Electric violins and coffin-shaped cases...?

Question

I'm looking into to getting said items, and I was wondering if anyone could offer advice on

A) reliable makers of either item

B)about how much such things would cost

C) anything else you think is useful

Thank you, and have a nice day.

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Answer 1

Hey

Here is anawesome site on electric violins. You have to check these 2 sites....

http://www.woodviolins.com/html/home.htm...

http://www.a-violin.com/products/electri...

As for the coffins...Thi ssite is awesssooommmmmeee

http://www.vqpr.com/coffincases.htm

http://www.guitarstorage.com/other-coffi...

Answer 2

Well, I don&#039;t know much about the coffin-shaped cases as all my violins go into standard hard cases, but I&#039;m sure what you&#039;re looking for is going to be pretty much the same, whatever brand you get.

Violins, however, I can talk for hours on.

Yamaha electrics are pretty industry standard these days, at least from my perspective. They carry some basic models(plug in and go, and that&#039;s about all you can do), and some more advanced models that let you play silently, and also adjust tone and resonance to make it sound like you&#039;re playing in different sizes of halls, all the way from small rooms to huge concert halls. Yamaha is reputable, and while I don&#039;t play one myself, I have several friends that do play them, and speak very highly of them.

Fender(the guitar makers) makes an electric violin. It&#039;s a good instrument if you&#039;re just starting on an electric. My first electric was a Fender and it did what I wanted it to do, but it was just the basics. You get a volume and tone control, and that&#039;s about  it. Good violins, but for someone just beginning on electrics.

Zeta is probably my favourite brand. They will set you back a fair bit in price, but they are GREAT! Mine that I play now is fully MIDI capable. I can plug it directly into my computer, play, and what I&#039;m playing shows up in my computer. Pretty sweet. They&#039;re great quality, and you can run some really cool effects through them without a problem. I will speak soooo highly of them. They have standard models, and can do custom-made models, if you&#039;re willing to shell out the cash.

Wood violins and Viper violins, while very cool looking, are extremely advanced instruments, and are really not for beginning or intermediate electric violinists. They are great for working, performing, show-off musicians who work the visual elements of their show into the performance. But if you&#039;re just looking to play for fun, or keep one mic off the stage, probably not what you&#039;re looking for. They&#039;re great quality, but, at least from what I&#039;ve seen/played, for someone who is showy and visual with their playing, and extremely good. (And who really puts frets on a violin, anyway? This is another topic entirely, but violinists work for YEARS to perfect our ears and play in tune. Putting frets on a violin is like, a crime almost)

Hope I&#039;ve helped! Good luck with your instrument and have fun playing it!

Answer 3

You could look into some Yamaha outfits which are O.K....then there are Wood instruments, and the starter outfits come with everything you could possibly need to play electric violin...I own a custom six string fretted viper electric violin. The Wood violins stingray package will run you about $500 and if you are really serious about playing, copy this link into your search bar build your violin (vipers are the best model because they hold themselves up) and get a personal price quote:

http://www.woodviolins.com/html/buildyou...