The beginning

At first, I had to admit that, given the resources and skills at my disposal, it wasn’t possible to make an electric guitar using a 3D printer. So I started gaining experience with the traditional method of building an electric guitar.

Therefore I looked for relevant literature, bought the tools I still needed, found suitable wood for the body, neck, and fingerboard, and got started…

The first one

My first electric guitar is made from the following woods:

– Body: Salomon Padauk

– Neck: Mahogany

– Fingerboard: Kingwood

It’s built in the SG style with two humbucker pickups.

And here’s what it looks like:

The second one

The second electric guitar is made from the following woods:

– Body: Maple

– Neck: Bird’s-eye Maple

– Fingerboard: Ebony

It’s built in an heavy metal style with SSH pickups.

The body is painted with pearlescent nitro paint.

And here’s what it looks like:

The third one

The third electric guitar is made from the following woods:

– Body: Poplar

– Neck: Palisade

– Fingerboard: Cedar

It’s built in the Stratocaster style with SSS pickups.

The body is painted with wood varnish.

And here’s what it looks like:

Conclusion

All the guitars work and are sturdy. So wood is clearly the more durable material for building electric guitars.

The first guitar has already been set up by a professional and is playable. The other two still need to be set up.

I’m thinking of building another electric guitar as a fall and winter project.