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"Check the little pull saw from Harbor Freight. It’s flexy but if you make yourself a…"

Jim Brown replied Oct 6, 2018 to fret wire and fret saw thickness

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Oct 7, 2018
Reply by Kurt Oravetz

"Jim, looks great! Looks like a 3-layer laminated neck? What species did you use, and…"

Jim Brown replied Mar 21, 2017 to How to build a Cigar box fretless bass guitar

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Mar 22, 2017
Reply by Jim Morris

"I'll be following this with interest as I'd like to build something similar. My own…"

Jim Brown replied Mar 21, 2017 to How to build a Cigar box fretless bass guitar

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Mar 22, 2017
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Bloomin' wiring again! Pulling my hair out haha

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Build 4 - buzz from inside body?

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Mini Humbucker wiring

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Power tools - what buy next?

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Separate fretboard vs. fretted neck?

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Hard tail bridge saddle screws

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Space between Box top and Neck?

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Power tools - what buy next?

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fret wire and fret saw thickness

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What kind of wire?

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