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  1. changing setup to drop all a step down
  2. Black Block Inlay
  3. Anyone have Callowhill Basses contact information?
  4. Tung Oil
  5. What do you (bass builders) use to cut bodies and such?
  6. pickguard routing
  7. BO, NT or Set for first bass.
  8. Where Do You Get Your Wood From?
  9. Paste Wax & Fretboards
  10. the displaced truss rod
  11. My annual project
  12. Need some help with my MM project
  13. best bandsaw blade for the $ ?
  14. My first refinish project (sorry, g***** content)
  15. Anyone here ever build a bass only using hand tools?
  16. Officially Addicted: Build #2, #3, and #4
  17. Nasty scratch in new guitar.
  18. Seeking advice on first singlecut build
  19. polyurethane (minwax) polishing
  20. Would this custom project be possible for under $400?
  21. A red sparkle guitar (yes I know it's not a bass....)
  22. Question regarding rules...
  23. Neck Lam/Taper Intersection
  24. refinishing a stained and laqured warwick
  25. Luthiery jobs?
  26. to kill a mockingbird
  27. Wiring a 3-way switch and having a series parallel DPDT switch
  28. which fretboard do you prefer?
  29. Mirrored Pickguard
  30. tenor guitar into piccolo bass
  31. Staining Warwick Rockbass
  32. Fixing a bass with leprosy...
  33. Compact Stick Bass Build - Scale? Bridge?
  34. bass pickup placement
  35. And the answer is....???
  36. To all the Builders that have a business set up...
  37. Fender Template Sticky?
  38. Pickguard Templates with holes for Pickup Covers?
  39. Planning bass build....... bamboo?
  40. building cases
  41. A tale of two bodies - I.D. help please
  42. Guitar Cabinet
  43. jazz bass build...
  44. Cheap fingerboard woods for prototype
  45. Any decent luthiers in Northern Arizona?
  46. Warmoth build #20....yes, it's a bass
  47. Bass with guitar body
  48. Luthier raised nut, but problems continue
  49. Refinishing a bass with clear laquer?
  50. 31et bass
  51. bass painting?
  52. '75 grabber!
  53. Setup and Maintenance?
  54. Allparts neck tuner holes!!
  55. 6 bolt neck replacement
  56. 2nd Bass Build Thread: Single Cut 6 String
  57. Some questions about aluminum
  58. Neck pocket question
  59. wax under the poly? (Affinity content)
  60. Contemplating a parts bass
  61. Fouled up a brand new Warmoth Body
  62. My own Marcus Miller 5
  63. Looking for a Satin Stain Finish
  64. using construction paper as veneers....
  65. HONDURAS ROSEWOOD
  66. Attach Short Scale Neck to P-body?
  67. The Differences Between Walnut & Alder ?
  68. sanding plastic
  69. Need advice on single cut 6
  70. First build - 5 String Bolt-on
  71. Ibanez SG 500
  72. warwick finish question
  73. MIA P-bass rebuild.
  74. Need Gibson G3 Dimensions
  75. Build #2- 33" 5 String Singlecut
  76. Which P neck retrofits a 2009 MIM Jazz body?
  77. Pentacryl?
  78. DOUBLE NECK BUILD IDEAS SUGGESTIONS?
  79. Scroll Headstock, Where To Purchase?
  80. possible to build a complete one-piece bass?
  81. Bass Build ideas needed
  82. Sealing/protecting an autograph on a bass
  83. Great Video on BassPlayer.com
  84. poly & lacquer finishing question
  85. 6 String Warmoth Build
  86. Neck clear coat spot: repair, or not to repair...
  87. Peavey Grind V "FLx" Completed!
  88. Would Quilted Maple work for making a neck?
  89. 5 string build
  90. Need help please
  91. First Bass completed
  92. Neck Intonation Problem
  93. Cheap Innovations! New finishing jig!
  94. 0 Fret??
  95. New Build: Single-Cut
  96. gluing ziricote - titebond or epoxy
  97. Fretless broken fingerboard..bad luthier
  98. Maple + Mahogany short scale
  99. SX URSA headstock reshape attempt
  100. How bout that nut??
  101. To relic a new Poly finish . . .
  102. Mike Lull
  103. Different woods?
  104. First semi-build
  105. Fanned Frets??
  106. oil-based VS water-based
  107. First Multiple Bass Build... Lots of Pics!!!!
  108. My First Build/Mod, What was it?
  109. Buying Wood
  110. adding wood to headstock so i can reshape?
  111. Converting 4 string to doubled 8 string
  112. where to get buckeye burl
  113. Tone Junkies!
  114. Your Advice Needed
  115. Help??
  116. Tools in woodworking?
  117. Electric Upright componentry
  118. Bodyless bass
  119. threaded vs solid wire
  120. Is a BB300 worth rebuilding?
  121. Refinishing my Smith
  122. stripping back a wood stained body
  123. Noob questions re: pickups, electronics, ect.
  124. new project - funky replacement neck
  125. Just saw: Warmoth 20% on bass bodies
  126. Mini pot question?
  127. Kansas City Fret Job
  128. Road Worn Precision replacement neck?
  129. Alternate saddle materials
  130. Fretting
  131. Looking for a stripper! Advice please!
  132. Paint chipped, need help
  133. Add fret lines to ebonol fretboard
  134. SX tuners question
  135. Zero frets - use a bigger fret?
  136. Luthier needed!
  137. Questions on Fender jazz alterations
  138. Hand painted basses with re-shaped headstock
  139. Guitar #2 in Ybor City
  140. 0.19" tolerance acceptable in p/u location?
  141. Modding my first bass. A few questions.
  142. Neck Noob Questions
  143. new build...
  144. Mighty Mite ok?
  145. Plywood Body...
  146. Headless "bodyless" one piece Bubinga 5 string
  147. How do you find the color code to match fender's color?
  148. First build - Gibson Grabber
  149. A new build.....
  150. How long should I store kiln-dried wood before use?
  151. Maple vs. Rosewood
  152. Best Setup/Luthier in the South
  153. Has anyone here...?
  154. fingerboard finish
  155. truss help!
  156. Hi I´m Tom and Luthier from Berlin. here are some of my basses
  157. Headless String Retainer: source?
  158. Alder to walnut
  159. Help me decide between coil-tap LP mod or "Franken-telecaster" project
  160. Multiple Trusses
  161. Fender Mocha Brown 544?
  162. My first modification undertaking of any caliber.
  163. Near fatal accident on my Six String Wenge Neck Through
  164. 24 + Frets and Point of Diminishing Returns
  165. Rickenbacker Finish issues
  166. Replicating a truss rod cover
  167. P-Bass Blueprint...
  168. New Builder... First Photos Of Production Models!!!!
  169. Micro Mesh
  170. Wood tonal changes?
  171. Help with stripping a bad refinish
  172. Figuring out neck dimensions
  173. Neck bendage from touching it
  174. purple heart bass
  175. top suggested upgrades for my squier jazz bass,
  176. Another "Name that wood" thread.....
  177. Work is piling up, time for a TB sabbatical ...
  178. the beheading project - turn a standard bass into a headless one
  179. Help ASAP Please! What are some instructional books for bass building?http://www.talk
  180. Epiphone Thunderbird IV neck swap?
  181. Drilling/Installing Tuners
  182. How Much of a Basses' Tone Is Dependant on, You Know, The Bass?
  183. Spector Body Curve
  184. New matching set
  185. Thinning mirror coat to use as a filler?
  186. how much would a custom finish cost?
  187. Where to get exotic wood???
  188. Side fret markers?
  189. Single Cut..Clear coat
  190. Gallery Hardwood......phone # not working.....how to contact
  191. stiffest neck
  192. Crushed wood behind truss rod nut
  193. bocote/cedar build
  194. sharp edges
  195. 8-string neck to thin?
  196. cheapest decent quality bass?
  197. Question on neck-through
  198. 4 string bass to 8 string octave-Plausable?
  199. Bass buzzes when I lift my hand off the strings?????
  200. Making a custom Fender Bass
  201. Best repair protocol.
  202. Electronics repair in Mass.
  203. Repainting questions
  204. Bass Rebuild needs YOUR help
  205. Looking for suggestions for more 'mellow' woods in the Maple price range
  206. Copper-Top?
  207. Thumb rest question?
  208. getting a bass fretted
  209. j-bass replacement neck request
  210. Alder
  211. Broken pickup screw - big problem... help!!
  212. NON "fender" relics
  213. White lines for lined fretless?
  214. Martin-style Adjustable Truss Rod
  215. Another neck building question...
  216. quartersawn???
  217. Painting Perfection
  218. search question
  219. 50's Tele-style P-bass build
  220. refinishing a sunburst body
  221. Quick question
  222. first exotic wood 6 string bass build
  223. Need a pre-slotted fretboard asap
  224. Green streaks in newish neck
  225. Does this look like a good neck?
  226. US/Pre-CBS Machine heads and parts on a MIJ/CIJ 62 RI?
  227. First Build: I'm actually going to do it, but I need lots of help.
  228. Accidentally lost some shine on bass finish, polishing won't fix it - help?
  229. Negative fret markers
  230. Product of Youtube.
  231. Vinyl sealer and Polyurethane
  232. Bass from the Dead
  233. Goofy neck angle
  234. How do I restore this finish?
  235. Impact of moving neck pickup further down?
  236. Ebanol Defret
  237. Dual coil jazz bass pickups
  238. Bridge Placment =/
  239. Anyone do complicated custom inlays?
  240. chrome to black geddy build
  241. musicman sabre body template
  242. Truss rod slipping?
  243. Advice on sourcing wood
  244. Wood for nut and bridge
  245. Just an Idea
  246. simple I hope ramp question
  247. Jazz Bass block Inlay Template
  248. Fender Jazz Fretless Conversion
  249. A little help needed, please.
  250. Critique headstock designs