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  1. Pup Selection help
  2. Reducing a G&L P sized neck to a J size?
  3. A little help, pls. Hipshot B-style bridge
  4. Epoxy v.s. CA; feel, clarity, etc.
  5. Need help sanding/refining body
  6. Bass project #2
  7. R.I.P TABLE SAW.
  8. Purle Heart?
  9. How do I ground a P at bridge?
  10. Did I use too much Tru-Oil?
  11. New fender bass wood plug
  12. got some new toys for Christmas
  13. geddy lee jazz bass pickguard
  14. Valenti Vintage Style 5 String Jazz (in production)
  15. Can I file my own frets?
  16. Spalted Fingerboards?
  17. fingerboards?
  18. Custom bridge
  19. Quick Bridge Question
  20. Neck won't fit in neck pocket
  21. What ELSE are you making? (other than instruments)
  22. Detailed Tap Instrument Build Thread
  23. neck needs more bow... use a C-clamp and bend it???
  24. SX P Idea (last one, I promise)
  25. Installing Clay Dots
  26. Fretless Bass Help?
  27. Mighty Mite
  28. How to calculate maximum neck thickness
  29. HP = Watt?
  30. ok, so im going to NC where..
  31. Rondo necks....are you serious?
  32. !WARNING! CA Glue incompatibility!
  33. Can Anyone reccomend where i can get....
  34. Gloss finish & buffing/polishing how-to? SOS
  35. Pickguard Material
  36. Anyone use cherry as a body wood?
  37. What's your favorite body wood?
  38. Luthite
  39. Newer Luthier
  40. Sanding The Neck
  41. Neck epoxy for fretless
  42. Humidity & dehumidifiers
  43. Dyeing Mahogany
  44. Zebrawood fretboard
  45. Nut cut too deep on A string
  46. Freting a sloted neck
  47. Shielding A Bass
  48. Completely straight, non-bowed neck?
  49. Apartment workshops
  50. Truss rod channel lining?
  51. wood dye
  52. A little anniversary gift - new tools in the shop
  53. The newest toy!
  54. Spalted maple fingerboards What body woods?
  55. Fretboard oil on an unfinished maple board?
  56. Best compact-style tuners?
  57. Glass Fingerboard...
  58. French Polishing?
  59. fret board finishing ideas?
  60. How to clean a soiled neck?
  61. I intrested in being a luthier
  62. Somebody SET the record STRAIGHT!!What dries out the fretboard?
  63. Wood Questions...
  64. name that wood.....
  65. inspiration?
  66. Building a Shop
  67. Finish Thickness
  68. What kind of wood should I use...
  69. few random questions
  70. Off-topic, but very cool
  71. "Hippo" Ashbory
  72. Making a body for a Peavy fury neck
  73. Inlay trouble
  74. I enjoyed this page....
  75. how do i remove niccotine stains!!!!
  76. Need advice for a Jazz Bass Neck
  77. unslotted saddles?
  78. Where to get a 24 fret neck?
  79. cool wood site, and a question
  80. radius block while sanding epoxy fretless?
  81. thin wood or veneer
  82. Drum sander poll - what's you tool of choice?
  83. lucky Breakthrough to sidestep rules...
  84. Pedulla Esque Fretless Finish
  85. making my first wooden pickup covers
  86. Dunlop Straplock screw size
  87. looking for someone to design me a custom bass
  88. fungus ?
  89. Hipshot bt4
  90. A very strange sale
  91. accent veneer ideas needed...
  92. octave 8 fretless neck
  93. Warmoth alternative?
  94. Basic Joiner set up questions
  95. Acoustic Bass Bridge
  96. Routing for pickups? What bit?
  97. tru-oil or dye the wood, or both?
  98. 5 String Neck: Scale?
  99. differences in basses built using the same wood?
  100. Say Herro to my rittle fren...
  101. Spector Bridge
  102. Neck finishing help!!!!
  103. Spector Tone Pump Change?
  104. Best 6 Bridges?
  105. a few things I need to know
  106. Anybody make Cherry bass bodies?
  107. Nearing completion...
  108. RIM Custom Singlecut 4 for Craig
  109. My first stringéd creation.
  110. funny: look inside you luthiers will find this amusing.
  111. pickup placement
  112. Problems with tailboards
  113. Might As Well Get Started.
  114. Hollow body advice please
  115. Laminated Veneer Pickguard
  116. how do i measure my neck
  117. Zero fret height
  118. G&L USA L2500 preamp wiring problem
  119. "Warbling" E string
  120. custom inlay
  121. Where to buy Carbon Fiber
  122. Glue line?
  123. Dunlop straplocks installed - need replacement ideas
  124. bolt-on neck - helicoil inserts
  125. I've been polishing my knob...
  126. Any good source describing inlaying?
  127. AMP Malfunction
  128. When can i learn more..
  129. How i know how to...
  130. Shop pics (not mine, unfortunately)
  131. Help
  132. I need decals!
  133. What material do you prefer for templates?
  134. Looking for Instructional Materials
  135. Is this sick?
  136. Bass pics!
  137. Fretless 4 in Progress
  138. Bass Modifications
  139. lp pups
  140. Difference between 1 , 2 and 3 pieces bodys
  141. Building my first bass
  142. Questions/tips from 8 string players.
  143. Lightweight neck woods
  144. Replacement neck??? Is this any good?
  145. Are all of these necessary
  146. Favourite (non huffing) solvents
  147. custom pup covers/knobs
  148. Wiring problem
  149. Anybody try spraying the new automotive polyurathane base paints?
  150. scale length determination/bridge position.
  151. Headless Questions
  152. router, wattage needed for hardwoods?
  153. another question, what should I have made next?
  154. who can identify this?
  155. Who can I get to do some work on my bass?
  156. Wood for a new pickguard?
  157. Post your tools
  158. WTB Ebonol
  159. New bass in the works, shop pics, new press & more!
  160. Another truss rod question
  161. A happy accident needs attention
  162. Neck pocket tricks?
  163. Anybody know how to finish a neck?
  164. Fender/Ibanez-what length truss rod on short scales?
  165. SX Bass Idea
  166. what's the function of maple caps on LP's?
  167. Fret bending devices
  168. Just built my first strined creation.
  169. Frankenstein Baritone, any thoughts?
  170. Dark Stars!!
  171. Ipe as a fingerboard?
  172. Gibson 2-point tuneomatic bridge
  173. Staining an oil finish
  174. Scale Length
  175. active controls superior?
  176. Can someone draw me a wiring diagram for this?
  177. pros/cons active vs. passive?
  178. NECK: Thru-the-body or Bolt-on? Advantages/Disadvantages?
  179. compatible pickups?
  180. Saddle mat'ls for under-saddle transducers
  181. What's the fingerboard radius on a '68 Jazz?
  182. piezo?
  183. mysterious wire
  184. take a picture
  185. Neck duplication router/machine???
  186. Need details on TruOil + poly finish
  187. help a 17 year old build the best bass PLZ and i garrentee your day will improve
  188. Bass Electronics Summary anyone???
  189. Is this a beautiful piece of wood, or what?
  190. Totally offtopic, but not really... (indirectly luthier related)
  191. Moving bridge saddle on an Acoustic bridge
  192. PICKUP WAR
  193. Question concerning wood choice for...
  194. So, I have the most expensive set of Hipshot Ultralites.
  195. Popping fingernail digging grooves in my thru-neck: Solutions?
  196. Wood Weights
  197. Teak oil question
  198. Mixing frets
  199. Hotrodding an Essex, good for beginners?
  200. red oak neck with cocabola fb
  201. do you have a jig or trick for making the truss rod channel?
  202. Epoxy or polyester for fretless fingerboard?
  203. Some exotic woods
  204. tung oil over CA?
  205. FIRST BASS
  206. Fender Jazz radius
  207. Pedulla's ET finishes
  208. The contoured body
  209. Help with maple top
  210. Shipping Upright overseas
  211. Help ......fretting my first neck. A question
  212. Spraying a resin bodied bass
  213. New Inlays
  214. Sadowsky NYC style bridge
  215. Fretboard slotting - outsourcing referral
  216. Clear Pick guard buffing
  217. Anybody here ever replaced the nut on a Carvin bass?
  218. Oh man, batteries draining...
  219. Bass Neck
  220. I hate to ask here, but can make me a simple CAD drawing?
  221. nut slot adjusting question
  222. CA as pore filler?
  223. Quick Question
  224. New shop equip - Powermatic 14" bandsaw
  225. Please help me find a body to fit this neck
  226. Finished my first bass, learned some lessons.
  227. Can you make me a neck?
  228. finishing maple neck with block inlays?
  229. pickup issues
  230. RE-Fretting a DE-Fretted
  231. Is this possible?
  232. College = no bass building... :(
  233. How to use Veneer
  234. Question about pots ...
  235. How to install a string tree(searched)
  236. Who has piezo bass bridges?
  237. alternate tunings
  238. Jayson's custom bass.
  239. What could have caused this damage?
  240. fret lines
  241. Removing Stingray Inlay
  242. Warwick Neck Blues
  243. HAMBONE!! Are you there dude ?
  244. Grounding pots...yuck
  245. Toxicity of Wood, Dust, & Leaves
  246. Question about shielding
  247. Acoustic Fret wire on electric
  248. HELP MI GUITARISTS GUITAR BROKE!!
  249. Speaking of headless basses I need some ideas
  250. Help refinishing a bass