The present invention is a pick with a combination of features to create different effects and sounds with one single pick and gripping features.

The present invention is a guitar pick for being able to control the orientation and retention of the instrument pick. A controllable guitar pick having an open field that allows finger to finger contact for controllability and a pathway for sweat to exit having a left stable field and right stable field, the left stable field and right stable field are identical fields symmetrical about a Y axis, a wide stability field on a top of the open field and a bottom field opposite the wide stability field opposite about an X axis

The present invention is a guitar pick with a slot or channel for attaching the pick to guitars, guitar straps, clothing buttons, beads, and other accommodations and also the slot being able to control the orientation and retention of the instrument pick. The slot allows for attachments to be made to the picks, for enhanced gripping, for tonal changes, for offsetting finger dulling effects, and for stacking/adjoining for a variety of effects.

A plectrum for strumming a stringed instrument comprises a body having a front side, a rear side, a center portion, and a periphery. The body has one or more pick tips having an edge adapted to strum a stringed instrument. An ergonomic contour is provided on the front side and/or the rear side of the body, the ergonomic contour having a protrusion that extends radially from the center portion toward the periphery, the protrusion having one or more projections or recesses. The ergonomic contour creates a surface that is contactable by the thumb or other finger of a user to aid in the gripping of the plectrum and reducing stress. The pick tips on the body may each be different. A method of using the plectrum includes rotating the plectrum between the fingers from one pick tip to another.

A guitar pick with an improved grip has a body. The body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a top picking area and a top gripping area. The bottom surface has a bottom picking area and a bottom gripping area. At least one of the top gripping area or the bottom gripping area has an abrasive substrate. The abrasive substrate is applied to the at least one of top gripping area or the bottom gripping area by an electroplating process. In some embodiments, the abrasive substrate is only on the top gripping area; in other embodiments, the abrasive substrate is only on the bottom gripping area; and, yet in other embodiments, the abrasive substrate is on both the top gripping area and the bottom gripping area.

A system consisting of one or more components that enables the playing of a stringed instrument by contacting one or more strings of the instrument in such a manner as to cause the frequency emitted to change when the string is mechanically agitated so as to vibrate.

Described is a pick for use with a stringed instrument, the pick being constructed of a polyimide material. Because of the various physical properties of the polyimide material, the pick exhibits increased dimensional stability, desirable lubricity throughout the pick, increased resistance to wear, and desirable rigidity. The combined properties of the pick provide exceptional tonality and longevity.

A finger grip support brace for guitars and other stringed instruments that helps station the hand for picking by providing support utilized by the little finger or other fingers thus securely placing the hand in an accurate and consistent position over the strings.

A finger grip support brace for guitars and other stringed instruments that helps station the hand for picking by providing support utilized by the little finger or other fingers thus securely placing the hand in an accurate and consistent position over the strings.

Disclosed herein are musical training devices, systems, and methods, in particular, for bowed string instruments, which alter the balance point of a bow by adding weight at certain locations on the bow to alter the natural balance of the bow. A training system can include a bow and a training device. An illustrative training device can include a housing, a retaining mechanism, and a weight assembly. The housing may be attachable to the bow. The retaining mechanism can be configured to attach the housing to the bow. The weight assembly may be attachable to the housing, the retaining mechanism, or both. The retaining mechanism can include an integral attachment feature or a separate fastener or lockable gate. A method for using a training device can include providing a bow and a training device, attaching the training device to the bow, and playing a bowed string instrument.