- Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 11,004,429
- Filed: 10 March 2020
- In the name of: Troy Johnson (inventor)
- Title: Acoustic Bass Guitar
- What’s claimed: ”A stringed instrument, comprising: a lower body; a neck extending upwardly from the lower body; a headstock disposed on an upper end of the neck; an upper body that is continuous with the lower body, the upper body comprising a curved extension that extends outwardly from an upper side of the lower body and curves back inwardly toward the upper end of the neck, wherein the upper body terminates at the headstock; wherein the upper body defines an open area between the neck and an inner sidewall of the upper body; wherein each of an outer sidewall and the inner sidewall of the upper body taper inwardly from a lower end to an upper end thereof, such that a width of a lower end of the upper body is greater than a width of an upper end of the upper body; wherein the upper side of the lower body includes a width that is less than a width of the lower end of the lower body, defining a trapezoidal cross-sectional area.”
- Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to Troy Johnson’s ‘The Big Johnson Bass.’ The bass guitar features a top, back, and sides made of 2-ply birch, and a 34” scale maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. It can be played with a guitar strap, or with an endpin like an upright bass. For a more detailed take, see here.
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