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  1. HELP! 1966 J-Bass tuners needed
  2. FIRST BUILD WOOD ADVICE ...
  3. This is not a bass guitar question: Mexi strat...
  4. ABG with Nylon Strings
  5. Fret lines on fretless fingerboard tips
  6. F Bass: BARE! What to do?
  7. Fretless epoxy finish.
  8. Fretting Ebonol
  9. Fret leveling tips?
  10. First fret problem
  11. First Build: Body Shape Idea
  12. Refretting a bass?
  13. Name this wood
  14. HELP!!!
  15. custom pickups in UK
  16. fretboard / to radius or not to radius ?
  17. help with making a 15' cab
  18. Active basslines 5 string pickup problem
  19. neck shaping questions ???
  20. Wood Dye
  21. Epoxy
  22. sealed wood? any problems?
  23. 8 string bass conversion
  24. Custom design
  25. Looking for a good nut maker
  26. Stripping Nitro
  27. headless bridges
  28. Bubinga pommele as a fingerboard wood. Finish ideas? (pic inside)
  29. Strap Lock question
  30. coughcoughguitarquestioncoughcough
  31. Good Luthier in central CA?
  32. No sound from my bass!
  33. Fingerboard wood
  34. Humidity question?
  35. more than the usual number of pickups
  36. Making a production bass a string-through
  37. Slightly uneven fretboard on a new fretless
  38. Making a neck look worn.
  39. Choices of preamps for fretless
  40. Dual Pre?
  41. Hipshot Tuning Keys Query
  42. So Close to being done: Neck finishes
  43. Replacing bridge
  44. First build (Trying to decide on woods and scale)
  45. Some people said I should be a luthier...
  46. Wood Identification
  47. My first bass, and possibly second
  48. Fairly easy Home Made Bridge
  49. getting my design to scale
  50. Any pointers on a 32" scale fretless 8?
  51. daring task! well..sort of...plans for an electric upright
  52. The Revenge of the Radial Arm Saw on the Fretless Neck
  53. Koa and tone properties.
  54. What paint?
  55. Maple Necks
  56. Black Schaller M4 Tuning Head
  57. Fanned scale fretless retrofit.
  58. Spalted Maple Anyone?
  59. Update on the Benedetto Gig!
  60. custom decals
  61. New Bass Assembly
  62. i think i made a boo boo
  63. Wooden Nut??
  64. Radiused covers for Angus
  65. A good piece of Ash
  66. Finding an acceptable replacement body...
  67. Different colored Tuners/bridges?
  68. "Scoop" acoustic bass?
  69. new neck
  70. Any advice for a first build?
  71. help finishing different woods
  72. Trying to figure out neck scale
  73. Help with bridges: Hipshot VS Schaller VS Leo Quan
  74. warwick refin
  75. Where can I find custom truss rods?
  76. Boarax swirl oil paint on body - using tub
  77. Can you build me a neck?
  78. Looking for a 10 string bridge.
  79. Need a small piece of wenge for a ramp...
  80. microtonal fret job?
  81. Binding on drop tops.
  82. Southeastern Luthier?
  83. New York and New Hampshire.
  84. Wenge Short Scale 4-string
  85. Bass Kits?
  86. Fret Slotting Blades....
  87. Reranch Sand and Sealer
  88. polyurethaning cocobolo
  89. Custom Pickup Question
  90. new fretless build
  91. FJ guitars, new guitar design!!!!
  92. advice on specifics
  93. Bridge directly on wood... or after finish?
  94. So i used boiled linseed oil on my fingerboard...
  95. Output Jacks
  96. My CNC bass project start to finish
  97. Bass case suppliers
  98. A Trussrod Goof
  99. Anybody ever used Texas ebony? Or desert ironwood?
  100. Finish on wenge top/headstock?
  101. epoxy dye
  102. Custom singlecut 5 string for Justin Williams
  103. by request: 3D Fender-ish CAD/Render
  104. Fodera Knobs
  105. JazzBass body template
  106. Working graphite.
  107. I GOT AN AWESOME IDEA!!! (I think.)
  108. Converting bolt on to set neck?
  109. I want to make a bass
  110. I have the hardware. But lack the woodworking skills....
  111. Tru Oil versus chatoyance
  112. whats with the...?
  113. thumb rest.
  114. Fretless Fretboard gloss
  115. Truss rods experience
  116. What do you guys think of this no name luthier 6 string?
  117. Random discoveries
  118. Cleaning pet urine from bass
  119. How adjustable is the Hipshot A bridge?
  120. First bass Project...Exited!!!
  121. Question about tapering
  122. Removing the finish...?
  123. fixing control cavity area crack
  124. thicker finishes more prone to stress cracks?
  125. How important is body weight for sound?
  126. Working with spalted woods re-visited
  127. Starting my first project - stuck on a neck
  128. How scratch-free before a finish?
  129. Broken neck help
  130. Fender Bass Project
  131. Tree identification.
  132. Question relating to bolt-on Fender style neck.
  133. Lined Fretless
  134. Painted Dots
  135. Quick binding question
  136. Zero fret thoughts
  137. CNC programs, anyone?
  138. Defretting an Acoustic-Electric?
  139. Who had a bookmatched top with a cat's face on it?
  140. Thinkin about modding my Mark Hoppas
  141. Bass finishing questions
  142. So guess where I just landed a job?
  143. Gibson Guitar’s Newest CNC Machine Strikes A Productive Chord
  144. SHOE POLISH!
  145. Fodera finishing ( lacquer or Polyester )?
  146. using glass parts on bass
  147. Anyone know a luthier who will do this?
  148. Workbench plans in Popular Mechanics
  149. Gluing a brass nut...glue recommendations
  150. Deep science required here...
  151. Fender Paint Job Questions...
  152. Cover plates installation price
  153. de-fretting a bass neck
  154. Schecter Stiletto Series + Bartolini?
  155. Reinforcement rods, options?
  156. Is there someone in the LA area with a planer?
  157. harbor freight .com
  158. Building a Bass VI....Help....
  159. Ebony Fingerboard Questions
  160. stainless steel frets
  161. People who make pickups: Wal pickup clones?
  162. Any of you tapering with your table saws?
  163. Painting a bass. easy/hard cheap/expensive?
  164. how much nitro?
  165. Sound of Cocobolo and Shedua?
  166. : KS Factory Tour Video
  167. another stupid question
  168. Filiing graphtech saddles
  169. Theoretical truss rod question
  170. sanding the color coat before the clear?
  171. Best bridge/ material
  172. Teak for a neck blank
  173. Hipshot TransTone Bridge - who's had the ba**s to try it out?
  174. Gotoh 206 Bridge - what metal is this?...
  175. Which tuners used on the Fender Mike Dirnt P Bass?
  176. Dead "fret" on fretless?
  177. Good Place to buy ERB parts
  178. Beginner Here: Cost? To Build or to Buy and Modify?
  179. Cocobolo and Titebond?
  180. Bass Body... HELP ME!!!
  181. what fret wire?
  182. what body shape?!
  183. New bass complete!
  184. How to make a single use spray booth for Nitro?
  185. Fretless Ebonol Fingerboard Conversion
  186. Brazilian Cherry Fingerboard...Coat with?
  187. Roland GK kit install - amateur style
  188. 1973 Telecaster Bass Refinish - lots of questions
  189. Installing new Jazz ashtrays
  190. Wide String Spacing Pickups
  191. Need a 4 string locking adjustable bridge < $100
  192. wood pickup covers
  193. Bartolini pups string spacing.
  194. Ever Done A "Zero Relief" Set-Up?
  195. Phase Cancellation and Pickup Spacing.
  196. Jazz bass wiring.. humbucking?
  197. Anyone Ever Re-Fret a Vintage Fender Neck using slide out method?
  198. Do any of you live along the Rhine river?
  199. Padauk as a fingerboard?
  200. birds eye maple
  201. home made tools?
  202. Will a Fender American Deluxe Jazz neck fit a Warmoth non-dinky body??
  203. Refinishing a bass
  204. Curbow`s Luthier School
  205. What wood do you really want to love, but regret it every time you use it?
  206. Taking the shine off mah Fender
  207. Defretting with block inlays
  208. Installing tuner bushings
  209. What wood is this?
  210. Need Help
  211. Contract work
  212. Fender dead spot
  213. A 9-String Bass
  214. Using guitar tuners
  215. Is Oak a good bass wood?
  216. Fretboard thickness and shaping, standards or preferences
  217. Warmoth clear finishes
  218. In need of advice...
  219. Lenga - Nothofagus pumilio
  220. bpdy work
  221. To angle or not to angle, that is the question.....
  222. de-gloss or satinize a Modulus neck
  223. Fretless Fingerboard question
  224. Essex replacement neck
  225. Cavity depths for J bass
  226. My Right Shoulder Hurts....
  227. Acoustic bass bridge pins - need to locate a source
  228. First setback, template routing , HELP!!!
  229. NYC Luthiers - Can I Clean Your Shop/Apprentice?
  230. calculating neck width/taper
  231. customs
  232. Neck wood question...
  233. About to Start my first Build...
  234. Warmoth built for slap?
  235. Yet another ramp thread
  236. wood body choice?
  237. Air Compressor/Gun/Finishin Help needed
  238. Wood pickup covers, do they interfere with magnetic action?
  239. "aging" or "tinting" a maple/maple neck
  240. Thining down my neck
  241. Outlaw X610 Rehab finished - almost...
  242. Neck chipped by unauthorized user @#$%
  243. Pennsylvania Walnut anyone??
  244. Making a metal fretboard.
  245. Help finding help!
  246. First build (In progress)
  247. Warped guitar neck
  248. burl redwood 6-string fretless
  249. I think my Joiner kicked the bucket
  250. Brass tuners....anyone...help?