Patent ID: 8912422
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising: a plurality of strings stretched above a fingerboard unit provided with a plurality of frets; a state detection unit that detects a state between each of the plurality of frets and each of the plurality of strings; a string picking detection unit that detects picking of any of the plurality of strings while detecting strength of detected string picking; a level determination unit that determines whether or not the level of string picking strength detected by the string picking detection unit exceeds a predetermined first level; a condition determination unit that determines, when the level determination unit determines that the predetermined first level is exceeded, whether or not a condition is satisfied that there are a plurality of frets simultaneously in contact with the string detected as a picked string by the string picking detection unit through the state detection unit; and a slap sound generation instruction unit that instructs, when the condition determination unit determines that the condition is satisfied, a sound source to generate a predefined slap sound.