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  1. questions about repairs
  2. 3 point bridge question
  3. First build: 5 string EUB
  4. 5 string
  5. I need a mentor
  6. waxing my warwick
  7. Warkwick Nasty Neck Twist, Heated up, Wenge Shrunk?
  8. Maple on wenge
  9. Fretted to fretless: New board or new neck?
  10. halp, looking for parts for something... different
  11. EMG-PA pups routing template?
  12. Help identifying wood type ...
  13. Crack in Fret Board - Issue or Not?
  14. Are all pickguards/scratchplates created equal?
  15. Other pre routed blanks
  16. Re-fret job - Slots too wide - HELP!
  17. Redeemer Scroll 5 for Uli!!
  18. First time bass build. Dying help needed
  19. Need help refinishing a bass... NEWBIE content!!!
  20. first coat epoxy pic
  21. Fret calculator that prints full scale anybody knows?
  22. Walnut & Maple singlecut
  23. Mahogany Covered Barts.....
  24. How do I take apart (and put back together) my bass?
  25. Murphy's oil soap on rosewood fretless?
  26. New build help!
  27. Where to get this bridge and string attacments?
  28. epoxy tips needed?
  29. I broke my bass
  30. wenge, ebony relative stability
  31. How to check Hofner violin bass authenticity?
  32. First build: tung oil on ash?
  33. Flying V Bass
  34. amboyna
  35. looking for flamed cherry lumber
  36. Wood
  37. Schematics for preamp (desperate)
  38. are fender string trees supposed to be grooved?
  39. anyone hear of narra wood?
  40. Turning a J bass fretted neck into a fretless neck
  41. angled tuner pegs
  42. Im building a bass with my dad.....
  43. new neck designs
  44. What kind of wood is this?
  45. Rickenbacker sound?
  46. Replacing ABG saddle to fix action
  47. P-Pickup Location?
  48. layering woods
  49. Can someone explain this to me?
  50. screw locationing on wooden covers?
  51. how make electronics cavity cover match the wood
  52. wenge wood matching
  53. custom wiring
  54. are these any of yalls?
  55. Going to have to make a repair...
  56. Chinese ash?
  57. Suggestions for wood selection.
  58. tuning machines and bridge
  59. Black Locust
  60. truss and cf for short scale. where, what length?
  61. No access to a jointer....hand plane?
  62. does a zero fret make the nut material unimportant?
  63. orange wood
  64. Replacement tuning post
  65. Bamboo Bass ?
  66. Depressed in NY..
  67. Truss-rod access between frets?
  68. Help identifying body wood please.
  69. fingerboard dimensions
  70. mounting a pickup (or contact mic) in the headstock
  71. Who has the prettiest abalone dots?
  72. What Finish for a dark look on Walnut? Oil? Satin?
  73. Hand plane gurus, your opinion please.
  74. Jazz bass building from parts - A Chronicle
  75. Is it really worth the effort of repair for this neck?
  76. Dual P pickup options
  77. clean untreated wood? and veneer Q
  78. Luthiers in Finland?
  79. crazy project still in the works
  80. A serious question for the guys who are selling basses...
  81. Gibson EB-0 style body?
  82. location
  83. Warmoth Versus USA Custom Guitars?
  84. ? about Hipshot Bridges for Rics
  85. Power drill as a router?
  86. What happened to the All Parts website?
  87. Pick up question
  88. Has anyone successfully tried replacing the tuning key on a Hipshot GB7 Bass Detuner?
  89. Finn fretless prototype
  90. My First Bass Project
  91. Watson Guitars 5-string headless Bass 08B020
  92. Watson Guitars 5-string bass 08B021 progress
  93. Watson 08B019 Koa Top 5-string progress
  94. help gluing cloth to pickguard and headstock
  95. hole patching and rescrewing. what to patch with?
  96. "Textured" Body
  97. Thumb Bass Outline
  98. 87 MIJ p bass...worth it to refinish?
  99. Sources for body core wood
  100. Correct d-tuner for Jo skyline Lakky
  101. Do any people have basic schematic diagram of onboard/outboard bass preamp?
  102. My First Bass Build
  103. Wood Pick up Covers
  104. Body Sizes
  105. Burning the Body
  106. Where do you established builders get your parts?
  107. Typical jazz body weight?
  108. Custom necks?...
  109. My First Parts Bass
  110. Considering replacing p/u's etc in my Yamaha
  111. Pick Guard for mij fender jazz
  112. baby making
  113. warwick neck part
  114. A new builder seeking advice, and giving thanks
  115. A tough choice for me.
  116. EUB books
  117. Goth Thunderbird Satin Finish Removal
  118. Pick Up Placement for Sound
  119. Clear Oil Finishes resistant to discoloration?
  120. taking apart pickups
  121. Will a Jazz neck just fit a Precision bass?
  122. What is the design and layout program??
  123. Replacement '08 P-Bass pickguards
  124. Using nitro for the first time
  125. Anyone looking to part with a mini wood lathe?
  126. My bro's multiscale Coco 6 string
  127. Change hardware plating?
  128. While it’s apart…dots to blocks?
  129. Fretless ERB build - maybe my new record?
  130. Pickguard anyone?
  131. question on shaft/knob diameters
  132. Small technique question
  133. Hollow-body: to LED or not, what do you think?
  134. MM pickup depth?
  135. Finally, another build thread...
  136. F-ish body build
  137. Making a finished bass lighter?
  138. Anything remove Poly?
  139. what is midi?
  140. Any Luthiers out there who will rout pickup cavities??
  141. what is this part called
  142. Questions about Warmoth
  143. Having your shop in a music store.
  144. truss rod nut for p bass
  145. Conversion to string-through
  146. Question Regarding Experimental Body Design
  147. Limba bass project and design
  148. Laminated fretboard?
  149. What is the cheapest way to replicate this bass?
  150. Fender MM neck question
  151. NorCal-SFBay-Marin Luthiers?
  152. Chopping
  153. Strat coversion to short scale bass
  154. Hipshot tuners
  155. Filling Fret Slots with Colored Epoxy/Colored Veneer?
  156. fret board suggstions?
  157. Lets Talk About Maple
  158. headstock design?
  159. Bass Without Power Tools?
  160. Grill Frame Kit
  161. Help Assessing Fretboard Buzz
  162. Fender jazz bass neck replacement - short scale
  163. Left handed neck/Right handed body
  164. Taking the finish off a neck
  165. Designing a body/placing the bridge and the "leg cut-away": how do you choose?
  166. Building an acoustic bass guitar.
  167. Possible to convert my Warwick thumb to a fretless?
  168. ACG Harlot 6
  169. Truss rod stuck/maxed -- should I worry?
  170. PickGuard Change Thundebird
  171. Efficient workspaces
  172. chambering
  173. Questions about Full Scale Plans
  174. 2nd transformation done
  175. Pickups from ebay.
  176. PU Glues...?
  177. Building a workbench
  178. Anyone watch Woodworks on DYI?
  179. Schedule problem...
  180. Norman or Grobet nut files?
  181. LES PAUL STYLE BASS BUILD!!
  182. I need block inlays...
  183. String clacking
  184. Builders Blog
  185. 6-string Acoustic Bass Guitar
  186. Do you ever just want to build a bass for yourself?
  187. Warwick Corvette Sounding build
  188. Scratch Built J Style
  189. Odd "french polish" mesh surface?
  190. melted top. how?
  191. Some Wreck stuff....already finished
  192. Customer refund difficulties
  193. 4 string tuned -B E A D
  194. Veneering a Pick guard???
  195. new to the forum new to bass building!
  196. JC Basses Black Widow 2.0
  197. Asymmetrical neck conversion?
  198. EUB stand/mount
  199. UPGRADING STARTING IN 14 DAYS.
  200. A question about heating my shop
  201. Electronics
  202. Fretboard needed in LA
  203. how much Tru-Oil do I need?
  204. Bridge Question
  205. Odd thought about using a ribbon trans
  206. jazz control plate
  207. Need help on cap rating...
  208. First time builder so Neck Through or Bolt on????
  209. Finish question
  210. Custom Pickguard maker in Canada?
  211. help on wood tones
  212. help with tapered neck laminates
  213. Harlot headless 5 for Dave
  214. ACG Finn single cut for Adam
  215. ACG Finn for Bob
  216. Atlanta Guitar Works?
  217. i wanna start building my bass!
  218. 1969 fretless jazz bass neck
  219. neck bending?
  220. Truss rod alu channel, glue or not?
  221. Looking for wiring diagram
  222. Building A bass
  223. Sperzel tuners / LaBella 760 FM's
  224. Ric 4001/4003 plans?
  225. Fretboard started to detach ..
  226. where to find 6 string gotoh bridge tiny part?
  227. Detuners on all 4 strings? Possible or not?
  228. Headstock design - 2x2 vs 4 inline
  229. Alternative ways of "lining" a fretless fingerboard?
  230. Looking for a Luthier
  231. pickguard material
  232. Templates?...
  233. Finishing, a stain and oil question.
  234. RIM Custom "Hollowman" Vertical fretless Tapping beam/ Upright.
  235. first build (planning phase) suggestions?
  236. Help with fender Jaguar build
  237. removing the headstock logo
  238. Warmoth Gecko bass
  239. Total upgrade to an Ibanez EXB404 fretless conversion...need your recommendations
  240. Repairing the wood cavity of a Gibson SG bass
  241. screws for bolt on neck!
  242. bass neck does not attach back on to body?
  243. Whale-back bass
  244. How to Change Dot Inlays at Home?
  245. Anyone used SEM Products Vinyl Color Coat to change a cabinet's Tolex color?
  246. les paul bass
  247. slab vs veneer
  248. pickup flatwork material?
  249. Design programs
  250. Tungoil on a Airline Pocket Bass bridge?