Diy Carbon Fiber Electric Guitar

The guitar features a unique design lightweight 3lbs an all hollow design and a rich sound.

Diy carbon fiber electric guitar.

Written by adam klosowiak the co founder of klos guitars or take part in their current klos kickstarter campaign. This odd shaped guitar features a completely seamless and hollow carbon fiber body and neck resulting in a durable yet light and resonant guitar. Fibertone guitars are made from carbon fiber. Adam neely recommended for you.

Part 1 basics of carbon fiber what it is how it s made applications for luthiers and more. I would like to invite you to get to know more about my custom made guitars. It was made laying layers of carbon fiber and fiberglass over a cardboard mold then hardening the fibers with marine grade epoxy. Superstring g6 carbon fiber electric guitar.

Carbon fiber is much stronger and more resistant than wood. The mold was modeled after a 1940 gibson l 00. In a 2009 article titled a buyer s guide to carbon fiber instruments featured in the music magazine all things strings a prediction was made that carbon fiber would begin replacing wood in string instruments in the low price range. Inspired by the advancement of modern age materials the raw strength of carbon fiber became the natural choice when designing the primary model.

It was made laying layers of carbon fiber and fiberglass over a cardboard mold then hardening the fibers with marine grade. In the world of carbon fiber electric guitars unconventional shaped guitars are conventional case in point is the superstring g5 from miller instruments. Unlike wood carbon is an inert material. Here s how i made the body for my carbon fiber acoustic guitar part of a workshop at techshop.

As the guitar is built i like to think i give it life. Part 2 focused on carbon fiber design how to design your neck reinforcement system and get the most from your carbon fiber neck bars. Carbon fiber guitar body made at techshop. In this instructable i will show you how i made the body for my carbon fiber acoustic guitar part of a workshop at techshop.

Blackbird rider carbon fiber guitar. Hollow body travel guitar. We ve already featured this on our block so head over to that post to read more about it. Part 3 detailed step by step tutorial where i demonstrate and explain my process.

The one piece body makes a very strong structure all around whereas wooden guitars need bracing and kerfing at the juncture of the back piece to the side piece to support the thin wood and corners. Photos of my product ssc 17. 50 videos play all mix this is what a carbon fiber guitar sounds like youtube the girl from ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought duration.