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  1. Solid body vs. Chambered
  2. Refinishing a Goth Thunderbird
  3. removing sweat/grime funk stain and making warwick look better then new
  4. Walnut, Semi-Hollow "Puzzle" Bass
  5. finish hairline "cracks"
  6. Relic Jazz Bass Build!
  7. Putting a decal on a warmoth neck
  8. Musicman copy upgrade
  9. Refinish question.
  10. Mahogany / LP / RD Standard Singlecutish Set Neck Thingy Bass Build
  11. how to make a jazz bass with 24 frets?
  12. secret to a good b string on 34 scale
  13. Scale Question
  14. P bass pickup on ABG? Need some help! :)
  15. 35" to 34" conversion question
  16. what wood to use???
  17. 35" Neck Builders?
  18. Satin Finish??
  19. is there a standard height the frets should be off the body?
  20. where to get a stingray body or templates?
  21. Shaving a C to an A?
  22. Defret, wondering about finishes, darkening, etc.
  23. new Prat 7 string
  24. New jazz bass build.
  25. 2nd Build
  26. Fretwork - "the secrets?"
  27. Refretting a Bass
  28. Piezo pickup system for chambered bass?
  29. CA glue stain and sanding
  30. Hofner beatle bass
  31. What to do... What to do....
  32. Source of exotic woods
  33. Who has made a curved back body?
  34. Need major help!
  35. Looking for fingerboard
  36. Second build: Infinity Bass
  37. Need some advice
  38. Thinking of a refinishing project
  39. Fretwire size and feel.
  40. I made an uh-oh gluing my top on
  41. Rigid 6" jointer
  42. First time aerosol finish
  43. Scarf joints
  44. formica top ???
  45. Fender MIJ Neck, MIA Body, screw holes slightly off?
  46. 4 String Brrrrrrr Elm
  47. Bridge question - Hipshot D
  48. New Build- My Eighth, and a challenge
  49. New to bass - clueless on best materials
  50. Coloured Delrin ("slipstone") nuts ...
  51. Is Bill Wilkat still building bodies??
  52. A lightbulb moment, well...atleast for me
  53. How to achieve this stain style??
  54. Truss rod length?
  55. Alder or Swamp ash?
  56. JC Basses - 4 String Walnut/Ebony Fretless
  57. How can I achieve this finish?
  58. High School build - 6-string fretless
  59. Neck Binding Question
  60. Second Bass Build (and third too)
  61. Quick truss rod question
  62. Buckeye Burl 6 String
  63. Inspired by Herbie Flowers 59 Jazz bass
  64. Stingray Bass build
  65. Good match for Ziricote Fingerboard.
  66. Rickenbacker copy in bad shape, how much to fix it up?
  67. Makers of brass nut & raw brass knobs?
  68. Question: Fretboard Finishing
  69. How hard would it be to build something like this?
  70. Floyd rose stud inserts removal...?
  71. Application of water-based wood filler
  72. Cheat block inlays for my p-bass
  73. Measuring Neck Scale
  74. FRET SAW blade tooth bent!
  75. thinning a 9.5 lb bass body?
  76. Advice for best possible tung oil finish
  77. Fretless conversion question
  78. home built DB (warning Carbon Fibre content)
  79. Waterstone 12 string tailpiece pulling up
  80. P bass wood type?
  81. 32" scale custom neck
  82. Sourcing a good Jaguar-like body
  83. How to assess the nature of an existing clear laquer
  84. Wood Bass Bridge
  85. Stew-Mac tuners vs Grover or Wilkinson ?
  86. Gibson's most recent Trademark application
  87. Poplar and Red Oak for bass???
  88. Another NTD: Grizzly G1071
  89. Lemon oil bad for rosewood?
  90. Tiesco Del Ray trem spring
  91. Schaller 496 5-string compensation?
  92. Oklahoma luthiers in the house?
  93. Neck Question
  94. LIGHT bass: Swamp Ash finished or topped?
  95. Build Number 2: 4-string Fretless V
  96. im trying to make a replacement control cover plate **HALP PLZ**
  97. Gibson Ripper Plans!!!!!
  98. Neon glow in the dark plastic dot inlays?
  99. Is it possible to dye a rosewood board?
  100. Big finish damage - Repair or Refinish?
  101. Sanding sealer-lacquer-refinish question
  102. paint job on brand new Spector Rebop
  103. Rough Sanded/Re-Radiused my freboard... What Now? (fretless conversion content)
  104. Broken headstock, missing piece..
  105. Repaired several dings on neck. Should I apply poly?
  106. recent build- video link
  107. Finish suggestions needed! De-fret material inside..
  108. SX neck is sanded - seal it before finishing?
  109. Need advice on splitting neck laminations
  110. Another Prat Bass in the works!
  111. MIM jazz neck fit 9/16" tuners (Gotoh GB7)?
  112. Help! Modifying my Ibanez BTB, any warnings??
  113. Best swamp ash seller!!
  114. jacking my bass build
  115. Apprenticeship with Luthier
  116. Chambered body
  117. Genuinely Humbled, Inspired, & Thankful
  118. Mandocello
  119. Best way to remove finger print dust?
  120. Hole in pick guard
  121. Installing a pickup in extreme neck pos.
  122. Oops! Sprayed laquer clear over enamel color
  123. 1st Build ... sort of ...
  124. Walnut on mohagony bass - electronics suggestion
  125. Investigating a 'dull' bass
  126. thru-neck bass guitar neck angle
  127. What makes a B string sound properly
  128. cant find wide radius sanding blocks
  129. Neck twist (not relief) on Warwick basses...
  130. A Big Thank You!
  131. Warmoth graphite option!
  132. Bought a Moses steinberger neck (now what)?
  133. Fretboard dot size?
  134. 2 "Ready for use" rosewood boards - free!
  135. Knob selection
  136. Spacing of pickups
  137. Luthier survey!
  138. Removing paint question
  139. Sand before routing??
  140. Big Musicmaster Job
  141. Best kind of paint
  142. Where can I buy ungrooved saddles?
  143. Dye Stain + Tung Oil
  144. Truss Rod Placement: Adjust at the head or at the heel?
  145. Short scale 4 stringer
  146. Fender micro tilt neck adjuster ( keep/discard ) ?
  147. Machine heads Left/right hand compatibility
  148. Custom work
  149. P-Bass build
  150. Krylon and Minwax Reaction = Green!
  151. CT Tribute Project Bass
  152. Oh no! Jazz bass damage
  153. Quick questions about fretboard re-radiusing...
  154. Starfire neck reset help!
  155. Fretting a fretless?
  156. Deep Set Neck or Set Thru
  157. Bass building training in Chicago?
  158. Touch up satin neck undersprayed area?
  159. Guild Mahogany in the 60's.
  160. Les Paul bass re-build advice
  161. Am I the youngest "luthier" on the site?
  162. 1978 Fender Jazz Restoration Project
  163. cracked maple top
  164. Poly vs. Lacquer
  165. Fretboard LEDs
  166. Which to choose???
  167. Using the real deal
  168. How I spent new years...
  169. Can someone help me out. Need a rosewood bridge saddle made
  170. That 70's natural look...
  171. Laminate top on old stripped bass
  172. Can't see position markers!
  173. 7 string multi scale G build
  174. treasure from trash..felt inspired
  175. NRD (New Router Day)!
  176. Tort pickguard material supplier
  177. Building an Atkinson-style Warmoth...good idea?
  178. Stingray Rehab project completed!
  179. Bandsaw Recommendations
  180. Just a simple question...
  181. Deluxe 5 J Warmoth neck on USACG 5 jazz body?
  182. Going to modify my basses body design
  183. help me fix my 6er!
  184. how to carve a bass nut?
  185. Have you seen my bamboo bass?
  186. Guitar Stands
  187. Wood Finishing Advice.
  188. where can i get help to learn how to build basses
  189. Professional Fret Installation
  190. 6 string bass parts
  191. Please advise. Crack in Ibanez headstock
  192. Repair a laminate top
  193. Fretless 5 Comp, Drake Custom build
  194. USACG 5 string bass necks
  195. Nitro related question
  196. Refinishing a budget bass
  197. SMB-35 Simpson Scroll Bass project
  198. Repaint and remove frets
  199. Carbon/Kevlar Truss "Rod"?
  200. Neck Pocket Slightly Wider Than Neck I have.
  201. Differences between alder and ash?
  202. Cedar for a neck (not the fretboard)
  203. Build #01: Mahogany Neck-Thru Fretless 4
  204. Electric Bass luthiers in Washington state
  205. Pickguard template for 2010 jazz deluxe
  206. I'm sick about it
  207. Can you add an top to a existing body?
  208. Working with Wenge?
  209. What kind of capacitors/pots do you use?
  210. Router bit question
  211. First Veterans Build-Off Invitational and GTG in Nashville
  212. NSFW Double Neck Guitar
  213. Nashville? Techs, Luthiers?
  214. QUILT
  215. What woud you call this?
  216. Cutting a tortoise shell pickguard
  217. Plain Jane Makeover
  218. Help with Hipshot Triple-Lock Down [single string] bridge
  219. Waterslide Decal- under ALL the clearcoat or just some of it?
  220. The Strike Eagle
  221. Rosewood as neck laminates
  222. my christmas "ashboury" build
  223. Achieving weight balance
  224. Jaco/John Paul Jones hole question
  225. First build: The Offenderbird!
  226. Where should a newbie start?
  227. Lin speed ?
  228. Is it possible to do a fingerboard inlay after the bass is finished?
  229. Fretless 5 String Competition - Simnett Guitars
  230. Any way to permanently soften fretboard wood?
  231. When playability is key
  232. 5 string fretless showcase-buildoff; Signature 2
  233. LedBelli Noah #009 for Rodney
  234. Strap button on neck heel?
  235. My 1st build.
  236. Mill off the back of a headstock?
  237. GFS Paulownia Jazz Parts Build - 7.6 lbs
  238. Which battery holder/compartment am I supposed to use? Which one fits?
  239. Inlace
  240. Redgum
  241. Relic job
  242. What if you did it this way?
  243. Introducing the SingleBird - Thunderbird and the Single Cut Love Child
  244. P bass build, been a looong time......
  245. Adding blocks to a fretless neck?
  246. Ampeg AEB Scroll Bass template.
  247. Dremel
  248. NTD - Inca Jointer/Planer
  249. Denver, CO. Luthier For Re-Finish?
  250. Quesion about finishing a neck.