- Firstname/Profession
- David
- Retoucher / VFX & Digital Artist
- 12 Plus years Experience
- Auckland
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Represented: 01/03/19
Product Design - Short Scale Bass Guitar
About Project
Collaborating with Binford Luthiery in Onehunga, I had the pleasure of designing this short scale bass guitar. It has been conceived to be a versatile instrument so that it can be used in almost any kind of musical setting, be it a rock or pop band, ukulele group or church worship group. The body is made of a cap of triple A maple on top of mahogany with a maple neck and ebony fretboard.
Industries
Music
Specialties
3D Modeling, Concepting, Product Design
Client
Binford Luthiery - Deology Studios
Credit
Trevor Binford
The electronics utilise a powered pre-amp requiring an 18 volt power supply. Owing to space restraints, I designed a compact solution by CAD modelling and 3D printing a battery holder that houses 6 x 3v button batteries. It's form factor and use of the terminals from a 9 volt battery means it retro-fits a standard 9 volt battery clip while delivering 18 volts of power. The cost of the 6 batteries is equivalent to the cost of 2 standard 9 volt batteries while lasting about twice as long under average use.
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