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Hi,everyone, I have a Fender squier bass that I have fitted with a Warmoth fretless neck. Beside my point here, if any of you are considering replacing the neck on your electric bass, Warmoth makes excellent necks for a very fair price! Anyway, I would like to install a bridge cover. I would...

Hello, fellow bass luthiers, I am ready to glue the top of my bass to the body. This follows the replacement of the neck block. Problem is, I am a poor guy.....most of you may well understand this financial dilemma. Anyway, looking at the cheapest possible way to make home made spool clamps...

Hi, gang, I have played both acoustic double bass as well as electric upright for so many years. Now I'm thinking about adding a third bass, being a bass guitar just for more flexibility depending on the gig. Being used to no frets, I wonder if it's smartest to go with a fretless bass guitar...

Hi, everyone, I am in the process of carving a new neck block for my double bass. I have found in many web sites that discuss repairs, to use chalk and temporarily fitting the pieces, then carving off the high spots that the chalk marked. Problem is, NO ONE makes any comment or suggestion as...

Hello, friends, I'm in the process of repairing my double bass. I will soon be ready to glue the top back on, but have no idea how I'm going to get this done. I know hide glue is the way to go, and I know it has a 60 second working life. So, how do I apply the glue, set the top on, center it...

I'm trying to decide which direction to put the grain in making a new neck block for my upright bass. Of course, the grain should go from front to back along the longest dimension of the block. But, what about the other? I'm talking about the grain direction across the front and back of the neck...

I wonder if not many of you have this same issue. I play the Stagg EUB, and very often the open E string is ringing as I play the upper three strings. I suspect this is true for other makes of EUB. I also play an acoustic double bass, and the problem is no where near as pronounce. My Stagg has...

Hi, friends, I'm new to this forum, but look forward to getting to know some of you, and sharing thoughts and ideas. As most of you are well aware, we musicians aren't exactly rich, and so I'm hoping one of you could help me out in saving a bit of money. One of the tuning machines on my Stagg...