Questions tagged [electric-violin]

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Violin Pickup that will sound like natural violin?

I have been looking for years for a violin piezo pickup (or any other that is feedback-safe guaranteed), that won't ruin the violin sound. All the PUs I've been experimented with over the last decade (some more, some less) were nasal, nylonish, and…
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Electric Violin care

I'm a beginner violinist. I'm planning to buy a used electric violin, but I don't know much about them. Is the maintenance for an electric violin the same as with the acoustic one? Any tips on how to choose one would be highly appreciated.
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Delay / Distortion pedals for electric violin with bridge sensor (Schertler)?

I am playing a violin with a bridge sensor (currently a Schertler STAT-V http://www.schertler.com/homepage_schertler/statv-en.html). I am looking for good ideas for : Delay pedals Distortion / Overdrive pedals Much of the tests available on the…
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Electric violin amplification problem

I have a (cheap) electric violin I use for practice. The violin requires a 9V battery to be amplified. After a couple of times I left the violin on (and hence I consumed the battery in like one night) I decided to buy a small AC adapter capable of…
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Yamaha SV-250/255 Silent Violins: usable without the control box?

Can these violins be used without their control box, i.e. just plug the violin directly into my amp/pre-amp pedalboard (just like the YEVs)?
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