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Setup & Repair [DB]

Exploring the issues involved in setting up and repairing basses, along with luthier recommendations.

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  1. b4811537

    Tailpiece Length & Strings Tension

    b4811537, Feb 22, 2012 ... 2
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    Jake deVilliers
    Mar 3, 2012
  2. Mike Carr

    Nut Slots

    Mike Carr, May 24, 2011 ... 2
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    35
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    9,702
    DoubleMIDI
    Apr 12, 2012
  3. 1st Bass

    progress report

    1st Bass, Dec 7, 2006 ... 2 3 4
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    9,694
    1st Bass
    Jul 14, 2007
  4. koricancowboy

    Horst Grunert

    koricancowboy, Dec 7, 2008
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    16
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    9,683
    bonaventura
    Dec 24, 2008
  5. pmckee

    Bass Feels Tight - What to do????

    pmckee, Sep 4, 2011 ... 2
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    37
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    9,622
    bassist1962
    Sep 16, 2011
  6. Treyzer

    Maple vs Poplar

    Treyzer, Apr 13, 2009 ... 2
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    25
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    9,595
    bassist14
    Apr 16, 2009
  7. MiamiBasser

    Is it possible to make the neck thinner?

    MiamiBasser, Jul 29, 2009
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    19
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    9,576
    Square Bear
    Aug 21, 2009
  8. Fogducker

    Total pull at tail piece?

    Fogducker, Jun 28, 2012 ... 3 4 5
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    96
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    9,572
    robobass
    Aug 29, 2012
  9. Cody Sisk

    Chinese Cello/Bass Fingerboards

    Cody Sisk, Apr 28, 2009 ... 2 3
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    41
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    9,549
    1st Bass
    Jan 5, 2012
  10. BrianL0333

    String and fret board distance?

    BrianL0333, Jul 6, 2011
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    9
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    9,517
    George700DL
    Jul 7, 2011
  11. swamprocker

    shaping a new bridge

    swamprocker, Dec 21, 2011 ... 2
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    29
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    9,512
    T-Bird
    Jan 2, 2012
  12. Blisterfinger

    Cleaning the fingerboard...

    Blisterfinger, Mar 2, 2013 ... 2
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    34
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    9,463
    MR PC
    Mar 17, 2014
  13. flatback

    End Pin resonance question

    flatback, Jan 12, 2019 ... 2 3 4
    Replies:
    63
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    9,456
    LouisF
    May 10, 2019
  14. Mike Goodbar

    Dressing the fingerboard

    Mike Goodbar, Jul 11, 2001
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    12
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    9,453
    wellspal
    Jan 17, 2002
  15. Brent Norton

    Traeger's Soundpost Thoughts

    Brent Norton, Mar 9, 2005 ... 2 3 4
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    9,419
    Damon Rondeau
    Apr 7, 2005
  16. LouisF

    High Saddle?

    LouisF, Oct 19, 2010
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    17
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    9,329
    Dr Rod
    Nov 16, 2010
  17. Matt Ides

    fretmarkers on upright???? huh

    Matt Ides, Jun 18, 2004 ... 4 5 6
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    104
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    9,321
    Tanglehead
    Mar 20, 2007
  18. JazznFunk

    Scott LaFaro's setup?

    JazznFunk, Jan 27, 2002
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    10
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    9,249
    myrick
    May 14, 2002
  19. bejoyous

    Alternate Extension Solution

    bejoyous, Apr 26, 2006 ... 2
    Replies:
    29
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    9,188
    Maarten1987
    Nov 19, 2017
  20. Sarley

    Adjust/Lower Action on my Double Bass

    Sarley, Jan 7, 2010
    Replies:
    5
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    9,171
    jstiel
    Jan 12, 2010
  21. Bassalova

    Wooden endpin

    Bassalova, May 14, 2009 ... 2
    Replies:
    37
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    9,161
    Jake deVilliers
    Jan 1, 2014
  22. mhurwicz

    replace just endpin tightening screw?

    mhurwicz, May 29, 2013
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    8
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    9,160
    mhurwicz
    Jun 7, 2013
  23. mmoehring

    Luthier school vs. apprenticeship

    mmoehring, Aug 14, 2012 ... 2 3
    Replies:
    51
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    9,126
    Don Higdon
    Aug 18, 2012
  24. jolkszost

    Bass Luthiers in Michigan?

    jolkszost, Nov 3, 2010
    Replies:
    17
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    9,109
    Gary Ritter
    Apr 1, 2018
  25. fu22ba55

    Orchestral Setup vs Jazz Setup?

    fu22ba55, Mar 29, 2018 ... 2 3
    Replies:
    42
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    9,098
    DoubleMIDI
    Apr 28, 2020
  26. jmlee

    String Tension and Angle Across the Bridge

    jmlee, Aug 24, 2012 ... 2
    Replies:
    20
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    9,004
    jayscheuerle
    Aug 27, 2012
  27. Fast Freddie

    Another black dye question for a fingerboard on a DB....

    Fast Freddie, Oct 20, 2015 ... 2
    Replies:
    30
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    8,976
    GretschWretch
    Oct 29, 2015
  28. Kevin Gordon

    Clean Fingerboard

    Kevin Gordon, Sep 9, 2003 ... 2 3 4
    Replies:
    63
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    8,927
    Paul Warburton
    Jan 30, 2010
  29. arnoldschnitzer

    What exactly IS the "Luthier's Prime Directive"?

    arnoldschnitzer, Oct 24, 2003 ... 4 5 6
    Replies:
    119
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    8,902
    smokinbass
    May 7, 2004
  30. Ron Plichta

    Chipped edges - should I be concerned?

    Ron Plichta, Sep 18, 2012 ... 2
    Replies:
    35
    Views:
    8,896
    Schoolhouse
    Feb 27, 2013
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