Patent ID: 9117431
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. An electrical interface system for a musical instrument, comprising: a guitar comprising a guitar body, a neck extending outward from said guitar body, a head at an end of said neck, and a plurality of strings each having a tuning peg; a plurality of guitar controls, comprising at least one of the following: a volume knob and a tone knob, each located on a guitar control plate located on said guitar body; a plurality of input and output ports located on said guitar body, comprising at least one of the following: an XLR port, a USB input, an SD card input, a Micro SD card input, a female connector configured for electrical interconnection to an external electrical components, an HDMI output, a headphone input, and an amplifier input, each one located on a digital control plate; internal circuitry located within a compartment of said guitar body and in electrical communication with said plurality of input and output ports, comprising: a control means in electrical communication with said internal circuitry, comprising: a cavity located on a rear of said guitar body adjacent to said compartment and configured to receive a portable electronic device therein and enable an outer perimeter of said personal electronic device to be flush with a surface of said guitar body; and, a spring-loaded latch incorporated into a perimeter edge of said cavity to retain said personal electronic device within said cavity; wherein said internal circuitry is adapted to be in electrical communication with said portable electronic device when placed within said cavity wherein, when in said analog mode said first switch bypasses said circuit board and said personal electronic device, thereby communicating sound from a pre-amplifier of said guitar directly to an instrument cable port; wherein, when in said digital mode said first switch activates said circuit board and said personal electronic device, thereby communicating a digital signal directly to an instrument cable port; wherein, when in said wired communication, said system selectively communicates sound when in said analog mode or said digital signal when in said digital mode; and, wherein, when in said wireless communication, said system selectively communicates sound when in said analog mode or said digital signal when in said digital mode via said transceiver configured to wireless communicate with a speaker assembly.