A tremolo clamp for attaching to a tremolo-equipped musical instrument having a tremolo arm and retaining the tremolo arm in a selected position. The tremolo clamp includes a clamp rod extending in a longitudinal direction, a fixed clamp arm fixedly attached to a first end of the clamp rod, a first positionable clamp arm slidingly attached along the clamp rod, and a second positionable clamp arm slidingly attached along the clamp rod. The first positionable clamp arm is arranged between the fixed clamp arm and the second positionable clamp arm.

A stringed musical instrument saddle containing a plurality of electrically independent transducers and associated electrical conditioning components where each transducer is located within the saddle such that it is sensitive to the vibratory energy of a corresponding string or course and senses the vibratory energy in both vertical and horizontal modes. The saddle contains at least one multi-conductor connector which connects to a removable multi-conductor cable to convey the transducer signals out of the saddle to external receiving electronics. The saddle is constructed of workable materials such that its top and bottom can be fit to a particular instrument by a technician.

A power system on an electric guitar may include a cover plate covering a cavity in the electric guitar. A rechargeable power source may be contained within the cavity which may include circuitry. Other instruments or configurations may be used.

A stringed-instrument saddle having two string paths, each string path configured to accommodate a string, wherein the two string paths are offset from one another by an offset distance in a direction of string travel.

A method and system for teaching oneself to learn to play a string instrument and master it by analyzing ones real-time hand/finger movement/technique/form, enabling oneself to progress and correct ones own mistakes simultaneously. In one aspect, a system for learning to play a string instrument is provided that includes a simulation instrument that includes a plurality of strings, wherein at least one of the strings includes at least one-touch sensing sensor thereon in communication with at least one processor to receive a signal from the at least one touch-sensing sensor and determine therefrom when and where on the at least one string a user applies pressure to the at least one string.

A multifunctional guitar includes a guitar body, a handle detachably connected to the guitar body, a Bluetooth speaker, and a shock absorbing mechanism that connects the Bluetooth speaker to the guitar body.

The present invention is an apparatus used to connect a typical guitar strap in non-traditional positions on the body of a guitar or bass guitar, which affixes to the instrument to provide stability and balance. The core components of the apparatus are a resilient hollow plastic outer shell with an external protrusion extending from the apex, a protective non-slip thermoplastic rubber inner layer, and metal hardware, suitable for use with virtually all guitar straps presently in use, attached to the external protrusion. The invention can be used to attach a strap to a guitar or bass guitar securely, without damaging the finish or affecting the tonal integrity of the instrument. Furthermore, it should be noted that the apparatus is generally a parabolic shape, intended to securely fit over the upper or lower horn of a guitar or bass guitar.

A tremolo device for electric guitars including: a) a tremolo mount resiliently mountable on a guitar body adjacent at least one string and the tremolo mount selectively moveable relative to the guitar body; b) a string mount mounted on the tremolo mount in order to receive an end of at least one string of a guitar and the string mount having separate limited movement to the selective movement of the tremolo mount and allow the at least one string to be tunably tensioned; wherein the resilient mounting of the tremolo mount is at least partially decoupled from the tensioned string held by the string mount.

A musical instrument includes a plurality of strings and a body. The body supports the plurality of strings on a first surface of the body. The body includes a groove formed in the first surface that extends linearly. The groove has a constant width and a constant depth.

A pitch changer system for a string musical instrument, including a lever assembly, a rotating saddle assembly, a swing plate, and a lever tensioning assembly. Applying force to move the lever in a first direction forces a bell crank matingly coupled to the lever into rotation such that a coupling system of the lever tensioning assembly causes the swing plate to force a rotating saddle of the rotating saddle assembly into rotation to elongate and thereby temporarily change the pitch of a string coupled to the rotating saddle.