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"its hard to find a cb long anough to make a long scale bass out of so I found this b…" allen vanstory replied Mar 17, 2014 to bass build	12	Mar 19, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"now every one has a cheap guitar with a bolt on neck somewhere a $20 one squire r Jo…" allen vanstory replied Mar 8, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0jR_m1t47U&feature=youtu.be I used 3/4" thick 2…" allen vanstory replied Mar 8, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"no sir master volume and tone" allen vanstory replied Mar 7, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"done if I missed anything please yell didn't have room for the 4 pots like I wanted…" allen vanstory replied Mar 7, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"now the neck can be taken off the last time and finish then put on for good while th…" allen vanstory replied Mar 6, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"i used a good metal straight edge down both sides of the neck to lay lines out for B…" allen vanstory replied Mar 6, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"in this one i have temp the neck in it has to come back off for finish but this will…" allen vanstory replied Mar 6, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"ok in this pic i have cut 3 big holes in the lid so i glued some 1/2" thick wood in…" allen vanstory replied Mar 6, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory
"holes cut for the pickups and thank god for the pickup rings lol i wanted to use a t…" allen vanstory replied Mar 6, 2014 to The More are Less Paul	23	Mar 8, 2014 Reply by allen vanstory

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allen vanstory's Discussions (39)

"its hard to find a cb long anough to make a long scale bass out of so I found this b…"

"now every one has a cheap guitar with a bolt on neck somewhere a $20 one squire r Jo…"

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0jR_m1t47U&feature=youtu.be I used 3/4" thick 2…"

"no sir master volume and tone"

"done if I missed anything please yell didn't have room for the 4 pots like I wanted…"

"now the neck can be taken off the last time and finish then put on for good while th…"

"i used a good metal straight edge down both sides of the neck to lay lines out for B…"

"in this one i have temp the neck in it has to come back off for finish but this will…"

"ok in this pic i have cut 3 big holes in the lid so i glued some 1/2" thick wood in…"

"holes cut for the pickups and thank god for the pickup rings lol i wanted to use a t…"

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