Diy Carbon Fiber Electric Guitar

Written by adam klosowiak the co founder of klos guitars or take part in their current klos kickstarter campaign.

Diy carbon fiber electric guitar. Inspired by the advancement of modern age materials the raw strength of carbon fiber became the natural choice when designing the primary model. Adam neely recommended for you. This odd shaped guitar features a completely seamless and hollow carbon fiber body and neck resulting in a durable yet light and resonant guitar. In this instructable i will show you how i made the body for my carbon fiber acoustic guitar part of a workshop at techshop.

Carbon fiber is much stronger and more resistant than wood. 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. Unlike wood carbon is an inert material. The guitar features a unique design lightweight 3lbs an all hollow design and a rich sound.

Fibertone guitars are made from carbon fiber. Here s how i made the body for my carbon fiber acoustic guitar part of a workshop at techshop. Part 1 basics of carbon fiber what it is how it s made applications for luthiers and more. Carbon fiber guitar body made at techshop.

Part 2 focused on carbon fiber design how to design your neck reinforcement system and get the most from your carbon fiber neck bars. Expect to pay about 1 600. The mold was modeled after a 1940 gibson l 00. 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.

We ve already featured this on our block so head over to that post to read more about it. It was made laying layers of carbon fiber and fiberglass over a cardboard mold then hardening the fibers with marine grade. I would like to invite you to get to know more about my custom made guitars. As the guitar is built i like to think i give it life.

Hollow body travel guitar. 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. Part 3 detailed step by step tutorial where i demonstrate and explain my process. Welcome to a new series on carbon fiber guitar neck reinforcement.

The hathaway h 1 carbon fiber electric guitar is handcrafted in london by a passionate team of visionaries looking to create the ultimate quality instrument. Superstring g6 carbon fiber electric guitar. It was made laying layers of carbon fiber and fiberglass over a cardboard mold then hardening the fibers with marine grade epoxy.