Precision Electric Bass Guitar

Want a 3D printed bass guitar that doesn't fold in half when you come back from folding the washing? Then here you go!

When the prototype was handed off to a professional bass guitarist and left with him for over a week, his biggest complaint was that he didn't like the neck and complained that I use cheap hardware! But that he loved the body. He said it had a tight midrange, guttural lows and well defined highs... plus it had sustain for days.

I take that as a win! Now despite the design, you shouldn't find this build too puzzling... C'mon, the joke had to be made at least once right?

Now I know some of you will be wondering, does it have any metal rods to add stiffness to the body and the answer is no. None are needed. I promise you this. The reasoning for this is because the natural curves of jigsaw will spread the load out across multiple axis and the fact that there is a solid joint between the pieces bracing the body means that the actual design gives it strength. Given that the walls are printed at 2.4mm thick, thats nearly 5mmx45mm of solid plastic running the entire length of the body.

Now for the hardware:
I strongly recommend buying a loaded pickguard. This means that all of your wiring is done. You'll find that it a single loose wire hanging around doing nothing... thats the wire to ground the bridge.

But you'll also need a
1x Standard 34" scale P bass neck.
1x 5 screw P bass bridge
2x Strap buttons
1x Tuning Pegs to suit neck
1x String tree
1x Bass Guitar strings. I'm a huge fan D'Addario 40-95 Super Steels, but feel free to run 45-105s
1x Small tube of Weld-On 16 acrylic solvent adhesive (Blue tube)

Thats it! Thats all you need to get your plastic groove on!

As per usual, all pieces inbetween the bridge and neck pocket should use 25% gyroid infill. Those pieces that do not make up the core of the body can use 15%

Top, bottom and sides must be 2.4mm thick.

There are no tolerances for this build. It's tight. Like really tight. If you use Cura, make sure you switch Dimensional Accuracy to "Inclusive" otherwise this bad groover will not be going together. Make friends with a block of wood and a mallet.

As per usual, any questions... Just ask!