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Neck inside the box.

So, with my builds I've made sure that I only cut enough wood out of the neck inside the box so that I can glue the box lid directly to the neck. But looking through some of the plans I noticed that they take out WAY more wood than I do... what's t

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what to paint...

so I'm making a tub bass... and I want to paint something on it and the only thing I can think of is "gut bucket" do any of you have any suggestions?

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Soddering

Is soddering a must? Can I just tape the wires together or use wire nuts? Keep in mind I have no idea what I'm actually talking about. This may be a very stupid question.

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tuner screws

so I have a half dozen tuners... with NO screws to hold them in place. Do I have to buy these at a guitar shop? Or can I find the equivalent at a hardware?

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NEED SOME HELP!!

So, I am working on my first build and I have NO idea how big to make the holes for the tuning pegs. I bought the machine heads from a friend of mine when he rebuild one of his guitars. Any help would be GREAT! Peace and chicken grease, Ando

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just a suggestion

Hey, I've ran several sites with message/forum boards and have found it's really nice to have the forum/message board broken into sections.. it makes it easier to find specific topics and what not. Just my two cents, I've found a lot of help on here

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Romeo and Juliet boxes

What do y'all think of them? I'm about to start build number three and those are the only boxes I have left. They seem a bit deeper, how will they affect the sound? Thanks for the help. -Ando RIPMJ

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deep blues festival

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I have no affiliation for this festival other than this will be the first year i will miss it. which saddens me because it's like a family reunion every year.

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pick ups anyone?

I have 4 various pick-ups that I bought from a friend thinking I'd put them in my builds but honestly, I think that is a bit out of my capabilities. I don't know anything about them, he assures me they work, he just went higher end and replaced thes

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