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  1. Pull out truss instead of removing FB?
  2. 2nd Build: 1st Personal Design
  3. Finger ramp for a jazz bass
  4. Wood around truss rod
  5. May want to build a bass.
  6. Build number 4
  7. Where to buy vaneer sheet?
  8. Acoustic bridge dimensions
  9. If you build it thay will come
  10. Neck leveling with binding
  11. How hard is it to...
  12. Neck Contour Resource
  13. Ziricote/planers
  14. Is there any help for scratched plastic?
  15. Luthiers Showcase in Woodstock NY this should be a good one!
  16. first build, chambered 5 string
  17. Wood Source
  18. neck blank
  19. Geddy Lee Relic.....
  20. Pickup template - Bartolini MM Extended 5 string
  21. Grizzly G0716 Drum Sander
  22. rosewood
  23. Alembic Distillate dimensions??
  24. 9 string hybrid
  25. 5 string fretless, 8 string multi-scale, 7 string (neck-thru's)
  26. Pbass MIJ mystery??
  27. First build well kinda
  28. Where to locate
  29. Where to begin with first bass project?
  30. I'm not a Luthier, but I need some help
  31. Summer 2011 Franken Bass Project
  32. Headstock Decal
  33. Epiphone Thunderbird IV into a Fenderbird with 24 frets?
  34. Going to Michael Tobias' shop tomorrow.
  35. How do I fix the input jack on a hollow body?
  36. Fender Midnight Wine.... Where to get some?
  37. For Woodworkers:Composite/Metal vs. Wood
  38. Fretting before or after finish
  39. Finish question
  40. Compound radius conflicts with pearl block inlays?
  41. cut new truss rod for length fit ?
  42. Fitting a neck into a tight body
  43. neck width dimensions, can't find procedures.
  44. New build from slab on up (Wenge, Rosewood, Khaya, Bubinga)
  45. Adding oil finish to neck
  46. LED on/off switches
  47. Pick-up Sweet spots
  48. New Wood Day (and a new build begins)
  49. Free Bass!
  50. Sleek and Sexy Down Under
  51. Shaping radiused fingerboard and neck
  52. First Build
  53. Painting a fretboard?
  54. printable slotting template?
  55. New build - White Limba (Korina) Jazz 24
  56. five string neck-through jaguar bass!
  57. Refreshing a Gibson Grabber. Disgusting Vintage lovers everywhere!
  58. Warmoth Antigua P-J bass build! Ultra bright tone edition!
  59. My Mike Lull Repair Came In Today...
  60. Building A Seven-String Bass
  61. New Guy's Bass Build.
  62. Dyeing Quilted Maple How-To
  63. Experimental Bass for myself.
  64. Headless EUB Build and some issues
  65. "Good" Wood
  66. Walnut fingerboard
  67. Dremel Vs. Router Questions
  68. Building Jazz Bass pups
  69. Ash/Maple Jazz 4 string
  70. plunge base for router
  71. Medium Scale neck source?
  72. what you think
  73. modulus funk unlimited bass measurements?
  74. Jazzmaster Bass, Version 2.0
  75. First Build
  76. Build number 2: at R-V
  77. danelectro repair
  78. Smashed body repair?
  79. Re-radius my Fender P, any reason not to?
  80. Semi hollow body 4 string
  81. Body construction question.
  82. My first self-build project
  83. Pedulla Repair Question
  84. Oil on swamp ash, no filler
  85. The 10 day bass build...a personal challenge
  86. Painting a bass with body binding?
  87. Making an Ebonol lined fretless neck look unlined.
  88. Final checklist before first time fretless epoxy.
  89. autocad ric 4001
  90. Small threaded inserts?
  91. standard tools of the trade
  92. learning to become a luthier
  93. Paint still not dry?
  94. Warmoth short scale neck mod?
  95. Anyone in the MD/VA/WVA area that could help with some minor luthier work? Neck-swap!
  96. is this neck reusable?
  97. Check out this Amboyna Burl
  98. Rickenbuild
  99. A build with aspirations.
  100. uke-bass question
  101. My Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar SS Project!
  102. 3 pup bass
  103. Bass Builders Directory
  104. Satin Chrome knobs and EY Guitar Parts?
  105. Cigar Box Bass Build
  106. String Trees - Differences?
  107. Advice on getting started
  108. fretted to fretless neck service?
  109. Popping my build cherry.
  110. Repair job - reverend BH5
  111. New Bass with 4 coats of finish
  112. Almost finished this non-bass built.
  113. Logo Replacement Jazz Bass
  114. PUP Wiring Question
  115. ebay body blanks - noob question
  116. How wide can I go?
  117. 4 String Walnut Bass
  118. EL Wire binding and fret blocks??
  119. slotting services?
  120. 34" 5 string
  121. Converting a neckthrough bass to bolt on?
  122. Converting a neckthrough bass to bolt on?
  123. Single Cut 6 string
  124. Writing on Bass Guitar Body / How?
  125. Frets are out... Now to get it nice
  126. Sophomore builder - Acoustic 36" BG Content
  127. First timer
  128. Reshaping a headstock ???
  129. Looking for some advice on Gloss and its removal.
  130. DIY trans white finish - Help!
  131. Air Brush
  132. How to remove a fingerboard?
  133. A small question about exotic woods?
  134. A slice off the old tort loaf.
  135. Chambers
  136. Even sanding tips
  137. First Build: SC5 Headless
  138. preslotted fingerboards
  139. neodymium and 9v battery
  140. truss rod
  141. Source for MDF router templates?
  142. Will this work? Why/why not?
  143. Bridge and saddle for 5-string bass
  144. Paint Questions
  145. buliding a ric
  146. Danelectro bridge
  147. Odd bass neck request
  148. First build, Order of Operations
  149. Paint in cavity?
  150. StewMac Bass Neck Blanks to short?
  151. Planning My First Build
  152. ZEUBI - Electric Upright build #1
  153. Project: 1975 Precision body refin
  154. Walnut/Maple/Bubinga guitar build
  155. what kind of finish on a Fender 75 RI Jazz neck?
  156. Help - how to get a upright look finish on swamp ash ?
  157. Clean yellowed plastic
  158. Adding a top laminate
  159. is it possible to replace led color on a fretboard ?
  160. Rehabing Cheap 5 String (Info Needed)
  161. Mahogany body of a jazz bass
  162. walnut neck?
  163. Cheap source of pickguard material?
  164. local luthier needed to assess water damage
  165. My first build
  166. Need help finding a radiused sanding block
  167. Fix a ding in body using steam
  168. Anyone use walnut to build basses?
  169. JIGS....A luthier's Best Friend
  170. Suppliers for top bearing router bits?
  171. Staining Question
  172. neck-through fretted precision.
  173. Carbon Fiber dealers in Europe
  174. Refinish a Guild Starfire Bass
  175. To dual or not to dual ?
  176. Thinking of building a P Bass
  177. Damaged Neck Pocket
  178. Angle vs. straight headstock on multi-scale
  179. Machinist needed
  180. Disappointing finish - request for advice
  181. Latest P bass project
  182. Fender US reissue finish type ?
  183. My First Electric Bass Build
  184. White urethane finish
  185. Wanting to build a paisley Bass
  186. Help! Crack in finish behind neck of Fender Jazz
  187. Roberto-Venn: The Dream Starts...
  188. One piece Wenge no FB?
  189. Black Walnut fretboard?
  190. local wood!
  191. Anyone bought an Eden necks on eBay?
  192. PICKUP PLACEMENT ?????
  193. Buffing nitro
  194. Keeping dust off while finish dries?
  195. Unfinished maple fretboard
  196. Fill Pickup Route?
  197. Fender refinish
  198. RIM Custom 5 Swallowtail Fretless Marseer for Ian
  199. RIM Custom 4 Buckeye/maple bass
  200. Which brand/model routers are you using?
  201. Über-Jay V Spalted Maple
  202. First Attempt at Refinishing
  203. Ipe fretless
  204. Tuxedo Bass #4
  205. New Tool Day: CNC Router!
  206. Headless bridge sources
  207. A few final paint and clear questions...
  208. Various questions - pup wiring and tuners
  209. Passive switching ?
  210. Tinting Tru-Oil with Mixol???
  211. Need a bass painted!
  212. wipe-on poly vs. tung oil
  213. fingerboard separation anxiety
  214. A question for the the finish gurus
  215. Mike Browne still around?
  216. Designing a multiscale headless bass, then building it
  217. Tung oil/ wax finish?
  218. Shop notes
  219. Building a Hollowbody?
  220. S-Ray Cherry Burst Build
  221. Teak or something else?
  222. Novice Builder Needs Help!
  223. directions for the Head
  224. Odd Moses truss rod issue.
  225. Hate gloss finish
  226. Installing new neck - threaded inserts?
  227. Weathered Wood Body
  228. Poly or nitro test?
  229. Wood for second build: Pinotea
  230. Doubleneck ideas
  231. Can I use gold leaf on pickups?
  232. Watson "Jazz" bass
  233. becoming a luthier, career choice
  234. Maple pick up covers
  235. Collecting information for my next build.
  236. knob layout design
  237. Pine finger board
  238. Binding Glue? Acetone?
  239. 30" Chambered 4 String Fretless - First Build!
  240. Bass body
  241. spector rebop repaint
  242. Parts bass question re: micro-tilt
  243. P-Bass Neck on a JP-90?
  244. where does one get wenge?
  245. Making a one peice neck a two peice neck
  246. Feasibility of Dying Maple
  247. Mahogany 16/4
  248. Marcus Miller Routing
  249. Routing help!
  250. Staining Alder ???