luthiers advice

Hi! I want to show you my third build, it's a Bass VI made with plywood, It features two P90's wired to a four way switch, wich gives me bridge, neck, parallel and series positions. The neck Is made out of white oak while the fretboard Is made of red oak with reclaimed sucupira floor inlays...

For the past month or so, I've been working on converting one of my basses to a semihollow. I know that's a long time, but I'm busy with other stuff too. I've carved out the body, i just need to sand it and then i can move onto the top, back and struts. I've drawn out a basic idea for how i...

I while back i asked a luthier i know how much it would cost to do block inlays on a bass of mine, and he said £200 - £300 because he'd need to do all the de/refretting, sanding carving etc. Since then I've become a much better luthier and am confident enough to do e everything myself. Except...

Good afternoon luthiers of TB, I am a luthier who is new to working on Double Bass. Last year, I had removed the original rosewood fingerboard off of my Englehardt M-1 and replaced it with a Macassar ebony fingerboard which I got off an old shroeter that had been sitting a while. The...

Hi! Here are some pictures of mi second build, the "Hosco" bass, "hosco" means rude or unpleasant in spanish and i think that name goes well with the bass appereance. The body was made with red cedar, laser cut plywood frame and backplate, and an acrylic pickguard (also laser cut). The neck Is...

I purchased a new Shen SB200 that had a repaired crack on the front of the body. The bass shop where I purchased it said it cracked shortly after arrival(citing it shipped across the country in sub-freezing temps and arrived during an ice storm), they repaired it and offered it for 5600, about...

Alright so, I got a bunch of free pine from work and I have access to some Formica and WilsonArt laminate sheets through work as well. I have always wanted to do a build using a formica top just because of the options for patterns and no need to top finish. Anyways I want some input from the...

Hello Im an 18 yrs old student. I always wanted to become a luthier, a bass guitar luthier. And I've been wondering where i can learn how to build electric bass. Seems most "guitar" luthiers take semina or couses. But "bass" luthiers those who only make bass guitars, i wonder where they learn...

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I have an early 80s G&L that has become my #1. However, I've noticed on gigs where I'm playing for 2-3 hours the back of the neck feels pretty sticky about 1/2 way through the gig. I don't have super sweaty hands or anything.. It's a pretty typical early 80s (1983) high gloss maple neck...

Hello everyone! I've been trying to convert my Carvin BB75 bass to fretless, ebony fretboard, and as I removed the frets, in a proper accurate way - still there are some dings from fret removal. My idea is - to install the veneer in a fret slots, put a little glue on the sides, and after filling...