I would suggest if I may, printing the neck and the fret board seperately so you can put in a trus rod, there is alot of pull on the neck from the strings tension
(player/luthier here) While I appreciate the experimental nature of this, I knew as soon as I saw paperclips and superglue this was going to be more of a toy than a functional instrument. But I'd wager that building a body for an electric would turn out pretty cool. Nice effort!
I wonder: in which direction did you print the neck? Standing on XY? Because it's impressive to see that a 3D printed neck can withstand the 50+ Kg of string tension.
Will it wor with this one too? www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwiE2dKO57joAhUF43cKHQG3B-sYABAFGgJlZg&sig=AOD64_1iqK5Qtwc21YDGXajhf9tonvcuOg&adurl&ctype=5&ved=2ahUKEwi8pcWO57joAhXXOuwKHcTrBDQQwg96BAgBEB0
This experiment had a truss rod installed, I must not have mentioned it as it's also hard to see the hex key access hole in the front of the guitar body hole. Thanks for the Awesome feedback I really apretiate the positivity in the community.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback Brother! Sorry it's taking so long to respond , this video has more comments and views than all 160 of my other videos combined and it's going crazy on UA-cam rite now.
I wonder if you had one of those printers that prints diagonally with a conveyer belt if you could print it in two pieces one for the neck and front and the other for the back?
nice and creative. you could probably get away with a rosewood fret-board and that would solve a lot of your adjustment challenges. and while tone is a effect of rigidity in the guitar you still have made a very interesting and unique sound. I imagine were you to coat the entire neck and soundboard top in a glass hard resin you would get some amazing tone. in any case very nice build and kudos.
I actually did try a wooden stain lacquer coating but wound up dropping it and breaking the whole thing into many pieces after many many hours of polishing and sanding. Not going to give up though and will try again and share my amature results on my channel in the future.
@@ToddLarsen ouch well making is breaking. I wouldn't worry a ton about esthetics till you do a couple i noticed some people dip their prints in acetone fog for smoothness. Im thinking polymer coating like bowling ball or fake stone countertop very thin and hard as glass but with enough flex. Their are tons of guitar building tips, ignore them look to violins well ok dont ignore them but ignore the haters and keep on trucking. If you wanted to sound like everyone else you could go to guitar center and buy what everyone else has. Take the road traveled by hendrix experiment create smash and rebuild. Cant wait to see the next one. Peace
Thank you so very much! I have a file for an electric guitar but not anything like a strat "yet" anyways, I'll look for one and see what I can come up with.
Todd. First Time Ive seen your channel, what youre doing is something I've wanted to do for quite some time. Ive built/printed some electrics but this is the first time I've seen an entire acoustic, and it sounds pretty good. QUESTION: Did you consider, or would you consider, for a future build placing a "laminate top" with a piece of wood on top, or maybe even something like they do on electrics and use a 3/8" maple cap or something of the sort? O ask because ever since EMG's were released it has just reinforced my thoughts that in MOST cases (electric anyway) the ever elusive unobtanium Tone Wood is nothing but additional cash and maybe some really cool flame patterns, and this is the perfect opportunity. I will do this eventually, but I'm VERY poorly skilled with the 3d modellers so at the moment I depend on the designs/.stls of others and modify them as I can. Don't suppose yours are posted anywhere? Regardless new subscriber I'll be watching what you do. one more item, your printed neck was VERY impressive. I live in Cent Fl. so the heat and humidity really make that a less than ideal concept, but I know there are new filaments coming out all the time. Did you choose yours because it warps less or has less separation with heat/age? Just checking. Great work. Thanks for all that you do! (translucent has SO many possibilities but I haven't found one that prints well in my area, OR I just haven't dialed it in yet)
Something i noticed with very first print, some PLAs seems to have natural sound... Really surprised how loud they can be, it is quite tough and brittle material. I am thinking of printing only the body and buying a neck. I can make rest at the shop, we do repair instruments so i got all that i need.
I'll have to experiment with different plas as I've so far only printed in the transparent/natural PLA. I didn't end think about them sounding different👍👍
I can't remember the exact name of the filament, but it was transparent. I think it was 180 hours of printing total give or take. It was a long time ago, lol
Thank you very much! I'm making another one and I'll definitely have a friend set it up for me as I work in the music industry and know some killer guitar techs.
Thank you so much for the encouragement! I will be making another especially after the crazy amount of attention this video has received the last few days.
For joining the parts you should either grab a 3d printing pen or keep all your failed prints and melt them down to to use them in a mold to create sticks you can use in a hot glue gun. The joins bond MUCH faster than glue and they're much stronger too because the material bonding the parts is the same as the parts so they just melt together to form a solid. Brilliant work though. Very impressive
Composites can definitely sound good in an acoustic, rainsong made me a believer over a decade ago. I don’t personally own any nontraditional acoustics, however several have passed through my hands. Haven’t put much thought or research into it, and this may be a ridiculous idea… But possibly a type of sound post. Similar to what is used in violin family instruments (to transfer vibrations). There are several ways to do it, maybe check with some of the composite guitar companies and see what they’ve tried. Great project overall! I think it has real potential to be polished up into an actual finished product/usable instrument, and would be great for people across the net to be able to print their own guitar and get it sounding decent. Set up is everything. I’m sure there are a lot of good videos on UA-cam, but the nut and saddle are most important and getting everything set up correctly. Be great to have a truss rod in the neck even. To add neck relief if needed. Great project! Congratulations!
Wow, dude, that’s interesting! Are you sure it should be acoustic and not classical? I’m worried about the tension created by the steel strings, maybe it’s better to go with nylon strings? Any way, hope to see a better version and actually listen to it. I’m interested in what’s the best sound a guitar like that can put out.
The printing alone took 120 hours with two printers running 24/7. I could probably print one in 2 days now with the 5 printers I have. The assembly was pretty quick not counting drying time for the glue I think it was maybe an hour.
Is the neck straight? IT could have bended during the print, and you get buzzes like dead spots, you should level fretboard if it can be levelled. Nice attempt, I think you can fux this fast if you glue on a cheap classic guitar neck from some garbage guitar someone is getting rid of.
You should try and make a classical guitar because they hold less tension on the neck. 50 bucks for tuners in a bit much ngl. I would have parts harvest the tuners off of it. Great work none the less.
@@DavidOnTheRoadGuitars ua-cam.com/video/XlyLu_L9zX8/v-deo.html here is my latest setup video but i don't talk about the cost in the video but I spent well over $2500.00 on this setup, not including the computers I use for 3d rendering and slicing.
Thank you so much! I now have 5 of these and am upgrading them all the time and am now in the process of making the extruders direct drive for much better detail and faster prints.
I think you did a great job, especially being your first! btw, how much 3d filament would you say has gone in the making? and... you mention the tuning pegs, and the bridge pins as extra, so as a guitarist, that left me thinking! Wouldn't you get a much better sound if you put a good saddle and a good nut? as this are the parts where the string rest on. (a bit unsure what you put in yours)
Dam good try! Just get the neck finished by a luthier that’s all man.
Jesus Christ the good sovereign lord loves you my friend :" )
you should try with nylon strings
Really cool!!! Can’t wait to see the second one. It reminds me of a guitar Elsa would have!!!
Thank you!
I'm thinking up my next one, but am having a hard time responding to the overwhelming amount of comments and views on this video lol
I would suggest if I may, printing the neck and the fret board seperately so you can put in a trus rod, there is alot of pull on the neck from the strings tension
This is very true, and back then, I did just that.
put some colored LEDs inside it, - would look amazing
Hmmm great idea for the next one👍👍
yeah pink blinking guitar. couldnt be more gay idea, but fun it is.
If you give her a name, please, call her Snow White. Nice snowflake pattern on the guitar, btw.
Thank you! Snow White it is👍👍
I have a 3D printed ukulele made at the high school where I work. And it works great. Good luck to you bruthu.
Amazing!! More so because it's made in pieces. Well done!
Thank you very much!
(player/luthier here) While I appreciate the experimental nature of this, I knew as soon as I saw paperclips and superglue this was going to be more of a toy than a functional instrument. But I'd wager that building a body for an electric would turn out pretty cool. Nice effort!
Thanks a bunch!
who downvotes something like this? great experiment.
I like I like... Keep it going man
Thank you so much!
I wonder: in which direction did you print the neck? Standing on XY? Because it's impressive to see that a 3D printed neck can withstand the 50+ Kg of string tension.
It was at an angle horizontally from bottom left corner to top right corner.
This is really good. well done.
Very cool and creative. Keep it up!
Thank you so much👍👍😃
with which 3d-printer can you print this thing and how much wil that cost?
I'm using the CR10S and I think you can get them for 4 to 5 hundred.
Will it wor with this one too? www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwiE2dKO57joAhUF43cKHQG3B-sYABAFGgJlZg&sig=AOD64_1iqK5Qtwc21YDGXajhf9tonvcuOg&adurl&ctype=5&ved=2ahUKEwi8pcWO57joAhXXOuwKHcTrBDQQwg96BAgBEB0
@@NotEdgarAllanPoe the build volume is far too small with this model, my printer is over 300 mm and this one is only 200 mm.
Where can I find printer files like this?
I got it from thingiverse a while back.
@@ToddLarsen I did look for the files, can’t found them
Do you still have yours?
If you don’t mind to share it
@@abrahamoscar I'll have to break out the old pc and see if I still have them. That was an old video, lol.
Great job
Thank you so much👍
Awesome project.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing!
Well what we learned here is you can’t beat wood. Cool idea and great video though
Impressed by the sustain to be honest.
Guitar is great, but you should place a trusrod between the fingerboard and neck to avoid the high action of strings
This experiment had a truss rod installed, I must not have mentioned it as it's also hard to see the hex key access hole in the front of the guitar body hole.
Thanks for the Awesome feedback I really apretiate the positivity in the community.
The action on that looks nuts! You should get it tightened up, so the tone sounds better
Is that plastic bone saddle or soft plastic ..question..where can i purchased filamemt that has bone particles on it
It's regular transparent pla.
Did you make that saddle too ..I ask because I want to make a saddle but I'm looking for plastic the contains bone
Yes, I printed the saddle also.
Damn that action on the guitar
It was my first try but not my last.
That one since not working would make a GREAT wall light.
Good idea!👍
Many thanks for take time and make the video and that fantastic guitar..All the best to you and yours
Thank you so much for the positive feedback Brother!
Sorry it's taking so long to respond , this video has more comments and views than all 160 of my other videos combined and it's going crazy on UA-cam rite now.
You can download a tuner from play store.
Good job for your first print. I plan on printing one once I get a bit better at printing. Have you built any others since?
Thank you so much and Oh yes, I've made 3 acoustic style and one electric guitar and a Ukulele and countless other things.
@@ToddLarsen Nice
Very good camarda.
I wonder if you had one of those printers that prints diagonally with a conveyer belt if you could print it in two pieces one for the neck and front and the other for the back?
You should make some kind of violin look a like ukulele. :D
Wow crazy build that you have. Who knew about printing a guitar?
I've been throwing around the idea of using my Ender 3 Pro to make routing templates to make a custom guitar body.
Do it! That's a great idea👍👍
I wonder if you could laminate the inside with thin wood sheets like an acoustic to help improve it to sound like a real acoustic.
Doing that would just dampen the guitar's ability to resonate.
More layers would kill reverberations. That's why a solid piece is better than any laminate piece.
J Harsch it’s still probably better than plastic
nice and creative. you could probably get away with a rosewood fret-board and that would solve a lot of your adjustment challenges. and while tone is a effect of rigidity in the guitar you still have made a very interesting and unique sound. I imagine were you to coat the entire neck and soundboard top in a glass hard resin you would get some amazing tone. in any case very nice build and kudos.
I actually did try a wooden stain lacquer coating but wound up dropping it and breaking the whole thing into many pieces after many many hours of polishing and sanding.
Not going to give up though and will try again and share my amature results on my channel in the future.
Thank you so much for your positive feedback👍👍
@@ToddLarsen ouch well making is breaking. I wouldn't worry a ton about esthetics till you do a couple i noticed some people dip their prints in acetone fog for smoothness. Im thinking polymer coating like bowling ball or fake stone countertop very thin and hard as glass but with enough flex. Their are tons of guitar building tips, ignore them look to violins well ok dont ignore them but ignore the haters and keep on trucking. If you wanted to sound like everyone else you could go to guitar center and buy what everyone else has. Take the road traveled by hendrix experiment create smash and rebuild. Cant wait to see the next one. Peace
Can I buy this? I’d love to work on it
incredible work, congratulation. Just one question, have you a files for an electrique guitar like stratocaster ? thank you
Thank you so very much!
I have a file for an electric guitar but not anything like a strat "yet" anyways, I'll look for one and see what I can come up with.
Thank you so much
Todd. First Time Ive seen your channel, what youre doing is something I've wanted to do for quite some time. Ive built/printed some electrics but this is the first time I've seen an entire acoustic, and it sounds pretty good. QUESTION: Did you consider, or would you consider, for a future build placing a "laminate top" with a piece of wood on top, or maybe even something like they do on electrics and use a 3/8" maple cap or something of the sort? O ask because ever since EMG's were released it has just reinforced my thoughts that in MOST cases (electric anyway) the ever elusive unobtanium Tone Wood is nothing but additional cash and maybe some really cool flame patterns, and this is the perfect opportunity. I will do this eventually, but I'm VERY poorly skilled with the 3d modellers so at the moment I depend on the designs/.stls of others and modify them as I can. Don't suppose yours are posted anywhere? Regardless new subscriber I'll be watching what you do. one more item, your printed neck was VERY impressive. I live in Cent Fl. so the heat and humidity really make that a less than ideal concept, but I know there are new filaments coming out all the time. Did you choose yours because it warps less or has less separation with heat/age? Just checking. Great work. Thanks for all that you do! (translucent has SO many possibilities but I haven't found one that prints well in my area, OR I just haven't dialed it in yet)
Something i noticed with very first print, some PLAs seems to have natural sound... Really surprised how loud they can be, it is quite tough and brittle material. I am thinking of printing only the body and buying a neck. I can make rest at the shop, we do repair instruments so i got all that i need.
I'll have to experiment with different plas as I've so far only printed in the transparent/natural PLA.
I didn't end think about them sounding different👍👍
great job bro
Thank you so much!👍
What kind of 3d printer are you using?
Cr 10 s printers.
Wicked cool build, Todd! It seems like it works real nice too. I liked you shredding on it.👍🤙
Thank you Brother! The next one will be better😃👍👍
I wouldn't call that shredding though lol
Can you plz put up the stl file
link in the description👍👍
That’s awesome 😎 just some fine tuning and your there!
what kind of filament are you using and what kind of 3D printer are you using for this project? And how long did the project take you?
I can't remember the exact name of the filament, but it was transparent. I think it was 180 hours of printing total give or take. It was a long time ago, lol
You guys are pioneers!
Great work! Is the neck strong enough to withstand the strings without a truss rod? I would think it could be over time.
No it was not strong enough without a truss rod.
What material is used for printing?
I used natural colored pla.
Came out looking really good! Wishing you a Happy New Year.
Thank you Mr. CB it's been fun to make and can't wait to make the next one even better.
Happy New Year.
Great build!
Find someone that can set it up...you'll be suprised...
Good job !
Thank you very much!
I'm making another one and I'll definitely have a friend set it up for me as I work in the music industry and know some killer guitar techs.
Cool build. Can not wait to see the second build and how it turns out !
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
I will be making another especially after the crazy amount of attention this video has received the last few days.
For joining the parts you should either grab a 3d printing pen or keep all your failed prints and melt them down to to use them in a mold to create sticks you can use in a hot glue gun. The joins bond MUCH faster than glue and they're much stronger too because the material bonding the parts is the same as the parts so they just melt together to form a solid. Brilliant work though. Very impressive
This is awesome!
Thank you very much!
I can't believe this worked as well as it did.
Thank you for your positive comment, It was a fun project for sure and can't wait to try again👍👍
good job man that's cool, and the guitar looks nice, you should try with nylon strings, the tension will be lighter
Composites can definitely sound good in an acoustic, rainsong made me a believer over a decade ago. I don’t personally own any nontraditional acoustics, however several have passed through my hands. Haven’t put much thought or research into it, and this may be a ridiculous idea… But possibly a type of sound post. Similar to what is used in violin family instruments (to transfer vibrations). There are several ways to do it, maybe check with some of the composite guitar companies and see what they’ve tried. Great project overall! I think it has real potential to be polished up into an actual finished product/usable instrument, and would be great for people across the net to be able to print their own guitar and get it sounding decent. Set up is everything. I’m sure there are a lot of good videos on UA-cam, but the nut and saddle are most important and getting everything set up correctly. Be great to have a truss rod in the neck even. To add neck relief if needed. Great project! Congratulations!
Nice rc imprezas in the back it cought my eye
HY, can you tell me what is your 3d printed name ?
thank you
My printers are all Creality CR10s models.
@@ToddLarsen thank you
Too much bracing on the top. Connect the neck to the top before gluing on the back so you can adjust the neck angle.
pretty nice
I’d totally play that
Wow, dude, that’s interesting!
Are you sure it should be acoustic and not classical? I’m worried about the tension created by the steel strings, maybe it’s better to go with nylon strings?
Any way, hope to see a better version and actually listen to it. I’m interested in what’s the best sound a guitar like that can put out.
Really Good Try!
Thank you so much, it was a fun project.
Would JB Weld work as an alternative? Would it bond to plastic?
I imagine it would work.
Good video. What kind of printer (brand or model) you used?
I used a creality cr10s printer.
@@ToddLarsenIs posible to do it using a smaller printer?
@@1viccar if you scale down the prints in cura then yes you could use a smaller printer.
@@ToddLarsenThank you
NYLON STRINGS BROTHER! Might be less tensions, easy on that neck. Good luck!
what's it's weight?
Not sure but it's very very light, i don't have a way to weigh it yet.
I'll be sure to include more details on the next build video👍👍
Instead of superglue us SCIGRIP acrylic glue for PLA. Stuff works amazing!!!
What was the actual start to finish time?
That's pretty bad ass dude, you could probably hone in on a solid design and crank em out, I'll buy one.
The printing alone took 120 hours with two printers running 24/7. I could probably print one in 2 days now with the 5 printers I have.
The assembly was pretty quick not counting drying time for the glue I think it was maybe an hour.
How about led flashing with music
Is the neck straight? IT could have bended during the print, and you get buzzes like dead spots, you should level fretboard if it can be levelled. Nice attempt, I think you can fux this fast if you glue on a cheap classic guitar neck from some garbage guitar someone is getting rid of.
You should try and make a classical guitar because they hold less tension on the neck. 50 bucks for tuners in a bit much ngl. I would have parts harvest the tuners off of it. Great work none the less.
Lol 50 for machine heads isn't much at all, in acoustics you can easily double it with gotoh ones or grovers.and that's only the start!
Where did you get the metal frets?
I got them from Amazon for $7.29 20 pieces.
Wow that is really cool!
Thank you so much😃👍
À la folie! C'est genial!
What's the cost of the printer? I'm a noob obviously. I have no clue.
$500.00
@@ToddLarsen
Do you have a video about your setup and cost. I'm interested in seeing what you have going on. Thanks.
@@DavidOnTheRoadGuitars ua-cam.com/video/XlyLu_L9zX8/v-deo.html here is my latest setup video but i don't talk about the cost in the video but I spent well over $2500.00 on this setup, not including the computers I use for 3d rendering and slicing.
@@ToddLarsen thank you
Cool
What a nice bow!
Havent watch the video yet, but this is awesome!
This is amazing, Now I am tempted to buy a Bigger 3d printer, I love my Mk3, but want to make bigger projects
Thank you so much! I now have 5 of these and am upgrading them all the time and am now in the process of making the extruders direct drive for much better detail and faster prints.
Great job! Amazing what you can do with a 3D printer and some imagination.
Cool...great ...!!!
Thank you so much! It was a fun and interesting challenge.
What infill is the face of the guitar?
I can't remember but i think it was 100%
Sería bueno que la probara un luthier para decirte realmente que tan buena o mala es y que le podrías mejorar
Sorry i missed this video watching now❤
I need to get a cr10 500 for this stuff
I had one but it showed up broken and the seller wouldn't replace it and just gave me my $ back.
Thats nice i want to know if you have a fb page iwant to send a photo of warlock acoustic guitar and tratacustic guitar.
I'm on Instagram and Facebook @building_with_Todd
UPDT ❤️
Could use a 3d pen to put the pieces together. Then sand to perfection.
That is a wonderful idea, Thank you i'll have to try in the future.
I think you did a great job, especially being your first! btw, how much 3d filament would you say has gone in the making? and... you mention the tuning pegs, and the bridge pins as extra, so as a guitarist, that left me thinking! Wouldn't you get a much better sound if you put a good saddle and a good nut? as this are the parts where the string rest on. (a bit unsure what you put in yours)
Thank you so much!
I used a little over 1 an a half rolls of filiment 1.5 to 1.8 kilograms.
The string and fret gap is big it would hurt your finger
WOW!!!! seems to be no end what people can print with plactic 3d printers
This technology is so amazing to me! I can make almost anything I want lol
Idk If this is only me, but I got a 404 error in the link
It's an old link and may not work anymore.
I think it's not that bad for first model. Design makes the difference between good and bad guitar. So that means its good concept.
Thank you for your positive feedback👍
Great job!
Thanks!👍👍
This wold be a great way to give any kid a guitar for way less money than buying a wooden one it wold be a good first guitar also its tuned funny
Also I've heard way worse kid sized guitars
As cordas estão tão altas que parece um berimbau. Mas no projeto é ótimo!
whos music , sounds cool