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  1. Neck Heaters and Straighteners?
  2. custom NECK build?
  3. thoughts on string tree
  4. Why string through the body
  5. DIY nut
  6. Fretboard lifting from neck
  7. Spraypaint a pickguard? Anyone done it?
  8. ABM bridge adjustments
  9. To restore or not...
  10. Bridge, tuners & nut: Yamaha BB1000-MA
  11. Guitar/bass tech in Austin, TX
  12. Truss adjusting tool for old Fenders
  13. Bowed neck
  14. strings flap around too much
  15. Newbie changed strings, now can't tune.
  16. Peavy buzz
  17. Direct replacement bridge.
  18. Virginia area repair person...
  19. Buzz problem
  20. Fender MIA truss rod
  21. Replacing a Mis-aligned Bridge?
  22. Set up questions when changing from rounds to flats.
  23. Bridge buzz on three-point bridge
  24. New to bass, have a few questions.
  25. recommend me a bridge for downtuning
  26. Help dissassembling a vintage P
  27. Loose Cloverleaf on Tuner
  28. String height.
  29. How to repair/fill Bridge-to-Body Holes
  30. Bridge Replacement
  31. What size wrench for MIA Fender truss rod?
  32. Fender Micro tilt adjustment
  33. Another stuck truss rod question
  34. truss rod problem see pic!
  35. Replacing Fender Precision Bridge
  36. mono rail bridge - uk source?
  37. How to install Schaller Straplocks?
  38. Replacement fretted neck for Squier Vintage Modified Jazz
  39. Bridge vs. Neck Joint: importance to tone?
  40. Help with dodgy strap pegs....
  41. Fretbuzz
  42. Essex 5er Owners: Is your B string dead?
  43. Ideal P/U height for EMG HZ's?
  44. Why does my MM SR have more relief on the bass side of the neck?
  45. Replacing 20 fret neck with a 21 fret neck...
  46. Help with EBMM SR5HH setup
  47. Can you adjust string spacing on BAII yourself?
  48. Fender Vintage Experts: Restoring Parts Questions
  49. Fret Leveling Question
  50. Can anybody recommend a Licensed Ric Dealer/repairman in the NYC area?
  51. paint chip fix?
  52. MIM Fender Jazz V replacement bridge
  53. help request: alignment
  54. Took my bass to get repaired last week...
  55. Is 4.5mm an acceptable gap between pickup and edge of route?
  56. Raising Pickups on my 'Wick
  57. The Truss Rod
  58. Best oil to use for oil finished basses?
  59. Warwick bass repair around Los Angeles
  60. Question for Ric 4003 owners using Pickguardian p/u cover
  61. is a Badass Bridge II really worth it?
  62. weird problem...
  63. Relief Issue? Micro Tilt? Action?
  64. How do I covert my bass to BEAD?
  65. ernie ball wonder wipes
  66. Nut Slot Width
  67. neck to body angle
  68. Why does one particular note (G-string, 9th fret) make all my strings vibrate?
  69. action and radius
  70. Giving a black finish to a bridge
  71. AriaPro II TSB-550
  72. I've been stupid and now it's all a mess!!!
  73. I'm screwed please help
  74. Nut woes
  75. anyone mod an SX Essex neck? make it thinner
  76. Low B string noise?
  77. Repainting a bass?
  78. 7 1/4 radius.."Warble" on g string
  79. Tuners for Squier Vintage Modified 70s Jazz
  80. Quick setup questions
  81. Installing pickups and bridge?
  82. SoCal Luthiers/Repair Shops (OC, LA, SD)???
  83. Blank pickguard?
  84. Defret a bass with zero fret?
  85. Repair help. (Warped neck?)
  86. Bongo deadspot?
  87. Hipshot Problem.
  88. Replaced my first truss rod
  89. Rusted frets and strings
  90. building a custom case
  91. Best straight edge for checking relief? With fret notches or without?
  92. Help with Hipshot Machine Heads?
  93. String tension's effect on other strings?...
  94. Who put that shim in my neck??
  95. Filling and redrilling tuner holes?
  96. So I home-modded my Badass II
  97. franken bass doesnt sound as good as i thought..
  98. New control cover veneer
  99. A "Screwy" problem
  100. Shaving 1st Fret
  101. Nut replacement
  102. Fret buzz
  103. Tarnished tuners or normal?
  104. Truss Rod Question?
  105. SX replacement neck
  106. Shaving a Pickguard/ Touch Up Paint
  107. Pickup 'clack' but strings aren't even close
  108. Truss rod spacer
  109. Where to get a tuning key? Vancouver B.C.?
  110. Tuning Trouble
  111. Buzz at 8th fret...loosen the truss rod and
  112. do you guys like to have some buzzing?
  113. Strange buzzing
  114. How would you adjust this bass?
  115. Where to Get a Filed Down Bridge Saddle/Barrel??
  116. replacing tuning keys
  117. buzz on different frets and strings, bad fretjob?
  118. Just a thanks
  119. Adjusting string height/what is too high?
  120. nut filing?
  121. Repair battery door
  122. how to clean a bass?
  123. .115 .90 .70 .50 tuned D# G# C# F# and/or C# G# C# F# mess up my stingray neck?
  124. Fender Neck on a Gibson Bass?????
  125. What about that new Fender bridge?
  126. Brown Nut
  127. Help please, need a 5 string bridge.
  128. Cort Curbow Bridge Replacement?
  129. Brand New Ibanez Bass, Fret Buzz problem.
  130. 1 string lacks brightness of others - Question to Techs.
  131. Yamaha rbx 760 a battery cover
  132. Fretless ABG Tech in Houston?
  133. MIM P Bass
  134. Just Tried the Toothpick Repair...
  135. replacement bridge???
  136. Up Bow Normal???
  137. EB-3 machine heads / tuner keys.
  138. Is there any good repair shop near Adrian, MI?
  139. Squier Acoustic Bass Parts
  140. who knows where to find those saddle "inserts"
  141. Badass II in Australia
  142. Squier Jazz Pickguard
  143. "restoring" a '75 P
  144. What is this?
  145. MM Sterling pickguard question:
  146. eyeballing neck relief
  147. Re-attaching knobs?
  148. What Kind off truss is?
  149. Clanging of frets
  150. repairs in chicago?
  151. Low Stingray G string output.
  152. a buzz on every fret?
  153. Nut height: *very* important for low action?
  154. 2007 MIM Jazz: Spare truss-rod nut?
  155. replacing a musicmaster bridge
  156. Questions on my new Rogue 6 string truss rods
  157. truss rod not turning smooth
  158. Is there any chance for a repair? (P bass truss-rod trouble)
  159. Hipshot Ultralites: USA vs Lic's / Same Footprint?
  160. changing guages
  161. Technique
  162. Thinning a finish
  163. Ation lower than 3/32 (2.38mm): Amount of relief?
  164. Help with raising action / string rattle, basic setup done (Yamaha Motion B)
  165. Refretting a Ric-copy in Belgium (Antwerp)
  166. Peavey Millennium 4AC BXP Intonation Adjustment?
  167. How to tell a "twisted" neck?
  168. ECSTATIC with my new bridge in MIM jazz
  169. moving a bridge?
  170. setting it up for slap
  171. Warwick paint chips, retouching, repainting? help?
  172. Need some opinions...
  173. Any Advice On a Bass Tremolo?
  174. Fender Jazz Neck...
  175. on removing a nut...
  176. String Height - Action
  177. Need help getting the buzz out of my MM Stingray
  178. Help loosening stiff tuning keys
  179. Got a '75 Fender reissue bridge
  180. Do anyone know how to change the fretboard?
  181. Stripping a MIJ Fender Jazz Bass...
  182. Gotoh GB350 (res-o-lite)
  183. Kahler Bridge
  184. Smoke smell
  185. 2 of 6 Ibanez SR tuners turn hard: could break?
  186. bass tuners for Mexican neck?
  187. Bass Maintain
  188. New to refinishing ---- needing help
  189. Where to buy hipshot products in AUSTRALIA?
  190. How long for a neck to "set in"?
  191. String Problem
  192. Changing my 5 string from Low B to High C
  193. Broken Screw Removal............
  194. Busted truss rod?
  195. Just put in new strings for the first time
  196. Relicing Fender threaded bridge saddles
  197. Hipshot Ultralite Tuner Problem?
  198. Strings buzz after I re-stringed my bass
  199. 1983 Roadstar II neck dimensions....can you help?
  200. Warwick experts. Where to find parts.
  201. truss rod nut
  202. Epiphone Thunderbird IV Adjustable Bridge Problem
  203. Low action with a pick??
  204. geddy jazz A-string problem
  205. Need help w/my Fender Geddy Lee please!
  206. "Speaking length" affect intonation?
  207. Light strings and bowed neck
  208. left/right hand machine heads
  209. how good is a bongo's action really?
  210. D tuner
  211. Any set up and repair DVDs?(and quick neck?)
  212. Stripped Bolt on Zon Neck
  213. Is my new P bass a dud???
  214. Loose E string
  215. Couple quick questions, appreciate ANY help.
  216. Which Tuner for Stage and Setup?
  217. Buzzing on my B string up the scale.
  218. I haven't adjusted my truss in 2 years. Is this bad?
  219. Should I bother?
  220. Price-range for dressing-up the frets on new MIM Jazz?
  221. Do I Need to Shim?
  222. Boomy string
  223. 3 bolt vs. 4 bolt neck plate
  224. HELP.. Fitting back Truss Rod Nut to Truss Rod.
  225. Great high-mass Fender drop-in replacement!
  226. Another Strap-relocate question
  227. distance from nut to 12th fret
  228. Causing damage to bass due to thumb position......
  229. Making/buying a ramp for a jbass?
  230. Fret-ends: Filling-in gap with wax?
  231. Removing tuner ferrules-help please
  232. Customizing the look of my bass.
  233. quarter round fret file
  234. Higher fret buzz?
  235. buzzing on my fretless jazz
  236. I just retightened the bolts on my bass
  237. My MIM Jazz needs an upgrade in Tuners....
  238. RIC setup websites
  239. Fender-style neck with a fatter heel?
  240. Badass V on an SX Fretless 5 HELP!
  241. Hex wrench size for old Tobias bridge?
  242. Putting a Hipshot B style 812 on a vintage P Bass?
  243. curious about bridge replacement... help
  244. One high fret
  245. Nut Repair
  246. Fender neckplate sizes.
  247. Millennium tuner problem
  248. Output Jack Ring is Loose
  249. Changing bridge on 5 string stingray
  250. swapping necks