A buddy of mine is going to 3D print a bass body. Rather than attempting to rout (route?) out pickup cavity spots after the body has been printed, we're opting to have the cavities printed in the first place. I'm thinking I want to put humbucker pickups of some variety in it, currently looking at the Seymour-Duncan Thunderbird pickups. However, I have no idea what the dimensions for the cavity should be. This is a bit of an experiment for both my buddy and myself, so I'm not going to purchase the pickups until we get the body printed. I would assume the SD replacements would be a drop-in replacement to regular Thunderbird routes. Does anyone have any references for Gibson-style pickup cavity dimensions? Have one they might measure? Any and all information welcome. Thanks!
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3D Printed Body
- Thread starter MK316
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For weight reasons I expect you are using a somewhat low density infill? If so you definitely want to print the routes or you won't have anything to attach the pickup mounting screws to. If you know the pickups you want to use then you should be able to find the dimensions from the manufacturer. After that decide how much gap you want between the pickups and the body and you have your answer.
Good luck!
Good luck!
4-String Gibson Thunderbird Shapes - Bartolini Pickups & Electronics
If you can get clean tight edges, then I'd recommend an even 1mm gap all the way around.
If you can get clean tight edges, then I'd recommend an even 1mm gap all the way around.
