Patent ID: 6787690
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
A stringed instrument with embedded digital signal processing (DSP) modeling capabilities, the stringed instrument having a body and at least one string, the stringed instrument comprising:a bridge pickup located at a bridge of the stringed instrument to which a string is coupled, the bridge pickup to detect a vibration signal of the string; an analog to digital converter to convert the detected vibration signal of the string into a digital string vibration signal; and a digital signal processor located within the body of the stringed instrument to process the digital string vibration signal to emulate a corresponding string tone of one of a plurality of stringed instruments to create an emulated digital tone signal wherein the emulation of the corresponding string tone for an emulated stringed instrument includes emulating a location of an electromagnetic pickup away from a bridge of the emulated stringed instrument.