hahaha Yes, Prince might have played something like this thing. I loved his playing. Saw him in concert twice. Both times were fabulous. Rock on my friend!
Hello MarsMudd, this is a cool project and I hope that you build your own FRANKEN-AXE too. You might be able to put one together with spare parts if you've got stuff laying around. I learned a lot about what guitar companies have to deal with during the assembly process. My Fender neck came with a standard nut installed but it did not have the string grooves cut to the proper depth. I purchased a file set and did the grooves myself. I think it's ok but probably could be done better by a real guitar repairman. I just liked the idea of doing it myself. Overall.....by all means, consider a printed guitar. rock on my friend.
Great design Jake, it proves that it's all in the pickups, the pickups are fantastic thanks for the show..I'm so pleased you had a really good holiday love the pictures
Hey Doug, thanks for keeping in touch. I have to visit the UK again. Didn't spend enough time there the first time. This guitar is so much fun to play. the Joe Barden pickups are great and give me a nice smooth sound. I had to shim the Telecaster neck in order to achieve the proper neck angle. I learned a lot by assembling this Franken-Axe. Please keep your music rocking in the UK. Good music makes the world a better place! rock on. GOD SAVE THE KING!
hahahaha. Thank you for the shout out my friend. it's a fun guitar to play. The best thing about it is that i don't have to worry about bumps or scratches to the finish. Keep your music 'HOT' my friend. Have a wonderful and musical 2024! peace.
Hi Siegfried. This is a fun guitar. Selecting the parts was fun. I learned a lot about guitars with this build. I had to shim the neck in order to get the fingerboard in the right place. Intonation was tricky too. The GOTOH bridge has a long sweep in the adjustment for the bridge saddles. My soldering isn't quite at a professional level but I managed to get everything into the control pocket without creating a short. hahaha. Well, I will never be a true science guy but I loved putting this thing together, Rock on and stay safe my friend.
@@jakesmith4506 If I could get all the guitars that people built for me, I was now a lucky owner of Rickenbacker and Big Ed. Selecting parts is very nice, but its a little boring for me. We are beginning the new album with my french friends. But at work I am using Spanish classic. I love vintage stuff! See you, brother!!!! My best wishes to you and your family.
Hello my friend. This guitar is a lot of fun to play. Yes, Danny used the Joe Barden's. These pickups are the regular hum cancelling pickups. They do make a Gatton version too. I think the best thing about this guitar is that I don't have to worry about scratching it. hahaha. It has it's own kind of vibe and that is a cool thing. Putting a guitar together is fun because you can pick the stuff you want in it. Rock on and be safe my friend. play often!
Hey Robert. I hope that it's been a great musical summer for you. This printed guitar is a lot of fun to play. The best part is that I was able to pick out the components piece by piece.....and.....no worries about scratching the fininsh! hahha. rock on.
Hello Zombie, I apologize for taking so long to respond. Yes, the 3-d experience is fun. It was really great to pick out the components that I wanted to have in the instrument. Joe Barden pickups (danny gatton model) , Gotoh Bridge , Fender roasted maple neck with a pau ferro fingerboard. CTS pots and Fender wiring. I happen to be playing through a Mesa Boogie TC-50 amp with a 2 x 12 cab loaded with Celestion Vintage 30's. The effects were Eventide H9 and a Keeley Verb pedal. Needless to say, it's a lot of fun. Maybe the best thing about having a 3-d guitar is that you don't have to worry about scratching it up or little nicks and bumps. hahha. By all means, keep on pickin' and never stop the music! PEACE.
I'm looking at a white lefty available on Reverb and hoped to find a solid player with a great video. Here it is! I may hold off as the body joints on the one I'm looking at do not seem well aligned at all. Bummer because the rest of the guitar checks the rest of the boxes.
Hello my Friend. I am sorry about the very late response to your comments. Thank you for writing. By now you've probably made a decision about the 3-D stuff. I still love mine. The best part is selecting the components for yourself. It's a very open array of choices for just about every component. I used Joe Barden pickups in my guitar. There are many others that will also get the job done. Hang in there and never stop playing! peace!
Hello my friend. Thank you for the shout out. Yeah the little strands could be cleaned up. Overall, I love this axe. It's fun to play and I don't have to worry about scratching it up. hahaha😏 the best part of the project was picking out the type of pickups I wanted. I went with Joe Barden. I have Barden's on two other guitars and they work out really nicely. I also put a Fender (mim) roasted maple neck on this body. I am really quite happy about how this guitar turned out. Perhaps you've had some experience with 3-d printed stuff. It's really fun. Please have a very rocking 2024 with a lot of good music! peace.
@@jakesmith4506 thank, I hope you have a rocking day 2024 too! I’m actually in the process of building one of these myself. I love unusual guitars and I think one of these would look great on stage! I’m not sure which pickups I will go for yet, I’m thinking of a more traditional Tele set :)
Looks and sounds rad!! So, what do they use as material for 3D printing? I know zero about it. Metal? Wood? Something else? Your playing is great, as usual. I've been a fan since I first saw BFAP at Cross Street in the early 90's.
Hello my friend. BFAP !!! amen! Well, I am not a scientist, so I have no idea what the formula is for the polymers that make up this guitar body. I'm just glad it's not kryptonite. hahaha The best part about the project is the excitement of selecting the components you want to use. So many choices and variations available. I selected a Fender tele neck. It's a very well made neck and I am familiar with how they play. My soldering talents lack but I was able to get everything into the control pocket without a short. hahaha. Well, keep on rocking my friend. Doesn't matter what brand guitar you've got.....JUST PLAY peace!
Looks like something Prince would play
hahaha Yes, Prince might have played something like this thing. I loved his playing. Saw him in concert twice. Both times were fabulous. Rock on my friend!
That's so cool man I can't beleieve I never thought of that!
Hello MarsMudd, this is a cool project and I hope that you build your own FRANKEN-AXE too. You might be able to put one together with spare parts if you've got stuff laying around. I learned a lot about what guitar companies have to deal with during the assembly process. My Fender neck came with a standard nut installed but it did not have the string grooves cut to the proper depth. I purchased a file set and did the grooves myself. I think it's ok but probably could be done better by a real guitar repairman. I just liked the idea of doing it myself. Overall.....by all means, consider a printed guitar. rock on my friend.
Great design Jake, it proves that it's all in the pickups, the pickups are fantastic thanks for the show..I'm so pleased you had a really good holiday love the pictures
Hey Doug, thanks for keeping in touch. I have to visit the UK again. Didn't spend enough time there the first time. This guitar is so much fun to play. the Joe Barden pickups are great and give me a nice smooth sound. I had to shim the Telecaster neck in order to achieve the proper neck angle. I learned a lot by assembling this Franken-Axe. Please keep your music rocking in the UK. Good music makes the world a better place! rock on. GOD SAVE THE KING!
Looks amazing!
hahahaha. Thank you for the shout out my friend. it's a fun guitar to play. The best thing about it is that i don't have to worry about bumps or scratches to the finish. Keep your music 'HOT' my friend. Have a wonderful and musical 2024! peace.
Hi, Jake! So you got the guitar of your dream! Glad for you!
Hi Siegfried. This is a fun guitar. Selecting the parts was fun. I learned a lot about guitars with this build. I had to shim the neck in order to get the fingerboard in the right place. Intonation was tricky too. The GOTOH bridge has a long sweep in the adjustment for the bridge saddles. My soldering isn't quite at a professional level but I managed to get everything into the control pocket without creating a short. hahaha. Well, I will never be a true science guy but I loved putting this thing together, Rock on and stay safe my friend.
@@jakesmith4506 If I could get all the guitars that people built for me, I was now a lucky owner of Rickenbacker and Big Ed. Selecting parts is very nice, but its a little boring for me. We are beginning the new album with my french friends. But at work I am using Spanish classic. I love vintage stuff! See you, brother!!!! My best wishes to you and your family.
Very cool guitar. And Joe Barden pickups are great. That's what Danny Gatton used.
Hello my friend. This guitar is a lot of fun to play. Yes, Danny used the Joe Barden's. These pickups are the regular hum cancelling pickups. They do make a Gatton version too. I think the best thing about this guitar is that I don't have to worry about scratching it. hahaha. It has it's own kind of vibe and that is a cool thing. Putting a guitar together is fun because you can pick the stuff you want in it. Rock on and be safe my friend. play often!
That's so cool Man!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Robert. I hope that it's been a great musical summer for you. This printed guitar is a lot of fun to play. The best part is that I was able to pick out the components piece by piece.....and.....no worries about scratching the fininsh! hahha. rock on.
thats so nice looking with the purple and that nice neck.
Hello Zombie, I apologize for taking so long to respond. Yes, the 3-d experience is fun. It was really great to pick out the components that I wanted to have in the instrument. Joe Barden pickups (danny gatton model) , Gotoh Bridge , Fender roasted maple neck with a pau ferro fingerboard. CTS pots and Fender wiring. I happen to be playing through a Mesa Boogie TC-50 amp with a 2 x 12 cab loaded with Celestion Vintage 30's. The effects were Eventide H9 and a Keeley Verb pedal. Needless to say, it's a lot of fun. Maybe the best thing about having a 3-d guitar is that you don't have to worry about scratching it up or little nicks and bumps. hahha. By all means, keep on pickin' and never stop the music! PEACE.
I'm looking at a white lefty available on Reverb and hoped to find a solid player with a great video. Here it is! I may hold off as the body joints on the one I'm looking at do not seem well aligned at all. Bummer because the rest of the guitar checks the rest of the boxes.
Hello my Friend. I am sorry about the very late response to your comments. Thank you for writing. By now you've probably made a decision about the 3-D stuff. I still love mine. The best part is selecting the components for yourself. It's a very open array of choices for just about every component. I used Joe Barden pickups in my guitar. There are many others that will also get the job done. Hang in there and never stop playing! peace!
Cool guitar. Your friend could have cleaned up all the over printed strands for you!
Hello my friend. Thank you for the shout out. Yeah the little strands could be cleaned up. Overall, I love this axe. It's fun to play and I don't have to worry about scratching it up. hahaha😏 the best part of the project was picking out the type of pickups I wanted. I went with Joe Barden. I have Barden's on two other guitars and they work out really nicely. I also put a Fender (mim) roasted maple neck on this body. I am really quite happy about how this guitar turned out. Perhaps you've had some experience with 3-d printed stuff. It's really fun. Please have a very rocking 2024 with a lot of good music! peace.
@@jakesmith4506 thank, I hope you have a rocking day 2024 too! I’m actually in the process of building one of these myself. I love unusual guitars and I think one of these would look great on stage! I’m not sure which pickups I will go for yet, I’m thinking of a more traditional Tele set :)
Looks and sounds rad!! So, what do they use as material for 3D printing? I know zero about it. Metal? Wood? Something else? Your playing is great, as usual. I've been a fan since I first saw BFAP at Cross Street in the early 90's.
Hello my friend. BFAP !!! amen! Well, I am not a scientist, so I have no idea what the formula is for the polymers that make up this guitar body. I'm just glad it's not kryptonite. hahaha The best part about the project is the excitement of selecting the components you want to use. So many choices and variations available. I selected a Fender tele neck. It's a very well made neck and I am familiar with how they play. My soldering talents lack but I was able to get everything into the control pocket without a short. hahaha. Well, keep on rocking my friend. Doesn't matter what brand guitar you've got.....JUST PLAY peace!
It's made from plastic, probably PLA