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  1. Unhappy with the string spacing at the bridge on my Squier Jazz
  2. color of rosewood
  3. Warmoth Fretwork? Bolt and Play???
  4. converting bridge strung through to body strung through
  5. Source for Steinberger headless bridge
  6. JC Basses F Style Mandobass 4
  7. Endangered wood species concerns?
  8. hole nuts
  9. Converting Fender style headstock to 2+2 style....can it be done?...any experience?
  10. Help
  11. help with strap button location. and balance.
  12. hollowing neck of neck through.
  13. Sealer Coat under Stain?
  14. (Dumb Question) How much does the body wood really matters?
  15. Pickguard wanted, help me!!
  16. Can fingernail wear be corrected?
  17. Tips for body design
  18. Rosewood -how to get that "just put the oil on" it look
  19. New Bridge
  20. High School Physics Build
  21. Defretted neck radius sanding..
  22. need advice on finishes
  23. lol. funny f up
  24. Signature brand replacement neck?
  25. Filling in a strap hole, permanently.
  26. My Padauk Carve-Top
  27. Wood Pick quards???
  28. Defretted neck, treatment for natural feeling
  29. Neck pocket help please
  30. P-bass ash body
  31. my bass dropped =(
  32. Truss rod bottomed out
  33. Nuts?
  34. Upgrade pickups for Squier 5 string Jazz?
  35. Maple neck, wipe on poly, how many coats?
  36. Graphite Neck Reinforcement Bars: Location
  37. Bridge line to 12th fret = 17 5/8"
  38. Bass Nut made from Corian Countertop?
  39. Your opinion please
  40. I am working with Narra for the first time
  41. Luthier in Phoenix Az.
  42. where can i get a bridge like this?
  43. First (and probably only) bass build
  44. particular maple fbd. dirt - it doesn't clean
  45. Tugbar question
  46. ACG Finn for Rik
  47. My custom bass Project: 5 string jazz bass
  48. Transformation Complete!
  49. Does Exotic Wood Brokers go Offline?
  50. new workshop questions
  51. Nut won't sit flush...
  52. Pick up Selector mod.?
  53. Another weird idea.
  54. Finishing a maple neck...
  55. Frank's new bass
  56. Apartment luthiers club.
  57. Fixable?
  58. finished my 4string
  59. What does the lower body horn do for...
  60. help with 5 string specs
  61. Saddles.
  62. add a pickup mod
  63. AUDIO VOTE: Alder Jazz Body Shootout!!! Warmoth VS. US Custom Guitars VS. B. Hefner
  64. Neck wood length question
  65. Opinion poll: fret before attaching fingerboard?
  66. Noisiest Power Tool?
  67. Headless carbon neck?
  68. Question about truss rod design.
  69. how do I fix this?
  70. Topped off screw in bass body !! EEKK!!
  71. favour to ask, quite silly really. BRASS
  72. [POLL] Help me to decide the specs of my next ERB
  73. [POLL] Help me to decide the specs of my next ERB
  74. Is this going to work?
  75. Should I sand the nut slot??
  76. Latest build
  77. pick gaurd color
  78. need a workshop?!?
  79. Alder Jazz Body Shootout!!! Warmoth VS. US Custom Guitars VS. B. Hefner
  80. Fret placement for 35" scale bass
  81. Korina/Maple 5 String for Dan
  82. 1st customer build. the gemini bass
  83. Dye
  84. Studly 8-string conversion
  85. Pre-fretted fretboard?
  86. Accent Veneers
  87. Tru-Oil for whole bass?
  88. CNC machining class project.
  89. Paint Stripping
  90. Paint Stripping
  91. CHILLBASS "sphinx" construction
  92. First build...first problem: neck joint
  93. Redeemer DDC 5 for Rodney
  94. To scarf, or not to scarf?
  95. String through 4 string
  96. warmoth necks and tru oil
  97. Rubbing Compounds
  98. what kind of paint should i use & how much?
  99. BadAss II vs other bridges
  100. grizzly benches
  101. Looking for a SE Wisconsin Luthier for some pickup routing
  102. How to remove aniline dye stain??
  103. (hopefully) not the same old truss rod question
  104. Wet Bass Question...
  105. Brushed aluminum Machine Heads
  106. How do you work with a custumer?
  107. hollowbody top/back thicknesses?
  108. Has anybody ever tried this? Or heard of it?
  109. Found Some Wood...
  110. Where to get pickguard material in Canada?
  111. Bass Personalization
  112. Round string retainer question
  113. Fingerboard coating wear vs. expanding wood?
  114. New To Defretting
  115. First build finally done
  116. re. pickup height
  117. New design thoughts?
  118. can one make a living of of making basses?
  119. pick up covers
  120. New custom instrument in the making !
  121. Fixing up my first bass - Squier P
  122. Resurection of a Warlock
  123. Need some advice.
  124. Squier Neck Stability
  125. 6 String Fretless "Rainbow Bass" lookalike
  126. so....i screwed up..
  127. how to make a bass that sound like a WAL or STINGRAY??
  128. Sacramento, Ca. Lutihier Woody Boyd
  129. Identify my wood
  130. HELP! How to protect signatures on a bass
  131. A Show your Whatever-bass Thread
  132. Thinking of assembling a double-necked bass...
  133. does a neck affect tone
  134. I am a little "nutty" or how I make string nuts
  135. Bridges
  136. Alder variation
  137. HELP!! :THREADED INSERT FOR BARTS!
  138. Finally gonna start first build
  139. A few neck shaving q's.
  140. binding old neck
  141. finishing the finish
  142. Canadians: Where do you get your finishing materials?
  143. Scroll "Kang" (but headless) 5 completed. Production runs expected.
  144. top and accent thickness help
  145. FJ2.4 building thread
  146. Oh wow...
  147. walnut burl covering ash bass
  148. Where to find thru-body necks
  149. want Ibanez sr405 neck w/ MAPLE fretboard - how to?
  150. Converting to Fretless
  151. neck depth of fender p and j help
  152. how would i go about thinning my neck
  153. Design Help Needed!!!
  154. Custom Vadim 6-string
  155. Dark Sting 2
  156. singlecut chambered.
  157. Sanding the back of a neck/headstock??
  158. MIJ '93 - '94 neck with foto flame - any influence on tone?
  159. Cutting a nut slot for a Fender neck
  160. good bass building books
  161. JC Basses Snakewood Fretless 4
  162. Fretless to Fretted
  163. 5 String singlecut maple blast
  164. Favorite wood?
  165. Custom Precision 6 string.
  166. 2 piece Spalted Maple body....
  167. GRAPHITE NECK INFO REQUESTED HELP PLZ
  168. First build dilemma!
  169. bass body absorbing damp
  170. Refinishing. Help!
  171. White with a clear coat?
  172. moveable frets
  173. Rebuilding a Harmony SD Curlee - need help
  174. Jazz
  175. TRB6p Bass Schematic?
  176. Possible Mod
  177. which small frets?
  178. Help with neck!
  179. Questions before first build.
  180. Fingerboard Repair
  181. bandsaws, how big do I need?
  182. Source for 8-String Octaved Nut?
  183. Lace Alumitone pickups
  184. Houston Area (or not??) paint, finish, luthier question
  185. scrap wood Single cut fretless (pic heavy!)
  186. Wada you think? (neck design)
  187. New Design
  188. Lets talk dust collection
  189. Im finally getting work done !
  190. My First made to order Bass is almost complete
  191. fingerboards
  192. fretted bass+wooden nut+adjustable wooden bridge=??
  193. Bolt-on to set-neck conversion. This might be stupid.
  194. Spector Rebop Refinish Help
  195. Benefits of an angled neck...
  196. Japanese P Bass Relic
  197. a Warmoth $900 body
  198. Making my strings closer to the fretboard
  199. Wood question: Home-cut black walnut for a bass body?
  200. Any of you know about wiring a 5 way Schaller switch
  201. Thunderbird pickup spacing?
  202. Mahogany
  203. CUSTOM MADE BRIDGE!?!?!?
  204. Low B on 34" headless bass?
  205. ABM headless 5 string bass retainer dimensions wanted
  206. Fitting An additional p/up
  207. LED's.... how do you put them in?
  208. Anybody here own a Vadim Rubtsov bass? Reviews?
  209. quick question for all you knowlegable people
  210. A stupid question about fretboards
  211. Tremelo Arm
  212. I want to be a luthier where do I begin?
  213. Need Expert Advice / Nuts & Changing String Gauges
  214. cutting fret slots
  215. Input jack size
  216. i wanna make a bass
  217. First Build: The Paisley Bass
  218. hand saw for cutting markers in ironwood?
  219. Found roll of thin copper in my shed - help?
  220. Is this bass feasible?
  221. RIM Custom Basses in Progress!
  222. Relicing- Maple neck Questions
  223. Converting a fretless to a fanned fret?
  224. Fretboard height vs. bridge height: help!
  225. Making your own bass bridge?
  226. new bass in progress
  227. Pick guard materials
  228. Looking for low weight, 2 piece Alder jazz body options...
  229. Pick guard materials
  230. Bass gear Magazine review Bass
  231. I've got a strange problem
  232. defreting an acoustic-electric
  233. Fretboard/Fingerboard wood has small pits in it
  234. Got my bass body finished but....
  235. help gluing top to 2 surfaces
  236. Removing Spray Paint from a P-Pickguard
  237. My new bass project...
  238. My first bass build: pictures and words about it.
  239. Grizzly H6347 Bass Bridge
  240. HIGHSCHOOL WOODSHOP BUILD #2
  241. First "build"
  242. ACG Harlot
  243. Ebay: Hex Nut Missing
  244. Maple bass = big mistake?
  245. first build completed!
  246. Looking for stacked... one pot on top of 6 pos rotary switch
  247. Rustic mill wood
  248. Lumber conservation>neck construction......
  249. Found Instrument: Need A Good Luthier
  250. Where to buy flathead threaded screws for fender birdge?