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  1. Tokai Hard Puncher Neck Issues
  2. Gold Vs. Black: The color question
  3. Hey - I'm famous! (Well...in a way...)
  4. Luthier in Reno?
  5. Can this be saved?
  6. my first project 6er....so far
  7. turning a j-bass to a pj bass?
  8. Fender Jazz MIM Repaint
  9. Where to start?
  10. Help...
  11. Need help deciding Fretboard wood color
  12. how exactly should I finish my bass?
  13. help me make a bass guitar here? =]
  14. Modifying back of neck?
  15. Purpleheart Fingerboard
  16. Kits?
  17. first build, third try
  18. New build - a cathartic experience
  19. Maple blank long enough for neck through
  20. Internet wood suppliers
  21. Scroll Saws
  22. Removable Ramp Build
  23. Need a body
  24. First 6er
  25. Citrusstrip vs. Essex SJB75 Black Blocks and Binding
  26. Replace fret dots with epoxy ???
  27. What kind of neck is this?
  28. How does this sound for a first time build?
  29. p Bass that has had more facelifts than Joan Rivers
  30. Fenderbird Project
  31. Honest "pre cbs Jazz" copy.
  32. custom pickup covers
  33. Dallas Luthiers and woodworkers; a question
  34. metal printing now possible
  35. SX P-Bass Nut
  36. Problems with the neckfinish
  37. Repairing the repair
  38. Repainting my bass...
  39. Possible fretboard for BE maple bass....
  40. Second build: "JVH Ulu", 6-string singlecut, semi-hollow, fanned frets...
  41. Thought on gutting out a p-bass?
  42. Fretless to fretted? Am I crazy?
  43. New Build Custom 5 string for Lloyd
  44. Tuners better than Hipshot Ultralights?
  45. how to tell if neck is finished?
  46. Novax fanned frets vs regular fanned frets...
  47. Reverse Headstock Warmoth necks
  48. Removing a stacked tone pot...
  49. Looking for saddle screws for ABM 6-String Bridge
  50. Filling neck pocket hole with wood glue
  51. Can I make a DIY bass that is of better quality than a factory-made bass?
  52. Sketchup help
  53. Hello Luthiers. I have an easy question for you.
  54. Who makes a good wooden pickguard?
  55. Carbon rods
  56. Joiner Serenade #002
  57. Where is the Ibanezcollector 70 pg. PDF on Relics?
  58. How can i make these fit?
  59. Calling all Luthier's..
  60. Shellac: the magical first coat?
  61. First Build- 32" Walnut/Blue Mahoe (Completed)
  62. Router questions....
  63. Through flame and fire...a repair.
  64. Blank Scratchplate
  65. La mia Prima Fatica: DT0.1 (su Soundgear SDGR)
  66. Neck finish
  67. sx neck mod
  68. Looking for Fender headstock decal!!!
  69. Neck for new build
  70. Is This Possible?
  71. Reattaching the neck after shipping?
  72. Battery-Box Placement Question...
  73. New Lonnybass Lumber Previews!
  74. Redeemer SC-2 Single cut for Matt!
  75. Is there Instrument grade pine out there?
  76. Wal bass sound
  77. How to make my warwick corvette lighter...
  78. Warwick + Flooded Basement = :O I need help!
  79. General Finishes Arm R Seal - So Can it be Buffed?
  80. How do you pronounce luthier?
  81. rubberneckin'
  82. Refinishing my neck
  83. Fanned frets?
  84. South Florida luthier/setup work?
  85. precision neck, vintage tint gloss, pearl block
  86. cool new toy
  87. Fender Neck Finish Repair Questions
  88. Protecting an ash neck from grime and such
  89. Nut replacement - first timer help needed
  90. First Bass Build 15 Years Old
  91. (req) PDF printout templates?
  92. pinewood any good?
  93. Just-a-Bone I.
  94. "homegrown" clamp...Good idea / Bad idea
  95. How many times is a pbass pickup wound?
  96. How do you sell your work?
  97. Going to build a bass with not a lot of money
  98. finish for bird's eye maple
  99. Making bass string through body
  100. bass necks from ebay- trust issues
  101. Thunderbird body template!!
  102. Thinking of refinishing a Spector
  103. bass painting!
  104. Fake Fender neck?
  105. what do you think?
  106. Fretboard thickness - why rarely discussed?
  107. Wire Pickups Directly to Jack, with Half Tone??
  108. 5 string thing almost ready...
  109. Warmoth Neck Pocket - Customer Service?
  110. Help! Strap button screw sheared off!
  111. Neck storage an issue?
  112. Fretwire size..
  113. Let's hollow out my jazz bass, shall we?
  114. Phil Lesh Osage Orange Neck Inlay
  115. HG Thor Epoxy fretless conversions...
  116. neck replace question
  117. How Long a Wait for a Custom Bass..?
  118. Any builders in the Louisville, KY area?
  119. Bass Neck trouble.
  120. Aaaaw! Another ERB! "Stratos" 8 strings fretted
  121. Tinting your headstock amber
  122. Fender MIM Neck Pocket - '73 Precision Neck - Fit?
  123. TEAK WOOD for body?is it good?
  124. First Bass Just Started!!! Average Woodworker
  125. My bass project!!!
  126. Getting Started on Fretwork, Stewmac Kit?
  127. Fender Squire Pro Tone 5 string
  128. prototype single cut 5
  129. Another ERB build: "Nuvolari" 10 strings fretless!
  130. Stewmac and paypal..
  131. Grain showing through lacquer
  132. bass idea
  133. Luthiers in Michigan?
  134. New holes in bass for pickups??
  135. How can you tell if truss rods are broken?
  136. drum wraps for finish?
  137. Odd parts tricks
  138. Ritter roya copy
  139. 18mm string spacing for short scale, too wide?
  140. Epoxy Before or after Glue?
  141. photoshops request please.
  142. would multiple layers between head and neck comprmise stability?
  143. Headstock Decal Application Question
  144. Help needed smoothing a ding on back of neck
  145. crackle finish?
  146. how to get 2 @ 9V cells into the Jazz
  147. twistited neck-thru
  148. Fingerboard slot accuracy
  149. What's the Easiest way to Add/extend a body
  150. Wenge Necks
  151. What makes a pickups tone?
  152. Pimp my Musicman Stingray 5 to Ball Family Reserve
  153. The concept of the "sustainbow".
  154. Someone may want to check this out.
  155. PPK BASS DEMO VIDEO
  156. What do you consider "high" profile?
  157. looking for grover titan tuning peg
  158. Refinishing a Squier P Bass. Input and advice welcome!
  159. Finish type question
  160. Spiral planers
  161. stationary belt sander question
  162. Zero fret
  163. Anyone have pics of Ric truss rods?
  164. How to
  165. New build/major repair ... and reason.
  166. Neck Strength Question
  167. Green Pearloid Pickguard
  168. Designing a Bass, any tips, tricks or ideas?
  169. Putting together a fretless 4 ...
  170. Another Refin
  171. First Build - New Favorite Hobby
  172. Best Paint for Refin on Poly
  173. World Class Gluing Gig
  174. Geddy Lee repair
  175. Making Carbon Fiber parts..
  176. Production Paperwork Templates
  177. Cleaning bare maple..
  178. Oil Finish Suggestions
  179. truss rod reccomendation?
  180. Does an unfinished maple fingerboard warp
  181. Wiring help for a future bass
  182. Radiusing Fretless Board
  183. 4 to 5
  184. scaling down.
  185. BODY PRECISSION BASS
  186. Veneer tops
  187. Refinishing bubinga body?
  188. How to rewire/install new pickups in a Jazz bass
  189. the frankenbacker!
  190. Pickup location for G&L L1000
  191. Four-string fretless semi-hollow half-build
  192. Looking for a luthier to build me a project.
  193. A good finish for a figured Walnut and Alder bodied bass?
  194. how thick do you make your transition blocks?
  195. Mahogany Body Blank
  196. Best polish for poly finishes
  197. Re-planing/re-leveling a fretboard for refret???
  198. Finish sanding, buffing nitro
  199. Advice please: Custom hybrid fretboard
  200. need help with scaling up a sketch
  201. what type of wood can u use for a neck
  202. # of strings, matches body shapes.
  203. Scale length and Intonation? Help Please!
  204. Turning two J pickups into a humbucker!?
  205. Neck angle
  206. rick neck repair
  207. Dying fretboards
  208. Drop fill repair
  209. Mahogany/Butternut Neck–Through build
  210. acoustic backs as tops
  211. Wishbass stude type build?
  212. strings banging fretboard
  213. Washburn Defret/Refinish
  214. Installing a bridge on a new body
  215. Thumb rest for an acoustic?
  216. makeshift fretless
  217. Neck Doesn't Fit Body
  218. Looking for Walnut and Ebony woods
  219. Homemade Musicman / refinish+fixes
  220. chambered headstocks to prevent neck-dive....
  221. My Mesquite order just arrived
  222. cutting a control cover in an hollow body
  223. Is it possible to re-fret a bass to different scales?
  224. String through question
  225. Thunderbird/Fenderbird project
  226. need a fenderbird how to
  227. Identifying a Bass Body
  228. NUT PROBLEM!
  229. SX (essex) like neck??
  230. My finger board is ebony or ebonized?
  231. Help with a refinish job
  232. Deforestation, Lumber and Carbon Emissions
  233. Advice on fixing a 'burst finish and head screw holes.
  234. ACG Chambered Piezo only bass
  235. Need advice: perloid fingerboards
  236. Restaining question
  237. broken pup coil (did a search)
  238. Re-Fixing a Botched Headstock Repair?
  239. necks, # of frets, length + body . . .
  240. How do you put a flame figure on an ordinary piece of maple?
  241. 45-130 too heavy for CGCFAb?
  242. who has cheap DIY kits ?
  243. adding a neck pickup
  244. JC Basses 5 String Spalted Maple
  245. Basket case 1962 Fender Jazz project
  246. Grabber's Loose Neck Pocket..
  247. FIXING a Nitro finish...please help if you can!
  248. birch burl?
  249. Epoxy finish on all bass?
  250. Rosewood tops?