Parametric Electric Guitar (Customize & Make your own!)

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3D Sculpted Solid Body Guitar Project Attribution: This project is a collaborative effort between Jeff Strater from Autodesk and Nathan Skalsky from CNC Router Parts. Fair Warning: While both Jeff and I enjoy designing and making things, neither of us are experienced instrument designers or luthiers. This project is intended for educational purposes, personal enjoyment, and customization, not for commercial production. Machine Used: We used the Benchtop PRO CNC Machine from CNCRouterParts.com to create our guitar body. How to Reproduce: To make your own guitar using this design, please follow these steps: Part I - Customizing the 3D Sculpted Guitar Design in Fusion 360 Part II - Creating CNC G-Codes for the 3D Sculpted Guitar using Fusion 360 Part III - Making a 3D Sculpted Guitar using the Benchtop PRO CNC Machine We experimented with various types of wood, including Ash, Maple, Basswood, and Douglas Fir. After testing, we found that Douglas Fir had the right sound and density for our guitar body. Note about "V2" Design Version: The design version used in this project is an updated version with adjustments to make the geometry closer to ideal for bridge distance and neck depth. 3D Printing: This guitar body could be 3D printed, but it would require partitioning into smaller parts or using a 3D print tool on a CNC machine. Make and Share! If you create your own guitar using this project, please consider sharing your work with us. We'd love to see the results! How I Designed This To make your own guitar, start by designing the body in Fusion 360. Use our video tutorials as a guide to customize the design and create CNC g-codes for machining the body. Once you have the design and code, use the Benchtop PRO CNC Machine from CNCRouterParts.com to create your guitar body. Customizing the Design To customize the design, open the Fusion 360 file and make adjustments as needed. Use our video tutorials to learn how to make changes to the neck, pickups, and other components. Creating CNC G-Codes Use Fusion 360 to create CNC g-codes for machining the guitar body. This will require some experience with CNC programming, but our video tutorials can help guide you through the process. Making the Guitar Body Once you have the design and code, use the Benchtop PRO CNC Machine from CNCRouterParts.com to create your guitar body. This requires some experience with CNC machining, but our video tutorials can help guide you through the process. Wood Selection We experimented with various types of wood, including Ash, Maple, Basswood, and Douglas Fir. After testing, we found that Douglas Fir had the right sound and density for our guitar body. 3D Printing This guitar body could be 3D printed, but it would require partitioning into smaller parts or using a 3D print tool on a CNC machine. Make and Share! If you create your own guitar using this project, please consider sharing your work with us. We'd love to see the results!