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  1. check out my first build progress
  2. headstock....
  3. hi guys need help.
  4. What do you think of this design?
  5. Gluing wood to graphite/ composites???
  6. Warwick thumb thru neck
  7. Upgrading Badtz Maru Bronco bridge?
  8. personalizing the neck
  9. String spcaing at the nut?
  10. Replacing MTD KZ 5 Neck
  11. Have you ever done something really stupid, but thought that ... won't happen to you?
  12. "wenge sounding" us woods?
  13. question about size of frets
  14. I've started the Jack Daniels bass
  15. Remova/installation of nut
  16. Where Can I Get Zebrawood Headstock Veneer?
  17. Another epoxy fingerboard question
  18. Rio Grande powerbucker low output?
  19. Make it look good
  20. 6 String Bass Parts....
  21. Fretless maple fingerboards?
  22. Good top woods for an oil finish?
  23. Routing or cutting the body first?
  24. "soft" Western Maple - neck material usage discussion
  25. how hard/pricey would this job be?
  26. How do you make a neck?
  27. Coronado Polyurethane Liquid Plastic
  28. question regarding birdseye maple
  29. Pickup wiring, theory and practice question
  30. Seeking advice on switch placement.
  31. Refinishing over TruOil?
  32. Refinishing Question
  33. FENDER CUSTOM
  34. J/J pickup cover
  35. Drop top help...
  36. Question about sanding
  37. fender aerodyne
  38. build this for me
  39. I think I need to adjust my trussrod.
  40. Custom 7 string fretless for Bob
  41. Custom 5 string for Rudy
  42. Will My Truss Break?
  43. fretless epoxy??
  44. spicing up a white J pickguard
  45. easily removable truss rod
  46. fretted fretless conversion
  47. bass stand design...
  48. HELP! (7 String Bridge)
  49. Gluing wenge?
  50. I want a bridge like this
  51. hickory fingerboard
  52. Custom fingerboards
  53. "Recipe" for trans. wine red finish
  54. semi-acoustic body repair
  55. 1 peice bridge, fanned frets?
  56. from a 4 to a 5
  57. Four string Scroll for Bassman 275
  58. uses for scrapwood
  59. Squier Deluxe Jazz Active 6-string? Yep! (pics)
  60. Hipshot A Bridge Replace Squier Stock Bridge???
  61. Jazz bass cavity space problems!
  62. Neck Blank storage advice
  63. First build, Help!
  64. fitting a fretboard
  65. CAMPHORLORAL?
  66. Do guitars and basses use
  67. Weird Designs? Show me.
  68. Sanding off a Bass?
  69. How much would you charge?
  70. Looking for some work to be done on my bass
  71. luthier in mobile, AL?
  72. Mahogany or Walnut
  73. warwick neck replacement
  74. Sanding Off The Finish
  75. Laminating problems
  76. Glue Recommendation
  77. Deft Brushing Lacquer
  78. Wood supply
  79. Bass kits ..First build
  80. dull tuners
  81. what to do about warping necks?
  82. ACG Recurve single cut 5 for Olivier.
  83. Bridge types
  84. Allparts vs Warmoth Necks - Which are Better?
  85. So what did ya get?
  86. Fret Buzzing at 16th/17th Frets
  87. Dead Frets
  88. Happy HoHo Everyone!
  89. First Build HELP WITH CRITICAL DIMENSIONS!
  90. G string 5 (C) fret last 4 beats only
  91. any idea with walnut bass body .. WRONG ?
  92. Luthier school in Montreal?
  93. A Twisted Approach to Ergonomics
  94. Ibanez BTB Bass Parts
  95. Radiused fingerboard, compound radiused, flat etc..etc..???
  96. some more questions...
  97. Headstock / Neck ???
  98. Any recommended luthiers in Colorado?
  99. cheaper materials?
  100. bookmatching??
  101. Control Cavity Cover Help
  102. Lined Fretless
  103. prototyping new singlecut design
  104. Fretboard or neck - what means most to tone?
  105. reducing neck?
  106. Tips on Filling in Fret Slots?
  107. logos?
  108. wood quantity (weird question)
  109. Chemical paint stripper
  110. Schematic for passive tone control?
  111. Rack case diagrams?
  112. ACG Recurve 4 for Bob
  113. 2 good 2 B true?
  114. How much difference does 2 3/8 in make from 2 3/16 inches?
  115. special fret leveling tool
  116. Building my first bass, need a lot of help!
  117. Bolt On vs Neck Through
  118. Spector NS-2A sealer questions
  119. fretting basics video?
  120. I need a good re-saw fence
  121. Where can I get/build a horseshoe pickupcover
  122. Woods
  123. Sticker Shock
  124. One big thanks
  125. Considering a Custom Bass -- Can someone here help me out?
  126. Using plastic bond as a fretless FB coating?
  127. Agathis
  128. Zebra neck?
  129. WOOD SUPPLIERS
  130. upgrades for my bass
  131. Wood choice (tones again)
  132. Price check for a custom.
  133. Pine bass tester
  134. Wood questions
  135. wider bridge on a P-bass?
  136. 1 or 2 piece body
  137. machining bridge saddles for more travel? gotoh vs fender
  138. Books on Bass Building?
  139. Want to install P pickups in Jazz bass
  140. Regarding Wooden P/U Covers???
  141. Neck heavy Peavey
  142. How to widen pickup space?
  143. Maple neck back bow problem
  144. Good nut files?
  145. Pick-Up Swap...¿
  146. Padouk Tone?
  147. SX 57 Jazz neck - which Fender neck is similar?
  148. Removing and re-installing a nut
  149. Help finding a P-Bass neck; vintage dimensions
  150. Burled top for first build?
  151. acrylized fretboards (yes I have read the other threads)
  152. Neck is bowing, righty tighty....
  153. need suggestions for bass build
  154. MM4 neck
  155. My DIY Electric Bass
  156. Yamaha String Spacing, How much ?
  157. A RAMPant Curiosity
  158. How straight can you really get a neck?
  159. Straighten Neck?
  160. ABG compensation
  161. Fretboards-Custom Project
  162. Who builds their own pickups?
  163. Olive wood.
  164. bass refinishers in L.A.
  165. Sometimes things come together
  166. A question about Waxing................
  167. Building contest?
  168. Luthier schools?
  169. Anyone out there own the Stew Mac Truss Rod Rescue Kit?
  170. Commercial Users: Updated Policy in Luthier's Corner (read before posting)
  171. High Gloss Black Finish- Suggestions?
  172. How heavy is your bass?
  173. Bridge & Tuners update
  174. Painted neck fretless / lines help.
  175. neck rake on basses
  176. the 13 string super bass
  177. Applying transparent finishes
  178. christmas presents!
  179. Dove tailed neck joints.
  180. Defret problem? (pic)
  181. Badass Bridge Saddles
  182. can someone make me some custom pickup rings?
  183. Fixing a large dent in poly?
  184. Relic a Jazz pickguard?
  185. Is there a source for P-U location on establish models?.
  186. Core/ single laminate
  187. difference in pickup location between 60'S and 70'S jazz bass
  188. Pickguard
  189. help please
  190. Talkbass Luthiers on Youtube?
  191. Pneumatic Drum sanders
  192. Neck Weight?
  193. Slotting a finished unlined neck through???
  194. structural wood question ( I swear its not about tone)
  195. Craziest pick you have ever seen
  196. Custom scale-length fret slotting templates...
  197. Wenge neck
  198. Fret Board radius
  199. how does the body wood affect overall tone?
  200. Neck action problems
  201. Cost to get help assembling a "parts bass"?
  202. dyeing ash black
  203. Quick question 17mm string to string at bridge
  204. Finishing a bubinga neck/fingerboard
  205. Bubinga 35" scale fretless, shop pics, and updates!
  206. Source for Badass II with Grooved Saddles
  207. Tracing a 50's Precision headstock
  208. Blasted paint
  209. Truss rod filler strip or not?
  210. burst finishes?
  211. mexican luthier first single cut!!!
  212. Nordy NJ4SV Covers....
  213. string spacing...
  214. Lacquer / Varnish for a fretless fretboard?
  215. "Blue" bass - talkbass style
  216. Custom bass for Jim...
  217. Tonewood: sonic characteristics contingent on placement?
  218. Painting first build...
  219. New Bass Build
  220. Adding relief to a Warmoth neck ?
  221. Luthier's garage sale... Acacia and Benavente stuff...
  222. Removing the poly from a maple neck
  223. cost assessment?
  224. nut advice??
  225. Mexi Jazz, same pup sizes?
  226. Worst Wood for Basses
  227. G & L Lynx bass neck bow in wrong place!!! Help!
  228. Another one in the can: "Studio special firewood"
  229. Sanded-in Oil Finish
  230. neck movement questions
  231. Old man with bad eyes
  232. Jazz Parts Bass
  233. How hard is it to completely remove a fretboard?
  234. Black Walnut
  235. Craftsman products?
  236. (How) can I string a baritone uke E,A,D,G?
  237. Collage process
  238. I need a fingerboard 5A Birdseye Maple
  239. Building neck made easy, what do you think?
  240. Can I change a 7 1/4 radius to a 9 1/2?
  241. stability of wenge/maple/ebony
  242. Powder coated bass?
  243. straight neck, no relief, what do you think?
  244. odd Neck Radius
  245. highway one finish
  246. 4string fretless,wood bridge
  247. Truss Rods for Longer Scale Lengths
  248. How do YOU decide the relative value of a custom built bass?
  249. Anyone know how to contact Goodman Bass/Count Funkula?
  250. RAHAZ First build begins (Pictures)