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Hey guys, I’m very new at building a guitar and have tried my hand at wiring. It’s gone so well I need help. there is no output, the pick-ups...

As a longtime sufferer of G.A.S., I really want to find a place that can make a specific type of body that Google searches have not yielded. I...

[ATTACH] Price is for all three books + shipping. PayPal, please. These books were purchased 19 years ago, studied and shelved. All in good...

I've played for years..but I don't really have any calluses. I'm not really worried about it. But I'd like my fretting hand pinky to be toughened...

How hard would it be to build a switcher with 3 inputs and 1 out? Or is there a commercial one for a decent price?

Hello! I am currently in the process of building my first bass. I want to model the tone after the Gibson Ripper although the shape will be...

My friend and I are currently building a bass amp in the vein of a B15N, so I am hoping to pair it with an appropriate cab. I would just purchase...

Hi. I am building a live rig with the intention to recreate the bass sound I have in our studio. We are an electronic pop band of sorts with a...

Hello everyone. It seems my dream bass keeps going up in price. And it is already out of my price range. So I am planning to make a clone of it....

[ATTACH] I am learning slowly that all the perfect tools are nothing without talent. I am getting closer to finishing a build. Let me start off...

Looking to build a bass from some parts I have around from various projects. Mostly need a body that fits Fender/Squier necks. Where are some good...

Hi all. Rumor has it I get to play in church on June 3, with the choir anthem. We aren't an electrified instruments sort of church, so I want...

I'd like to put together a 2x10 or maybe a mixed 10/12 cabinet as a project. I'd need it to be 8+ ohms because I'm going to try to use it with my...

Some years ago, I owned one Candy Apple Red made form an Adler body, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard, extended tuning keys, bone nut, split coil...

Well ever since destroying my shoulder, I resigned from being a pro luthier/Repairman since I do not trust myself with power tools such as a band...

Hi guys! :( On a rainy Sunday, I just finished assembling my OWN bass guitar with premium components and a astonishing paint job, so I ended the...

Hey so I've wanted to build a hollowbody bass like a 335 but i don't have the measurements, can somebody help me?

To get a average weight of say 8 pounds , what should the bare body weigh before neck , parts etc . maybe closer to 4 pounds ?? ive put a few...

I built a fearful 12/6 cube about 2 years ago when I was first upgrading from my practice amp to a gigging setup. Build Album from my first build...

Hey y'all. Hope everybody is having a good day. Alright. A few months ago I acquired an old Squire jag bass. It had seen better days. I had to...

My current cabinet is a Peavey tx410. For some of our venues it is just to damn loud. So I want to build a cabinet that has a slant in it like a...

15 years ago I was in a very successful 5 piece wedding/function band. The guitarist and I left the band because of conflict between us and the...

Hello Talk Bass community!:):):) I'll be building a double bass and posting my process here. My plan in for a Busetto corner bass, maybe a 5...

So yesterday I got the idea of building a Stratobass from my "04 Stratocaster and my old P Bass. I was thinking of replacing the necks on both...

Hi all I'm just writing to soundboard this to see whether or not it is a remotely sound idea; I'm an intermediate adult student. I'm currently...

I'm not sure how familiar you guys are with Kalium Music (aka Kalium strings, Knucklehead Guitars, Skip Fantry), but they're known for all things...

Ya know, if money were no object, what would you put on your board? Use photos! (everyone loves photos) ie: Noble DI, Pete Cornish, FEA Labs,...

I have an 18" FX board that is steeply angled to accommodate my supacharger psu. I want to build a bigger board that is flat (or as flat as...

I currently play in a small jazz combo. We are pretty good and are getting better everytime we perform. The problem is that we have a terrible...

I was at my local GC the other day and I saw this Traben Kore 5er. I don't know much about Traben except that they all seem to have the chrome...

I'm considering taking a shot at building my very first "custom" bass using parts that are already manufactured. For those of you who have gone...

I've always wanted an early '50 Fender Precision but really cant afford the going rate so I'm building one. I just received a Warmoth '54 P-Bass...

A pipe burst inside of the apartment building, and affected our entire unit. It's inside the walls adjacent to our living room and small bar and...

I live in small village, but due to school i spend weekdays in town that is 30 miles away. I go home during weekend and holidays. I just cant...

I`ve been thinking about building a medium scale bass that has a low B string, anyone have any tips to getting a good sound out of it? I`ve...

Can anyone recommend a book on how to design and build a neck through body bass guitar? This is just a wedding gift idea for a good friend who is...

I see lots of videos on youtube with dudes just jammin out to a funky drum beat and it sounds great I start to play and find myself just playing...

I was in the market for a MIM P bass to add to my arsenal but after searching through tons of used listings online I couldn't find the color/wood...

i want to build my own jazz bass in a style of the 60s jazz basses but im not sure as to what pickup combination i should use.

I'm in process of building a in ear rack I currently have a 16 space skb shock mount rack a Behringer ada 8000 mic pre a powerplay xl pro 4...