Custom Prusacaster 3D Printed Guitar Project Build (with EPOXY Pour!)

[@the3dprintzone]

REMIX FILES: www.printables.com/model/426307

[@Bullshitvol2]

never mind your guitar skills but you could have at least tuned the guitar before the audio demo. Also never us epoxy without gloves and respirator. Dont be lazy with safety.

[@oldakopriva4739]

hi i made model based on the prusacaster layout but i dont have the printer of that size to print the main piece it uses resin to conect all pieces together for super clean looks do you want to try it? that guitar model be destroyed after the guitar will be complete (its for my crush and i made it just for her, any uploads to thingeverse or enywhere mby. just on my flash drive) so do you want to try it? the main piece reqires bed 300x300 design is japanese kumiko

[@Crazy_Dave]

There's nothing wrong with your guitar playing, not everyone is a shredder. Thanks for the video, I'm just planning my first 3D printed guitar body and it seems quite the challenge.

[@the3dprintzone]

Thanks for the comment! Good luck with your design!

[@bruno11488]

Illuminating the hexagons underneath the epoxy with LEDs would be amazing.

[@the3dprintzone]

I was thinking of that.......🤔

[@daanvanderrol5627]

I scrolled down to reply the exact same thing :)

[@andrewmize823]

You should be able to lower the action without a great deal of trouble--it looks like you have plenty of room under the saddles.

[@Foodgeek]

Great look for the Prusacaster. I really like the look that I got on mine, too :D With regards to the string height, you need to set up the guitar: You need to adjust the screws on the back of the bridge to adjust the intonation (same note when fretted and harmonic on the 12th fret), the height of the string (use the small hex key and listen for buzz and then back off). Also, you may have to adjust the truss rod. With all those things, I got a comfortable low-string height on my Prusacaster. :D

[@joeking433]

Did you have any trouble aligning the bridge like he did?

[@Foodgeek]

@@joeking433 Yes and no. I created my own variation that's in the right spot. It's on Printables.

[@friendlyattack1181]

Does for sure have an exciting vibe

[@rossbalch]

I would love to see maybe a universal core that would be compatible with a multitude of different final shapes. so probably a core that could accept single coils or humbuckers. What would be cool is you could potentially just swap out the sides to change shape when ever whimsy took over ha ha.

[@the3dprintzone]

Working on it

[@asmongoldsmouth9839]

Your guitar skills are perfect, my dude. Thank you for showing us your awesome design. The last 3-piece guitar you showed us didn't resonate well at all. But it was mostly hollow without much for vibration to pass through.

[@morbidmanmusic]

"Your guitar skills are perfect, my dude" bit of hype there, don't ya think>?

[@fidocircumlocutus710]

It's been almost 6 months, I'd be interested in seeing how the PLA has held up so far. I live in the desert and have watched PLA turn into a puddle just sitting in the car, lol.

[@vitale6633]

Looks Amazing !!!

[@ChristopherJ.Kamerling]

Is there a way to modify this to a bass guitar? Would love to see that build as well!

[@MUSAVISUALMEDIA]

1. Your guitar playing is just fine. 2. Did you shape the head on your own or did the kit come with the Stratocaster head pre-cut?

[@the3dprintzone]

Thank you! I believe you can buy the head already shaped or flat where you need to shape it yourself. Alternatively you could buy all the components separately and buy a neck separately.

[@MUSAVISUALMEDIA]

@@the3dprintzone awesome thanks for the video and for the info.

[@TexasEdition]

Your bridge looks super high. You can probably lower it and do away with the shims.

[@epsidie]

I thought it was a 12-string guitar first but then i saw it was only the shadow from the strings lol

[@the3dprintzone]

😂

[@gregoriocarreno]

Amazing

[@michaelpierich4044]

Hi, I downloaded tour epoxy- filled Prusacaser. It look great. I loaded the middle body part and can't get it to fit my . Mk3s+ bed. Any tips? Thanks5.

[@the3dprintzone]

Link is in the video description and pinned top comment.

[@Gerym]

Looks great. How did you remove the glue residue from the top black part?

[@the3dprintzone]

Thank you! I didn't have any glue residue

[@mastweb]

Do you feel filling with epoxy help the weight balance? Would the gutar be to neck heavy without it?

[@the3dprintzone]

Yes, I think it provides a better weight balance

[@mastweb]

@@the3dprintzone Good thanks!

[@clutch2827]

Why not just use the wood body of the guitar and cut it so that it matches up to the printed honeycomb?

[@13StJimmy]

How has using Gorilla Glue held up? Was curious if that was good enough or look for something with stronger bonding properties Looks great love the epoxy!

[@tylerarrigoni7700]

Great project...guitar is out of tune or is that just a ton of chorus effect?

[@the3dprintzone]

Thanks! Out of tune. I need to get better at guitar setup, tuning, intonation.

[@tylerarrigoni7700]

@@the3dprintzone :-) Really great looking design. Thanks for posting.

[@THE_TATEISM]

Look at this 3d pritned guitar store, they sell custom guitars

[@shilpwift3366]

Was there anything special you had to do to keep the exothermic heat from the epoxy curing from melting the PLA or did it not get that hot?

[@the3dprintzone]

No, I didn't have any issues with plastic melting from heat

[@Stormmonkey]

Telecaster pickup set up... but it looks more like a jaguar or jazzmaster shape

[@dandunn3584]

FYI, your bridge has adjustable height, which looked to be maxed out. Drop that sucker, and you shouldn't need a shim

[@BooshmanLee]

The body shape looks more like a Fender Jauar.

[@Kosh42EFG]

Jag was cited in the Prusa design video.

[@noahcaster]

Its an Jazzcaster/offset telecaster design.

[@strongarm65]

Love the body build, especially adding the epoxy, but can anyone point me to a build of one of these with actual quality parts? For example, Warmoth neck, quality electronics (CTS pots, paper in oil capacitor) qualty pickups (Lollar, Fralin, Porter), quality hardware (Gotoh, Grover), etc. All the ones I've heard sound like $129 amazon guitars. When you use cheap kits instead of sourcing all the parts individually, you end up with a cheap sounding guitar.

[@Benja15973]

Hi, I’ve some question. The tuning is wrong, how can I solve that?

[@jonesy827]

What did you do for finish on the neck and fretboard? How much effort goes into that?

[@the3dprintzone]

To speed up the project I used another neck I had laying around, but it would probably involve some light sanding and polyurethane. Also maybe a file to file down the fret inlay edges.

[@eliottb8803]

Awesome build, I'd like to do one. What are you playing at 5:04 ?

[@the3dprintzone]

Thanks man, you definitely should! That’s my attempt at soul to squeeze.

[@kylefisher9250]

How's the intonation? I was debating making one of the prusa guitars but I'm worried intonation might be a bit off from how far back the bridge is. Any general thoughts? Love the colors you chose btw

[@1337million]

Prusa talked about that in his own video about making this, and he did take scale length into consideration and specifically chose a Tele bridge for the extra intonation range. It shouldn't be a problem on this one :)

[@kitchenbriks3685]

Sounds like it doesn't hold tune well

[@r00yce]

It's a Jazzmaster style, not a Telecaster style ;) Other than that, cool project!

[@whiskey6964]

i really wanna do this but i need a printer lmao

[@xacharyblackwell9071]

Will your hex pieces fit with the original prusacaster other pieces?

[@the3dprintzone]

They should

[@avoandsoggo]

what neck did you use? it doesn’t look like the tele pack bc of the colour and the headstock being actually carved.

[@jonesy827]

Looks like he finished the neck, the kit's wood parts are not finished.

[@56335130]

he bought the kit only for bridge and elecs,the neck is a strat neck not a tele one...another neck.better buy a finished neck

[@ronald_guevara]

Copy vid

[@Coolfwip]

Planning on making this for my brother for his birthday. Thank you for doing the remix, i was also hesitant because of shipping prices

[@monte8417]

Wow. What a dream to have family as supportive as that of my music dreams. Make it with extra love :)

[@Coolfwip]

@MONTE i was unable to fit it on my ender 3 s1 pro, unfortunately

[@monte8417]

@Coolfwip darn. It's the thought that counts though :)

[@Coolfwip]

Update, i got a p1p and can fit it now, let the fun begin

[@monte8417]

@@Coolfwip How wonderful. Hope your brother is enjoying his gift man.

[@hankmans0]

This is awesome! I’m 100% going to make this myself

[@kstier220]

Excellent tutorial! Can't wait to try this when my printer comes. Also, I definitely recommend Warmoth if anyone is looking for decent quality necks for their 3D builds. I've found those generic "parts guitar kits" are made from extremely cheap materials and the build quality of the neck is generally of very low quality. Horrible almost non existent QC. This in itself sort of devalues the level of work and time put into these builds, as every aspect of it is amazing otherwise. The let down I've noticed with many of these builds is the neck. Even worth looking into licensed Fender or Ibanez necks, these can be found on eBay pretty cheap, and you know you're getting a quality neck to make that custom build just that more professional. Just make sure the neck pocket matches the correct neck specs.Just my two cents.

[@the3dprintzone]

Thanks for the comment! I completely agree! Even an entry level guitar neck from a Fender / Ibanez / Gibson guitar is significantly better than most of the cheap necks you find on amazon ect. I now offer complete 3D printed guitar kits on my website which come with all Fender Squier necks and electronics if you are interested to check them out (www.the3dprintzone.com/shop/3d-printed-guitar-kits). Currently just Telecaster-style options, but I plan to add more kit options in the future.

[@michaelpierich4044]

I'm interested in your stl's but can't find your etsy shop. Can I have a direct link? Thanks.

[@the3dprintzone]

I have all of my designs (STLs and parts lists) on my website: www.the3dprintzone.com/

[@drxym]

Some of the comments on the original Prusa project suggested there could be improvements by running the strings through the body with a different stringing arrangement, i.e. not having the force pulling the guitar sideways so much. Still an interesting project though.

[@morbidmanmusic]

0:17 no, it is a Jazzmaster with tele pickup set up. that is different and worth being accurate.

[@joeking433]

Does your remixed main body part where the bridge connects make up for the misaligned neck pocket or is it exactly the same as the original part?

[@joeking433]

The bridge can be lowered. Did you lower the saddles as far as they can go?

[@geoffcowan2384]

Soul 2 Squeeze! Nice! Guitar looks fantastic. Been meaning to print one, but I just don't want to tie my printer up for a week!

[@the3dprintzone]

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback! It’s definitely a fun project that I would recommend to anyone!

[@geoffcowan2384]

@@the3dprintzone you’re welcome. I’ve built few guitars and had my 3d printer for a few months. The two will have to combine shortly! Lol. The epoxy in the hex spaces is brilliant. Looks so good. So many possibilities. Embedded LEDs are the first thing that comes to mind…

[@the3dprintzone]

@@geoffcowan2384 might do one with LEDs in the future. My next 3D printed guitar will have a recess for epoxy as well. It's another telecaster-style guitar. Will be posting a video on the channel when it's complete. Stay tuned (pun-intended)!

[@wizaxed]

Very cool project!!

[@neurocosm]

Looks sick. Sounds sick. Great job!

[@the3dprintzone]

Thank you!

[@EatPezzzz]

Who lied to you and said the Prusacaster is a Telecaster style guitar??

[@joeking433]

It's a Tele bridge, control plate, and pickups and the shape was inspired by a Tele with it's single cut access to the higher frets! It's a little offset is the only real difference!

[@GrayHatChannel]

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[@rodrigocbv]

thanks for posting

[@the3dprintzone]

:)

[@Dartheomus]

The epoxy is a very nice touch!

[@the3dprintzone]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@officialWWM]

Looks great and sounds good too! Probably sound better if you tuned it :/

[@andrewwillcoxon]

That is so amazing! Sounds great!

[@OliinykO]

the guitar is not tuned. Is it poorly built or poorly configured?

[@EatPezzzz]

O, come on! You think someone who builds a plastic guitar on KZbin for clicks knows how to set up a guitar?? Or even tune one??? 😂😂

[@kapowiekapowie865]

What did you do to make the neck fit? I printed and have yet to order a kit.

[@the3dprintzone]

Thanks for the comment! I used a neck that I had used from a previous build, but the other components came from the Amazon kit in the video description. I'm not sure if the Amazon neck will fit perfectly, so it's possible you may need to use some shims or a dremel to get it to fit properly.

[@maliciousmushroom]

How was the alignment of your pieces to glue up? I just printed this guy, and there is a gap between the pieces if I lay them all flat on a table. It looks like I can mate the pieces up, but it lifts the edges slightly (a few mm). This seems true all the way around the center piece.

[@davedavem]

I'm going to try 3d printing a guitar with a resin printer. Planning to tackle the neck too, in which I'll conceal a pair of carbon fiber stiffening rods. Anyone else made a neck?

[@AM2PMReviews]

I want to make it. I play and started to print.

[@the3dprintzone]

Yea, definitely do it! Its a fun project. Would love to see how yours turns out!

[@magnustangen6269]

subbed! Really nice build!

[@the3dprintzone]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment!

[@_Yep_Yep_]

I like how your tuning posts flop around.

[@THE-CRT]

My brother in fender, that is offset not tele style, the pickups are usually used for teles

[@THE-CRT]

Otherwise good video

[@peachhodsun9532]

Yeah I didn't want to be that guy either but that's going to cause a little confusion

[@kevinb9790]

Phenomenal work!

[@the3dprintzone]

Thanks!

[@kevinb9790]

@@the3dprintzone Also, you inspired me. I'm starting the print today!

[@the3dprintzone]

Enjoy! It’s a fun project!

[@asulliv1954]

Kool DuDe you did it and sounds”RAD”

[@slayer666ere]

🤘❤️🤘

[@Cipralex71]

Hi, Is there any less expensive 3D printer that could do this project?

[@the3dprintzone]

Best Option Under $300: amzn.to/3Ug5TKo (affiliate link)

[@samhoefgen]

How do you orient the main core piece to fit the bed of a e3 v2? Curious because I'm trying to print it from a e3 s1 pro and struggling in the slicer

[@The1stSnap]

You really don't have to buy the kit if you don't want. You can just buy pre wired tele electronics and a neck separately if you really want electronics that aren't cheap or sound like tin.

[@robh660]

Sounds pretty damn good! Congrats! Do you find there are a lot of sharp edges to the touch between the honeycomb pattern and the poured epoxy on your arm When handling/playing? Thx

[@the3dprintzone]

Thank you! I haven’t had a problem with the edges

[@youknoweverything7643]

This sounds great especially to players who hasn't developed the tone wood hearing yet where wood and different types of wood and aging makes a difference I kinda like the tone it's a great sounding blues guitar

[@stereosanct1ty]

tone wood lol

[@ez1913]

Good job. 😉 Picture in your mind's eye, a translucent PETG, uno driver rgb LED back lit remix. The next level of wow. LOL