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  1. Undoing Lamintates
  2. Rolled Edges - Fretless
  3. Filling and finishing ash
  4. Need advice on flat black paint
  5. How much to "cap" a bass?
  6. A fan six string and two sister four strings.
  7. Piece of rosewood?
  8. 51 style P-body weight question.
  9. To pinstripe... or not to pinstripe.....
  10. 5 String Bass Progress
  11. Black Korina
  12. Modify 30th Anniversary Stingray
  13. using a CNC to slot and strange fretting
  14. how can i seal a stripped maple neck?
  15. Looking for A builder to help me mod!
  16. what GLUE works for you?
  17. A fretless Steve Klein influenced bass project
  18. Help - Removing Frets
  19. lol... neck question
  20. fretboard/neck making order
  21. Having a Fretless being made
  22. Source for piezo bridge (archtop style) ?
  23. a couple bass painting questions...
  24. Bass Body
  25. Stew Mac Nitro Lacquer
  26. Jazz Neck on a P Bass?
  27. string through body vs. scale length
  28. my bass is falling apart
  29. what length trus rod for 34 inch scale
  30. P/J routing depth question
  31. HERE WE GO! (Firts build)
  32. Oil finish question
  33. Roughing out the back of a neck by hand?
  34. Discontinued brown
  35. Where can I find good polishing products locally?
  36. neck finish question.
  37. Router RPM ?
  38. Replacement knobs for Hamer Basses...
  39. stingray pickguard fit a sub?
  40. how do i know when i should hollow my body?
  41. Fretboard thickness?
  42. Jazz Bass Block Inlays
  43. Transparent Finishes
  44. Need Help With Squier Mods
  45. Veneer angle?
  46. Painting ebonite?
  47. I can't take it anymore...
  48. Refinishing a neck in the Bay Area
  49. Is gluing nut absolutely necessary?
  50. Rebuilding my squire vintage modern fretless J
  51. Truss Rod Question
  52. How to Make a Neck Request
  53. w/a cam clamps??
  54. Can somebody help get hold of a Westone Thunder bass body?
  55. Minerals as nut material?
  56. Phenolic neck lams
  57. Syracuse Lumber Store?
  58. first build singlecut
  59. Copper Pickguard
  60. Epoxied laminates
  61. Anyone need a pair of strap buttons?
  62. First from-scratch build (pictures)
  63. MIM Fender refurb finish question
  64. What is the toughest most dent resistant finish?
  65. maping out the FB question
  66. second jazz build up--need ash finish ideas
  67. Hezelli: first
  68. tuners
  69. Body glue up question
  70. Fender Jazz 3 bolt neck troubles.....
  71. fixing the neck joint. help
  72. Prince
  73. extreme refretting (long post)
  74. hollowbody project.
  75. First build complete..question for #2
  76. Hardwood vs the bandsaw
  77. Neck and fretboard tapering revisited
  78. Open-Grained - what to do?
  79. Five string Single Cut for John P
  80. Gluing Stained Veneer
  81. battery box routing question
  82. Need a consult for a Fender Jazz
  83. best replacement body for JB project
  84. Possible to take the fretboard off?
  85. Looking for luthier in Palm Springs area
  86. Indian RW or maple.... wich is heavier
  87. A Redeemer Geetard???
  88. Binding
  89. New project need advice on scale length.
  90. enhancing purple heart wood color
  91. buying transparent finish
  92. What can you spray with polyurethane
  93. Refinishing basswood - filling dents?
  94. Refretting A Graphite Neck
  95. Who can build this?
  96. finish: is it needed?
  97. concave (warwick style) body
  98. Presenting my self built "Goblin" bass.
  99. Vacuum Bag know how needed
  100. X-Mas Gift for Dad?
  101. Help with Transparent Blue Finish
  102. basswood
  103. Project Remember the 60’s
  104. Bridge ground question...
  105. (MANY PICS) The evolution of the Squier P
  106. Vintage Jazz Neck Help needed!
  107. warmoth neck and tung oil...
  108. '51 Tele P control plate - in a lefty?
  109. Shaving down a neck
  110. Is building your own bass hard?
  111. 7-string fretless super hollowbody for Alex
  112. fret slotting blade - StewMac or LMI?
  113. poor mans way of cutting pickguards
  114. need help finding a p-body
  115. TONEWOODS QUESTIONS...
  116. My first build!
  117. Cobelens & de Bruyne; Carmelo finished!
  118. Ecuadorian Mahogany?
  119. To paint or not to paint???
  120. Is there a gotcha to doing this?!
  121. question on extra frets.
  122. Maple fretless fretboard needs refinishing
  123. Building a bass the nerdy way??
  124. I'd like a custom body (UK)....
  125. Intonation Problems
  126. Jay Turser Bass.
  127. any luthiers on here sell fretboards?
  128. Noob Re-finish question.
  129. Luthiers in NYC?
  130. putting old style gibson tuners on epi bird
  131. Shielding question
  132. 6 string fretless for me
  133. What nut is best?
  134. What are your thoughts on passive tone controls?
  135. Pretty big gap through the body, really bad? Please help!
  136. guitar body with bass neck?
  137. Fretboard radiusing question
  138. Customising...
  139. opinions on wood choice
  140. Acoustic repair.
  141. Dumb question
  142. Help Needed Urgently - Lined Fretless Board
  143. Post your fixtures/jigs
  144. starting to start - design feedback wanted
  145. An Idiotic Short-Scale Question...
  146. going to add a bridge j to my p. questions
  147. Mini travel bass ideas
  148. ran into trouble. confused.
  149. How to apply a waterslide decal
  150. Is there any way to modify a bass slightly so it has better action?
  151. Custom Cut Wood Sources (or "GASP! Say it isn't so!")
  152. Question on Controls
  153. am I about to do something stupid?
  154. Semi-gloss lacquer: Do you rub anything onto it?
  155. Beatle Bass Plans
  156. Adding a J to my P question
  157. Update on first build
  158. Pardon my sporadic attendance: baby is on the way
  159. Defretting: epoxy question
  160. Screw holes diameter?
  161. raising dents in wood
  162. hiding pickguard screw holes
  163. Contrasting body woods
  164. Would i be able to stick this neck on my mim fender??
  165. broken truss rod nut
  166. My first custom, help/advice needed
  167. How often do you ruin a bass?
  168. neck mounting ferrules
  169. wood: American Cherry
  170. When customers don't take care of their custom basses
  171. Setup trick
  172. refinishing an ibanez
  173. Lakland Decal
  174. How to choose where to fit the "straight" fret on a fanned fret fingerboard?
  175. First build - 6 String Fretless
  176. ARRRGHHH!!! Yellow turned to green!!!
  177. Would you take this Alder blank for body?
  178. Luthier in SC
  179. Neck not bolted on right???
  180. using an oil finish on an ash body
  181. Any Custom bass makers that use other Brands products?
  182. Whats up with your neck angle
  183. a 'thumb-like' bass?
  184. finishing - waterbase lacquer for opaque colors?
  185. removing triangle markers
  186. my microtonal bass
  187. Those Darn old pickup screws
  188. Will having access panels effect the sound?
  189. wax remover
  190. what pups?
  191. Fretboard wood?
  192. My 2nd ACG
  193. bass trem bridges: which is the best?
  194. 2 questions for those "in the know"
  195. checkered Binding source
  196. slots-then-sanding or sanding-then-slots
  197. Headless 5ver under construction
  198. engraving a headstock logo
  199. Laying out a fan fret
  200. making a truss rod?
  201. Help a Tremolo n00b decide on a Kahler tremolo please.
  202. lined fretless veneers? where to get?
  203. Filling holes in a composite neck?
  204. P-bass for my son
  205. Teej's "When you've gotta have a bass at school or work..." Travel Bass
  206. How To: Finding the Center of a Body
  207. New Plan: Smaller Bass
  208. What is your favorite fretwire for basses?
  209. 6 strings bass : one or two truss rod???
  210. Any machinists / metal workers here?
  211. Pickup Cover Question.
  212. Anybody us LMI's FW74 wire for basses?
  213. Wood Gurus of TB: Any such thing as figured Ash?
  214. Non-standard neck to fit a P-style body
  215. pricing a custom bass - the unrealistic expectations of those requesting a quote
  216. Finish Questions
  217. Hey guys,a little help please?
  218. home paint job
  219. "what wood sounds like this?"
  220. I've got wood
  221. types of neck finishes?
  222. Is Warmoth always a pain to deal with??
  223. First build - Six string bass w/single coils
  224. aniline dye - alcohol soluble
  225. Where do you purchase lumber?
  226. + - semi hollow body
  227. radius block
  228. JB and Precision Template?
  229. Is It Rude to ask a lutheir for pups?
  230. Filing fret ends, what's your method?
  231. Jet buffing machine with stand - buffing discs?
  232. lacquer vs. oil
  233. Wetsanding between clear coats?
  234. Terrible Jointer Accident
  235. Rear strap button and Neck angle
  236. Dano-style P-bass build
  237. New pup winder in the works! With VIDEO!
  238. Warwick's Adjust-a-nut
  239. Bass hangs at an odd angle - how can I fix it?
  240. Does this look like a graphite nut?
  241. Jet mini lathe
  242. making a guitar into a bass?
  243. Question About five string fender pickguards, bridge
  244. intro to new member and a couple builds
  245. Koa?
  246. Gorgeous bass... but $20 for a reason...
  247. My poor bass neck!
  248. I Trashed My Neck
  249. Spare Time Bass.
  250. Help My Abnormal Warped Neck!!!