My 3D Jazz Bass Model

Hey all-

I've been playing around with Blender (a free, open source 3D modeling program) for a few weeks, and decided that a good use of this sweet program would be a mock-up for various bass finishes/pickguards.

This is the Jazz bass model I've got done - it's nowhere near what some people are able to do with this program, but keep in mind I'm new at this. I've got a few combos linked up below. You'll notice they all have J-Retros. That's because it's hard to model regular J-Bass knobs.

The colors are close approximations to standard Fender colors.

Let me know what you think!

edit: The kind wavy line on the left side of the body is a reflection of the edge of the wall that I put up in the background.

Inca Silver/Silver Blue Pearloid Pickguard


Sherwood Green/White Pearloid Pickguard


Vintage Blonde/Tortoise Pickguard


"Starry Night" by Van Gogh

 

Thanks for the kind words so far, everyone. A P-Bass can be done, I just need the time to morph this into that, as it were. I wouldn't even know how to set up a website, but if you have any requests, let me know and I can mock them up. Photobucket lets me direct link for free, which is nice.

 

And awaaay we go







Peavey has had that kind of option on their website before. On the old one, you could only make pencil-type sketches of their various guitars, and on the new one, they only let you build Cirruses. (Cirri.)

I suggested such a feature to the good people at Warmoth. They told me that they had considered it as an option, but it's apparantly quite expensive to have someone build/maintain such a feature.

 

Yeah, once I get a better background set up, fix the lighting, and change the angle to something more... dramatic, I'll post up some wallpapers at various resolutions.


I'll do some more renders later this evening... I gots to eat food and actually play the bass, as opposed to just making them on a 'puter.

 

Sorry, I just looked back up in the thread and saw that I missed your request for a link to the program. For those interested, go here. (You want version 2.37a)

I'll email a .blend file (the project) with the body and the pickguard to interested parties. You'll have to figure out the rest yourself. The rest of the work was really easy, just simple shapes manipulated to different sizes/proportions.

There are ton of tutorials located here. Once you learn the basics of the interface and a few simple commands like extrude and duplicate, you're well on your way.