There are many web sites that have been helpful to me in many ways in developing my knowledge of guitar building and web-related technologies. I am grateful for the efforts of the people who developed the how-to-do-it guides, reference material, graphics files, and all the other things that I have found useful, and wish to express my thanks.  This web page is a list of many of these helpful web sites--I am sure that you will find them as useful and educational as I have.

• Links to Parts & Supplies for Guitars and Basses 
• Graphic image resources
• HTML reference information
• Web page design software
• Web browser software
• Ebay Resources

The following are links to some of the online sellers of tonewoods, parts, electronics, and tools that I have found useful. I'll be adding more to the list as I think of them.

• Guitarwoods - Bob Tibbetts is a supplier of tonewoods for acoustic guitars and mandolins. I recently bought some "Inside the box" woods for my first acoustic guitar project, and the quality of the materials and the service were excellent.
• Luthier's Mercantile International - A major supplier of tonewoods, tools, and supplies for the acoustic guitar builder. They do have some solid body stuff as well. Located in Healdsburg, CA., they also host a guitar festival every two years.
• Stewart-MacDonald - A major supplier of parts and supplies for solid body and acoustic instruments, as well as the best selection of tools for guitar builders I have seen.
• Warmoth - A maker of bodies and necks for solid-body instruments, Warmoth also has a selection of wood, parts and electronics, as well as tools. They also make custom pickguards.

• AllParts - Another place to go when you can't find it anywhere else. They sell everything from bodies and necks for solid-body instruments to parts for building your own pickups.
• WD Music - One of the broadest selections of parts for solid body instruments. They have some stuff I can't get anywhere else, and everything I've ordered from them (which is A LOT) has been excellent quality.
• Guitar Parts Online - When I first encountered this site, it was www.guitarpartsonline.com. Then it was TNT Guitars. Now it's www.guitarpartsonline.com again. Whatever the name, they are an excellent source of parts for solid-body guitars. Primary claim to fame: they have great prices on MighyMite parts, which I find to be good to excellent stuff for the money.
• Guitar Electronics - The best selection of electronics parts and pickups I've found so far--they carry all Bartolini, Seymour Duncan, and Fender among others. They also have an online library of wiring diagrams for all styles of electric guitars and basses.
• Stewart-MacDonald - A major supplier of parts and supplies for solid body and acoustic instruments, as well as the best selection of tools for guitar builders I have seen.
• Luthier's Mercantile International - A major supplier of tonewoods, tools, and supplies for the acoustic guitar builder. They do have some solid body stuff as well. Located in Healdsburg, CA., they also host a guitar festival every two years. Their white luthier's glue is excellent.
• Ebay Resources - a list of parts and tonewood suppliers on Ebay that I do regular business with.

• Mr. Gearhead - This is Fender's technical support website. They have a library of layout diagrams and wiring diagrams for all the instruments in their product line.
• Guitar Electronics - The best selection of electronics parts and pickups I've found so far--they carry all Bartolini, Seymour Duncan, and Fender among others. They also have an online library of wiring diagrams for all styles of electric guitars and basses.
• Frets.com - "The Owner's Manual That Didn't Come With Your Guitar." Extensive information on maintaining and taking care of your guitar. Building guidance and advice from an expert. A section for guitar builders too.

Upright and Double Basses

• Bass Café - seller of fine acoustic upright basses in the Phoenix AZ area.
• Bruce Sexauer - seller of new and used upright basses in Northern California. Bruce also is an expert in the setup and repair of upright basses, and he builds acoustic guitars as well.
• Bob Gollihur - A seller of upright basses, upright bass parts, and strings in New Jersey. His website has lots of good information on all kinds of basses too.

Reviews and Other Information on Musical Instruments

• Harmony Central - for reviews, test reports, and other information on all sorts of musical instruments
• MyGuitarWorkshop - Lessons and other resources for guitar players

Here are some cool websites for links to anything you can think of related to bass guitars and acoustic (upright) basses:

http://www.electricbass.com

http://www.electricbass.com/classifieds/classifieds.cgi

www.basslinks.com

Click to join SFBayAcousticGuitar

Miscellaneous Links:

Some of the graphical images that appear in my web pages were created by people who offer these files free of charge through their own web sites. In most cases, they only ask that I mention their web site and provide a link to it, and I am happy to do so. There used to be a lot more of these, but when I tried to follow their links recently, a lot of them were no longer on the Web. What follows is a list of these web sites, with a description of what they have to offer, and a hyperlink to the web site.

Christine's Art Room - Christine's site offers many links to sites that offer collections of web graphics images free or for very reasonable prices. There is also a set of links to all sorts of information on web site technology and design, and web marketing and promotion information. The site also includes samples of her artwork, particularly company and organization logos she has designed. Well worth visiting. There are some links to other sources of images on this site as well.

Image Kits are the work of the Elated, which does web design and graphics design. The kits consist of a large collection of buttons, bars, textures, icons, stock photos, etc.

Graphic Maps has a very nice set of graphic map images in various sizes and colors. The images include maps of the world, continents, and countries, as well as a nice collection of images of globes. All of the images on the web site are free, and Graphic Maps will also design custom maps and map-related graphics for a fee.

This section lists several web sites or web pages I have found that have useful information for the web site designer. These resources range from the very basic on up.

HTML For The Conceptually Challenged - I don't know the author's name. This is a brief tutorial on the basics of HTML tags and syntax. A good place to start in learning HTML. The author also provides a good HTML editor called Arachnophilia at his web site.

Web Wonk; Tips for Writers and Designers - written by David Siegel. Another good source of style information, as well as tips and techniques that are very useful in setting up web pages the way you want them to be, rather that the way NetScape or Explorer want them to be. Last modified 3/14/96.

The Bare Bones Guide to HTML - written by Kevin Werbach. This is a very basic "reference card" on HTML syntax. Very helpful as a quick way to get information on HTML tags and their syntax. This guide includes all of the tags in the HTML 3.2 specification, and notes the version of NetScape required to support NetScape extensions.

A Beginner's Guide to HTML - from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois. Another good primer on HTML tags, intended for the beginner. The version I have is in Adobe Acrobat format, dated 1/97, it's also available in HTML format, and it is also referred to on the NCSA site as the HTML Primer.

HTML Writer's Guild - this organization provides a clearinghouse of information on web site design. A large collection of information, graphics, and links to other sites. Membership gives you access to some resources not available to the general public. An excellent source of information!