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I have a replacement neck for a Squier CV Jazz bass. it is a cheap Chinese neck. the tuner holes are almost 1/4" too close to the top edge of the headstock and surprise surprise, are unevenly spaced. I would like to plug them, glue down a veneer, and re-drill so the face of the headstock doesn't...

Hi TB I've got myself a 35" scale 5 string bass, and I've obtained some damn thick strings so I can play absurdly low tuning. Although, my .174 gauge B string is too thick to fit into my string through holes. I'm wondering if it is recommended to widen these holes so my string can pass through...

I'm a bit bewildered by the EMG pickups and wiring. Is there a way to wire two EMG 35P4 pickups with three pot holes and a jack? I want to just have four holes on the front, like a Jazz bass. What is the best way to handle it? I was thinking this could be a neat way to try a dual P setup and...

I have a Carvin Bass, a B4 jazz style body from 2001. 4 bolt neck. About 4 or 5 years ago I bought a replacment fretless neck for it, direct from Carvin (back when they were still called Carvin). Just now getting around to the final finishing and installing it. Suggestions on the best...

Hello good people. Got a beautiful string-thru P body from MJT, but the string-thru routs are tiny. The ferrules on an Fender American bass are significantly larger. I bought some of these from Allparts (Nickel Bass Ferrules | Allparts.com) and they are closer but are also too big. Any idea what...

Inquiring mind wants to know. Do the newer smaller lighter tuners drop into the mounting holes for the older larger heavier tuners without making new holes or abandoning old ones? If not, is there a Hipshot factory replacement for 2000-ish American tuners? Thanks! P

Hi all A while back I had the bridge on a Violin bass copy pinned, at the time I was happy with the Labellas on it and foolishly did not realise that curiousity would ge the better of me and I would be hit by string gas and want to try out every flatwound known to man. I have managed to unpin...

So, making this short and succinct. Punk originals player, and I miss my sticker bass, the cheap POS I played for years and covered in stickers. I bought decent, not stellar basses, but don't want to mar them with stickers. But I miss my sticker bass. So, my plan, pick up one of those Solo...

Many of us have played gigs at some of the nastiest, sleaziest, most ill-reputed watering holes conceivable. For better or for worse, these establishments have a permanent place within our trade. So, let's hear about the seediest places you've played!

Hi everyone. So I'm considering a Warmoth Jazz V Deluxe build that will have a laminate top, gloss finish and rear rout. The standard jazz control configuration is all they offer (checked... they won't drill any other), but I would like the configuration to be similar to the typical "gibson"...

So I just bought a Spector that had Dunlop recessed strap locks. Not a big fan of the recessed I prefer schallers and all my other are shallers so easier to switch between basses. Anyways looking for the best way to plug these holes. Im decent with wood work...my Dad suggested wood dowels to...

Hey I just picked up a used jazz bass body (probably a Squier body) off of craigslist with the intentions of installing my MIM jazz neck. To my surprise all of the the body screw holes were stripped out. I went ahead and installed the neck. The screw threads on the neck are holding everything...

I just did a mod/upgrade to an Epiphone EB0 bass. I feel the bass is a little too heavy in weight and I wondered if anyone has done a mod to reduce the body weight of this type of bass or any solid body bass? I am thinking of drilling 1" holes and chiseling out a lot of wood below the pickguard...

What's my best bet here? I ordered some new tuners and the bushings I have currently are super glued in because they were just a tad loose. I definitely should have used tape instead but what's done is done. I should mention I honestly don't mind any damage to the finish, I just don't want wood...

I just was finishing up putting dot markers on a Rosewood Board and under close up inspection I noticed some worm holes. Should I fill it with rosewood dust and some CA? I never needed to hide these character marks before, and basically thought I’d ask all the pros what they do :) Thanks

Can someone point me to a TB thread discussing f hole anomaly in this photo? This player was with Wayne the train Hancock in Newport, Ky the other night.

My Warwick thumb (jazzman setup with a single coil neck and humbucker bridge) has 4 larger holes and one mini hole for the humbucker series/parallel/single coil. I'm curious what the options are for a passive circuit in a 4 hole setup besides VVTT. I'm going passive because every onboard...

I tried searching with little results.. Basically, I have a Modulus Genesis 5 that is great but I really can't stand the string spacing being so massive.. I love my Carvin BB75 feel, so I assumed it was a combination of the neck size + string spacing of the Genesis being much bigger, but tonight...

I have epi t-bird and I heavily suffer from its neck dive. Me and my friend came up with a crazy modify plan for it... We are considering drilling 2 holes and filling them with some piece of steel. Will it be OK? Will it affect electronics or hardware?

I have a bass with irregularly sized bore holes. I also have some tuning machines that fit 11/16" bore holes. So my plan is to enlarge the existing holes, but I want to make sure it goes as smoothly as possible. I have a drill press, but I want to make sure I use an effective process. I was...

Hi, I'm planning on replacing the tuners on my bass with Hipshot Ultralites. There will definitely be visible screw holes from the previous tuners when I'm done so I was wondering what would be the best way to fill them so that the holes are not not too obvious. The neck is all Rosewood so I...

Have a squier with the crappy bronco tuners. Bought some new vintage style cloverleafs they require an 11/16 hole for the press in bushing. The largest hand reamer I can find is up to 1/2" what do you guys usE?

Hello! Besides the kala hutch model, who else makes short scale acousric/electric basses with slits and not sound holes? My hands have to rebound off a surface. I couldn't find anything. Thanks for advice! -Adam

I have a rear-routed Warmoth Jazz bass. It is currently using SD Ultra Jazz pickups and an Audere pre-amp. In total, there are five holes in the top of the bass for the Audere controls. I'm really more of a passive guy, and want to pull that pre-amp out. How would you re-wire it and still...

Hey guys, I just got myself a Zon Sonus 5/2 recently,and i am doing some modding for the bass. The only thing that will be in the front is a Volume knob and a switch, but now i'll have 2 holes cause of the 2 other knobs that were needed. Is there good way to fill them up somehow so it will look...

G'day Bass Friends! Just a bit of a question, just bought myself a nice hollow body, threw some flat wound strings on and after a 3hr jam session I had a huge red hole in one finger and a big blister on the other. I play extremely frequently for hours everyday and have never had this issue with...

Looking for knowledgeable designers input on a thought I had the other day. I imagined an 8x8 (or 8x10) three way cab. A pair of good robust subs in a ported enclosure, a bandpass 410, and a pair of mids. Three chambers, two port tuned. I'm figuring the sub chamber and 410 chamber tuned an...

I'm finally getting around to swapping out the preamp on my custom Curbow. The original electronics included RMC piezos in the bridge, along with an EMG preamp/blend for the Bartolini quad-coil pickups, and and RMC mag/piezo blend/preamp. I never used the piezos, and the saddles did not lock...

Chances are you have never heard of him, unless you are an upstate South Carolinean. I first met Tony in the mid 1980s, when I had semi annual advertised vintage/collectible LP sales in my garage. I met him for the second time in the early 1990s, when he walked into my stereo hifi/cd/vintage...

I am months away from investing in a long term bass. I am currently learning on a budget bass; but I am currently obsessing/researching the hell out of this. I will be comparing and trying brands through the next several months but was doing research for now specifically on Fender. However...

hi ...I'm considering tape wounds for a MIJ '84-'87 p-bass...probably the D'addario 50-105 set as it is closest in gauge to the (unknown) rounds that are on it now...anyone know if there are issues in getting the ball end part of the string (the last inch or so) through the bridge hole...

I have a bass where the neck screws were installed crooked. I've tried a few different ways to alleviate the problem, but it's still bad enough to interfere with playability on certain parts of the fretboard. I think it's time to get the root of the problem fixed and get the neck holes filled...

im looking for a MIM jazz bass that does not have the coin holes under the pick guard but almost every one i see has them is there any fender MIM that does not have these is this exclusive to fender or do most guitar companies do this