A guitar conversion system for the assembly of a guitar in an easy quick manner, from conventional guitar designs to hybrid guitars. The guitar conversion system includes at least one main body portion and at least one side body portion. Preferably a pair of side body portions is provided. The main body portion includes a headstock, machine heads (or pegheads, or tuners), a neck, and pickups in communication with electronic controls located on the side body portion. The main body portion includes left and right edge walls having attachment means for releasably attaching at least one other main body portion or at least one side body portion to the main body. The side body portion includes at least one electrical control integrated therein for electronic communication with the main body portion. The side body portion comprising a top side wall and at least one side attachment portion that is adapted to mate with the attachment means of the main body portion. The guitar conversion system provides the ability to interchange the body portion and/or each of the side body portions to change any resultant guitar thereof ranging from conventional constructs to hybrid constructs.

An apparatus for enhancing the output of a stringed musical instrument having a plurality of offset substantially parallel strings, the apparatus comprising a pickup assembly having tapered poles so as to incrementally vary the relative volume of adjacent strings.

Aspects disclosed herein relate to an instrument trigger system and methods of using such a system. In one aspect, the instrument trigger system includes a plurality of triggers, where each trigger is vibrationally isolated from the other triggers and/or from vibrations of the instrument to prevent unintended actuation of a trigger. In another aspect, the instrument trigger system includes one or more triggers that are easily accessible by a musician such that trigger actuation can be naturally integrated into the musician's play. In some embodiments, a sound module is integrated with the instrument trigger system.

Aspects disclosed herein relate to an instrument trigger system and methods of using such a system. In one aspect, the instrument trigger system includes a plurality of triggers, where each trigger is vibrationally isolated from the other triggers and/or from vibrations of the instrument to prevent unintended actuation of a trigger. In another aspect, the instrument trigger system includes one or more triggers that are easily accessible by a musician such that trigger actuation can be naturally integrated into the musician's play. In some embodiments, a sound module is integrated with the instrument trigger system.

Electronic musical instruments as disclosed, include sensors to digitize and alter the sound using FSR sensors in the mouthpieces and other elements of the instrument to mimic the variations available in analog instruments.

A musical instrument requiring power has a wireless resonate power receiver to receive electric energy from electromagnetic waves transmitted by a wireless resonate power transmitter when the wireless resonate power receiver is within an area covered by the wireless resonate power transmitter. The electric energy can be stored in a rechargeable power supply, such that the musical instrument can be charged wirelessly.

A support assembly includes a support rotatably disposed with respect to a frame; a jack support portion connected to the support; a jack having a recessed portion in a lower portion of the jack, the jack having the jack support portion inside the recessed portion and being rotatably disposed to the support; and an acting portion fixed to the jack and receiving a downward action. The recessed portion has an open end with a width larger than a width of the jack support portion. The recessed portion may have an open end with a width larger than a width of the jack support portion.

An electronic musical instrument includes: a contact sensor that generates lip detection information from an operation by a performer; and a controller that derives a lip contact area from the lip detection information generated by the contact sensor, and performs musical note control of an electronic sound source in accordance with the derived lip contact area.

A tone control system for string instruments includes at least one capacitive filter selected for coupling to at least one of a pair of series coupled pickup transducer sensors. The tone control system employs a potentiometer or switch to selectively enable the capacitive filter in different filtering configurations. When selectively not enabled, the capacitive filter is connected to neither of the pair of pickup transducer sensors. The capacitive filter may include a pair of filter capacitors for individually being selectively enabled as a low pass filter for one of the pair of pickup transducer sensors and a high frequency bypass circuit path for the other of the pair of pickup transducer sensors.

Systems and methods for creating and presenting sensory stimulating content in a cyber reality environment. One aspect of the disclosure allows a composer to associate audio content with one or more virtual triggers, and to define behavior characteristics which control the functioning of each virtual trigger. Another aspect of the disclosure provides a variety of user interfaces through which a performer can cause content to be presented to an audience.