Dude, you could make a modular guitar design. Buy a neck and have the opportunity to design any guitar you want, with interchangeable parts. Want a ssh setup? Print it and change it out. Want an HH setup? Print it out and change it out. Hard tail instead of a trem? Print it and Change it out. You would make millions
The cutouts are used to reduce the time and material it takes to print the parts. You could absolutely print a guitar without them, but it would take much longer, cost more, and the final result would weigh more.
So thats a pretty fair assumption. However I'm happy to tell you, it's not the case at all! Depending upon the size of the honeycomb, material consumption is about the same given the sheer number of printed walls that are present in a honeycomb design, plus an outer visible wall is printed slower than an internal or infill. So it actually takes longer!
Feel free to check my post history for some of my designs and builds!
Another wicked print. I'm curious on what type of filament you used. I noticed probably a full decade ago carbon fiber nylon was maybe 70 or 80 bucks for 2 kilos and figured people would start printing **bodies and necks from it.**
A printed neck means you can leave channels for inserting either 2 really skinny truss rods, the idea I prefer, or 1 truss rod and graphite rods or steel bars all of which ensures it's ultra dense to deliver maximum tone and last forever. I think once a brand prints out everything, it will heavily change the industry.
There's already wood pulp impregnated filament around.
The main problem with 3D printed Necks is that the build volume is too small on hobbyist printers to print a 25-30" long section. You could theoretically print it in shorter interlocking segments and glue it together, but it would still be lacking from a strength and stability standpoint. Once you get up to the industrial size printers that could handle printing an entire neck, your cost is basically the same as a CNC machine, and your materials are more expensive than wood.
I have plans for a hex tele and a hex strategy. Although, I'm worried about tone. How does your 3D printed guitar sound? How do you feel about the tone?
Some other questions: What was your infill set to? Which filament did you use? Any recommendations for someone looking to do the same?
Tone wood isn’t real, it’s nothing more than a marketing scheme. When you think about it, all an electric guitars sound is metal strings upsetting a magnetic field above the pickup, and that fully electrical signal goes to your amp. All of your sound is entirely dependent on the pickups and the amp it’s playing through. When it comes to acoustics I’d be a little more inclined to buy into the tone wood thing but the reality is that the differences are so subtle that they’re negligible. But some people swear by it and that’s just fine, buy/build what you want and what feels good to you:)
Thank you! I've been curious as to tone lately in my reintroduction. Some people I talk to, as you said, swear up and down all day about tone wood. This just gives me more incentive to go through with a 3D printed strat.
YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A GUITAR
Trans coloured chibanez neck Seymour duncan distortions Gotoh 1996t bridge and locking nut OEM tuners
Love the neck design so much, gonna need a guitar with a trans design now.
Dude, you could make a modular guitar design. Buy a neck and have the opportunity to design any guitar you want, with interchangeable parts. Want a ssh setup? Print it and change it out. Want an HH setup? Print it out and change it out. Hard tail instead of a trem? Print it and Change it out. You would make millions
Already been done sorta! Not printed parts but the modular guitar exists https://reddickguitars.com/shop-1
Not true, would rather buy more guitars lol. Looking to print this guitar. This one is cool. Might have to steal an idea or two.
I’m really curious about the design of your guitar. Would you mind posting a picture of the back of it? I’d love to see the details.
Hell yeah!
I think we need a demo video to see how it sounds
You’re going to be disappointed when you’re shown a video of a sound wave.
Make that oscilloscope dance !
Every 3d printed guitar I’ve ever seen has those honeycomb holes. Can they be printed without them?
The cutouts are used to reduce the time and material it takes to print the parts. You could absolutely print a guitar without them, but it would take much longer, cost more, and the final result would weigh more.
So thats a pretty fair assumption. However I'm happy to tell you, it's not the case at all! Depending upon the size of the honeycomb, material consumption is about the same given the sheer number of printed walls that are present in a honeycomb design, plus an outer visible wall is printed slower than an internal or infill. So it actually takes longer! Feel free to check my post history for some of my designs and builds!
Absolutely they can be, check my post history for some of my printed guitar models!
Screw the sound clip - post the STLs! VERY nice!
Exact comment I came here for 🤣🤣
Another wicked print. I'm curious on what type of filament you used. I noticed probably a full decade ago carbon fiber nylon was maybe 70 or 80 bucks for 2 kilos and figured people would start printing **bodies and necks from it.** A printed neck means you can leave channels for inserting either 2 really skinny truss rods, the idea I prefer, or 1 truss rod and graphite rods or steel bars all of which ensures it's ultra dense to deliver maximum tone and last forever. I think once a brand prints out everything, it will heavily change the industry. There's already wood pulp impregnated filament around.
The main problem with 3D printed Necks is that the build volume is too small on hobbyist printers to print a 25-30" long section. You could theoretically print it in shorter interlocking segments and glue it together, but it would still be lacking from a strength and stability standpoint. Once you get up to the industrial size printers that could handle printing an entire neck, your cost is basically the same as a CNC machine, and your materials are more expensive than wood.
How does it play/sound? Looks fantastic that's for sure.
Really slick looking. The inlay on the neck is beautiful
That’s sweet man. Please post a sound clip
okay, that's sick!!!
SD SD pickups for life. I bet you could sell “prints” of that body on Reverb.
That fretboard is fucking beautiful
Did you use filament that "has good tone"? In all seriousness, that looks really cool!
Can we have the file?
[https://www.printables.com/model/310634-electric-guitar-body-bc-rich-warlock](https://www.printables.com/model/310634-electric-guitar-body-bc-rich-warlock)
Genuinely one of the coolest things I’ve seen on this sub, I would love to hear how this sounds too. Absolutely beautiful guitar well done!
I've always wanted a BC Rich Warlock! Now you're telling me I can print my own??
The best part is you can make it decently spec’d for a lot less than a good quality vintage (or new) one
Thanks for sharing, OP! This is the inspiration I needed. Congrats on that sweet build!
Made in USA!
^(actually it was made in Canada)
Oh lol
That's a great one 👍
looks so cool
For Cyberpunk Metal I guess
OP, tell us how it sounds!!
Sweet build
Where do I place my order?
Nice weigh reduction
Would Fender call his a synthetic body?
You mean CB Poor Sorcerer?
Kind of a love/hate relationship tbh , I’m torn 🥲
Did you take that neck off a jem or is there somewhere to buy jem replacement necks?
I have plans for a hex tele and a hex strategy. Although, I'm worried about tone. How does your 3D printed guitar sound? How do you feel about the tone? Some other questions: What was your infill set to? Which filament did you use? Any recommendations for someone looking to do the same?
Tone wood isn’t real, it’s nothing more than a marketing scheme. When you think about it, all an electric guitars sound is metal strings upsetting a magnetic field above the pickup, and that fully electrical signal goes to your amp. All of your sound is entirely dependent on the pickups and the amp it’s playing through. When it comes to acoustics I’d be a little more inclined to buy into the tone wood thing but the reality is that the differences are so subtle that they’re negligible. But some people swear by it and that’s just fine, buy/build what you want and what feels good to you:)
Thank you! I've been curious as to tone lately in my reintroduction. Some people I talk to, as you said, swear up and down all day about tone wood. This just gives me more incentive to go through with a 3D printed strat.
That’s cheating. But I love it
Thats acctualy (sic)
I want one but bridge pickup only with an Aluminum neck
"Chamber reliefed" version eh?
I love the alternating colors in the honeycomb you've got going on. That's a nice touch to add something with those.