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"Most foils aren't made of magnetic metals. And copper or aluminium foil (the most co…" eK replied Feb 8, 2015 to Does a fretless bass require a radiused fingerboard?	17	Jun 21, 2016 Reply by Euraquilo
"Don't know what your budget is, but there are a lot of new and used "project" bass…" eK replied Aug 26, 2014 to Need parts for CB Bass	3	Aug 26, 2014 Reply by eK
"Poplar won't hold up. For a basic neck (with no truss rod) Elwood's suggestion to go…" eK replied Aug 5, 2014 to Two String Slide Bass—Neck Material?	3	Aug 5, 2014 Reply by Jon Witsell
"I think I missed something here... 1) Which "marvellous instrument" are you referrin…" eK replied Jul 9, 2014 to Fretless from fretted? Or should I even bother...?	8	Jul 11, 2014 Reply by Wichita Sam
"I'd recommend springing for a short scale bass string set rather than cutting down a…" eK replied Jul 2, 2014 to Bass string action ?	7	Jul 30, 2014 Reply by Jack Bo
"Quick aside... it seems to my ears that Nancy's song is very similar to the Pete See…" eK replied Jun 30, 2014 to 2 string bass tab.	5	Jun 30, 2014 Reply by Graham Alibone
"The song is simple enough you really don't need a TAB for the bass. It's yet another…" eK replied Jun 30, 2014 to 2 string bass tab.	5	Jun 30, 2014 Reply by Graham Alibone
"One additional note: as far as a travesty is concerned... If you were doing this to…" eK replied Jun 29, 2014 to Fretless from fretted? Or should I even bother...?	8	Jul 11, 2014 Reply by Wichita Sam
"There's a really good and detailed series of conversion videos (plus proper setup in…" eK replied Jun 29, 2014 to Fretless from fretted? Or should I even bother...?	8	Jul 11, 2014 Reply by Wichita Sam
"Ballpark not knowing anything else about the neck (relief/radius/etc,) for starters…" eK replied Jun 17, 2014 to Bass string action ?	7	Jul 30, 2014 Reply by Jack Bo

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eK's Discussions (44)

"Most foils aren't made of magnetic metals. And copper or aluminium foil (the most co…"

"Don't know what your budget is, but there are a lot of new and used "project" bass…"

"Poplar won't hold up. For a basic neck (with no truss rod) Elwood's suggestion to go…"

"I think I missed something here... 1) Which "marvellous instrument" are you referrin…"

"I'd recommend springing for a short scale bass string set rather than cutting down a…"

"Quick aside... it seems to my ears that Nancy's song is very similar to the Pete See…"

"The song is simple enough you really don't need a TAB for the bass. It's yet another…"

"One additional note: as far as a travesty is concerned... If you were doing this to…"

"There's a really good and detailed series of conversion videos (plus proper setup in…"

"Ballpark not knowing anything else about the neck (relief/radius/etc,) for starters…"

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