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    Adding arm and belly cuts to a finished body

    Given a slab body that is already finished, what’s a smart way for me to add arm and belly contours? I don’t want to do a total refinish, any new exposed wood will just get a coat of oil or shellac. Leaning toward using a rasp and files, I don’t currently have a belt sander or anything else...
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    "Bite-sized" instructional materials?

    I'm looking for a kind of instructional material, not sure if anything like it exists. I've read (and skimmed, and thumbed through) a number of bass books, and they usually seem to be quite broad and long and frequently assume that the reader is just starting out. I guess I'm looking for sort...
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    EMG J set -- neck pickup output too low to hear

    Recently got a nice set of cream colored EMG J pickups off the classifieds and finally got around to setting them up. I've checked and double checked my wiring against EMG's instructions (and made sure all connectors are seated), but the issue is that the neck pickup's output is too low to hear...
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    Mahogany finishing experiments

    I have a mahogany based kit coming in and I want to determine how best to finish it. I bought an offcut of African mahogany off eBay to try some different approaches on (also helps me pass the shipping time!). Some background -- I assembled a Saga P-Bass kit when I was in high school, probably...