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The Ibanez Mikro RG LTD

With its 22" scale, the Ibanez Mikro RG LTD solidbody electric guitar is perfect for kids and younger students, but don't let its diminutive size fool you: the Mikro RG is a shred machine. Loaded with two Powersound humbucking pickups, the Mikro RG is perfectly happy spitting out hot licks while you fly all over its sleek maple neck and 24-fret fingerboard. Inspired by the classic 1987 Ibanez Rebirth RG, this vibrantly-hued Mikro is also ideal for grown-up rockers on vacation - or even on the tour bus. Good things do come in small packages, and here's the Ibanez Mikro RG LTD to prove it.

22" scale maple neck offers low tension and small size Lightweight, resonant basswood body Perfect for kids and younger students An ideal travel guitar Loaded with two Powersound humbucking pickups Styling inspired by the classic 1987 Ibanez Rebirth RG

The Boden Metal 6 Black Pearl by .strandberg*

Visually sleek and futuristic, the Metal model was designed for over-the-top metal sounds that are still articulate and expressive as well as being exceptionally versatile to cover various other genres of music. The model name certainly belies what is hidden beneath its aggressive yet refined look. From brutal heavy to crystalline clean and everything in between, the Metal delivers them all with authority and musicality.

What makes it special?

Developed with the needs of the modern metal and prog players in mind, the Metal features American Basswood body for a strong low midrange with a quarter-inch Maple top that provides an ideal balance for both chunky palm-muted metal sounds and searing lead tones. The roasted Maple neck with Ebony fretboard plays fast while adding punch and a cutting attack to the overall sonic character to cut through the most dense mix. What does it do?

The Metal was designed for speed and power while providing the intangible musicality and feel that discriminating musicians demand. The patented EndurNeck is fast playing and ergonomic so you can play longer with more precision and less fatigue in your hand and arm. The Ebony fretboard with the Jescar stainless steel frets feels super slick, allowing you to zip through the most difficult and speedy passages. The Fishman Fluence Modern pickups and electronics integrate perfectly with the guitar to provide power and versatility. Who is it for?

The Metal is for the modern innovative musician who is not bound by tradition and seeks to expand musical boundaries with new sounds and techniques. With its highly-touted ergonomic features, superb playability, sonic flexibility and righteous tone, the Metal covers all the needs that today’s musician seeks in a guitar. Whether it’s brutal metal rhythm, sparkling clean or blistering lead sounds, the Metal has them all along with the ease of playability so you can focus on your playing and your music.

General

Bolt-On Construction Chambered Body with Arm, Torso and Heel Carves Solid Maple Top Basswood Body Available Finishes: Black Pearl/White Pearl Satin Urethane Approximate Weight 2,4 kg / 5,3 lbs +/- 10% (6-string) 2,5 kg / 5,5 lbs +/- 10% (7-string) 2,6 kg / 5,7 lbs +/- 10% (8-string) Manufactured in Indonesia

Hardware

.strandberg* EGS Series 5 fixed bridge & string locks Black Nickel Plated Hardware Original Luminlay™ Green Side Dots Original Luminlay™ Green Inlays

Neck & Frets

Roasted Maple Neck, Carbon Fiber reinforced EndurNeck™ Profile Ebony Fretboard 20″ Fretboard Radius 24 Frets Jescar 51100 Stainless Steel Fretwire (57110 for zero-fret) D’Addario NYXL 10-46 (6-string) / 095-64 (7-string) / 09-84 (8-string) strings Standard tuning EADGBE (6-string) | BEADGBE (7-string) | F#BEADGBE (8-string)

Accessories

Standard Lightweight Gig Bag included Allen Key Kit included Collapsible guitar stand optional Strap optional Deluxe Toolkit optional Optimized Tension 7-String Set optional Optimized Tension 8-String Set optional

Sonic Profile

H – H Pickup Configuration Neck: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico, Black Plastic Cover Bridge: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic,Black Plastic Cover 3-Way Pickup Selector Neck Neck + Bridge in parallel Bridge Master Volume w/ push-pull for Split Coil Master Tone w/push-pull for Voice 1/2

Electric Guitar

Lefthand / left-handed model Custom Shop Model VOS - Vintage Original Specifications One-piece mahogany body Mahogany neck Rosewood fingerboard Neck profile: Authentic '64 medium C Hot glued Aniline Dye Scale: 628 mm 22 Authentic medium jumbo frets Pickups: 2 unwaxed Custombuckers AlNiCo III humbucker ABR-1 bridge Maestro Vibrola Kluson Double Ring machine heads Colour Cherry Red Incl. Custom Shop case Made in USA

The Gibson Custom Shop 1964 Reissure Left Handed

Regardless of the fact that George Harrison and Eric Clapton rocked a '64 SG Standard, that model year was clearly a standout for SGs in general. The clunky sidepull vibrato had been replaced by the dependable Maestro Vibrola. The neck profiles had increased in size, resembling the profile found on 1959 Les Pauls. And the balance, playability and look of the SG seemed to come into its own. For all those reasons, Gibson Custom Shop is proud to present the newest member of the Historic Reissue family -- the 1964 SG Standard Reissue. Along with the Maestro Vibrola and chunky neck profile, it has all the hyper-accurate vintage specs one could possibly want -- original construction methods, a real red aniline dye finish, chemically recreated plastics, replica electronics, and more. The result is perhaps the best looking, feeling and sounding SG Reissue yet.

Lefthand / left-handed model Custom Shop Model VOS - Vintage Original Specifications One-piece mahogany body Mahogany neck Rosewood fingerboard Neck profile: Authentic '64 medium C Hot glued Aniline Dye Scale: 628 mm 22 Authentic medium jumbo frets Pickups: 2 unwaxed Custombuckers AlNiCo III humbucker ABR-1 bridge Maestro Vibrola Kluson Double Ring machine heads Colour Cherry Red Incl. Custom Shop case Made in USA

The Gibson SG hand made from the Custom Shop of the 64 Reissure Left Hand

Regardless of the fact that George Harrison and Eric Clapton rocked a '64 SG Standard, that model year was clearly a standout for SGs in general. The clunky sidepull vibrato had been replaced by the dependable Maestro Vibrola. The neck profiles had increased in size, resembling the profile found on 1959 Les Pauls. And the balance, playability and look of the SG seemed to come into its own. For all those reasons, Gibson Custom Shop is proud to present the newest member of the Historic Reissue family -- the 1964 SG Standard Reissue. Along with the Maestro Vibrola and chunky neck profile, it has all the hyper-accurate vintage specs one could possibly want -- original construction methods, a real red aniline dye finish, chemically recreated plastics, replica electronics, and more. The result is perhaps the best looking, feeling and sounding SG Reissue yet.

Specification Body 1 Piece Solid Lightweight Mahogany Neck Solid Mahogany Neck Shape Authentic '64 Medium C Fingerboard Indian Rosewood Scale 24.75" Frets 22 Nut Nylon Nut Width 1.687" Pickups Custombucker Alnico III Set (Unpotted) Controls 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3 Way Switch, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Black Beauty Capacitors Bridge Maestro Vibrola Tuners Kluson Single Line, Double Ring

Electric Guitar

Lefthand / left-handed model Custom Shop Model VOS - Vintage Original Specifications One-piece mahogany body Mahogany neck Rosewood fingerboard Neck profile: Authentic '64 medium C Hot glued Aniline Dye Scale: 628 mm 22 Authentic medium jumbo frets Pickups: 2 unwaxed Custombuckers AlNiCo III humbucker ABR-1 bridge Maestro Vibrola Kluson Double Ring machine heads Colour Cherry Red Incl. Custom Shop case Made in USA

The LYRA is the result of a design collaboration between Greg Howe and Kiesel Guitars.

This unique model combines two popular looks to form a fusion of modern and classic aesthetics. Contemporary features include the optional deep top bevel that offers comfort, while the sculpted neck heel creates easy access all the way to the 24th fret. The model evokes nostalgia, however, in its use of a pickguard and standard traditional headstock.

Body Alder

Bridge Hipshot™ Fixed Bridge, .4125" (10.5mm) Spacing Hipshot™ Solo Saddle Bridge, .4125" (10.5mm) Spacing

Construction Bolt-on with radiused neck heel

Dimensions 39.5" Long, 1.66" Thick, 11" Wide 40.15" Long, 1.68" Thick, 11.2" Wide

Electronics Master Volume And Tone Controls, 5-Way Blade-Style Pickup Selector

Fingerboard Ebony With 14" Radius Frets 24 Stainless Steel Medium-Jumbo, .103" Wide X .048" Tall

Hardware Chrome w/ White Plastic Knobs

Headstock GT-Style Headstock

Inlays White Pearl Dots With Standard Black-Ring Luminlay Super Blue Side Dots

Neck Tung-oiled Maple With 2-Way Adjustable Truss Rod And Dual Carbon-Fiber Rods For Additional Strength & Stability

Neck Width 1.69" Wide @ Nut, 0.78" Thick @ 1st Fret, 0.88" Thick @ 12th Fret 1.90" Wide @ Nut, 0.82" Thick @ 1st Fret, 0.90" Thick @ 12th Fret

Pickguard White Multi-Layered Pickguard

Pickups Direct-Mount Passive Kiesel Lithium Humbuckers

Scale Length 25.5"

Strings Elixir Nanoweb 1046E

Tuners Premium Kiesel Locking Tuners, 19:1 Ratio

Weight 7.8 lbs

The Aria 5202 is a Vintage Hollow Body Guitar made in the Matsumoku Factory - Japan (MIJ). Trini Lopez style hollow laminated body with bridge block. Bolt on 3 piece mahogany neck with bound Firebird style headstock.

Bound and inlaid rosewood fretboard.

2 high output Aria pickups.

Master volume and tone control for each pickup.

Ssealed gear tuners and floating adjustable bridge.

Bigsby style vibrato tailpiece.

The Yamaha RBX 1000 is an Offset Double Cutaway Bass from the 90ties made in Japan (MIJ).

Sculpted ash body, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, fixed brass bridge, 4-on-a-side tuners, chrome hardware, P/J-style pickups, volume/treble/bass/mix controls, active electronics, available in Blue Stain, Brown Stain, Natural, Trans. Black, or Trans. Violet finish, disc. 1996.

The Prusacaster is a 3D Blue-Print by Prusa Research to create a Custom Build 3D Printed Guitar.

Design priorities

To understand the thought process – I was designing the guitar with the 3D printing community in mind. I want others to be able to easily follow this build and create their own awesome guitar. So before I started designing anything, I put down a list of priorities:

The project should be simple No complicated assemblies of tens of parts, easy to put together No metal rods for reinforcement or other non-essential hardware It should be cheap, if I’m spending a lot of money on a guitar, I’m buying a genuine Fender or Gibson The hardware should be easy to source with worldwide shipping All of the pieces must fit on the Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ (25×21×21 cm) This seems like a really tough limitation, but if it’s not printable on a MK3 sized printer, most people won’t be able to print it It should actually play well and be in tune across the whole range, I don’t want to create an unplayable plastic gimmick It should look incredibly cool!

Keeping it simple

From the beginning, the biggest concern was the force the strings apply to the guitar’s body and neck. While the sources slightly differ with the information on this, the consensus seems to be that it’s about 50 kg of load, depending on the string gauge (thickness). These 50 kg are trying to fold the guitar in half, trying to rip the bridge from the body, and trying to severely bend the neck.

The hardware

With the choice being made of going forward with the Telecaster hardware, we have to source all of the parts. In general, there are 3 ways to go about this:

Buy a cheap Telecaster guitar and dismantle it for parts Buy all the parts individually Buy a Telecaster hardware kit

Buying a whole functional guitar just to take it apart right away seems like such a wrong and wasteful way to go about this. The only time this would seem a good solution would be if you find a severely damaged guitar, with the hardware and neck still in decent shape.

Buying all the parts individually is definitely a feasible option. You’d need:

The guitar neck with tuners 1 standalone single-coil pickup The bridge with an integrated single-coil pickup Telecaster control plate with a 3-way switch and two knobs The output jack

The material choice for the center piece

The only part which will be under significant mechanical load is the big middle piece. It might be tempting to print it from a material like PETG for the added “strength”. However, in our case, we’re specifically looking for a very stiff material (high bending modulus). And maybe surprisingly, good old PLA is fantastic in this regard. Using PLA also fits the theme of this build of keeping it cheap and simple.

Using PLA has one downside – low-temperature resistance. With the centerpiece being quite hefty, it will still be able to withstand the direct sun for reasonably long periods of time. But if one were to leave the guitar in a case on a very hot summer day, that would be a problem. If you want to remove this limitation, pick a stiff material with higher temperature resistance – such as Prusament PC Blend Carbon Fiber, Prusament PA11 Carbon Fiber, or similar. Those are a bit more difficult to print with and a fair bit more expensive though. Since Prague has mostly a moderate climate, I printed this part from PLA. And after a year (that’s how long this article took to finish), it’s still holding strong.

To test if everything fits, I’ve printed one copy of the middle piece with the default PrusaSlicer settings. And since everything did fit, I attached the guitar neck and the bridge to it, and then attached the strings to the “guitar”. And Voilà! The guitar is functional! It looks rather strange with just the centerpiece and it is missing all of the electronics. But it plays!

This is a Modified Guitar , based on the CCDB Regvlvs , Model: Raphael 3 Modified by or for Tim Bernardes Like you can see, Modified and Upgrade of the ... Pick-Ups Gold Harware Gisby and also Electronics and Functions of the Knobs

The Regvlvs is a very famous Brasilian Guitar Model where the prototype was gifted by CCDB to his brother Sérgio Dias (Sérgio Dias Baptista).

This prototype became the legendary Golden Guitar, the one with the "curse", so often shown in newspapers and magazines, so often seen on stages all over the world (including at the Olympia in Paris) CCDB has handcrafted over thirty Golden Guitars and over one hundred solid guitars.

1st Rafael Villard 2nd Sérgio Dias 3rd Henrique Barth (the one on the cover of the Mutanets album, in natural color)

The 1st and 2nd Pictures shows the Modified Version The 2 Pictures Following the Orginal of the Vintage CCDB Regvlvs Raphael 3

This is a Modified Guitar , based on the CCDB Regvlvs , Model: Raphael 3 Modified by or for Tim Bernardes Like you can see, Modified and Upgrade of the ... Pick-Ups Gold Harware Gisby and also Electronics and Functions of the Knobs

The Regvlvs is a very famous Brasilian Guitar Model where the prototype was gifted by CCDB to his brother Sérgio Dias (Sérgio Dias Baptista) of the famous brasilian Band: Os Mutantes.

This prototype became the legendary Golden Guitar, the one with the "curse", so often shown in newspapers and magazines, so often seen on stages all over the world (including at the Olympia in Paris) CCDB has handcrafted over thirty Golden Guitars and over one hundred solid guitars.

1st Rafael Villard 2nd Sérgio Dias 3rd Henrique Barth (the one on the cover of the Mutanets album, in natural color)

The 1st and 2nd Pictures shows the Modified Version The 2 Pictures Following the Orginal of the Vintage CCDB Regvlvs Raphael 3