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  1. Gloss neck a little too sticky
  2. Beatle Bass intonation question
  3. Where Did You Learn To Solder?
  4. Repair Book
  5. Lightweight tuners
  6. Nut adjustment for BEAD
  7. Dead E string on P bass
  8. tunning peg slipping . . .
  9. strange sound from neck
  10. Questions on the toothpick method for screw holes
  11. Nut for Conklin Groove Tools 7-string
  12. 22nd Fret Sticking Out Too Much
  13. Lizard Spit vs. Guitar Honey
  14. String Through Body and Bridge Question
  15. putting a left handed neck on a right handed body
  16. high action
  17. Help Me Find A Neck!
  18. How do you adjust a neck that has to be removed to be adjusted?
  19. Traveling abroad with my basses
  20. Super High Action and Adhesive Problem
  21. new user, HELP!
  22. whats the secret to low action with no buzz?
  23. Starting out as a bass tehnician (setup/repair-guy)
  24. Olive Oil On a Rosewood Fingerboard?
  25. NECK ISSUE- G side dead flat- E side concave (bowed) ..Can heavier strings Fix it?
  26. Where did you find your fretlines?
  27. Fender Precision Special Setup
  28. Help With Bass
  29. Straightening a twisted neck with a backbow
  30. Fretless A String Buzzing Between 4-6th Fret
  31. Fretless Jazz Nut
  32. What kind of finish is used on the Epi EB-O?
  33. Going out of my mind in basses with no deffinition on E
  34. Intonation question...
  35. drilling to make tuners fit
  36. Northern VA, LF bass tune-up
  37. nut and intonation
  38. someone who does good setups in NYC?
  39. Putting bridge covers over a Gotoh 201
  40. Is my neck bowed too much or do I need to lower my bridge?
  41. Who makes the Monorail Bridge system with the Drop D tuner?
  42. Removing stain from binding
  43. What kind of bridge is THIS??
  44. Opinions : Setting up without measurement tools
  45. Frets dressed, new nut, truss rod adjusted...like having a new guitar!!
  46. Tuning 4 string, noob, problems ERRGGG
  47. Single note out of tune!
  48. String retainer on a MIM Jazz bass
  49. SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH JAZZ BASS AND MUSICMAN STINGRAY ACTION
  50. Routing for humbucker
  51. Rickenbacker 4001 Bridge Adjustment
  52. Screw patterns for precision / tele bass pickup covers
  53. Lowering strings on 6 string bass
  54. Reccomend some mods for my MIM Jazz Fretless
  55. Dead Zone on JBass
  56. Good SF Bay Area Luthier?
  57. Bridge cover screw spacing
  58. Brass Nut for J-Bass?
  59. Gary Willis tri-wing tuners?
  60. Configure S-Tek Bridge
  61. Dead g string on Music Man??
  62. I need a good setup: NJ area
  63. Question about unscrewing a bridge
  64. a want interchangable necks!
  65. New neck... fretless?
  66. upper register of a B string
  67. how do you use a radius gauge?
  68. Replacing a neck
  69. a really easy question for u all...
  70. Getting rid of tobacco smell
  71. Rickenbacker Hipshot bridge saddle.
  72. Rickenbacker set up (Mute, strings)
  73. SX Necks and Scotch-Brite
  74. Replacement nut for Yamaha RBX550?
  75. Recommend me a UK setup guru!!
  76. MIA Precision tuning peg question
  77. swirl paint job using borax / oil acrylic & tub thread...
  78. Replacement for the little rubber piece between the strap button and wood?
  79. warwick bridge problems
  80. Aluminum Vs Brass Bridge.
  81. Help MIA P Bass Action Problems.
  82. New Bridge on MIM Fender P Bass
  83. Bridge Pickup not quite right...
  84. buzzzzzzzzzzz
  85. Screw for strap button keeps falling out
  86. What bridge is used on a Washburn B-20?
  87. Gouge out of saddle?
  88. set up on a frettless bass
  89. American J-Bass neck
  90. Lifeless E string on fender
  91. Top coat over HWY 1 finish
  92. Best Set-up guy in Phila. area?
  93. cracking and popping noises
  94. how much does a high quality bridge affect tone
  95. Get The Twist Out!
  96. Nut Removal on a Fender P
  97. J pickup to MM
  98. Luthier who do bass set ups located in Birmingham/Montgomery AL or Atlanta GA
  99. grounding issue?
  100. Restore Ibanez SR480 timber surface
  101. repairing a cracked neck?
  102. Tip: when setting up a used bass...
  103. Tuning probs??
  104. saddles don't move on my Warwick Thumb BO
  105. Repainting and the screw holes
  106. Distance of pickups from strings - a problem.
  107. How to transform a right-handed to a left
  108. grooved saddles on badass
  109. Routing the pickup channel???
  110. Pickup cover install question ...
  111. Epi EB-0 Tuning Pegs
  112. Ibanez GSR200 refinish ideas
  113. Bass Rattle
  114. Set-up 4 string with low B?
  115. D-Tuner for CIJ Jazz Bass
  116. Peavey T-20 truss rod stripped
  117. Help please
  118. sand down my thumb neck
  119. Regretfully a Noobish question about tuning.
  120. How to remove string ferrules
  121. string tension string hieght, im stupid
  122. Sanding back of nitro neck?
  123. So, adjust trussrod first then the bridge saddles (if needed)?
  124. Anyone know of a company that will do a complete refinish?
  125. Hipshot Vintage bridge base measurement
  126. Installed Badass II but now my intonation is all gone
  127. Do I need a refret?
  128. Very quick question about Fender bullet truss rods
  129. Tricks For Increasing The Tension
  130. Fret wear - how do you know…
  131. 1 tuning peg broke
  132. Breaking strings damaging neck
  133. Anything I should know before chngng frm flats to rndwnds on my new HoBo?
  134. repairing fretless fingerboard?
  135. OLP MM2 - want to roundout fretboard..DIY..dremel?
  136. Natural Neck Love
  137. Epiphone EB-0 Bridge
  138. Dyna Bass equalizer
  139. Tuss rod readjusting- general cost?
  140. More Mwah?
  141. Badass II slot shape
  142. Removing the "Squier" logo...
  143. Neck Shim for lowered action?
  144. Determining radius
  145. Shielding an aluminum pickguard
  146. WEIRD Buzz ...
  147. Intonation problem
  148. Weird buzzing sound on Guild Fretless
  149. Ah crap - my truss rod is stripped
  150. Epiphone EB-0 Setup
  151. Problem with BadAss 2, need some help
  152. I really need help.
  153. Rickenbacker pups setup
  154. Help: Violin bass (beatle bass) needs new bridge
  155. General Set-up for a fretless
  156. How scratch-free do i need to make a body to stain?
  157. Rickenbacker broken neck, advise need
  158. Quick EBMM question
  159. 83' MM Cutlass fret buzz
  160. bass paint
  161. Frozen truss rod help!
  162. Stupid newbie question regarding fret buzz and "low action".
  163. EB3 Drama!
  164. help!
  165. Has anyone used using aluminum tape for shielding
  166. Changed my strings - now my neck is different
  167. Dry rosewood fingerboard
  168. Pickup height on a Jazz Bass?
  169. Ramp questions: taste, style & ABGs...
  170. MIM Fender Jazz Bass V pickguard replacement
  171. Essex (SX) Bridge Removal
  172. Problem with my Fender Jaguar
  173. Cheap bass, schaller strap locks, and gutiar spins
  174. Poly (ester) or (urethane)?
  175. Quick refinishing question
  176. A is still buzzing.
  177. BadAss III
  178. Input jack question...
  179. High action, saddles at highest?
  180. New strings, setup needed?
  181. Charvel 2B Bass Truss Rod Adjustment Tool
  182. Replacement neck(24 fret)/pickguard
  183. Direct replacement bridge for Fender MIM Standard Jazz V 5-string?
  184. Soldering Chrome
  185. weather related help. Please.
  186. Bought a bass from o/seas with neck off...
  187. Marcus Miller input Jack
  188. New bridge on my Godin Freeway 4 ???
  189. Help-Tacoma thunderchief neck
  190. Truss Rod Cover Screws
  191. rattiling notes on my geddy?! help!!
  192. fret work on a vintage fender?
  193. Fingerboard Dots
  194. Idea for new sticky - your thoughts?
  195. installation of bridge
  196. Repaired a old bass, kinda long post, Thanks
  197. Loosening my strings
  198. Which Size Replacement Bridge...
  199. Schaller 471 8 string bass bridge
  200. Problem with my Geddy
  201. hipshot on a fender
  202. NJ tech?
  203. Fretless to Frets?
  204. Need bass neck help.
  205. Problems installing Fender style Hipshot Ultralites and how I solved them
  206. filling in holes
  207. Small annoying problem
  208. Hipshot A style bridge - how adjustable is the spacing?
  209. nut needs filed?
  210. weird fret buzzing?
  211. Screw accessories
  212. Action being higher in upper registers.
  213. Trying to correct a twisted neck
  214. Fender headstock hole size?
  215. Fret board rattle
  216. Instructions/Tools for Hipshot A Bridge?
  217. Which Bridge for My '51 P Bass Reissue?
  218. the nut broke off my Thumb bass
  219. URGENT STRAP LOCK HELP
  220. Hot weather causing bass to sound wrong is a truss rod adjustment needed?
  221. Well, this is my thumb rest solution
  222. Bass Playing in Drop C
  223. truss rod wrench for Yamaha BB3000MA
  224. Geddy Lee Action
  225. Fret File Size?
  226. Question about spacing of bridge saddles
  227. Replacing output jack - tricky one
  228. Problem With A New Mod
  229. Tuning Half step down - How to increase tension?
  230. restringing acoustic ibanez
  231. Dead fret
  232. Binding.....?
  233. Peavey Foundation S trussrod question.
  234. Alembic Epic - no output
  235. Nut problem
  236. Enlarging side position markers
  237. buzzing
  238. Heel Truss Rod Adjustment, NO ROUTE...HELP
  239. Help me with hipshot extender!
  240. Putting fretlines on a Fretless with none? HELP
  241. Dumb Question about Re-Stringing a Jay Turser
  242. Care and Feeding of Natural wood
  243. taking off bound frets
  244. Fender Dual Action truss rod adjustment (I need instruction)
  245. Pickup height on Ibanez SR506?
  246. Strings making unwanted noise
  247. mustang bass help!!!
  248. Gotoh 201 bass bridge
  249. knob help
  250. Stringing B-E-A-D on a 4 stringer.