Bass Stuff

• talkbass.com - Bass player’s forum
• Tony Levin’s Site - Personal site of Tony Levin, monster session bassist and member of King Crimson and the Peter Gabriel band.

Guitar-Making Stuff

• mimf.com - A very non-commercial forum for instrument makers of all skill levels
• frets.com - A brilliantly comprehensive, informative, and entertaining site devoted to acoustic guitar maintenance and repair, written and hosted by Frank Ford.
• Ukuleles By Kawika - Another brilliant site, less about ukuleles and more about the scientific analysis and construction of stringed instruments.

• Warmoth Guitar Products - Top-quality American-made guitar necks and bodies. They also carry a full line of pickguards, hardware, and pickups. It’s also where I work.
• Unofficial Warmoth - An unofficial Warmoth discussion forum.
• Stewart-MacDonald - Guitar parts and guitar-making tools. The industry standard.
• Allied Lutherie - Guitar woods, tools, and supplies.
• Luthier’s Mercantile International - Guitar woods, tools, and supplies. Is there an echo in here?

• D-Tar - aka Duncan-Turner Acoustic Research, maker of pickup systems and electronics for acoustic guitars and acoustic bass guitars. This company is a joint venture between Seymour Duncan Pickups and luthier Rick Turner.
• Hipshot - Manufacturer of high-quality innovative tuners, bridges, and other hardware for bass and guitar. Designed and built in the good ol’ US of A.
• Blue Heron Cases - Maker of custom softshell cases for practically any instrument, including acoustic bass guitars.