This is an amazing 3D printed guitar doing something with it's design that I really doubt is achievable with the typical hand carved or even CNC machined guitars. I really feel that 3D printing will absolutely revolutionize instrument making and manufacturing in general. Eventually. As far as I know only plastics and metals can be used in current 3D printers, which is obviously a big sticking point for guitar and bass enthusiasts like you and I. Without getting into the age old 'tone wood' debate i'd say its fair to assume most players have an attachment to wood bodied guitars (how many metal or plastic body/necked guitars even exist? let alone how well they've sold?). However some engineers and scientists are predicting that 3D printers will be able to print almost any type of material within a decade or three, whilst also becoming significantly more able to print much more accurately (even to an atomic scale apparently). So the question is: What does the future hold for our beloved instrument manufacturers?
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