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  1. What happened?
  2. Jaguar Body (NOT BASS)
  3. Help with my first explorer project!
  4. Cigar Box Project
  5. New 6-string headless with fanned frets
  6. Jazz bass bolt question
  7. cheep p-bass re-build
  8. 3rd build- Lightest possible/back problems
  9. Thanks A Lot!!!
  10. laminating thin boards
  11. Painting/finishing an untouched body
  12. Sanding
  13. Phone call to Ibanez - facepalm
  14. Neck-thru and bowing
  15. How do you do this?
  16. Swamp ash guy
  17. First Project: Relic SX Bass
  18. help out a kid!!!!!!
  19. Looking to lower weight on my bass
  20. Heat damaging a bass?
  21. Gibson Grabber layout
  22. Bass #2: The archtop
  23. Semibuild... an assembly plus a little bit more.
  24. New build, twice the strings.
  25. New knobs!
  26. Inlay depth?
  27. RIM Custom Marseer 6 Fretted Fishtail for Chris
  28. Assembling My First Bass
  29. Gibson Victory...Rebuild?
  30. Any Luthiers in/around NE Florida?
  31. Defretting to unlined
  32. Neck finishing
  33. New neck for Tim
  34. Iridescenct Fender finishes?!?!?
  35. Never done this before, know nothing about it, but want to start a new project.
  36. sound of blackood for a body
  37. Clay fretboard dot markers disintegrating - solution?
  38. Flat Finish Repair
  39. Reproduction Fender decals
  40. 2nd build so much easier.
  41. First Build update (5er Fretless)
  42. Clearcoating a metallic surface?
  43. Luthier portfolios or catalogs anyone?
  44. Headless fretless 6 string for Mark
  45. Removing string ferrules for refin?
  46. Who builds(or would) Alembic clones?
  47. G-tar build nearing completion.
  48. Building a seven string
  49. Do you consider adding shims, chaging nuts upgrades to poor built factory basses
  50. Cocobolo Color Change Question...Couldn't Find an Answer...
  51. Refinishing an old, beat-up T-40
  52. epoxy for my fretless.....
  53. Fretboard painting?
  54. how to sand for paint?
  55. MEC Pickups
  56. Abalam pliability?
  57. restaining/darkening existing stain on bass
  58. Help with stripping Epi T-Bird
  59. An odd question: marker dot strip?
  60. 70's Jazz Bass Dimensions
  61. Who makes a P5 body?
  62. Effect of body size
  63. electronic problems
  64. Dallas Area? I need some help w/ a project.
  65. neck question, mij 62 reissue jazz bass
  66. Help with my Warmoth build
  67. My first from scratch build, single cut headless fiver
  68. Open headstocks
  69. defretting without epoxy
  70. can someone give me some links/tips on how to apply tru-oil on a neck?
  71. Fingerboard removal question
  72. Got any assembly tips or hints?
  73. dremel trio
  74. Fretless Rick
  75. oil over tint....???
  76. Fender Jazz bass neck shaving.
  77. Jigs, Fixtures, and Templates
  78. I really, really want to learn how to build a bass from scratch.
  79. stain for basswood?
  80. Chambering Experiment
  81. 1st bass buld complete
  82. Warmoth Bass
  83. Several questions about first build
  84. Free Pickups
  85. How to make the perfect cavity cover?
  86. Ibanes silver series , help ?
  87. bloodwood fretless fingerboard
  88. Project "Blasphemy"
  89. Need template for Fenderbird pickguard....
  90. Questions from a first-time builder
  91. How To: Brush Your Teeth
  92. How to measure (copy) neck back profile?
  93. Dear TB Luthiers,
  94. This is what Warmoth sent me.
  95. drill press as a ...
  96. Drill press as a...
  97. A quick question...
  98. Ricodyne Bass #2
  99. Finally Finished!-Natural Jazz Bass Build
  100. Bass#4: 30" 4 String Curly Red Oak Bolt-On.
  101. Hand painting Basses: info sort!
  102. Pittsburgh Refinisher
  103. marcus miller routing template?
  104. Does anyone here do consignment with local music stores?
  105. Material List
  106. removing fake inlays
  107. Disaster waiting to happen with this headstock.
  108. Bridge identification.....mostly used in the 80's?
  109. Truss rod repair question...
  110. Who to use for vintage restoration work
  111. Shim or Route?
  112. Building a new neck for my Tele bass
  113. random orbital sander and wetsanding recommendation
  114. First Build, Fanned fret 5 P
  115. Time requirement
  116. interesting e-bay auction
  117. Unimpeded string angle behind bridge...any advantage?
  118. Nut cut too deep, filler?
  119. Anybody ever remove the finish on a Stingray?
  120. Racing Stripes
  121. To scrape or not to scrape?
  122. Block of ash + harebrained scheme
  123. How would cutting holes in the body for cosmetic purposes affect tone?
  124. Vintage yellow
  125. Carl thompson Question Upgrading Tuners and Bridge
  126. Jet Black Ebony Body
  127. Can anyone explain this?
  128. Ramp building questions
  129. Builders, lets see your fretting equipment!
  130. Starcaster Style Headstock
  131. Building my own Band Saw
  132. Ceruse experts, chime in here
  133. Paint over polyurethane vs. Strip down to bare wood
  134. Building my own Rick-o-Jazz
  135. New six string build (pictures)
  136. Swamp ash finish -how to bring out wood structure
  137. I Gave Myself A New Challenge... The Luthiers Melting Pot Build!
  138. Luthiers: Help me identify these woods!
  139. Powerman 5000 Bass
  140. Friday Afternoon Office Luthiery Project
  141. USACG pickguard question
  142. Refinishing my '76 Precision
  143. Shim Material
  144. Cases
  145. Aluminum and Brass Nut? What Files Do You Use?
  146. My next build
  147. My newest addition - Fretless Short Scale
  148. Building a Fenderbird
  149. Other builders' work
  150. The buidling of my pine-bodied Double Neck.
  151. Holly facing
  152. A question on neck-through construction.
  153. MM Copy Modding
  154. Yet another further different fretless fingerboard thread!
  155. new bass from an old guitar
  156. Tinted clear coat on tranlucent blond body?
  157. Strat replacement neck?
  158. New Tools Day: Now With Pics
  159. Building a hybred fretless/fretted bass
  160. Help with truss rod- Squier Jazz
  161. Just an Idea: Single-cutaway telecaster bass build
  162. fingerboard sanding
  163. flat spot on back of the neck
  164. Repairing finish dents
  165. Yet another... J bass build
  166. Head design
  167. Anyone ever mod the body of their Conklin GT7??
  168. Do you know a great bass finisher?
  169. My first build
  170. Pickups won't raise
  171. Delaquer and refinish question
  172. Telemaster Bass...
  173. Inlay From Raw Shell
  174. Tacoma Acoustic Bass - Repair
  175. Summer Re-Vamp Project!! (WARNING GUITAR CONTENT!!!)
  176. Do Warmoth necks fit Ibanez ATK bodys?
  177. Feedback on bass shape
  178. Pickup Cavity Filling?
  179. Thoughts on my rough design
  180. Question: Metalworking bits on wood
  181. pick up position
  182. Luthiers to help Nashville
  183. I need an uncommon nut
  184. Powder coating a chrome bridge?
  185. I need a New Body Built for A Stu Hamm MIM
  186. Frustrated Purchaser needs advice
  187. How to "decal" the head questions
  188. Neck Pocket Routing WD/Allparts
  189. 5 String Body Wood Choices?
  190. Questions (non-technical) to gain insight into luthiers as artists
  191. Making a new neck for a Warlock
  192. Luthier School
  193. The admin police...
  194. Hello...
  195. My eb0 refurb is done.
  196. DENT ON THE FRETBOARD
  197. Some finish options?
  198. Filling in a bass cavity?
  199. Squier Strat has smoothness issues on neck
  200. Painting Machine heads and the bridge?
  201. What's the best fretboard wood for Metal?
  202. Double-neck (bass/6stringguitar) wiring plan?
  203. New Build for Mick Vaughn, of Tim Reynolds and TR3
  204. Brigde Height
  205. New pickups, and some routing.
  206. Squier Bullet Bass Nut=P bass nut?
  207. Whats the secret behind this bridge?
  208. How to file frets that are too long?
  209. Aria SB body dimensions
  210. Expoy and the more "mwah" myth...
  211. What radius router bit for cavities?
  212. Mighty Mite Bodies at GC
  213. Flying V body repair
  214. 4 string bass neck to 5 string bass neck
  215. Replacing a bridge?
  216. Clamping
  217. Adding a Glossy Clear Coat
  218. First carved top Holt guitar...
  219. First Refinishing Squier P-bass Project Questions?
  220. Help on Chrome Restoration
  221. first build planning.......help me
  222. Eleminating dead spots
  223. pickups and electronics for a prototype
  224. stickering lumber
  225. Gibson Ripper restore or junk it??
  226. Can't get Reranch finishes in Canada, how else should I tint a neck?
  227. how to remove stickers?
  228. Volute question
  229. Peavey Foundation Project
  230. 24 fretts to standard Jazz neck replacement
  231. truss rod removal?
  232. Ash grain and grain filler issues
  233. Nitro clear coat
  234. Trying to prevent neck warping after the nashville floods
  235. Solder help
  236. Spokeshave?
  237. Wal Bass fretboard repair - suggestion needed
  238. Anyone used toothpaste as a rubbing compound?
  239. New build (I'm gonna finish this one)
  240. Help ... Cleaning Products
  241. Fender 60's vs. 70's Jazz Pickup Spacing
  242. Fingerboard Radius Jig for Router
  243. For all you high tech finish pro's
  244. black dot fret marker replacement
  245. I gots me a(piece)of cherry!!
  246. SX P-Bass body,and aftermarket necks...
  247. new build- highschool woodshop
  248. Sanding Neck - Resale killer?
  249. Black limba (korina) vs African mahogany
  250. Electronics question