Bass Guitar Thumb Rest

This is a simple thumb rest for a bass guitar. These were popular in the early days of the electric bass guitar, used by many bassists as a place to anchor their thumb, instead of using the edge of the pickup.

I made this model with the intention of having it printed in stainless steel, though one can definitely print it in the material of their choice. I wanted to have a part that was not easily machinable, hence the curves on the long faces.

The stainless steel version I have is hefty and has a nice glass beaded texture, perfect to anchor my thumb while I am playing the bass.

I have included my drawing for a standard thumb rest--ignore the machining instructions, just use it to understand how to mount it on a Fender P-bass.

I uploaded this as a supplement to a video I did on using 3D printing services. See the video to hear all about the process of having a service print the SS part, what it cost, how long it took, and what the quality was like.