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US 2008/0156180 A1Published application
Guitar and accompaniment apparatus
OwnerAdrian Bagaleinventor
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Abstract
An improved guitar and accompaniment apparatus featuring an electronic means configured to permit playback of a variety of accompaniment beats that may be selectively accessed and manipulated by the guitar player.
Claims30
A guitar and accompaniment apparatus comprising:
- a guitar with a face, side surface, sound hole, neck, strings;
- bridge, peg head, and tuning keys;
- an electronic means housed in said guitar, said electronic means operationally configured to retrieve and play sound files;
- a plurality of buttons affixed upon said guitar for engaging said electronic means and selectively operating said sound files;
- said sound files playable through at least one speaker housed in said guitar;
- and,
- a power source for operating said electronic means.
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A guitar and accompaniment apparatus comprising:
- A control panel unit housed in said guitar, said control panel unit defining a plurality of buttons upon a keypad;
- Said buttons useable for activating electronic means to access sound files contained on microprocessor chips located in said guitar.
A method of playing a guitar with an accompaniment feature comprising:
- Turning on a power source to an electronic accompaniment means housed in said guitar;
- Pressing buttons on a keypad of said guitar where said buttons correlate to specific accompaniment beats;
- Activating electronic means by depressing said buttons to engage and play said accompaniment beats stored in sound files;
- Using electronic means to play said accompaniment beats through at least one speaker;
- Playing the guitar with the accompaniment beats.
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A guitar and accompaniment apparatus comprising:
- a guitar and an electronic means housed in said guitar, said electronic means operationally configured to retrieve and play sound files featuring pre-recorded accompaniment beats;
- a plurality of buttons affixed upon said guitar for selectively engaging said electronic means and choosing particular sound files to play;
- said sound files playable through at least one speaker housed in said guitar;
- and,
- a power source for operating said electronic means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.