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  1. My second build, low budget creation
  2. Where to install bridge on 35in bass?
  3. Simnett Guitars - Flame Box Elder Singlecut
  4. Headstock laminate repair
  5. How I make a cf neck
  6. Neck throughs and neck pitch
  7. New color for refinished bass?
  8. Bonding aluminum to wood.
  9. compensated fretting?
  10. Flippable Guitars - David West.....what the heck?
  11. Insane bass cuts
  12. MM & Jazz build request.
  13. dent thru paint
  14. pbass body short scale conversion
  15. Looking for CAD models or drawings
  16. Vintage vs New
  17. Finding a place to build
  18. Should I worry about this?
  19. Faux Headstock
  20. Sealer Coat
  21. Guitar Plan Services
  22. staggered jazz pickups?
  23. First Scratch Build...
  24. Whamola Design - Any help?
  25. Neck angle question
  26. Glue used late 90's fenders
  27. Angled neck pockets
  28. Truss Rod adjust while having the bass disassembled ?
  29. Can you sell guitars if you just customize them?
  30. How I Remove a Fingerboard and Truss Rod
  31. Precise fret bending anyone?
  32. Paint specs Ibanez SR500 bass
  33. What should i build!?
  34. Fixing up the V
  35. Logo on headstock
  36. Maui?
  37. How to strip a finish????
  38. Looking for Machinist in Metro Detroit area for bass project
  39. Pine "core"...doable?
  40. Drill first or seal first?
  41. Beater bass restoration finish question
  42. Sound Augments, solid stock vs. inserts
  43. Need help..Touch up neck,,Smith bass
  44. determining p/u spacing
  45. Phenolic wood
  46. Best woods for bass building
  47. first build jazz bass warmoth
  48. Now thats a tool box
  49. Defretting, and Replacing Truss Rod
  50. New guy with some questions for the pros!
  51. Odd Bass Build - The Hard Way
  52. Delta 18-36 Drum Sander
  53. Tight but not too bright: wood choices?
  54. Help with cyanoacrylate fill/finish
  55. Truss Rod nut
  56. Judging between set-neck separation or just finish checking?
  57. De-lining a Fretless?
  58. 5-string fretted for Eric
  59. Sticky, Soft finish on a Ric 4003
  60. Fretless 5 build-off - am I too late?
  61. Refin in purple Sparkle. JohnK?
  62. Beardley Basses #2
  63. Who makes pickguards?
  64. Building a workshop
  65. Gibson EB3, Recommend Repair Refinish Shop?
  66. Bo Didley Bass Build
  67. First bass - 5-string fretless
  68. Glue rollers
  69. Cutting a Pickguard
  70. Kamagong
  71. Guitar Player Needs Bass Player Advice for Build
  72. Finishing a 74 P-bass?
  73. dark body, light neck and fretboard
  74. Project bass
  75. how build a stick?
  76. Makin' myself a 6-string guitar. LP Special style build.
  77. Anyone tried "Goncalo Alves"?
  78. Finish Ideas
  79. A Different Custom P-style Bass
  80. Undeleted -woodgrain question
  81. Refinishing a Highway 1 bass - help
  82. "Need" for sealer coat under Nitro?
  83. Assorted Questions: Building a five-string
  84. Chambering
  85. New Project Idea
  86. repainting a bass
  87. Full top on a neckthru
  88. Making dot inlays out of putty? Crazy idea?
  89. Is there a difference between conical and compound radius?
  90. Cherry top w/Ash??
  91. 5-string fretless build-off extension?
  92. Second Build - Twins build thread (almost)!
  93. How did you get your start?
  94. 1973 4001 Ric Neck Specs
  95. Most Common Non-compound Fingerboard Radius?
  96. Painting Headstocks
  97. Hardwood Dowel Insert?
  98. Hollowbody double pickup to single
  99. Couple of questions/my plan for future build
  100. Ebony FB finishing?
  101. Quandary on refinish of 84 Ibanez X-series
  102. Body wood considerations for jazz 5 build
  103. Loose straplock/screw
  104. Builders Doing Novax Necks w/Fender Headstocks
  105. Safety advice for chemicals
  106. P-pup rout on Warmoth body doesn't fit pup!
  107. Radiused nut slot?
  108. Fingerboard epoxy: epoxy over oil?
  109. Ideas for a MM build.....
  110. Active/Passive Switch With Passive Tone
  111. alcohol based dye over nitro?
  112. Neck Through or Bolt On for First Build?
  113. Poplar
  114. '66 Slab P-Bass project update
  115. Low cost " crude upright bass" ?
  116. Fretboard templates for neckthrough basses
  117. Hipshot A style bass bridge height adjustment specs
  118. Ground Looping?
  119. Does Paint Stripper Go Bad?
  120. White Ash vs Alder vs Wenge Body
  121. HELP: neck is sliding in the neck pocket!
  122. Best method for sealing wood prior to painting?
  123. Installing a battery box in an ached back body?
  124. P & J Bass Pickup Routing Depth?
  125. Help Routing For Wiring
  126. Homemade beltsander/radius jig
  127. Madhat Bass 0001
  128. Any one know of a good paint stripper that wont damage wood??
  129. Acoustic-electric fretless cheapo project
  130. Block or dot inlays
  131. 1st Bass Build to fret or not to fret
  132. Corian Pickguard?
  133. Bronco Neck Finish?
  134. Does anyone make fake inlays on decal paper
  135. CNC questions, chambering thoughts...
  136. Can I really design my own bass?
  137. Cleaning tips
  138. ABG - Best way to enlarge string guide holes in bridge
  139. I have a crazy idea...
  140. Mahogony/Wenge Warmoth J
  141. Questions Regarding Prepwork For A Refinish
  142. Converting 6 string to 7 string
  143. 24 fret "Geddy" P bass neck
  144. Random Questions
  145. best way to unglue?
  146. Desperate need of a refinish mentor
  147. defretted neck coating
  148. My Schecter project... Nut suggestions?
  149. Fretless fretboard radius
  150. Ric style scratchbuild (a work in progress thread)
  151. SWAMPS ASH BODY BLANK- ANY WOOD WORKERS WILLING?
  152. Tru oil Finish on Figured Walnut, Mistake?
  153. Ding in Poly: How to minimize flaking?
  154. OK heres the age old Q. Wood?
  155. How to get black control plate "unsmudgey"?
  156. Custom Jaguar Build... need info on pots and caps....
  157. Good brand of Tung oil
  158. Drilling for strap pins - any big secret to not crack finish?
  159. WOOD PICKUP COVERS
  160. 5-string plan
  161. Refinish?...
  162. Seeking quotes to complete unfinished Carvin project bass
  163. Finish for birdseye maple neck & fingerboard
  164. Clamp Time: How long is enough?
  165. Paddle Head Question
  166. My new project ?!
  167. Melted tops and fingerboards
  168. re-radiusing question
  169. Getting a good shine with Krylon
  170. routing into a finished body
  171. Concern over crack in Fender Jazz headstock?
  172. 2-15/32 neck pocket?
  173. Changing neck on Epiphone Casady?
  174. Got my first butternut board
  175. HELP 1978 jazz bass finish
  176. Musicman neck (re)finish questions
  177. Just Screwin' Around With Clear Urethane Here ----
  178. Neck chipped majorly at nut
  179. Build II - Paradox MJ5 - New design!
  180. What kind of wire for bridge ground?
  181. How to make grain jump out more with a transparent blonde finish?
  182. Need help on bass build!!
  183. Orange Hybrid build
  184. Adding a clear coat, which would work?
  185. Truss rod help, please?!
  186. the Bat Bass
  187. Drawknives \
  188. Typical Neck Depth /Width on early 60's Precision?
  189. Can you buy System 3 Epoxy in the UK
  190. P-Bass No sound and tour starts tomorrow?!
  191. Dry Fingerboard Help
  192. My first *cough ... build
  193. Walnut neck? Will it work?? helpp!
  194. Turning Logs Into Lumber
  195. Disassembly and reassembly for refinish - tips?
  196. What clearcoat can I use over poly finish?
  197. Tuning machine ferrule problem
  198. Buffing polyurethane
  199. Help recreating a finish!
  200. Finishing Up Another Bass
  201. Neck Shaping: for n00bs, by a n00b.
  202. My First Bass Build
  203. Jazz Bass cavity depth???
  204. Making my first bass, would like some advice.
  205. new luthier
  206. J-Bass nut: 1 7/16" ? And other n00b q's...
  207. 2 System 3 mirror coat questions for fretless necks
  208. HOW does fretboard wood thickness effect the sound of fretless bass?
  209. Bass build questions
  210. 1/2inch or 3/8th tuning keys
  211. list of luthiers
  212. avodire neck
  213. Help With Ideas For My Bass
  214. Pickguard removal and screw hole fill with poly finish?
  215. The Abomination Bass Is Back For Part II!
  216. My fretless conversion (part 2 with sound clips!)
  217. framus star bass
  218. Average Bench Fee
  219. Fretboard wood - identify by video
  220. Warmoth J build dumb question: do need a p/g?
  221. Cost to Fret the Unfretted?
  222. Fretless Fender P-bass build
  223. From trash to treasure...Squire P-bass
  224. Defretting with an overlay?
  225. Roasting your neck?
  226. wire routing question-curious to know
  227. Two part polyurethane fretless board
  228. Bridge too close to the pickup?
  229. Wanting to add custom artwork
  230. Uprightish Electric Bass
  231. what can i make a bridge and nut out of for an acoustic?
  232. My first "regular" bass build
  233. 5 String Jazz Build Thread - Giveaway Bass @ VA,DC,&MD 2011 GTG
  234. Real vintage modified project.
  235. Reshaping headstock
  236. truss rod question
  237. 36" scale?
  238. Defretting a Ric copy
  239. Recycled Project Bass Pics
  240. Just got my first snakewood
  241. How do I repair a very thick poly finish on a Daisy Rock neck?
  242. Bandsaw Riser Block
  243. Maple turns yellow - how to prevent?
  244. Neck repair advice
  245. ReFinish help?
  246. Ironwood bodies?
  247. wenge experience needed
  248. who wants to build me a finger ramp?
  249. Pickup mounting question
  250. To the Luthier's Corner: A Fond Farewell . . . sort of!!