{"id":743,"date":"2013-02-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=743"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:59","slug":"bass-of-the-week-odd-guitars-hive-3d-printed-bass-guitar","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-odd-guitars-hive-3d-printed-bass-guitar","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: ODD Guitars Hive 3D Printed Bass Guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"

As 3D printing becomes a more accessible means of creation, it seems that imagination is our only limit. ODD Guitars realized this and put the technology to use in instruments. <\/p>\n

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\u201c3D printing allows designs to be manufactured that could not be manufactured through traditional means,\u201d the company writes on their website<\/a>. \u201cThe 3D Printing technology used in ODD guitars is called Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and builds the components by spreading a thin layer of nylon powder, that is then fused in the correct locations for that particular slice of the component. The layer is then dropped down a fraction of a millimeter, and another layer of powder is spread on top of the first, and the process is repeated until the component is built. The typical layer thickness is 0.1mm.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of their two bass models is the Hive: a Les Paul inspired bass with bee theme. Built around a wooden inner core, the Hive\u2019s body 3D printed body has a beehive like hexagon motif with miniature bees inside. The rest of the bass is made from more traditional parts, including a Warmoth Pro Angled maple neck with a rosewood fretboard, Gotoh tuners, and a Schaller bridge. It sports a pair of EMG Hz 35 passive pickups controlled with a 3-way toggle switch.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the Hive in action along with other 3D printed instruments:<\/p>\n

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ODD Guitars Hive 3D Printed Bass Guitar Gallery:<\/h2>\n
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As 3D printing becomes a more accessible means of creation, it seems that imagination is our only limit. ODD Guitars realized this and put the technology to use in instruments. \u201c3D printing allows designs to\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2164,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-743","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/bass"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}