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    Basic maintenance

    Carnauba Wax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnauba_wax Carnauba consists mostly of aliphatic esters (40 wt%), diesters of 4-hydroxycinnamic acid (21.0 wt%), ω-hydroxycarboxylic acids (13.0 wt%), and fatty acid alcohols (12 wt%). The compounds are predominantly derived from acids and...
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    Basic maintenance

    Melt and re-pour Carnauba paste wax Invalid Link Removed - I heated some water, to almost boiling, ... - Placed the jar into the water for a make-shift double-boiler. - Didn't take too long to start melting. Water boiling point is around 212° F.
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    Basic maintenance

    You could use a hair dryer to soften the carnauba wax and help spread it.
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    Any Ibanez GSRM25 Owners?

    Why no audio/video demos on the net?
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    Most Elegant Basses in the whole world!

    This bass gives me the same feeling as watching a woman with extreme breast implants, and not in a good way.
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    My New Bass Stinks!

    What Strat Hater suggested ...
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    Shipping a Bass: Declared Value and Insurance

    Funny, slavery was not eradicated, it just changed form.
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    I really screwed myself this time.

    I must have missed the "bass" part in his post.
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    How legal is this?

    Massachusetts lab tech arrested for alleged improper handling of drug tests [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Officials said during her nine years the lab, Dookhan tested more than 60,000 drug samples. About 11,000 people now in jail were put there in part due to her work. Already more...
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    My boss doesn't understand neck relief.

    Was waiting for someone to mention this. Invalid Link Removed While vibrating, the strings forms an elliptical pattern which is fixed at the anchor points (in the case of a guitar the nut and the bridge saddles) and has its maximum width at the centre of the strings, which corresponds to...
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    My New Bass Stinks!

    The Do's and Do NOT's of Nitrocellulose Lacquered Guitars You can reduce odors by cleaning surfaces with a solution of white vinegar and then sprinkling baking soda (leave it for a few minutes).
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    "Official" Mikro Bass Club Part 2

    [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Only Sadowsky instruments are accepted for repairs, modifications or consignment sales.
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    Ibanez mikro 5 string bass

    Sweetwater ($199.99) http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GSRM25BK 8TH Street ($199.99) Link Removed GearNuts ($199.99) [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    Ibanez mikro 5 string bass

    Is a low B, strings could be D'Addario. Factory Mikro (4-string) Customized Mikro (4-string)