Patent classifications
G10D3/173
ELECTRIC GUITAR
An electric guitar comprising a rotatable disc positioned underneath the guitar strings and comprising a plurality of attachment points; at least one pic comprising a body configured to be received by an attachment point of the rotatable disc and a flexible wire member extending from the body away from the rotatable disc; drive means configured to rotate the rotatable disc relative to the guitar body such that each time the at least one pic passes the at least one string it engages therewith causing the at least one string to vibrate and the at least one pickup generates an electrical signal; and an output jack for outputting the electrical signal to an amplifier.
ELECTRIC GUITAR
An electric guitar comprising a rotatable disc positioned underneath the guitar strings and comprising a plurality of attachment points; at least one pic comprising a body configured to be received by an attachment point of the rotatable disc and a flexible wire member extending from the body away from the rotatable disc; drive means configured to rotate the rotatable disc relative to the guitar body such that each time the at least one pic passes the at least one string it engages therewith causing the at least one string to vibrate and the at least one pickup generates an electrical signal; and an output jack for outputting the electrical signal to an amplifier.
PLECTRUM WITH MULTIPLE STRIKING EDGE INLAYS
A plectrum for use with a stringed musical instrument is provided. The plectrum may comprise a rigid outer shell and a plurality of inlay portions. Each inlay portion, of the plurality of inlay portions, may be partially inserted within, and secured to, the outer shell, and may comprise a portion that extends beyond the outer shell. The outer shell may comprise a first material configured to produce first tonal properties in a string of a stringed musical instrument when placed in contact with the string. The plurality of inlay portions may comprise a second material configured to produce second tonal properties in the string when placed in contact with the string. The first tonal properties may be different from the second tonal properties.
PLECTRUM WITH MULTIPLE STRIKING EDGE INLAYS
A plectrum for use with a stringed musical instrument is provided. The plectrum may comprise a rigid outer shell and a plurality of inlay portions. Each inlay portion, of the plurality of inlay portions, may be partially inserted within, and secured to, the outer shell, and may comprise a portion that extends beyond the outer shell. The outer shell may comprise a first material configured to produce first tonal properties in a string of a stringed musical instrument when placed in contact with the string. The plurality of inlay portions may comprise a second material configured to produce second tonal properties in the string when placed in contact with the string. The first tonal properties may be different from the second tonal properties.
Guitar pick
A guitar pick or plectrum is provided for use with a stringed musical instrument. The guitar pick or plectrum includes a central body and a first picking wing portion peripherally extending from the central body a first longitudinal direction from the central body. The first picking wing portion includes an end portion and multiple layered picking edges each extending in the first longitudinal direction from the end portion and being spaced apart from each other a predefined distance. Each of multiple layered picking edges is configured to pick a same string on a single strum to provide a multiple sounds from a single strum when picking a single string.
Guitar pick
A guitar pick or plectrum is provided for use with a stringed musical instrument. The guitar pick or plectrum includes a central body and a first picking wing portion peripherally extending from the central body a first longitudinal direction from the central body. The first picking wing portion includes an end portion and multiple layered picking edges each extending in the first longitudinal direction from the end portion and being spaced apart from each other a predefined distance. Each of multiple layered picking edges is configured to pick a same string on a single strum to provide a multiple sounds from a single strum when picking a single string.
STORAGE CASE FOR MUSICAL ACCESSORIES
A storage case for musical accessories includes a bottom wall; an outer sidewall extending from the bottom wall, the outer sidewall and bottom wall defining an interior space; a divider wall extending from the bottom wall between a first location on the outer sidewall and a second location on the outer sidewall, the divider wall configured to divide the interior space into a first compartment and a second compartment; a first lid hingedly attached to the first compartment and configured to enclose the first compartment; and a second lid hingedly attached to the second compartment and configured to enclose the second compartment.
Plectrum having a regular grip and a thicker string contact portion
A plectrum for striking a stringed instrument is planar so as to define a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The plectrum has a wide end a narrow end opposite the wide end. The plectrum includes: (a) a gripping portion disposed at the wide end, the gripping portion having a first thickness and a first flex; and (b) a thicker portion disposed at the narrow end, the thicker portion having a second thickness that is at least 10% greater than the first thickness and having a second flex that is less than the first flex, the plectrum defining a tip having a thickness greater than the first thickness.
Plectrum having a regular grip and a thicker string contact portion
A plectrum for striking a stringed instrument is planar so as to define a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The plectrum has a wide end a narrow end opposite the wide end. The plectrum includes: (a) a gripping portion disposed at the wide end, the gripping portion having a first thickness and a first flex; and (b) a thicker portion disposed at the narrow end, the thicker portion having a second thickness that is at least 10% greater than the first thickness and having a second flex that is less than the first flex, the plectrum defining a tip having a thickness greater than the first thickness.
Musical instrument pick
A pick for plucking a string of a stringed musical instrument is provided. The pick includes a planar body having front and rear sides, a distal end having a curved tip for plucking the string, a proximal end for gripping by a user; and a plurality of raised formations provided on at least one of the front and rear sides of the planar body at the distal end, the raised formations being structured and arranged at the distal end to strike the string more than once when the distal end plucks the string.