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  1. A few questions...
  2. JC Basses 5 String Semi-Hollow
  3. First Acoustic Build--Danelectro Longhorn Style
  4. Planning to make my jaguar half fretless. am i crazy?
  5. How should I balance a neck-heavy bass?
  6. I found Hambone, so please read further.
  7. slimming the neck on p-bass
  8. My first Bass build, Jazz Quilted Maple
  9. Name these woods A CHALLENGE!
  10. your carving work
  11. Engraving in pickguard material--who's really good at it?
  12. Neck Pocket Too Deep
  13. Can anyone help me get hold of Hambone?
  14. Luthier kindergarten
  15. Short Scale (30") Bass Question
  16. Painting headstock design - any ideas?
  17. Swapping RI necks???
  18. How long can a neck sit unattached.
  19. Fret saw binding
  20. the new bass
  21. How to Make A Career as a Luthier?
  22. shaping a neck
  23. how to clean maple neck
  24. pre "first project" questions
  25. top and body sets
  26. string problem
  27. Fixing scratches and small dings
  28. A question about fretboard inlays
  29. Series / Parallel problem. Help needed :(
  30. broken trussrod
  31. grounding and wooden bridges...
  32. Jumping in the minefield: why no tone questions?
  33. Relicing A Poly Finish?
  34. Do I have to widen and cut the slots? Fretless conversion question...
  35. Koa/Maple body tone...
  36. 6 strings on a warmoth deluxe 5 neck?
  37. Radius blocks in Europe?
  38. Fender P Bass grounding problem - help please
  39. Super Wide RADIUS BLOCK 6 String Bass
  40. placing the pick up.
  41. Purple Heart as a neck wood?
  42. Fender 4 bolt neck on 3 bolt body?
  43. Summer Build Planing
  44. Visual differences between Maple and Basswood?
  45. Types of Wood - question for bass body
  46. .
  47. Pulling Frets on a Squier J-bass
  48. Buckeye Redeemer DC for Redleg
  49. Fender "white blonde" finish?
  50. Do I Need Oil On A Stripped Neck
  51. stiffness
  52. Fender Jazz adjustable brass nut?
  53. Headless Bass String Retainer
  54. Buckeye Burl
  55. looking for a parts website...
  56. fretless woods and slap fret.
  57. Neck too tight for pocket?
  58. new Twin Cities wood source
  59. Info on a Roland cab?
  60. Acoustic Wood Advantages
  61. I'm torn...finishing debate...
  62. Working out where the bridge goes....
  63. My Fretless Conversion/Body Modification!
  64. *First Build* P Bass Neck on a Jazz Body?
  65. Adding Wings to a Headless Hohner body
  66. Fender road worn p-bass body
  67. Canadian builders: DON'T DEAL WITH PUROLATOR!!!
  68. Cyber Soda's first build. You've seen a million.
  69. 'stealth' matte treatment
  70. Defretting an Ibanez GSR 190
  71. Bass sound question
  72. A potecialy bass fingerboard style changing idea
  73. Fwarg's Summer Build Thread
  74. Body shots...with epoxy
  75. Saman wood stain or Dupli-Color ? (tl;dr)
  76. Soldering Question....
  77. Making a Metal pickguard
  78. Bolt neck to set neck / throught neck
  79. Next build (for me): maple burl/mahogany/tulipwood
  80. getting the perfect set neck
  81. Plugging pot holes (and switch holes)
  82. Bass Uke
  83. Spanish Cedar Tone
  84. A few questions about painting
  85. Hyder Guitars USA-Elegance fretless build
  86. Low rent 4 string fretted build
  87. Fitting a nut
  88. Planning and design for a first build...
  89. Bad damage with bridge install
  90. Potential P-bass Project
  91. Neck fitment issues
  92. Fret wire gauge questions
  93. How is this finish acheived?
  94. Spalted Maple as a tonewood?
  95. delignit products
  96. Which sandpaper do you use
  97. Ruler?
  98. make Squier neck thicker?
  99. Painting my bass????? Help
  100. I put ashtrays on the P bass and they're too shiny
  101. Need Low Maintainence Oil Finish
  102. Swapping a 20 fret neck for a 21 fret neck
  103. fret scales
  104. Looking for De-fret service in Los Angeles
  105. Ageing Screws
  106. measuring the frequency of a note
  107. Final shots of my new bass & summary
  108. Routing on a finished body
  109. What type of wood is this fingerboard??
  110. So Close I can almost taste it.
  111. Questions about Tru-oil and Zinsser Bullseye shellac
  112. duplicolor as a "primer" for nitro?
  113. Luthier Needed!
  114. T-nuts for bolt-on necks?
  115. Mail Order Parts Outlet in TX?
  116. 1st build
  117. First bass project
  118. Trouble in river city
  119. Measure TWICE = words to live by...
  120. New ACG shape.
  121. Can someone explain the reason for a zero fret
  122. Acoustic Bass
  123. Neck bolts and anchors
  124. Question for the experts
  125. Fretless Question
  126. Willow/spruce for an electric bass?
  127. VM Squire Jazz Fretless Mods
  128. testing a few designs/prototypes help
  129. SEVEN STRING SEMI HOLLOW FANNED FRET SINGLE CUT MONSTER BASS!!!!!
  130. Does Cocobolo wood darken over time?
  131. Fretted Maple Neck Finishing Clarification
  132. Any interest on building a Rick 4005 style?
  133. 9 String Bass Question
  134. BlackDroïd Bass (pics)
  135. Current P-bass body w/Square neck pocket??
  136. Quick questions about string spacing.
  137. As a builder - what is your favorite production bass?
  138. Hipshot BT7 Extender Key
  139. Layered Body ?
  140. Questions about Superglueing a fretless neck
  141. Brass fretwire for bass? And fret slot question....
  142. Refurbing an old Epiphone ET-280
  143. New UK bass builder
  144. A Noob on Finishes...
  145. could i do any damage replacing a scratchplate?
  146. ? for the experts re: string-through-body
  147. #3,4,5 Long time in progress getting close to finished
  148. Finish didn't adhere to paint.
  149. Changing the neck From 22 to 24 frets
  150. what to do first, headstock or glue fingerboard?
  151. Looking to jazz up an old Squier...
  152. Warmoth Gecko neck heel
  153. Fingerboard leveling question, what do you do?
  154. first build finishing help
  155. A few questions about varnish finish
  156. How to identify a nitro cellulose finish?
  157. Planning Stages
  158. "swirling" advice needed.
  159. Micro Bass: Pre-Pre-Planning, Rambling, Etc.
  160. new build, decisions, decisions.
  161. first build (remix)
  162. Router Recomendation
  163. One I just finished
  164. Gut cut info.
  165. Wood/Body Question
  166. Plywood instruments...worthless?
  167. Is the size of standard "fender" neck pocket same for 5 string?
  168. Cy's first build - a fretless
  169. Why are all the strings slightly different lengths?
  170. The red "thing" underneath the black "paint"
  171. Dreaming of workbenches
  172. For those who are including serial number markings ...
  173. new bass build
  174. How deep should my fret slots be?
  175. figuring out neck depth
  176. Blue prints for rack mount case?
  177. What kind of wod is this?
  178. Who's The Best??? (Finish Content)
  179. What size roundover does a warwick bass have?
  180. Thinning a neck
  181. Pneck on Jazz
  182. Refinishing an SX neck???
  183. Tobias, pre Gibson knobs. Where to find them?
  184. Peterson strobe tuner for iPhone or iPod Touch
  185. G1's 5th build
  186. Making a "set neck" bass with bolt-on parts?
  187. Converted my Turner Renaissance Fretless 35" scale basses to 34"
  188. Lineoleum Pickguard
  189. Plexi bass
  190. i want to paint my bass green
  191. bad neck fix?
  192. A Jazz Bass in Progress
  193. First Build. I think a hidden knot has hosed me...
  194. Good polish to cover all of the scratches on my G Lee?
  195. Newb-I bought a very dirty Geddy Lee. How do I clean it?
  196. Clay dots (it's NOT a tone question)
  197. wenge care
  198. My First Setup-a little help please
  199. Hate my life...
  200. alembic clip...
  201. would this be safe for a 6+ string neck?
  202. Harmony P/MM frankenbass "build"
  203. "Stain Type" Clear Coat?
  204. Does curl/stripe in a maple neck affect tone?
  205. rout neck pocket, or neck heel?
  206. Bridge positioning
  207. Check this out.
  208. cool wood
  209. Sanding poly off a neck: when do I stop ?
  210. Would it be possible to change a pickguard without changing the strings?
  211. Abalone vinyl or adhesive?
  212. Snugging up the neck route on a Fender Bolt-on style body.
  213. Hidden knot in maple...
  214. Truss Rod Channel types
  215. LOTS of question that need answering!!!
  216. Pickups dropped out of their plastic cases
  217. "Woods of the Trade"
  218. help with Nut on Tobias
  219. Glue in truss rod after or before shaping the neck?
  220. 250/500k pot for P-bass?
  221. Squierbird = Bad idea? Need advice from luthiers
  222. thinking of a diffrent kind of cab build
  223. Unique Redeemer for Vic
  224. Would a maple nut make sense?
  225. making the neck sides square-help
  226. best finishing position?
  227. Edge Markers for Fretless Fingerboard:
  228. Custom Build - Tone Question
  229. Geddy Lee neck in a P Bass body
  230. An Ibanez fixer upper Les Paul...
  231. This is probably a dumb question but I have to ask
  232. "quick and dirty" finishing options.
  233. New Ibanez srx595 issue-missing allen wrench insert on bridge saddle
  234. Bass Luthier In Norhtern Minnesota
  235. is it possible to remove fretlines on an SX
  236. Safe T planer on a router?
  237. Heads Up on a Finishing Process
  238. Do you ever let the instrument build itself?
  239. clamping a neck to get it straight
  240. turning a fretted to a fretless??
  241. Plexiglass Body
  242. My Singlecut design
  243. Wood Store Review - West Penn Hardwoods
  244. Trueing a de-fretted fingerboard
  245. Porter Cable 690LR router for $99!
  246. scratch plate blank
  247. Wenge/Pau Ferro Jazz
  248. archtop tailpiece
  249. Converting Fretted To Fretless...Pro's? Cons?
  250. Distance between bridge and MM sweet spot