Piezoelectric Pickup Integrated with a Floyd Rose Locking Nut Assembly

Abstract

A piezoelectric pickup system integrated with a Floyd Rose locking nut for electric guitars, capturing string vibrations directly at the nut location. The system positions a piezo element beneath the nut's clamping blocks, aligned with the locking screws to maintain tuning stability and tremolo functionality. Electrical output from the piezo element is routed to an amplifier, signal processor, or wireless transmitter, enabling acoustic-style tonal capture independent of bridge pickups. The pickup is easily installed without modifying the original nut or clamping mechanism. Optional features include volume control, preamplification, noise-reduction shielding, and wireless transmission. This system provides a novel, mechanically robust method to capture string vibrations at the headstock, offering guitarists expanded tonal versatility and performance capabilities previously unavailable with floating bridge systems.

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