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    I just got de-friended by Carol Kaye!

    I enjoy the music she made in the 60's but when she posted a comment on engineers I voiced my opinion that the mid 70's to early 80's were the pinnacle of recording because of the 24-track two inch tape and the idea of the 'concept album'. I mentioned "Aja", "Goucho", "Breakfast in America"...
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    Quilted Maple as a Fingerboard

    I am building my second bass -- so sort of new, and tried and failed at using Quilted Maple as a fingerboard. Thankfully, I did not commit to it so it is not glued to the neck. I built a jig to radius the fingerboard (I double side tape it to the neck, put that in the jig and use a router to...
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    First build, Order of Operations

    Building my first instrument. Wood work experience, decent shop, 30 years playing. So my question is.... Building a neck through bass with laminated body top. I already have the 5 piece neck laminated, planed and squared. I plan to trim the entire 5 piece to a tall trapezoid (similar to how...
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    Rickenbacker 4001/4003 fixed

    Low volume on bridge pickup for Rickenbacker 4001 / 4003 bass... I had an issue with the bridge (treble) pickup on my bass for the longest time. I always thought that maybe the pickup was weak. It turns out that the pickup selector switch moves two contacts to shut one or the other pickup off...