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"Do you need a regular bass neck to bolt on? I've built several piccolo, tenor and st…"

Richard Sanabia replied Aug 24, 2014 to Need parts for CB Bass

 3 Aug 26, 2014
Reply by eK

"Hi Will. Here is a picture of my latest conversion, Scale is 25", Fretless. The fret…"

Richard Sanabia replied Oct 22, 2013 to Short Neck Bass

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"Hi, I,ve made short scale basses with scale length as short as 24.5 inches. Years ag…"

Richard Sanabia replied Mar 19, 2013 to Short Neck Bass

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"Hi Will. I would start out by getting an old bass neck and grafting it onto a reinfo…"

Richard Sanabia replied Feb 10, 2013 to 4 string bass project

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"Have you thought of learning to play a mountain dulcimer ?"

Richard Sanabia replied Nov 9, 2012 to Wanting to build a bass

 11 Nov 9, 2012
Reply by Randy Burks

"Don't remove any frets unless you want to play in limited keys. Yellowbelly's advice…"

Richard Sanabia replied Oct 29, 2012 to Wanting to build a bass

 11 Nov 9, 2012
Reply by Randy Burks

"Thank you. It's fun to play. Folks expect it to sound like a dulcimer. It's fun when…"

Richard Sanabia replied Sep 7, 2012 to First Time Bass Build - Questions About Neck Strength

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"Hi Peter. Nice plan. I would continue with the steel bar, and use the cigar box to c…"

Richard Sanabia replied Sep 3, 2012 to First Time Bass Build - Questions About Neck Strength

 7 Sep 7, 2012
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"Hi Peter. The rod was square. I used standard scale, (34" scale base). I just snip t…"

Richard Sanabia replied Sep 2, 2012 to First Time Bass Build - Questions About Neck Strength

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"Hi Pete, I made a bass exactly like the one you are working on. Before I installed t…"

Richard Sanabia replied Sep 2, 2012 to First Time Bass Build - Questions About Neck Strength

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