Mockups looks cool as hell.
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Well guys, I'm still alive
The guitar is somewhat finished (meaning that I can play it but the gimmicks are still missing). But since I am not an experienced guitar builder there are some design flaws, for example the neck is too wide, the headstock angle is too shallow, there are gaps between the fretboard and the neck, the backside compartment doesn't look very nice because I had to a lot of manual work to it...
To resolve these and all the other issues I want to rebuild the neck and the body (= the whole guitar)
For the translucent strip of plastic on the perimeter of the guitar and for some of the fixtures and parts in the backside compartment I needed a new way of manufacturing... So I built a 3D printer from scratch
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Right now I'm in the process of redesigning the CAD files so I can start building again![]()
What's that PCB on the right? I'd go with a single chip solution if that the host MCU and the BT module works as a modem only...Today I made this...
I mean, which guitar wouldn't need a microprocessor and a bluetooth module?
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What's that PCB on the right? I'd go with a single chip solution if that the host MCU and the BT module works as a modem only...
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The inlay will be illuminated in full RGB color and maybe it will even follow the position of my hand (if I can find an easy to implement solution for this problem)
For this problem, I'd suggest a continuous sensor at the back of the neck that could follow your thumb position. From there you already have a position reference to work with.
as for the inlays, I cannot help you, I don't like any of those. However, since you're in the mockup, do try to have the whole guitar with strings to see how they look like.
For this problem, I'd suggest a continuous sensor at the back of the neck that could follow your thumb position. From there you already have a position reference to work with.
A discrete position sensor should work, but those might get bulky. If you are any good with arduino, you could have that programmed to light an LED or set of LEDs based on the input of several thin capacitive touch sensors, that could be attached to the back of the neck. I don't know if you can get enough I/O right off of the chip, but there are expanders (TCA6408 or MCP23017).
Another option might be to use a distance meter mounted to the nut and program it to that (mounting to the bridge seems more intuitive, but your picking hand would be in the way.
Hmm, interesting. How would chording work, though? I guess just light up the highest fret?Wow, you guys have quite good ideas
My first thought was to somehow wire the frets to a voltage potential which gets grounded when I touch a specific fret.
The problem here will also be the I/O pins on the microprocesser. That's why I thought of wiring them in series with a resistor in between every fret. Now when I touch a fret with a string I close a circuit where I can measure the current or respectively the voltage drop. This will indicate the fret position being played.
But the complicated part with this design is the technical implementation because I need to wire every fret from behind before gluing it in.