Guitar Body Cut Out
I wanted a seven-string guitar and only had 6 string, limiting my tone. This project is recommended for people who want more variety in their guitar tone and want to try it without going out and buying a 700$ guitar just to realize it's not the right fit for you.
Supplies
- CNC machine
- Wood sized to desired design
- A way to sand down edges
- Fusion 360
Deciding What You Want on Your Guitar
The first step in building your guitar is picking out the shape of a guitar. Depending on your preference, i chose the K7YIN by ibanez find an image of the guitar you want to cut out .
Downloads
Make a Design
Second, on fusion, use the image you found and place the image over top to get the pickup slots and to find size. Find an image of a specific part and the size online, place it over so you can cut the part out to the correct size, making a sketch. Then make a model of the guitar using the scketch
Export and Take to CNC Machine
After making Gcode export and take over to a CNC
Sand and Finish
After cutting out at the CNC mill, sand the different edges of the cut out and imperfections