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what is the common truss rod used on a bass that has 6 strings therefor making the neck very very thin?

im sooo confused, i had the local luthier here telling me to use 2 cf rods, and 2 truss rods, i had stewmac tell me to use the 2 truss rods and 1 cf rod, and now i dont know what to do, remember its a 6 string bass so there will be added tension on it. i plan on using maple because everyone...

so maybe if i use 2 truss rods put one of these carbon fiber rods in the middle?

ive built a regular electric guitar before and the neck was fine, i would consider my woodworking skills to be good, just read some stuff online about the neck bending more on basses and it freaked me out

is there anywhere online that i can see what you mean by graphite flats or rods? i was just planning on 2 regular truss rods but if there is something more i can do to keep it straight im all up for it. this is actually going to be a thru-neck guitar. does that make a difference in using the...

hello, im building my first bass. its going to be a 6 string. and i have heard that with a bass the warping in the neck is greater because of the extra scale length, im planning on doing 35 inches. i was wondering is there any type of wood in particular that i should use to keep the neck from...

if im building a bass guitar with a thru-neck style with a bridge that is front loading am i supposed to angle the neck any? and what angle do i use for the head of the guitar in relation to the neck.

does anyone know anywhere where i can get a radius sanding block that is wide enough to sand a finger board that has a 3.75 inch width at the bridge end? preferably a 16 inch radius

i was wondering peoples opinion on what a good pj set is for a 6 string bass. im new to bass so i dont know a lot about there pickup systems. if you have any recommendations it would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

so do i need to do anything special besides using a push pull pot for these pups? or do i just wire it up like a regular 2 pickup bass?

i am trying to build my own 6 string bass, im looking at using the emg 45tw pickups. these are pickups that can be either single coil or dual coil using push pull potentiometers. but it says that when using two of the TW Pickups in the same instrument it is not recommended that BT or BQ Systems...

i was wondering if anyone out there knows what i need to get the sound that paul mccartney does with most of his songs. what pedals do i need?

i have made an electric gutair before and am going to start my first 6 string bass, but i am having trouble finding parts for a 6 string bass like a presloted nut, and a good bridge. are there any good sites out there that sell what i need to have to make this bass?