The Parametric Guitar Project
Inside the Project
Inside the Project
The Parametric Guitar Project is my ongoing effort to bridge learning, teaching, and community. It’s where I record my growth as a designer and builder, while also creating a resource that others can use and contribute to.
- It’s about personal growth — every new guitar design, every experiment with parametric modeling, every lesson from building and testing.
- It’s about sharing knowledge — turning those lessons into workflows, guides, and examples others can use in their own projects.
- It’s about building community — connecting with other makers, luthiers, and curious builders who want to experiment, trade ideas, and push guitar design forward together.
This isn’t a polished, one-and-done guidebook. It’s a living, evolving project that reflects the real process of learning, making, and sharing.
Inside the Project
Inside the Project
The Parametric Guitar Project is my ongoing effort to bridge learning, teaching, and community. It’s where I record my growth as a designer and builder, while also creating a resource that others can use and contribute to.
- It’s about personal growth — every new guitar design, every experiment with parametric modeling, every lesson from building and testing.
- It’s about sharing knowledge — turning those lessons into workflows, guides, and examples others can use in their own projects.
- It’s about building community — connecting with other makers, luthiers, and curious builders who want to experiment, trade ideas, and push guitar design forward together.
This isn’t a polished, one-and-done guidebook. It’s a living, evolving project that reflects the real process of learning, making, and sharing.
Project Foundations
Project Foundations
These are the foundations of The Parametric Guitar Project. Each area supports the others, creating a complete framework for designing, building, and sharing parametric guitars.
Design
Explore modular CAD techniques for fretboards, necks, and bodies that adapt to different specs and styles.
Manufacturing
Translate digital designs into playable instruments with CNC, 3D printing, and modern workshop tools.
Rendering
Visualize your instruments in detail with photorealistic renders to refine and share ideas before building.
Scripting
Automate tasks, develop add-ins, and extend workflows to make the design process faster and more flexible.
Create real guitars
Create real guitars
Turn your ideas into playable instruments. Explore parametric modeling techniques to create fretboards, necks, and bodies with precision and flexibility.
- Build guitars with modular parametric workflows.
- Follow clear, structured modules based on real projects.
- Work at your own pace with repeatable results.
Create real guitars
Create real guitars
Turn your ideas into playable instruments. Explore parametric modeling techniques to create fretboards, necks, and bodies with precision and flexibility.
- Build guitars with modular parametric workflows
- Follow clear, structured modules based on real projects
- Work at your own pace with repeatable results
Philosophy & Goals
Philosophy & Goals
The project is guided by a simple philosophy: guitar building should be approachable, flexible, and continually improving. By combining parametric design with modern digital tools, we can make the process clearer, more efficient, and more enjoyable.
The goals are to:
- Make guitar design simple — break down complex ideas into clear, usable steps.
- Share helpful tools — provide software, templates, and resources anyone can use.
- Encourage creativity — make it easy to experiment and try new designs.
- Build community — connect people at all levels to learn from and inspire each other.
Community
Community
A growing community on Discord and Facebook supports The Parametric Guitar Project.
Discord Server
Serves as the main hub for real-time discussions, Q&A, and collaboration on guitar design and parametric workflows. It’s the go-to place to connect directly, ask questions, share progress, and get feedback from others working in the same space.
Facebook Group
Complements the project with over 6,400 members focused on Autodesk Fusion and modern lutherie. It provides a strong community for sharing builds, exchanging ideas, and accessing resources with a wider audience of builders and enthusiasts.
Latest Posts & Ideas
Latest Posts & Ideas
Personal updates, thoughts on design, and a look at my own guitar builds and experiments. View All >
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25 Years of Guitar 3D Modeling Journey: From Polygons to Parametric Design
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is The Parametric Guitar Project for?
The Parametric Guitar Project is designed for anyone interested in building or designing guitars, from complete beginners to experienced luthiers. Beginners will find step-by-step modules that introduce CAD basics and guitar design fundamentals. Intermediate users can explore parametric workflows that speed up iteration and customization. Advanced users will find resources for CNC, 3D printing, and complex modeling techniques that push guitar design into new territory.
It’s also a fit for makers, hobbyists, and educators who want to combine digital design with hands-on guitar building.
Is The Parametric Guitar Project free to use?
Yes — much of the site is open to everyone, including the Blog, Documentation, and many standalone tutorials. These resources are free to explore and don’t require a subscription.
However, certain features are subscriber-only, such as step-by-step modules, downloadable files, advanced resources, and the ability to comment on posts. This keeps plenty of material freely available while reserving deeper learning and community interaction for subscribers.
How much does it cost to subscribe?
Subscribing to The Parametric Guitar Project is absolutely free. A free subscription unlocks members-only modules, tutorials, resources, and the ability to comment on posts.
While additional subscription tiers may be added in the future, the free tier will always remain available so there’s no barrier to getting started.
How do I subscribe to The Parametric Guitar Project?
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Can I unsubscribe?
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Ready to Start Building?
Ready to Start Building?
The Parametric Guitar Project is built for makers who want to explore guitar design in a modern, modular way. Whether you’re just starting out or refining your process, you’ll find tools, knowledge, and a community to support your journey.
- Start for free
- Join our community
- Build your first design