Illuminated guitar
AssigneeGilbert Guitars, Inc.
InventorClifford W. Gilbert
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Abstract
A guitar containing fiber optic strands extending through the neck to conduct light from a source located in the body to fret markers on the fretted surface of the neck and the side surface facing the guitarist, thereby allowing the instrument to be played in the dark and producing a pleasing aesthetic affect.
Claims10
A stringed instrument comprising a body, an optically opaque neck having a fretted surface, a light source disposed within said instrument, and at least one optically conductive strand disposed within said instrument and extending from said light source to a predetermined location on the fretted surface of said neck to provide a point of light on said opaque neck.
A stringed instrument comprising an opaque body, a neck having a fretted surface and a side surface adjacent said fretted surface, a light source disposed within said instrument, and at least one optically conductive strand disposed within said neck and extending from said light source to a predetermined location on said side surface of said neck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.