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  1. 2nd Bass build and a LP to boot
  2. Looking for a source for exotic tops
  3. turning back the clock on a p-bass
  4. will tru oil darken?
  5. Cost to build a bass
  6. quick body build pictorial
  7. 10 String Bass/next bass build idea
  8. laminated neck build advice
  9. Repainting?
  10. Fixing a chip! (help!)
  11. Epoxy Inlays :)
  12. Your favourite way to refinish
  13. 78 Gibson Grabber Refinish
  14. Epiphone bass neck size
  15. Custom made bass; please help me out here
  16. Here's a couple of bad pics...
  17. Question about string tree...
  18. Finish over hand-drawn designs?
  19. red oak..... ever use it?
  20. need help finding the paint for this kind of finish (pics inside)...
  21. Figured Mexican Ebony 5 string
  22. Build Thread: Habanero, Simplified.
  23. So I want to try my hand at some projects ...
  24. new build - need wood advice
  25. Bass Restoration Project - Questions!
  26. $3 veneer samples
  27. Custom fretboard inlay questionarino's
  28. Anyone make custom metal bridges?
  29. Maple Neck Lacquer
  30. Bubinga Singlecut re-work
  31. Removable body wings?
  32. Neck Install
  33. Builders in south Chicago suburbs?
  34. how do i darken p bass neck
  35. New bass thoughts
  36. Bass building porn...
  37. 30" scale Telecaster/ Esquire bass build (pics)
  38. Fan frets
  39. sidebending?
  40. Walnut Neck-Through 4 First Build
  41. Paint is turning to powder!
  42. Care to install a new neck.
  43. Looking for a MD-based luthier for a project
  44. woods in europe
  45. pickups, bridges, and neck help
  46. Necessary Router Bits
  47. CA as a finish?
  48. A cool idea for a 5 string bass inlay.
  49. Building a bass VI from a squier bronco
  50. Finishing padauk
  51. Warmoth body specs VS Fender body specs
  52. new bass build
  53. 35" Scale 5 string Bass from Saga Kit?
  54. Have you ever used LMII's gold MOP??
  55. Beginnings of a "Shop Tour" page...
  56. 1978 Fender Musicmaster Bass rebuilding-project-thing
  57. New Config Arete Bas
  58. help! is a diy high gloss finish possable? how?
  59. Building a Rickenbacker 4003. Help please!
  60. 'Jazzmaster' bass(es) build thread
  61. Tuxedo Bass Build
  62. My Custom Jaguar Build.....
  63. Body wood for growling tone
  64. Another alder + maple thread
  65. Zon headstock finish repair
  66. Jazz Headstock Conversion
  67. Luthiers Friend Robo Sander for neck laminates and (narrow) fingerboards?
  68. Hollow Body Help?
  69. Help! It's not shiny!
  70. Quick question
  71. Lacquer vs. polyeurethane on necks?
  72. Mix & Match Bass Tone Glossary Build
  73. 51P Build Help
  74. black stain / dye
  75. broken body
  76. Bit of painting advice please!
  77. Mighty Mite question
  78. Refinishing the neck
  79. Near death shop story's.
  80. Looking for a reputable luthier in MD/DC/VA/PA/WV...
  81. Tips for neck finishing
  82. Calculating pickup positions, with a fun picture
  83. Does a Cracked Neck affect the sound?
  84. advice on routing?
  85. Horizontal neck laminations?
  86. Learned a valuable lesson about freehand routing of pup pockets.
  87. Curing time for Nitro Clear Coat?
  88. Non reverse Gibson Thunderbird headstock restoration
  89. Regret your defret?
  90. FOUND! Inkjet Decal Paper!
  91. First bass, 5-string warmoth neck
  92. Those too-cheap bass kits on eBay...
  93. not a bass, but still cool
  94. dot inlays?
  95. Woods and the finishing thereof
  96. What's upder Poly?
  97. Acoustic/electric bass kits
  98. 3M Flexible Polishing Papers vs Micro-Mesh Soft Touch Finishing Pads
  99. Alternatives to Lacquer?
  100. La Cabronita bass build
  101. Strap button and pickup placment
  102. Unfinished Bodies
  103. Skin allergies to Alder?
  104. Cable tunnel??
  105. Advice on maintaining tung oiled koa?
  106. Dye/Stain for Relic job?
  107. Multi-Build
  108. Poly strip an FSR
  109. 54 p bass copy
  110. Primavara
  111. what does a tone block do?
  112. Clear coat terror!
  113. More native love..
  114. Fretless 5 string VOTING poll
  115. New project - my take on a '51 Precision Bass
  116. Help: Jackplane/ hand plane related
  117. Refinishing advice: Refinish or buy new body?
  118. Top 10 Things I leaned on my first (sort of) build
  119. Few questions...
  120. Need lightweight alder jazz body
  121. Repair chips on ebonol fretboard
  122. Fender 'Tuxedo" Tele-Bass Questions ----
  123. Electronics help -new builder
  124. Neck Woods
  125. Honduran Rosewood fretboard
  126. Replacing neck
  127. What to build?
  128. Need help with a fretless fingerboard!!!
  129. Best Resource For Luthier Tools?
  130. Wood Burning
  131. Neck Finishing
  132. Mexican Fender Jazz Rebuild
  133. Hofner 500/1 "Wide"
  134. Neck Pocket ?
  135. Build me a 32" 4 string neck...please.
  136. Need Help Repairing a Classical Guitar
  137. Where to you finish/refinish your basses?
  138. CUSTOM BASS ALERT! IT'S TAKING SHAPE!
  139. How to figure custom neck measurements
  140. Lakland Mai-Tai Burst Refinish
  141. Fanned fret angling pickups
  142. Custom LaFleur bass - "A Wookie get's his stripes"
  143. Persimmon...??
  144. FenderBird build JAEbird II
  145. 7.25 radius ebony fingerboard
  146. Headstock Crack
  147. Local sustainable woods bass project!
  148. 5-string fretted singlecut. $1k budget. Any thoughts?
  149. purpleheart for fretless f/board
  150. Mystery guitar!
  151. Please set me straight - Roadworn P neck finish question
  152. looking for Yamaha BB tuning head tool
  153. Olive Wood Dilemma.
  154. New Builder on the floor!
  155. Wishbass refin
  156. Width of neck at 24 fret, 34 in scale 5 string
  157. Before round over is done how "nice" should the rough cut look?
  158. Cutting Off Lower Body Horn
  159. Defretting
  160. A question to our geometry experts...
  161. New strat day, sort of.
  162. making construction profitable?
  163. Which Books do You Guys Recommend?
  164. Wood Veneer
  165. Shop Setups
  166. scale length question
  167. Fretless - rosewood - finishing ???
  168. Template Design
  169. HELP...HOW DO YOU REMOVE
  170. Luthier bid site
  171. Resonant frequency of neck/instrument?
  172. "loose" bridge saddles
  173. How can I make a homemade bass for cheap?
  174. So....Iv never done this before....
  175. Defretting and epoxy question
  176. How to restore the Satin Nitrocellulose Finish? Need guidance!
  177. Using a Dremel to rout for a pickup
  178. B HEFNER - EDENHOUSE
  179. how to install a pickup cover?
  180. Arbor Day (April 29)
  181. remove superglue drop and small spatter from bass body
  182. Roundover Bits
  183. Hook Bass
  184. Need someone to cut out and route body.
  185. Oil finished neck
  186. Body depth
  187. Buffing Light Scratches out of your Bass Finish?
  188. Is it possible to stip a "refinish" back to the original paint?
  189. Eucalyptus 4 string fretless build
  190. Looking for someone to apply finish to Bass
  191. Installing Sadowsky Onboard circuitry preamp on Fender 75 JB
  192. Source for Fodera/Smith style truss rod?
  193. Sanding soon, advice needed.
  194. 'Chambered' Bass Idea Kicking Around ----
  195. Body patch/spot repair.
  196. JJS 4 build for TBer Mike Phillips
  197. Trinity 5 string build for Joey
  198. ReRanch Nitro Aerosols in Canada
  199. Another Fretless Thread? This one with mylar questions.
  200. How do I remove my truss rod?
  201. Inexpensive glossy white finish?
  202. Questions about building a body.
  203. Adding fretboard markers to completed neck?
  204. Makeover for an old friend
  205. 2nd ever build - light weight Headless 4 string (bass cannibalising)
  206. J shape guitar?
  207. how to remove polyurethane finish?
  208. Looking for Rattlecan Advice
  209. Putting a humbucker (maybe a DiMarzio DP120) in a P bass? am i insane?
  210. Jazz meets Thumb?
  211. MIA jazz neck on OLP bass?
  212. New Tool Day - Drum Sander
  213. Advice on a first timer frankenbass type project
  214. Stingray owners help please
  215. Lathe work needed
  216. Template programs
  217. Pay to use high school wood shop?
  218. Ibanez Ergodyne - help needed
  219. want to attempt my first build... HELP?!
  220. Blue 2 way truss rods on ebay
  221. YoungBlood Lumber
  222. Color Choice for Refin and progress
  223. Side marker location for fretless.
  224. bass painting question
  225. Do I need a sanding sealer?
  226. Charity or "for the kids" parts/scrap builds?
  227. I'm feeling antsy... Need advice on whether to start a scratchbuild.
  228. Will I lose tone if I just spray over the exsisting finish?
  229. Fixing paint chips.
  230. Will adding a maple laminate help my highs?
  231. traben refinish?
  232. Bass Build #3 - Signature Model Prototype
  233. Bass Build #9- Talon
  234. Moses graphite any customer service problems
  235. Mayones finishes
  236. OM Acoustic build
  237. P Bass Heel Width Clarification...
  238. Boar tusk / teeth as an inlay? & other questions for luthiers
  239. Tuning peg screw hole issues.
  240. carbon fiber rods, where are they best positioned?
  241. '00 Spector NS-2J FireBass gets a new life!
  242. Quick Question?
  243. CNC recommendation?
  244. A weird question about binding
  245. Warwick Proline refin help (noob)
  246. Thinking about doing my first build - need advice
  247. how to drill the wiring holes?
  248. Noob builder gets inspred by TB/LC, hilarity ensues...
  249. First Build (Ziricote Content)
  250. My second build, low budget creation