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  1. What do you think about this Archtop top?
  2. Fender question
  3. 21 fret neck to p-bass
  4. Mighty Mite/Fender P bass build
  5. Beautiful vs boring flamed maple
  6. Best Source for quality decals for Fender Jazz Bass
  7. NTD - THicknesser!
  8. Fingerboard supp
  9. Lonny Bass #7 almost ready
  10. 6 String Multi-scale for Chris Witham
  11. Routing jig for access slot to truss nut
  12. Re-fin the re-fin?
  13. Epi thunderbird pickguard meaurement.
  14. My first build...
  15. Singlecut With Carvin NT neck
  16. New project help-single coil + musicman pickup
  17. Epoxy on Rosewood Fretboard
  18. Lightening a Northern Ash body.
  19. Single or double truss rods?
  20. Help, Vintage Bass!!
  21. neck boogers?
  22. Can anyone Identify this body wood??
  23. P-Bass Copy Wood type in this bass?
  24. question about epoxy and fretless conversion
  25. PU placement - keeping that upright vibe?
  26. New Build - Species One
  27. Custom Made bas
  28. Any luthier / builders from Brazil around?
  29. where to go to get some simple pickup routing done?
  30. Fingerboard repair on EUB Question...
  31. Through Neck/Graphite Neck
  32. Help Please! Short Scale Bass Neck...
  33. First bass build!
  34. Advice on replacement necks
  35. Does anyone cut custom bodies?
  36. SCPB routing template
  37. Truss Rod Choices
  38. matte finish pickguard
  39. The Preacher copy, short scale necktrough.
  40. Matching neck to body advice
  41. Beardley EUB build
  42. Mighty Mite necks and bodies
  43. Removing Thick Finish On Neck
  44. First neck finish w/ reranch nitro ... small run on back of headstock?
  45. Can somebody identify this wood?
  46. epoxy fingerboard
  47. Powder coating a bridge piece(s)
  48. Necessity of body binding for semihollow basses
  49. How to fill in wood on bare body?
  50. Design considerations for a 1" thick bass.
  51. Bass Build
  52. The Über-M - fretless
  53. Fretboard Removal, re: Binding & Inlays
  54. Starting guitar repair business suggestions please
  55. Homemade Neckthrough Refurb
  56. Adding thickness for a body... options?
  57. Conversion of EB3 to EB6
  58. Source for Vintage amber neck finish and Fender Jazz Bass decals
  59. Why aren't there any violin shaped acoustic bass guitar around
  60. NTD - New (very old) bandsaw
  61. suggestions of how to strip an bass
  62. Quikie on finish
  63. increasing string tension
  64. My New Playing Ramp
  65. In an attempt to simplify the coumpound angle scarf joint>>
  66. Neck through construction started
  67. Early 60's jazz bass, 1 5/8" thick bodies???
  68. New build finally finished...
  69. 4 string fretless first build
  70. MUSTANG BODY pdf
  71. Convert a 4-string ABG into 8-String
  72. Archtop Bass Guitar plans
  73. 100% Pure Tung Oil for Rosewood fretboard?
  74. What type of natural finish that will be somewhat simple for a finishing noob?
  75. Guitar Fetish Pbass Kit/Pauwlonia
  76. I made an error, I think
  77. I need some suggestions on making my own basses
  78. Propane heaters for heating the shop?
  79. Cutting the scarf joint, error margin
  80. Kramer Ferrington Resonator bass project.
  81. Fender Roadworn , NO primer?
  82. repairing a damaged set neck
  83. Fretless Conversion WANTED
  84. Where to buy this kind of cavity cover?
  85. 70's Fender P fretless , want it fretted
  86. Warped body!?
  87. how much...?
  88. Better looking Output Jack.
  89. Is there a limit for making a body thinner?
  90. Wal MkIII body shape quest!
  91. NEW project: Bass VI custom!
  92. trussrod placement
  93. Neck-Through Build
  94. Rattlecan 'burst finish: Antigua?
  95. Schecter Diamond series Model T question
  96. Softened finish
  97. Maple P bass fretless fingerboard?
  98. tung oil finish
  99. Deer Antlers
  100. Countersunk dots on stripped SX neck
  101. How to do a "sealed" paintjob on swamp ash?
  102. where can i get a good deal on fretboards?
  103. Beginning luthier looking for work!
  104. What sort of spoke shave should I buy?
  105. Help with swapping bridges
  106. Obsidian
  107. Tell me all you know about 'Ash'....
  108. Balance on a build
  109. Over $40 per BD foot for 8/4Black Limba ?!?
  110. Indian Rosewood
  111. Carved/archtop w/a figured top(laminate)- how to?
  112. Just Stripped...Now What?
  113. Designing Tummy Cuts in CAD?
  114. building a mid 50's p bass- a work in progress......
  115. Help a bass player with his Cordoba C5-CF Classical (1/4 Jack Loose)
  116. truss rod placement
  117. Starting a new build - angled headstock or not?
  118. Cocobolo/neckwood combination
  119. New build - lined fretless jaguar neckthrough.
  120. Wishbass bridge style tips
  121. Routing out a clogged bridge ground wire hole?
  122. San Diego Luthier?
  123. so i guess i'm going to give this a shot
  124. Is Olive Wood suitable for bass building?
  125. Replacement body for a Modulus Genesis bass
  126. The stick
  127. Amazing what soem wood sellers try..
  128. Shedua?
  129. 1970s MIJ Lawsuit Restoration Profect
  130. I'm thinking about starting my own bass/guitar modding business - your thoughts?
  131. Can a p bass headstock be trimmed down to a tele headstock
  132. Position Markers (Side of Fretboard)
  133. How to properly build a neck.
  134. Build planning: Some questions
  135. Quick Question about CF's Rods
  136. Supplier for EMG pot knobs?
  137. How much should I expect to pay for a paint job?
  138. Need new finish
  139. Easy question
  140. Does anyone have P, J, or MM drawings (dxf or dwg)?
  141. Fretless Maple Fingerboard Refinish Help
  142. Guitart
  143. Free Spalted Hackberry near Austin/San Antonio
  144. need feedback on this idea.
  145. repairing a... "smashed" bass body?
  146. Blotchy Alder Stain
  147. looking for a luthier in So Cal
  148. Neck Trouble
  149. First build! Give a kid some advice here!
  150. Twisted neck headless finished
  151. Musicmaster Bass Restoration
  152. wondering about tensions
  153. Changing fingerboard/neck taper???
  154. Lancelot blade safety reminder
  155. 1/8" shaft pots?
  156. New build - "bdE Bass #1"
  157. Need a local (DC, MD, VA) luthier for an EXTREME makeover
  158. my fretless bass pickup positions?
  159. Defretting, filling question.
  160. botched nitrocellulose finish on body, neck--how to proceed?
  161. Converting a 5 string into a 6 string...
  162. Finishing wood with spray lacquer?
  163. Bass Top repair
  164. Carbon strip and truss rod placement questions
  165. Easiest gloss finish for wood knobs?
  166. I want to "flip" the body on a jazz bass
  167. Adjusting scale to make semi-piccilo bass?
  168. How to handle slightly warped fingerboard blank
  169. Will be looking for a older-style PJ body...
  170. Shotgun Wedding Precision / Stingray
  171. Where to get quality tortoise shell blanks?
  172. First build poasibility need advice.
  173. African Mahogany
  174. 5 string for todays minimalist
  175. Tung-oil
  176. Short scale truss rods?
  177. No Excuses Build
  178. Need to finish stripping a G&L Legacy.. Heat or chemical?
  179. Would this be worth it??
  180. Water Based Lacquer
  181. asym.....
  182. How To Get Shell Pink?
  183. Deep stain a maple veneer, possible?
  184. PICS: Refinishing a MM SUB neck
  185. Epoxy coated rosewood/ebony plainboard
  186. Modifying the body of an existing bass.
  187. Zippo fluid to clean poly satin finished maple fretboard?
  188. Dual action truss rod physics questions ???
  189. My First Build: B301 Tribute Bass
  190. Pro advise for my first build
  191. Full Scale templates
  192. re-stain and nitro touch-up
  193. elm guitar?
  194. Indian Rosewood as a top wood
  195. Looking for native wood suggestions/advice
  196. What's your experience with onboard tuners?
  197. Working With Dealers
  198. Paint questions from a beginner.
  199. What woods are safe to make cutting boards out of?
  200. Bloodwood Fingerboard Finish
  201. Coming out of retirement, need some advice on parts (identify/recommend)
  202. Headstock refinish...help!
  203. Warwick Finish
  204. REDNECK BASS BUILD: 2 STRING CIGAR BOX BASS
  205. Local woodworker`s guild - excited !
  206. Which builders here should I talk to about a baritone guitar?
  207. Painting my J bass
  208. building a '59 p bass clone.......
  209. Keeping the string tension up on short scale basses?
  210. HotWire Double Bass Sound?
  211. Double the Beardley, double the fun!!
  212. Please suggest a Maple/Rosewood replacement neck for MTD Z bass
  213. A slightly different Jazz Bass build
  214. help! warwick 6 string in crisis
  215. I am about to commit Kubicki Sacriledge..
  216. A question for full time builders....
  217. i'm fixing a hole...............
  218. anyone willing to defret my neck for me
  219. 15" planers
  220. 5 string cort curbow gonna be a 4 string stunt bass slap machine
  221. Fretboard wood
  222. How can I change the thickness of the neck?
  223. Tuner Hole Size- Vintage 2 step or 11/16
  224. Best way to remove paint
  225. omg - a "wood ID" thread from pj?!
  226. First build; 6-stringer fretless single cut
  227. refretting a fretless with Ebonol fretboard
  228. What's the better wood for the price?
  229. GFS Bass necks
  230. building a bass, comment and critique
  231. MM Classic Upgrade
  232. .....In the valley of decision
  233. Hollow body for bass VI neck
  234. My Fret Slotting System
  235. First refin - opinions ?
  236. De-fret half the frets?
  237. tru-oil over poly finish for an aged look?
  238. *** Is it a glued neck, a neckthru or...
  239. Help idenify rosewood species.
  240. modding my precision bass... thoughts?
  241. Baritone guitar truss rod length?
  242. I think I'm allergic to sawdust...
  243. Make your own guitar
  244. Starting an 8 string.
  245. shielding paint and finish
  246. Zoov 4 and 5 String Builds
  247. Looking for body wings?
  248. Re-routing for new pickups
  249. Neck Opinion
  250. Status S2 Build