Control Device and Method for a Musical Instrument

A control device for an electric guitar, the control device comprising:

• a male connector configured to connect to an electric guitar output port and
• receive a signal therefrom;
• a guitar pic connected to a first terminal of the male connector by one or more wires, the first terminal being proximal to a connected electric guitar when the control device is in use;
• and a female connector configured to connect to an amplifier, the female connector being connected to a second terminal of the male connector which is distal from an electric guitar when the control device is in use;
• wherein the guitar pic comprises an electrical switch and an actuatable trigger element on the guitar pic configured to, when the control device is connected between an electric guitar and an amplifier, cause the electric switch to move between a first position where the control device forms a closed circuit allowing signals to pass from the male connector to the female connector and a second position where the control device forms an open circuit and signals are prevented from passing from the male connector to the female connector.