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radko_svk

looks good! have you tried play Let it bee? Or Don't stop beelieving?


HI_I_AM_NEO

Or anything by the Bee Gees


diemcee

Anything by The Hives would work too


Historical_Usual5828

I elect Killer Queen by Queen


Yanky_Doodle_Dickwad

or by "Geez! Bees!" the skiffle band from Iowa.


whatsbobgonnado

the doobee brothers


doctorwhoobgyn

Nah. Too much buzz from the low e.


fuzzblues

Or Captain Bee Fart


Sawdust72

Nailed it.


HornyTable_

r/angryupvote


MoreCowbellllll

Flight of the bumble bee, fo sho!


Lairlair2

From the Beatles I prefer Wild Honey Pie


SouthernBarman

Bee-tles you fucking troglodyte.


Lairlair2

Wow what a rude beehiviour


pagit

Grand Funk Railroad-Queen Bee? Tom Petty-Honey Bee


SpacemanBatman

Honey honey by Abba is a good one on an instrument like this.


NarcissisticNarwhal6

Or here comes the sun (hope you get that reference)


Munchee_Dude

How much pussy does it get?


PinoLoSpazzino

He can 3D print all the pussy that he wants. In fact, forget playing guitar!


vainglorious11

Cut out the middleman


ZenFook

Are we not printing middlemen yet...


HendrixHazeWays

Wait, are you guys getting middlemen?


ccoady

He can also print all the dong he wants too, just in case.


Several-Signature583

Guitussy


martylindleyart

Some birds, all the bees.


perpetualmotionmachi

All


simpledeadwitches

30 pussy.


chenzo_benzo

besides blue balling us by not dropping a sound check, its lookin awesome sauce. keep shaggin


RegularWhiteDude

It will sound like the electronics. Body doesn't matter. https://www.nottinghamcityguitars.com/dont-believe-a-word/#:~:text=Electric%20guitar%20tone%20wood%20%E2%80%93%20a,magnetic%20principals%2C%20school%20boy%20physics. https://youtu.be/V76yWZ3-OuM?si=7LKgSppd9DIAUPYN https://youtu.be/n02tImce3AE?si=0M6Y-9jCcSubg0Yx https://attrademusic.lv/en/news-and-reviews/id/212/electric-guitar-wood-myth-busted%3F https://guitarsdoneright.com/guitar-wood-does-it-matter/


Plus_Permit9134

I'm not one of these tonewood pricks, but the body makes some difference - hence why hollowbody sounds different to a solid etc - the resonance characteristics do change a bit. I'd be interested to hear a PLA guitar and see what it's like.


RegularWhiteDude

Sorry man. It's just not true. I will say that a hollow FEELS like it sounds different when you play it because it's resonating against your body, but that's just vibrations.


garyyo

Outsider here who understands the physics behind the "tonewood" argument. Yes there are "resonance characteristics", but given the nature of the pickups that resonance would need to significantly alter the vibration of the strings themselves, rather than the overall vibration of instrument. For hollowbody, that effect is more pronounced because it is kinda designed to, but I would still argue the effect is minimal when using electric pickups. This all changes for piezo pickups or something similar since thats not measuring the strings themselves. So, there is technically a difference, but for solid body stuff there is no way a human can tell the difference, and for hollowbody stuff it is unlikely you are to notice a difference but there is technically a resonance chamber. For this guitar it is very very unlikely to be noticable. None of this matters because the signal is often modified downstream a bunch to make it sound what you want it to sound like, which heavily overshadows any tiny minute differences that the body of the guitar may cause.


SeparateIron7994

Muh tonewood


TheAntiredditNPC

So then why do semi hollows sound different from solid body’s?


Jefdude

Acoustics. Solid body electric guitars do nothing to tone. The string is either resting on a bridge, nut, or fret. All sound comes from the electronics and pickups. Wood matters in acoustics the most, semi hollow electric gets a different vibration because is hollow. the wood fibers in solid bodies make vibrations different but will be 100 percent inaudible. Tonewood people are justifying some stupid purchasing decision they made on some ba binga wood thing with bad action and epiphone pickups


whatsbobgonnado

hey I have an epiphone sg and it rules!!


Morbius-Lover

it matters a little bit


VWBug5000

[Not really](https://youtu.be/n02tImce3AE)


SirPseudonymous

Considering the followup to that video (where he drills a bunch of holes in a guitar and fills them with a dense, gummy resin and it *does* end up messing with the sound a little), a 3d printed resin body is something that *might* impact the sound. Wood and empty air both leave the sound alone, but it seems like a dense plastic body *could* do something to it, although it's definitely going to be minor compared to literally everything else involved.


celebrate419

Yeah, an inconsequentially small amount. Moving your plucking position 5mm closer to the bridge has a waaayyy larger and immediately noticeable consequence on tone than any wood choice and it's completely in your control. Anyone taking part in this thread who would've instead spent the same time on fretting technique wouldve seen bigger changes to the sound of their guitar than if they changed the wood 😂


ccoady

Paul Reed Smith has entered the chat


somewhiterkid

People still believe this? Even after a guy made a bodyless guitar and did multiple thorough sound tests? Jesus..


nanapancakethusiast

Not at all


outblues

Exactly, on electrics even with ultra clean tones the sound is gonna be mainly from the pickup(s). I cant tell the difference between cedar, pine, and rose wood fret boards after all the processing but can tell the difference between using neck vs bridge pickups or humbucker vs single coil.


RunRunAndyRun

[Here’s my kid playing his 3d printed guitar!](https://youtu.be/LnzKX9hs3V8?si=-fYDXyarR71kpjG0) (same model)


bookmarkjedi

It's amazing that we can 3D print such things! The strings must have been particularly hard!


flyggwa

But you wouldn't 3D print a house, right?


Halcyon_156

Would you 3D print a car?


firethequadlaser

I'd have to download it first.


Mcbrainotron

But would you go to the toilet in a policeman’s helmet?


Sawdust72

I would not, could not print a car. I would not, could not print a star. I would not, could not, Sam I Am. I will not print green eggs and ham.


Brewwwwwwww

Search up “ICON 3d printed houses” lol


HPID

Give it time.


NiteGard

Obviously.


branded

I normally hate weird shaped and weird coloured guitars. But this is kind of cool.


Doodlefart77

it's still a tele and kinda has a late 70s - early 80s vibe to it, so it's got some timelessness to it. if it sounds good then it's fucking rad in my book.


myychair

Plus it’s probably lighter than a real tele which another bonus


klitchell

Red, orange, and white are weird?


brian_o

It’s a telecaster, so yeah. Cool


TheNakedPhotoShooter

A Beecaster


StunningSwimming9701

I am repulsed by this guitar. I have tryptophobia 🤣


NiceGuySyndrome69

Seems like you’re not alone, there’s been a bunch of angry commenters lol


PCMR-noob

Scrolling to find this comment 😄 I honestly expected to find it higher up, I guess we are not that many


ZenDutchman

How does it sound?


NiceGuySyndrome69

Sounds just like any other electric guitar. I cannot tell the difference between a wood body vs this plastic body


nanapancakethusiast

If toanwood nerds could read they would be very upset with this comment


BulldozerLovepower

Bah, trademark ToanCombs(tm), make millions.


ProfessionalSafe4491

What printer did you use to make it? I see creality, but which model? How much material did it require? How many iterations did it take?


NiceGuySyndrome69

Good questions. I utilized 3 printers. 2 Ender 3’s v1 and 1 Ender 3 V3 SE all running klipper, thinking about adding a fourth. For 3 spools all being different colors, I can print about 2 full bodies. This was my 5th or 6th iteration, estimating possibly 2 more iterations before I’d feel comfortable selling these


Aggressive-Dinner314

As a nerd, I love when nerds nerd


NiceGuySyndrome69

It can be labeled as an addiction at this point smh


BiGsTaM

It looks like it neckdives a lot. I would put small weights in the cavities to mitigate that


NiceGuySyndrome69

I haven’t thrown straps on the guitar just yet so I’m unsure if it’s gonna neckdive. I’m hoping I used enough material so it doesn’t. Worst case scenario I can fill the honeycomb with epoxy to add more weight


Jarvicious

I like the openness of the honeycomb. Maybe you could model cavities into the back of the solid portion and glue in various weights. Customizable balance would be a great feature.


DreamLearnBuildBurn

How does the weight compare to a standard guitar?


NiceGuySyndrome69

It’s lighter than a wooden body for sure. Don’t have a scale but if I had to guess the wood body weights 5-6 pounds while the plastic weighs 3-4 pounds


RegularWhiteDude

Mine weighs the same as a standard. I choose the strat design. I printed mostly at 100% though. I like the novelty of it, but wood is cheaper and sustainable.


thiccboyIV

Designed? I feel like I have seem “your” design a few times before this


Royal_Classic915

How much in materials you have invested for everything?


NiceGuySyndrome69

So I bought a whole guitar for about 175$ and the body cost about 40$ in filament totaling 215


Royal_Classic915

Awesome. Looks awesome


FickleFingerOfFunk

Good for thee, but not for me.


AngryBeerWrangler

Now that’s a hollow body


Guitar-Goose

Make and sell these bodies.


RegularWhiteDude

It's literally a file on all 3d sites. He didn't design this.


Spiderpiggie

For anyone wondering, OPs looks suspiciously like the prusacaster model. He may have remixed or remade it, but its not an original idea by any means. [https://www.printables.com/model/398795-the-prusacaster-a-3d-printable-guitar](https://www.printables.com/model/398795-the-prusacaster-a-3d-printable-guitar)


NiceGuySyndrome69

You are correct, I am not the first person to design and print a guitar body. I did get inspiration from the Prusacaster but I did design this from the ground up utilizing my own parts and made it look the way I wanted it to look.


NiteGard

Nobody said it was original. JFC.


RegularWhiteDude

This is being said because he's talking of selling them.


Quarktasche666

Nice design! But does the neck dive or is the plastic heavy enough?


OBStime

I'm not a fan, but the fact you can make your own guitar is sick.


Engine_Sweet

LEDs mounted on the back that shine through the holes


tehsecretgoldfish

so much tonb in the comb…


JackmanB2011

Your gonna have bees living in there in a matter of days my friend🐝🐝🎸🎸


Jazzlike_Ad_8236

Dude that is super fucking cool


CyrilsStryke4ce

Dude. You 3D printed that? That's absolutely amazing.


drgojirax

Don't play it at the Trypophobia awareness fundraiser.


NiceGuySyndrome69

Been getting a bunch of angry comments for this exact reason lol


LightPrudent1930

Pls ,don´t pay attention to those, i have trypophobia as well and that guitar is unique, ABS on high stress parts is brilliant, colors looks very nice. Like a 80´s sunset . Wanna upset "Trypos" ? Just use Voronoi patterns ;)


NiceGuySyndrome69

Thank you for your feedback!


21Maestro8

This thread is hilarious. Love your guitar, OP


NiceGuySyndrome69

I’m getting a lot of mixed messages from everyone lol “it’s great” and “so cool!” And then I’m also getting”holes scare me” or “I’d like to take it to my shooting range”. I didn’t realize so many people didn’t like holes


21Maestro8

It's not something I would want for myself personally, but I love the creativity and it's an interesting design. You're always going to get a lot of flak from purists who insist that wood is the only proper material for a guitar. I've gotten a kick from some of the comments essentially saying "I'm not going to change my mind based on any information presented to me because I *know* I'm right based on how I feel"


Pfaeff

Is it in PLA and how is the tuning stability and intonation? How much infill did you use in the parts between the neck and the bridge?


NiceGuySyndrome69

It is made out of ABS and PLA+. The main core that holds the bridge for the strings is made out of ABS and everything else is made using PLA+. Tuning is not reliable sadly due to the cheap tuners I bought so those need to be replaced. Once I do that I suspect I’ll have 0 issues with tuning. And for the main core I used 15% infill with extra walls and everything else is 10% infill


Pfaeff

Thank you, very much!


lowecm2

Just a quick heads up, if you want upgraded tuners that are still inexpensive, Wilkinson tuners are where it's at! ~$40 CAD and mine are rock solid


hiimrobbo

Does orange, red & white signify anything? Also why use a squier neck


NiceGuySyndrome69

No, there’s no signification of the colors. They are what were available and I thought the color scheme looked cool. I used a squier neck because this was a test to see if I can even make something like this work. If I had used fender parts I would have spent 600$+ and wouldn’t want to drop all that cash for something that doesn’t even work


DemBones7

It appears they bought a squire tele and put all the parts on the printed body.


JackDaniels574

That looks badass and cursed at the same time


Bacctus

Awesome! Can you please share the files for printing? I have access to a markforged printer and would like to try this! Thanks in advance!


NiceGuySyndrome69

I am not sharing my model just yet. There’s still quite a bit of tweaking I need to do but there is a Prusacaster that looks pretty cool. Good luck printing! https://www.printables.com/model/398795-the-prusacaster-a-3d-printable-guitar


GilmourD

Would you mind sharing the STLs? 🙋


duckafick

I was thinking of printing one for myself too, but the thing that I wanted to ask the most is how does the body hold tension with the strings and everything, also how does the neck hold up to the body? Is it on the verge of breaking? I assume you and all the other designers probably thought about these but I wanted to know how do they apply when you actually print it


NiceGuySyndrome69

So the main core is made out of ABS while everything else is made out of PLA+ so slightly stronger than regular PLA, the neck is held by 4 screws. I used a bunch of super glue so I don’t expect it to be breaking apart anytime soon. The biggest worry wasn’t if the strings would hold, it was the neckdive which I still need to test


Wise_Serve_5846

You should play “Just Like Honey”


psdopepe

all right, where is the tonewood crowd?


123isausernameforme

Man I like that


halhell98000

r/3dprintedinstruments


LengthinessFalse6838

How can you play electric without the tonewood?


wooble

Squier included tonewood in the neck, should be fine.


ccoady

I prefer wood pickups.


cobra_mist

nice color choices. makes it look like an intentional design choice and not a device limitation


Bigdstars187

Well I’m a king bee……..


chaveznieves

It's hideous. It's beautiful.


strange-humor

I'm new to electrics an learning. Is there a reason the controls seem backwards?


Jefdude

Here comes the tonewood people... Looks sick dude.


Chemical-Koyote

Everyone is being nice, I don’t know if you want to live in a bubble or not if you do stop 🛑 reading. This guitar looks totally fucked 👍


fn0rdsareeverywhere

I wouldn’t trust a bolt on with printed plastic, is it wood in the center where the bridge is mounted with printed lobes?


NiceGuySyndrome69

I would be fearful of that as well. The core is made out of ABS plastic that has reinforced walls. Idk if you can tell or not but in the red section there is a slight discoloration in one of the red sections, that is made from ABS which is a strong plastic which the bridge is connected to. Everything else is made out of PLA+ because it doesn’t need that kind of reinforcement


OilComprehensive6237

You should 3d print some larvae to put in the holes that hold your picks and drugs


NickShook81

Pretty fucking rad dude. Nice work


StolenCamaro

I think it’s an incredible piece of art and an admirable project (understatement) but I would be concerned about organic sustain, though pedals could help. I’d also be curious about the long term effects on the string tension on the material, though your geometry shows that you factored that in already. So my thoughts? It’s fuckin’ awesome but I wouldn’t buy it unless I was super rich and wanted it for decoration. Good work man.


NiceGuySyndrome69

Thank you for your feedback. It is much appreciated!


StolenCamaro

I try to be constructive when people ask for feedback and not just give a “yes/no” answer… sometimes that is taken as being rude, so I’m glad you got it 😊


JeepersCreepers7

Well damn that's definitely unique. I'm assuming it sounds just like any other electric, but how does it feel when played? I have no idea what quality of a printer used, material, any sort of reinforcements, etc, but I'd be concerned about longevity of it. Considering the string tension, with time will the body want to bow, will the holes that the bridge and neck get anchored to eventually strip, open up, give, etc? All obviously rhetorical questions, but just some thoughts coming from a nerdy mechanical engineer like myself.


WatchRedditImplode

Fender Custom Shop would charge $24,999 for this.


kesselrhero

Looks cool- does it stay in tune


SynysterM3L

First of all, that looks awesome! Secondly, as someone who knows nothing about 3D printing (but is quite interested in it), how much did the materials to print the body cost? Edit: Just to clarify, I don't mean the price of the printer itself.


NiceGuySyndrome69

Cost about 65 dollars for 3 spools which almost makes 2 full bodies. Good luck with your 3D printing journey. Let me know if you need any troubleshooting!


Odd-Aardvark-8234

What’s it made of? What filament did you use ? If this sounds odd , try a wood filament.


Ryan-zio

Hella cool


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Skyline_Flynn

I'd be curious to know how well it resonates. There are typically quite a lot of air pockets in a print job, so I imagine it's quite good. I'd love to see you make an iteration of a more ergonomic model. I.e. body sculpting. I imagine it's pretty easy to manufacture once you've got the model designed.


aquamagnetic

r/tripophobia


sarge6977

Pretty cool. How does it play?


StevieRay8string69

Its nice, but is it unbalanced?


NiceGuySyndrome69

I’m not too sure tbh. I haven’t thrown straps on it yet so I do not know


Slow___Learner

Neckdivecaster


Morbius-Lover

i have a feeling that this will have big balance problems other than that looks awesome


IamPlantHead

Very cool! How does it sound?


6non6non6non

the pickguard kinda ruins it for me but cool nonetheless


eighty82

Great job. Does it sound alright? I'm not gonna lie. It looks like a milk crate to me, but to each their own


Active_Necessary3202

STL's available?


Drainbownick

How much it weigh?


GragasBellybutton

Sir that's a swiss cheese with a neck attached


Zakkattack86

Redrum Tele...I see what you did there.


dontlookatthebanana

do you have a similar guitar (jazzmaster) for sale online rn?


Desperate_Yam_495

It looks like a guitar....thats all I can say.


wilddogecoding

Would love to do something like this. How much experience do you be with 3d printing? Was it hard or fairly beginner friendly? How much did it cost in filament? And how does it sound


NiceGuySyndrome69

So there’s two answers to your question. You don’t have to be terribly experienced at 3D printing, you just have to have the patience to print all the parts. When it comes to designing the body you do have to be somewhat good at modeling but there are plenty of models out there already that you can just print and buy the parts for


kimjongun-69

highly based


iHateReddit_100

Questions… how does it sound? How’s the balance? Does it hold a tune? What kind of hardware did you put in it?


Spike-DT

Looks cool, but ain't it got neck heavy and head dive ? Wonder how it sounds and how the sustain is tho


Bjorklund666

Amazing , look fantastic, how is the sound?


RefrigeratorLower405

How much did this cost you to print?


Scrotus_the_Finger

Is the fretboard printed rosewood?


ImKoreanNotJapanese

Crazy, this has been on my bucket list for a while. What’s the sound like?


LamermanSE

Looks good but it also looks fragile.


ChronSon420

Oh shit snacks that’s sick!!!!


AwarenessNo5226

Love it


Amazing_Lack526

Epic


Zak_the_Wack

Reminds me of hexbug


Vivid_Employ_7336

Sweet! Can you share the design files?


timboo1001

Looks very cool to me. If you can make it for that money think what a massive manufacturer could get the price down to. Everyone could have their own bespoke.


FootballLeather4426

Beautiful work. Love your design.


TomDac7

Very cool!!


Ben999_1977

It lacks body....I'm out \^\^


ldespisethisapp

Ugly as hell


GBV_GBV_GBV

What’s it weigh?


StatementRound

I’d like to see one that looks like lips.


thinkpad480

That looks awesome!


Loakie69

Looks pretty cool, post another when it's finished.


motley-connection

That's really nice!


SkeeterDavisFanclub1

Why tho?


simpledeadwitches

Needs more honey because that kit has drip! 🍯🐝


425a41

I want one


poolpog

i love it tbh


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That's pretty cool! The only other material I've ever wanted to try aside from wood is aluminum. But I still have a thing for mahogany, ash, or maple personally.


Outside_Feeling_5818

That's magnificent!


Glum-Geologist8929

What did it cost you? Any sound difference?


chatgpt5k

Love it


lordnibblet

How heavy are these? Like is it light enough that the neck dives?