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  1. Fender bullet truss rod heel nut replace standard?
  2. Is this an easy fix?
  3. Need Help - What kind of bass is this??
  4. Cherry Multi-Scale 6er
  5. "Finish" on defret
  6. New 4 String NT with full top and bottom cover build
  7. Gtar build, 5 string bass.
  8. LF Builder
  9. Battery Size Discovery
  10. Douglas Fir bass body?
  11. Oil Refinishing Question
  12. "frankenstien"bronco bass
  13. Basslines SJB-5 quick question
  14. Building the Hofner Violin Beatles Bass
  15. Have you ever seen this kind of finish?
  16. Help with an art project
  17. Build questions
  18. Paint on binding?
  19. My top blanks bended
  20. How to remove slight scratches or"marring of matte polyurethane finished Spector bass
  21. 2nd Build: Art Supply Box Bass
  22. Is there anywhere that you can still get Brazilian Rosewood.
  23. repainting the head on my Squier Jazz deluxe
  24. Substain - White Oak neck
  25. bass building help.
  26. Needing Advice
  27. Some stuff in progress...
  28. My Cherry Bass Build - Almost complete!
  29. Looking for a reasonably weighted body wood that requiers no finish
  30. Wood for bass?
  31. Craziest build yet (for me)!!
  32. Need help on Short Scale Neck Swap
  33. Home Made Frettless
  34. Where can i get pink MOP dots?
  35. BTB Style Singlecut Build
  36. Warmoth custom fretless inquiries
  37. SOMEONE BUILD ME MY IDEAL BASS!
  38. System 3 question
  39. Starting my 2nd bass soon, some neck advice?
  40. Control cavity cover/templates
  41. Where to get neck blanks?
  42. Senior Project Information
  43. Early 60's Epiphone Newport Build
  44. Help, scale length question. (newbie content)
  45. Beat up Ibby project
  46. Routing for carbon fiber reinforcement
  47. What does a tigerwood fretboard sound like?
  48. Painting brass
  49. Polyurethane over oil?
  50. The Veneer Store Question
  51. A 3th jazz bass pickup
  52. Walnut Browne copy
  53. Build no.2 or 3 or whatever. Flower Bass VI
  54. Apprentenceships and internships
  55. Question for career luthiers
  56. Difference in 32" neck dimensions
  57. Fun 2 hr project: Aged nitro burst j bass pickguard...
  58. "85" Ibanez Roadstar II trussrod replacement help
  59. Long single cutaway truss rod
  60. How Can I Fix my Warwick's Finish?
  61. 5-string Electro-acoustic
  62. who to send a body to for a gloss clear coat?
  63. TR cavity on both the neck and the headstock - For Real?
  64. Noob building a J bass, from scratch...Lots of help needed.
  65. How you draw lines on dark wood like wengue?
  66. CF rods position, parallel to the TR or the sides?
  67. Is it possible to replace the top wood on a bass?
  68. Luthier Directory?
  69. thin veneer source (other than "The Veneer store")
  70. finish for stripped upright bass
  71. What Bridge Is This:
  72. I, ah, think I have a problem with my, ah, nut. I have no sustain...
  73. Anything wrong with doing this?
  74. A Newbie's Unusual Take On A J Bass
  75. Yet another first build post
  76. Help I don't know where to start
  77. physics behind bolt-on vs thru-neck
  78. True oil question
  79. Grain Filler and Sanding Sealer
  80. Warmoth experiences
  81. Is building a bass possible?
  82. My P Bass (Ibanez Blazer) Re-fin
  83. colored tuners
  84. My first Attempt :/ ( not bass :( - )
  85. Black Limba 33 inch scale 5 string bass
  86. Am I The Only One Uncomfortable With These Ads?
  87. Advice in pickup placement
  88. Side Marker Help
  89. Neck Pocket
  90. Got myself a new tool today.
  91. How to use your workshop space effectively?
  92. Neck Combo Woods - please help
  93. veneer on a fretboard????
  94. So, how do i begin?
  95. Acrylic Router Templates
  96. Faux Acoustic guitar build
  97. 5 to a 6
  98. Second Build, first Bass, advice welcome!
  99. Pedal Steels and/or lap steels : show em if you got em!
  100. What do you think about this Archtop top?
  101. Fender question
  102. 21 fret neck to p-bass
  103. Mighty Mite/Fender P bass build
  104. Beautiful vs boring flamed maple
  105. Best Source for quality decals for Fender Jazz Bass
  106. NTD - THicknesser!
  107. Fingerboard supp
  108. Lonny Bass #7 almost ready
  109. 6 String Multi-scale for Chris Witham
  110. Routing jig for access slot to truss nut
  111. Re-fin the re-fin?
  112. Epi thunderbird pickguard meaurement.
  113. My first build...
  114. Singlecut With Carvin NT neck
  115. New project help-single coil + musicman pickup
  116. Epoxy on Rosewood Fretboard
  117. Lightening a Northern Ash body.
  118. Single or double truss rods?
  119. Help, Vintage Bass!!
  120. neck boogers?
  121. Can anyone Identify this body wood??
  122. P-Bass Copy Wood type in this bass?
  123. question about epoxy and fretless conversion
  124. PU placement - keeping that upright vibe?
  125. New Build - Species One
  126. Custom Made bas
  127. Any luthier / builders from Brazil around?
  128. where to go to get some simple pickup routing done?
  129. Fingerboard repair on EUB Question...
  130. Through Neck/Graphite Neck
  131. Help Please! Short Scale Bass Neck...
  132. First bass build!
  133. Advice on replacement necks
  134. Does anyone cut custom bodies?
  135. SCPB routing template
  136. Truss Rod Choices
  137. matte finish pickguard
  138. The Preacher copy, short scale necktrough.
  139. Matching neck to body advice
  140. Beardley EUB build
  141. Mighty Mite necks and bodies
  142. Removing Thick Finish On Neck
  143. First neck finish w/ reranch nitro ... small run on back of headstock?
  144. Can somebody identify this wood?
  145. epoxy fingerboard
  146. Powder coating a bridge piece(s)
  147. Necessity of body binding for semihollow basses
  148. How to fill in wood on bare body?
  149. Design considerations for a 1" thick bass.
  150. Bass Build
  151. The Über-M - fretless
  152. Fretboard Removal, re: Binding & Inlays
  153. Starting guitar repair business suggestions please
  154. Homemade Neckthrough Refurb
  155. Adding thickness for a body... options?
  156. Conversion of EB3 to EB6
  157. Source for Vintage amber neck finish and Fender Jazz Bass decals
  158. Why aren't there any violin shaped acoustic bass guitar around
  159. NTD - New (very old) bandsaw
  160. suggestions of how to strip an bass
  161. Quikie on finish
  162. increasing string tension
  163. My New Playing Ramp
  164. In an attempt to simplify the coumpound angle scarf joint>>
  165. Neck through construction started
  166. Early 60's jazz bass, 1 5/8" thick bodies???
  167. New build finally finished...
  168. 4 string fretless first build
  169. MUSTANG BODY pdf
  170. Convert a 4-string ABG into 8-String
  171. Archtop Bass Guitar plans
  172. 100% Pure Tung Oil for Rosewood fretboard?
  173. What type of natural finish that will be somewhat simple for a finishing noob?
  174. Guitar Fetish Pbass Kit/Pauwlonia
  175. I made an error, I think
  176. I need some suggestions on making my own basses
  177. Propane heaters for heating the shop?
  178. Cutting the scarf joint, error margin
  179. Kramer Ferrington Resonator bass project.
  180. Fender Roadworn , NO primer?
  181. repairing a damaged set neck
  182. Fretless Conversion WANTED
  183. Where to buy this kind of cavity cover?
  184. 70's Fender P fretless , want it fretted
  185. Warped body!?
  186. how much...?
  187. Better looking Output Jack.
  188. Is there a limit for making a body thinner?
  189. Wal MkIII body shape quest!
  190. NEW project: Bass VI custom!
  191. trussrod placement
  192. Neck-Through Build
  193. Rattlecan 'burst finish: Antigua?
  194. Schecter Diamond series Model T question
  195. Softened finish
  196. Maple P bass fretless fingerboard?
  197. tung oil finish
  198. Deer Antlers
  199. Countersunk dots on stripped SX neck
  200. How to do a "sealed" paintjob on swamp ash?
  201. where can i get a good deal on fretboards?
  202. Beginning luthier looking for work!
  203. What sort of spoke shave should I buy?
  204. Help with swapping bridges
  205. Obsidian
  206. Tell me all you know about 'Ash'....
  207. Balance on a build
  208. Over $40 per BD foot for 8/4Black Limba ?!?
  209. Indian Rosewood
  210. Carved/archtop w/a figured top(laminate)- how to?
  211. Just Stripped...Now What?
  212. Designing Tummy Cuts in CAD?
  213. building a mid 50's p bass- a work in progress......
  214. Help a bass player with his Cordoba C5-CF Classical (1/4 Jack Loose)
  215. truss rod placement
  216. Starting a new build - angled headstock or not?
  217. Cocobolo/neckwood combination
  218. New build - lined fretless jaguar neckthrough.
  219. Wishbass bridge style tips
  220. Routing out a clogged bridge ground wire hole?
  221. San Diego Luthier?
  222. so i guess i'm going to give this a shot
  223. Is Olive Wood suitable for bass building?
  224. Replacement body for a Modulus Genesis bass
  225. The stick
  226. Amazing what soem wood sellers try..
  227. Shedua?
  228. 1970s MIJ Lawsuit Restoration Profect
  229. I'm thinking about starting my own bass/guitar modding business - your thoughts?
  230. Can a p bass headstock be trimmed down to a tele headstock
  231. Position Markers (Side of Fretboard)
  232. How to properly build a neck.
  233. Build planning: Some questions
  234. Quick Question about CF's Rods
  235. Supplier for EMG pot knobs?
  236. How much should I expect to pay for a paint job?
  237. Need new finish
  238. Easy question
  239. Does anyone have P, J, or MM drawings (dxf or dwg)?
  240. Fretless Maple Fingerboard Refinish Help
  241. Guitart
  242. Free Spalted Hackberry near Austin/San Antonio
  243. need feedback on this idea.
  244. repairing a... "smashed" bass body?
  245. Blotchy Alder Stain
  246. looking for a luthier in So Cal
  247. Neck Trouble
  248. First build! Give a kid some advice here!
  249. Twisted neck headless finished
  250. Musicmaster Bass Restoration