string...
  144. Bridge cleaning question
  145. Just got an American '97 Deluxe Jazz ...
  146. Tuner Bushing Rattles Against Headstock: Cheap Fix?
  147. upright bridge on a electric bass?
  148. Intermittent Distortion, the bad kind
  149. Pickguard doesn't fit..
  150. Gibson G3 tuning key replacement
  151. Any real reason to replace a stock Fender bent bridge?
  152. Does nut height scale with saddle height and relief?
  153. Question about building a bass.
  154. Can I replace my MIM fender Jazz tuners with Hipshot HB 2
  155. How bad can fret wear get?
  156. Alternatives to truss rod straightening
  157. Action Problem
  158. GFS / Grizzly bridge intonation?
  159. Just can't set up this bass! Advice needed
  160. String spacing
  161. Sandberg California series bridge?
  162. 5 string Yamaha tuning peg replacements
  163. laminate scrachplate?
  164. Hardware for a 5 strings Jazz Bass "Marcus Miller signature"
  165. Confessions Of A Mexican Stripper
  166. First Fret Buzz
  167. About to attempt my first refret. Advice?
  168. Threaded saddles vs. grooved saddles
  169. where to find - 1 3/4" nut for P bass?
  170. Fender MIA Jazz V pickguard from Warmoth?
  171. Problem with tuning and sound regolation
  172. Hipshot GB7 d-tuner problem
  173. Builders/Luthiers in San Diego?
  174. trussrod adjustments...
  175. Where can I get that poti knob?
  176. Flat finish process
  177. Now my low e string sounds muddy
  178. G&L L2000 Bridge Problem
  179. How to know the right saddle gauge?
  180. Best Polish for METAL?
  181. Open D String Buzzing
  182. Hipshot A intonation screw
  183. Trus-rod warping over time?
  184. Issue about neck setup, washers and strings, need some advices
  185. Hipshot Piezo Bass Bridge - saddle adjustment question
  186. New Saddles Vs New Bridge
  187. Accidentally used the wrong wood filler...
  188. Set Ups. Am I doing it enough?
  189. What finish on an Ibanez Doug Wimbish?
  190. Strange vibration sound
  191. Mighty Mite neck problem
  192. Neck relief question - post re-assembly
  193. Bass Retailers and Repair list
  194. Will it hurt if I take the B string off my 5'er?
  195. bass sound
  196. installing a new eck problem
  197. truss rod question.
  198. Bridges that will fit an Oscar Schmidt OB-50?
  199. How would you revive this Greco Rick?
  200. Cleaning Pickguard On My Fender P-bass
  201. Skinniest spacing for six-string bridge?
  202. a question about gunstock oil on a neck...
  203. Notes won't sound on frets 12-23 (A and D)
  204. Broken truss rod on my Japanese Hondo.
  205. MIJ Jazz Bass Pickup Cover/Pickup Fence
  206. Hagstrom HB 8 w neck issues
  207. Hipshot Bass Extender for my Fender Modern Player Jazz bass
  208. Moving a Strap Button
  209. New tuners for my '66 Pbass?
  210. Pickup Cover
  211. Spector Q4 Pro bass - bridge adjustment
  212. Replacing my nut, again!
  213. What is a "healthy warp"
  214. String Sliding Off Nut
  215. Japanese Conrad 'Beatle' Hollow Body Violin type Bass - Can neck be straightened ?
  216. Opinions on this neck crack?
  217. Nut spacing for octave strings
  218. Help removing pickguard from Schecter Stargazer
  219. cant intonate E string, saddle moved all the way
  220. all strings buzz at 15th and higher? (action is high, truss is good)
  221. Your top setup tips
  222. ESP F204 Replacement neck nut
  223. Can you turn a short scale into a long scale bass?
  224. Single string buzzing a little.
  225. Guitar Zone
  226. jazz pickup screws dimensions?
  227. Setting up 4-string bass for lower strings of 5-string set (BEAD)?
  228. String Mutes?
  229. Hipshot Ultralites don't cover peg hole on back
  230. Pickguard mod for double thumbing
  231. Basic Tuning/Intonation question.
  232. "Guitar Parts Zone" Necks on ebay
  233. re-finish?
  234. Fixing Neck Warpage after Fretboard Removal
  235. where to get a black abalone pickguard for a warmoth jazz?
  236. Allparts neck and Warmoth body?
  237. Can a P- Bass pickup cover fit on a Jaguar Bass?
  238. Fender Vintage Bridge Saddle Adjustment
  239. Never seen one like this!
  240. Question about tone sounding dissonant or "off" on Sterling RAY34 bass...
  241. G String Buzzes @ 7th Fret
  242. Badass II bridge on jazz bass
  243. where can i find "Glasswax"
  244. A problem with Hipshot HB2
  245. Fender 50's P goes out of tune too much!
  246. Installing a bridge on a new body
  247. re stringing to make left handed bass
  248. Hipshot detuners
  249. A single note (fret) on a single string out of tune
  250. where are the Leo quan badass bridges!???