I 3D printed different guitar pick shapes and was surprised with the result

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3D models:

The filament used in the video:

0:00 intro
1:14 pick thickness
2:17 customizations
5:30 infill patterns
6:18 thumb picks
6:51 materials & durability
8:06 Do you know the song?!

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I have a favorite model of a guitar pick with a space invader on it that I always use as a test chip on my 3D printer. That way the test chips are still something useful!

ArtByLukeW

The amount of times I've done this is hilarious. I've spent some serious time perfecting this and 2 parts of cura will give a huge difference and nobody has thought 1) ironing...this will make all the difference. Strength and smoothness. This is a must to a great printed pick. 2) the fuzzy skin in experimental section of cura. This will give you a ton of grip so you're not dropping picks all the time. The perfect mix is making 1/2 ironed and the other 1/2 fuzzy. This gives you great smooth flow over the string with a smooth tip but give you great grip. These 2 overlooked settings will always leave you with a badass pick. Experiment with these to your own liking🤘

snlx

This was so personal, so inspirational, so informative and soooo well done!!! Great job prusa team I look forward to these so much

thetwig

It's funny when he said "We have a HOLE tutorial." I think that pun was intended.

hammmsterr

What an amazing find. I wouldn't have thought 3d printed picks would work either but wow. There's nothing better than the pick that's there when you need it and these are easy to print and fun to customize also I can't think of a better way to use up those last little bits of filament on the roll. only I still played guitar haha.

Liz_ArdE

Been doing this for a while too, but for my bass. The sound can be way "raspier" than the one of a regular pick, cause the layer patterns &/or texture sheet create a friction higher than a regular pick which is very smooth. I even tried printing with a quite soft material (I think it was a rubber blend) and got a pick that sounds almost similar to when I play with my fingers and is virtually unbreakable ! It's quite an awesome trick to find & test new sounds for us bass players... :)
The ones I prefer for the feel & sound were with prusament orange petg and obviously I've got to admit I've broken quite a few of them... I'll try more of these infill tips tho cause they look very cool and might make it better indeed ! :D

whiss

Oh hell yeah White Stripes
Thanks for this video! I love this idea. It's got me thinking of so many fun prints now.

cozyKyra

I made a few that uses exposed infill for texture/grip. I can recommend it to anyone who wants to get creative with picks and slicing

kffeinverds

I've had a bass pick for many years that I found to be really nice to play the guitar. It's about 3mm thick and rounded at the edges. I'm not too great at shredding with a guitar pick, but with that pick I'm freaking James Hetfield! It's also concave on the sides, so the grip is just perfect.
The only problem is... I never know where the hell that thing is...

skaruts

Love that white stripes song at the end

scottmunger

How about a resin pick? Maybe mix in something like Siraya Tech Blu to make it more flexible.

DJapan

My first SCAD file was a custom pick generator...back in 2016....oo how things have changed!!!

stWorldProblemsSolved

great! I will do some thumb picks... always wanted to try them!

LimpiezasMyG

\m/ looks like my studio’s getting a dedicated pick making 3D printer. My guitarists are always looking for picks

robdodge

Maybe I'll have to give this another shot. I tried printing some picks for my bass and found that I couldn't get the surfaces to be as smooth as a commercial pick, which gave me this uncomfortable feeling of sanding the pick as I played with it.

minty