Portable speaker system for electric string instruments

A portable speaker system for an electric string instrument, the system comprising:

• a portable computing device;
• a portable speaker system for the electric string instrument, the portable speaker system comprising:
• a housing comprising:
• an audio jack for receiving an audio plug, the audio plug providing a raw audio signal generated by the electric string instrument;
• an amplifier coupled to the audio jack and configured to receive an audio signal and amplify the audio signal to generate an amplified audio signal, the audio signal comprising one of the raw audio signal and a processed raw audio signal;
• a speaker coupled to the amplifier and configured to receive the amplified audio signal and generate output sound from the amplified audio signal;
• and
• a power supply coupled to the amplifier and speaker for powering the amplifier and speaker;
• an attachment mechanism for releasably attaching the portable speaker system to the electric string instrument and for inhibiting rotation of the portable speaker system when the portable speaker system is attached to the electric string instrument;
• a portable computing device mount extending from the housing of the portable speaker system for securing the portable computing device in fixed relation to the electric string instrument;
• and
• a supplementary audio connection coupled to the amplifier and the portable computing device, the supplementary audio connection for forwarding one of the processed raw audio signal and a supplementary audio signal to the amplifier, wherein the supplementary audio connection is configured to forward the raw audio signal to the portable computing device for processing and to receive the processed raw audio signal from the portable computing device, and wherein the audio signal comprises the processed raw audio signal.