Hey, cam up with an idea, not sure how useful it will be tho...
Ok, so the bsic principle is that the ouput from the b p/u is sent to an amp then a driver, which reproduces the string's vibrations. (is that right?) So if a string, to put out say and E, vibrates in one way, then a F will do it slightly differently. Imagine if you could store all these different notes, then reproduce them. Of ocurse, this would have to be digital, and beyond our scope, but jsut an idea. You could pitchshift wihtout a whammy bar, or trill...the possiblities are (almost) endless.
BTW the tape, the bit with Konx written on, is jsut to stop the string from snapping on the p/u...lol