How much is a decent electric violin?

Electric violins range from around $100 for the cheapest models to about $5,000 at the top end. Tip: When shopping for your first electric violin, don’t forget to leave space in your budget for a good quality amplifier and maybe even a multi-effects processor!

Are Stagg electric violin good?

Nice, inexpensive instrument. The build quality is good, feels very solid and not fragile. Having played violin all my life, I’ve never tried electric so don’t have a lot of experience. The headphones included with the violin are pretty cheap, but I honestly didn’t expect anything from it, so no disappointment there.

Do electric violins make sound?

It produces sound by vibration of the strings and by the instrument body itself. The electric violin is a solid body, because of this it naturally produces very little sound and requires the instrument to be plugged into amplifiers to produce sounds loud enough to perform.

Is it possible to build your own electric violin?

It’s a great project, and the first design frequently leads to subsequent updated versions incorporating the lessons learned from building the first instrument. Home built electric violins can be as basic and simple as a two dimensional profile cut from a solid piece of wood, fitted with a neck, fingerboard, pegs, tailpiece, strings and bridge.

How to make a violin sound like a guitar?

Electric guitar amplifiers are generally a good choice since they add some rough edges to the tone and let the violin cut through the mix. Although more expensive, tube-driven amplifiers give a more powerful sound and dynamic response.

How do I make a violin model?

As mentioned earlier. A simple way to get started is to trace around another violin. This, in combination with dimensions measured from the violin and from the worksheet book, can produce a simple starting template. Squared paper is extremely useful at this point! The length of the body of the violin is 35cm and its width is about 21cm.

What is the difference between an acoustic violin and electric violin?

The acoustic violin uses its body as a resonator to amplify the sound of the vibrating strings. Electric violins on the other hand, have rudimentary solid bodies with only the basic construction that holds the components in place. Instead of a resonating body, electric violins have an onboard pickup.