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  1. Need help making a Seafoam green Precision Bass
  2. Input jack damaged!
  3. About to do some routing in Amboyna Burl
  4. Neck tilt setup
  5. neck stability help!
  6. eMachineShop - Anyone use them recently?
  7. Jackson warrior body
  8. Nut job
  9. strongest commercial glue
  10. drilling for strap buttons/straploks
  11. Custom 5-String for Steve
  12. Tru-oil repair?
  13. Build alpha: Rob Allen inspired
  14. What configuration of neck lams?
  15. Dunlop Straplok Flush Mount Source
  16. LED modification on fingerboard...
  17. Luthier Help Needed
  18. converting my top load bass to a string thru
  19. Scary shop tools
  20. threaded inserts for cover plates
  21. Inlay's MOP, ABALONE, any others.
  22. Help! i need the MM pup placement!
  23. new location for the pickups. your thoughts
  24. what can fit?
  25. gluing large areas
  26. Question on refretting and vintage frets
  27. Finishing question
  28. Bridge on center opinion?
  29. Can you suggest a nicely grained dark fingerboard wood for my custom jazz?
  30. My first headless
  31. Fender Jazz with Rick p/ups?
  32. Is fender using the same neck pocket for all basses?
  33. Jazz build/future mod
  34. Fender Electron Blue- paint codes as with cars?
  35. Neck/Pickup Configuration
  36. My bass
  37. been a while since i've posted anything...shane's 5
  38. A potentially new approach for body templates
  39. Need Help with a Rick
  40. Sweet Scarf Jig!
  41. pickup locations for 35" scale?
  42. Finally Finished: 5-String J Bass
  43. Custom Warmoth J Bass - what do you think (warning: large pics!)
  44. help choosing a bridge
  45. Custom bass for Gabe
  46. Custom metal or plastic pickup covers?
  47. Unrouted J Body for Custom Project
  48. Effect of Black and White Ebony on tone
  49. 1st Post! Wireless transmitter built into bass?
  50. bass stop bars/SG style bridges?
  51. 4-String scroll CM#1 for Chris.gotfunk
  52. Anyone ever made their own pickgaurd?
  53. Pick-up selection for a F*nned Fr*t Project.
  54. Hang bass by neck on wall: Long-term impact?
  55. Neck dive...ill ask the luthiers!
  56. Initial plan for First build!
  57. First Bass
  58. what should i do
  59. Refill truss rod channel?
  60. HELP, toughest oil finish?
  61. from a tele to a bass VI?
  62. Five String Single Cut for Danny R.
  63. Questions about my new fretless
  64. My trussrod got better with time!
  65. First Time Warmoth Build Questions
  66. Fretless maple neck finish?
  67. Delano..Nordstrand..??
  68. What Sort Of Bass Should I Drop my Darkstars Into?
  69. Treble response trouble
  70. Quick Question, Replacement Neck.
  71. First Parts Bass, still in Parts...
  72. tell me about paints and effects
  73. Finish Questions
  74. Finally some pics of the Coco Bass.
  75. Just routed my control cavity
  76. Installing new pups in Warmoth body...
  77. Warmoth build...
  78. 'invisible' strap locks
  79. Hipshot 4 string B style 812 on a Fender Classic 50s?
  80. Need a Luthier? Use TBer Hambone!
  81. Tru Oil Recipe
  82. Beatles no name to Tenor or fretless?
  83. fanned frets and different tunings (4ths/5ths...)
  84. Yet another "First Build" post!
  85. Neck and Bridge change
  86. Gloss, Satin, Oil Finish?
  87. Output Jack Ring is loose
  88. Scalloping
  89. Is this neck salvageable? Fender style neck
  90. Wetting wood for photos
  91. Does anybody else prefer poplar to alder and ash?
  92. Hello, questions on a restore...
  93. Black Pickup Cover???
  94. Top wood and fingerboard
  95. Alright, attempting to build a PVC EUB!
  96. Fanned fret bass necks.
  97. New Build in the makings
  98. Preferred tools? And why?
  99. DIY vintage tint look on neck?
  100. adding markers to a fretless?
  101. help routering for pickups
  102. Nomad98 build
  103. 1st build semi-complete
  104. Lets get down to the nut cuttin!
  105. Couple of questions for a person lacking tools
  106. "Luthier" vs. "Technician"?
  107. Filing-down fret edges: Touch-up finish?
  108. fretless: file down vs fill-in
  109. Highschool woodshop build
  110. shopclass project AKA first bass build
  111. Help with refinishing older Zon.
  112. dimensions for blanks
  113. Bridge needed for KSD upgrade
  114. Summer Luthier Program
  115. Wood vs. Carbon Fiberlass with sound samples
  116. Pickup Materials
  117. tuner screw snapped of on the back of a warwick...
  118. Is this modulus salvageable?
  119. Re-Finish confusion
  120. does pau ferro fingerboard require periodic maintenance?
  121. wenge top
  122. Greetings my dear craftsmen!
  123. Bridge setup on project
  124. Luthiers in MD area? Need a ramp.
  125. Routing with templates on a table... how?
  126. Clear Plastic Pickguards?
  127. Short scale 6-string?
  128. Fender J Replacement Bridge
  129. mustang build-neck advice
  130. First Build Tools
  131. Nut Removal..
  132. pickups for korina body?
  133. Routing Template for Fretboard Blocks?
  134. Essex bass neck finish removal
  135. Tuning a 5-string up?
  136. Increase string tension by reversing headstock?
  137. Question: Oil Finish
  138. measuring scale length
  139. Neck pocket question
  140. Do I need to polish the color coat first?
  141. Adding a top wood ???
  142. Off with his head!(?)
  143. 1st build finished-pic
  144. busting dogmata of bass tone
  145. I have an easy question for you guys.
  146. 5 strings jazz neck pocket width
  147. Graphite neck rods?
  148. Why no Hickory?
  149. question about pickup routing
  150. A (hopefully) not-dumb neck pocket question
  151. Bad neck - how to tell?
  152. jazz bass neck dimensions
  153. i want a custom!
  154. Fender headstock sticker
  155. Replicating a neck
  156. Fender Decal (for a Fender) + Poly: questions
  157. Pickguard Choices!!!
  158. Refinish Question
  159. Ricky build
  160. Custom Shop Warwick - Need Help w/ Woods
  161. Walnut combined with what?
  162. Attaching a new neck on my old body
  163. touching up a StingRay neck (questions regarding)
  164. EBMM refinish project
  165. Looking for a new router, suggestions?
  166. Polyester Finishing
  167. Help me plan this out.
  168. Post your stabilized boards.
  169. In need of HELP!
  170. Thickness for body and neck blanks
  171. Fingerboard wood comparisons - pau ferro vs. maccassar ebony
  172. mighty mite j bass neck on a stagg p bass copy body
  173. Wet sanding with Danish oil
  174. New build: 5 string fretless
  175. Soft Maple Body?
  176. Removed the fretboard - Frankenbass continues to evolve
  177. Approximate cost to refret a jazz neck?
  178. Neck Question
  179. Nut Material & Finish Checking/Aging
  180. Help. I'm at a crux..
  181. WHAT!?
  182. Creating a new jazz pickup area for my P bass body to a PJ body.
  183. How do you decide on names for your bass models?
  184. Comlicated questions...for me...hopefully! :)
  185. Neck from dots to block inlays
  186. Can CA glue be used to fill voids....
  187. EXXXXXXXXXXXXTREME Poplar
  188. Stained Spalted Maple
  189. Berry Oakley Tractor wiring?
  190. Wood supply in N. Carolina???
  191. EXXXXXXXXXXXXTREME Walnut
  192. How can i get this finish effect?
  193. Fender P-bass 62 RI truss rod question
  194. EXXXXXXXXXXXXTREME Redwood
  195. How to build 15" Bass Cab Enclosure?
  196. So Cal luthiers and DIY'ers question for you.
  197. EXXXXXXXXXXXXTREME Maple
  198. Domestic Woods for Fingerboards
  199. Black Limba neck?
  200. ACG Recurve single cut 5 for Mark.
  201. Any builders out there with full beards?
  202. Help Restore '72 Jazz Neck After Katrina
  203. Largest fretboard ever?
  204. Defretting Ebony - techniques and pitfalls?
  205. Gibson neck issues.
  206. luthier or really good tech needed in OKC north TX area
  207. best way to repair a crack in an ebony fingerboard?
  208. hipshot d-tuner/bass xtender
  209. My first bass project
  210. Ughh...cheap replacement bridges, etc....
  211. Silvertone LB 11 Mods ??
  212. My New Project!!
  213. Rackenbicker
  214. Fingerboard binding?
  215. refretting
  216. First timer question - how to locate bridge?
  217. Drilling hole for bridge grounding wire?
  218. Singlecut Fretless 4 String
  219. Strip paint?
  220. First Build Update
  221. Fingerboard Radiuser project
  222. How Do I powdercoat something?
  223. Concerns about water based pore fillers and laminate tops
  224. PRS
  225. Best way to take off a neck....
  226. Tips on filing down sharp fret ends?
  227. Neck replacement for P-Bass clone
  228. Inlays
  229. Dead Pickup, Live Pickup?
  230. Amount of figuring vs. Neck Stability
  231. Regarding Gluing up Cocobolo
  232. Are there any luthiers who build replacement bodies?
  233. korina or swamp ash
  234. Yet another "My first build!" thread. But this time... It's personal.
  235. source for 7/64" round ended milling cutter?
  236. 70's J pup locations?
  237. Engagement bass build!!
  238. Anybody have these eBay headless bridge/tuners?
  239. Design opinions please.
  240. Vintage Fender tuner buzzing help!!
  241. Mother of Pearl Fret Lines?
  242. unbalanced / balanced
  243. Dual Cut five string fretless
  244. Custom singlecut 4 string fretless for Luther
  245. bridges: wood vs metal
  246. Piezo buzzer.
  247. These tonewoods?
  248. Who is winding is own pickups?
  249. Bolt-On Neck Insert Question
  250. help major fret buzz after re-assembly