Played acoustic violin for years. Picked up an Electric. Didn't put it down. Pedals,pedals,pedals. Love playing ambient/soundtrack. These videos helped and inspired me so much. Thank you.
Ghost Within HELL yes! Definitely find a buddy to pedal swap with too! That way you share gear and get practice on new tones. And bonus points - more musicians find out how much violinists can shred!
Razzvio I said to a friend recently while jamming "do you think I've got to much distortion on" he looked at me like I was from another planet. "you can never have to much distortion dude.... Put me in my place :)
Hey there, how are you? My name is Victor Nila Junior, or Uncle Vic JR. I'm a multi-genre musician, and I'm super interested in the electric violin. At first, and I'll be honest, I didn't think there was a such thing. Boy, I'm glad to be wrong. I've also done cryptanalysis on the electric violin, and have came to an epiphany whereof there are other forms thereof. This includes the birotron and orchestron. These are more obscure musical instruments, and perhaps, they aren't around anymore. Basically, they were more complex styles of the mellotron, and you might know, if you listen to late 60s psychedelic pop. Expect to hear something from yours truly, my friend. I wanna be the [proper example] for today's nurslings, you know, the little ones. Expect some jolly nursery rhymes, power pop sing-alongs, and the most heavenly lullabyes from me. Uncle Vic JR is wishing you love, sleep, and the best of play.
@@Nntv-123 Those Little Kids will really hear you Rock. The 7 String Fretted Viper is certainly the easiest to play thanks to its Frets to facilitate playing in tune.
You can also play Classical Music on an Electric Violin & a Yamaha Artist proved it by playing Pachabel's Canon in D on a Yamaha 5 String Violin w/ a Looping Pedal.
Hi my name is Tasneem I'm 8 years old, my dad bought me an electric violin but I don't know how to play it 🤔🤔🤔 Can you please make a video to show me and anyone in my situation how to get started . Thank you ❤
Hi sweetie! I applaud you being committed to learning so young! If you do a search on youtube for free violin lessons, you will find some! It doesnt matter whether or not the teacher has an electric violin or not, all of the lessons of basic violin playing and reading music will be the same. GOOD LUCK!
I started when I was 7 years old. I didn't have the internet back then and had to get a teacher, no with the internet on your hand there are so many great resources to get you start sorry I don't know what those are but you'll do great, the hardest part of learning is getting the basic stuff but once you got that you can play so much out there
I haven’t played the violin before and honestly don’t think I’m smart enough to memories the chords and stuff but I have seen electric violen players that are so cool and I want to do it
@UCoy4U8gnteMmfS-KJ4IEdTg The 7 String Fretted Viper Violin tends to be the easiest for beginners since the frets facilitate playing in tune etc. They've got fractional sized versions which are a bit smaller than the Acoustic versions, & that tends to motivate kids more.
Wow that's really cool! Hey I have a question for you but I'm mostly just asking for your personal opinion. My understanding about electric violin and acoustic violin is that it's like comparing an acoustic guitar to an electric guitar. So when you're playing electric violin in Metal, what kind of a sound or tone are you going for? On a more detailed level, what kind of EQ range are you looking for? If your musician-friends have rhythm guitar that prefers higher frequencies and your lead guitar sits in the middle frequencies, where do you fit in as an electric violin player? Are there any conflicts? Does it mean that you'll have to play differently to allow the other musicians to do their thing? Please let me know if any of those questions jump to any thoughts you'd like to share. Great video, and I'll definitely check out more. Thanks again.
xjapan3 that’s definitely an interesting set of questions! Violins in metal can occupy lots of different tonal spaces. It really depends on what kind of metal you’re playing! I think of metal tones in three different categories: distortion, overdrive, and fuzz. On violins I find overdrives to be the most “transparent”, meaning it’ll still sound a little like a violin. Distortion pedals tend to give guitars a lot of sustain (the long feedback tail). As violinists we have the ability to sustain forever with the bow so distortion pedals get into feedback loops and sound crazy muddy very fast. I recommend learning to palm mute your strings with your left hand and stick to very staccato playing with distortion. In terms of EQ, most of us violinists have to tightly manage our mids because right around 500hz is where you start to get a lot of bow noise. This can really muddy up your signal! Overall, in metal I like to sit slightly above the guitars! Violins can play really fast shredding licks and I’ve had a great time either doing shred battles, or runs alongside the guitar but up a third or fifth. But we can also really grind out power chords so if you need to get out of the vocalist’s way, kick on some fuzz and hand out on your g or c strings with the bass guitar!
It depends on what you need your players to do! Electric violins can have additional techniques like extended ranges, pedals, and other tools so there are new notations available. I'd recommend looking into pieces by Dr. David Wallace and Joe Deninzon. They are both incredible electric players who have scored original pieces for electric strings. In terms of programs to use for scoring I actually like GuitarPro. It's a powerful scoring tool that also incorporates things like pedals and other styles of notation that may not exist in more traditional scoring programs like Finale.
I'm wanting to pick up my violin again, but it's been a few years I stopped my sophomore year because I no longer had the time to practice and I played for almost 10 years. Now that I'm in college I no longer do sports and I'm enjoying the arts again. I've always dreamed of getting into more a rock style of violin play any advice?
Rock styles of music typically use two scale patterns- the pentatonic scale and the blues scale. If you spend some time getting comfortable with those two scales and how they sound it’ll make your playing sound more rock! If you’re more comfortable reading sheet music look up sheet music arrangements to your favorite rock songs! If you are comfortable playing by ear you can learn rock music the way most self-taught guitarists do - try to listen and emulate the guitar riffs to your favorite songs.
I am 27, Am I late to start learning violin ? I like his sound and I hope learn it . How can I know which violin appropriate to me, I like classical music ?
Hi, I believe it is never too late. If you watch all violin teachers on TH-cam, I believe they will say the same thing (some of them even have one or two students that are in their 40s, 50s, 60s, even 80s). I myself just have been playing for about 10 months and I started when I turned 30 (self taught by watching all violin lessons on YT), and I can already play some Lindsey Stirling songs, of course not as good but never in my wildest dreams have I ever thought of playing the violin, since I always thought it's too late. Now I looove every second of practicing! Edit: PS, I have not got an official diagnosis, but I'm 98% sure that I have Asperger's (or autism spectrum disorder), and people that have asperger's are usually good at learning things by themselves, so maybe for other people it's very hard to learn the violin by themselves and they have to get a teacher.
@@OnlineIncomeProfits thanks my friend to your motivation comment, I ask about the age because all people tell me you need to start when you are young to be able to play violin, I will start by myself and if doesn't work I will find a teacher.
@@mustafajwijati7351 That's great! Oh, have you read the book "Mindset" by Prof. Carol Dweck? That book was what convinced me that I had to 100% start picking up the violin. One of the things I learned from the book is that adults often feel too late to learn something because the media glorify child prodigies and teenage millionaires :-)
CircuitsAndStrings 2 Mr Stern sure, nothing wrong with that. But Suzuki method is a classical style. Not everyone wants to play an electric in a classical style. Again, there is nothing wrong with it but I feel like it leaves out a lot of interesting things about playing electric to try to only interpret western classical music. Bowing technique on an electric is very different than a classical instrument and that’s just one dramatic difference. For a beginner video I didn’t want to hugely dive into all the differences between acoustic and electric instruments. But I don’t find them all that interchangeable. A lot of the techniques can transfer from one to the other, but that holds true for classical and electric guitar as well.
@@Razzvio Yeah we all know Electric Guitars are good beginner Guitars cause of the sturdier construction & easier action, I find that should be true for Electric Bowed instruments as well cause they're sturdier in construction too than the acoustic counterparts. Of course:usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/strings/silent_series/sv250_255/index.html this electric Violin responds the way an Acoustic Violin does cause of the hollow resonating chamber added to it. The reason I think Fretted Extended range Bowed instruments (7 String Fretted Viper Violins, & 6 String Fretted Cobra Cellos) would be great beginners is due to playability. They're easier to play than standard Bowed instruments in some ways (Violin, Viola, and Cello) because 1) the extra strings make it easier to play in every key, 2) the geared tuning machines make tuning easier, 3) the frets eliminate the need to put tapes on the fingerboard, 4) the straps & chest support make holding it easier allowing you to play both standing & seated, & 5) the thinner solid body is alot more comfy cozy plus it's shape adds a bit of rock n roll to the mix.
@@RockStarOscarStern634 which is why I own 3 vipers! They are definitely a great instrument but have their learning curve. Your bow angles have to get very precise when adding extended ranges. The frets help for finger placement but don’t actually do all that much to control pitch and intonation. And I definitely love the mechanical pegs! There are pluses and minuses to all instruments. It’s more about what fits each individual’s vibe! I’m a Wood violin viper person but plenty of people want to start with something more basic.
@@Razzvio The Viper is Learning Curve-Less because of its construction & the Self Supporting system, extended range, etc which makes it even simpler, plus the bow angles are marked on the bridge with the extended range versions. The Frets map out the notes, plus the fret markers indicate your positions big plus & motivational for beginners (They should have Acoustic Bowed instruments with frets in fractional sizes someday). Sadly they unfortunately don't yet have any Acoustic-Electric Vipers. Imagine playing Rock music in an unplugged setting, what would you do? Grab a 7 String Fretted Acoustic-Electric Viper.
Hi , tuning an electric violin seems to be an issue , for me. Is it any different than the acoustic one ? I feel that strings sound better when they are looser than tighter, in the electric one
It shouldn’t be any different in difficulty to get in tune. What you may be hearing on a solid body electric is that the lack of a sound chamber in the instrument makes it harder to hear when the strings form a perfect fifth resonance. On violins with more than 5 strings I recommend using a guitar tuner or a reference tone for each string to avoid relative pitch drift. A looser vs tighter string will effect your general pitch and tone. Rather than experiment with how loose you can be before the instrument gets out of tune I’d recommend trying out different string brands. Some are designed to be higher or lower tension while still providing optimal pitch resonance.
@@Razzvio Electric Violins usually have Guitar Style Tuning Keys which make tuning way more beginner friendly, so my idea was to have Geared Tuners on an Acoustic Violin too. With extended range Violins the bridge is usually tilted to facilitate changing between strings.
I would like to ask if there's an electric violin that sounds like the acoustic when it is not connected to ampli. I mean, even if it is not connected to the ampli, i can still use it and it sounds like the ordinary
Yes there is! What you are looking for is an acoustic violin with an integrated pickup. Some violin brands that have these are the Wood Violin concert series, the Realist violin, and some violins by Glasser. You can also make most acoustic violins into electric violins by using a bridge or contact pickup! A bridge pickup will replace your normal violin bridge with a pickup bridge and needs a luthier to install. A contact pickup is simply a small microphone that sticks to the body of your instrument and is likely the cheapest option.
Learning classical can be helpful but it's not required! Plenty of violinists start with fiddle styles over classical. It's whatever works for you and keeps you playing.
There is also a silent range of Electric violins wich are good to practice on if you live in a flat with thin walls. I was wondering if you could learn to play from scratch on those?
Razzvio Many people like to play Suzuki Classical pieces on Electric Violin cause they love the special sound they produce:th-cam.com/video/5yl_RORzIQ8/w-d-xo.html different from that of an Acoustic Violin. Although Electric Violins get scratched less easily than acoustic Violins so beginners an handle that better. However there are Acoustic-Electric Violins too which are much larger in versatility than a Standard Acoustic or Electric Violin cause you can play everything on it & gives you the best of both worlds.
I am looking on buying an electric violin and begin to self teach. What are some tips and tricks to get started? My reasons for going electric are: I like the sound, silent practice (I live with people) and I want to commit to something new and different. Also I would want to plug the violin into headphones. Is this possible?
Hey Michelle! Definitely check out the Electric Violin Shop. They have a great TH-cam channel with tons of tricks and they are one of the best sources of quality instruments. Electrics are definitely a good way to go to practice silently. Start slowly and work on bowing technique and holding the instrument until you begin to make clean sounds and get more comfortable. Good bow positions will help you a ton as you keep going. You can definitely plug in headphones in certain violins. Yamaha and NS Designs are the ones of very high quality. Find a link here! www.electricviolinshop.com/violins/headphone-practice-violins.html
Thanks for your reply! I have done some research on learning to play and 80% of people don't recommend it. Saying that learning on an electric violin will hinder my ability to play acoustic. Some compared it to an acoustic piano vs a keyboard i.e. the keys are weighted in an acoustic piano and the keyboard doesn't hold that making people who play solely the electronic keyboard difficult to transition into playing the acoustic piano. Sorry if I am not making any sense here! My question is that if I invest in a silent violin and learn solely from it, will it negatively impact my ability on a acoustic violin and not be able to be successful with it? I also wanted to ask about how to deal with procrastination as well as when I might feel discouraged if I don't pick it up as quickly as I would like.
Michelle Wright you’re totally making sense! And yes, they are different. An electric violin is kind of like playing and electric guitar and then learning acoustic. It’s absolutely possible but it is an adjustment. I think the violin is a difficult instrument to self teach because the learning curve is pretty steep and as adults we aren’t very tolerant of not being good at new things! So I would recommend really committing to setting a timer for 5 minutes every day (you take longer showers!). Work first on spending 5 minutes every day getting a nice smooth long bow tone. Don’t focus on making different notes, just start on the open strings. Keep your bow right in between the bridge and the fingerboard and when you can play a smooth tone for 5 minutes on every string you’ll be ready to start working on changing notes with your left hand! The key to keeping inspired is to play along with songs you love to remind yourself WHY you want to play! So your open notes on a violin are in E, A, D, G. What songs are in those keys that you can play open notes to? I hope this helps!
Thank you so much! If I decide to pursue the violin I will definitely put forward you advice! Really hoping you create more videos soon. I will be watching :)
Hi there! Is your bow brand new? New bows often need a coat of rosin to work properly. Run the hairs of the bow over a cake of rosin back and forth until it builds up on the hair (once rosin is on the hairs do not touch them with your hands, the oils in your skin will prevent the bow from working)
Hi Robert. If you have a solid body electric violin you will definitely need some kind of amplification. The only sound being generated by the instrument will be in the pickups which are often in the bridge. Amps come in all shapes, sizes, and volumes which is a lot to think about! My personal favorite (if you're just getting started) are the Roland Cube amps. They are portable, battery operated, and are a good basic amp for practicing in your house. If your violin is an acoustic/electric violin you may not need an amplifier to hear sound, but you will need one to take advantage of your violin's electric qualities.
Hey everyone, how are you? My name is Victor Nila Junior, or Uncle Vic Junior. I'm really interested in the electric violin, my friends. Did you know that there was once more complex variants of this instrument? This includes the birotron and orchestron. They are so obscure, in fact, they probablly aren't manufactured anymore. They were other forms of the mellotron, and you might know, if you listen to late 60s psychedelic pop. Anyway, I hope that was fun. I'm a multi-genre musician, and I'll be uploading music really soon. I wish to be the [proper example] for today's nurslings, you know, the little ones. I was recently introduced to my baby sister in early January, so I'll renderd the sweetest lullabyes for your enjoyment. Anyway, see you later.
Lol. One of the best things I’ve ever heard about playing violin is -the bow plays the violin, you play the bow. So to start playing violin in general, focus on getting a clear clean tone as you draw the bow across the strings. Start with open strings and very long slow bows. Even professional violinists work on slow bows in their practicing.
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Played acoustic violin for years. Picked up an Electric. Didn't put it down. Pedals,pedals,pedals. Love playing ambient/soundtrack. These videos helped and inspired me so much. Thank you.
Ghost Within that’s awesome! I’m so stoked that you love playing electric. Pedals are awesome, and totally addictive. Keep shredding and send tracks!
Razzvio I didn't expect a reply... Wow Thank you. The buzz I get is when you build you're own board you find you're voice. Express yourself, love it.
Ghost Within HELL yes! Definitely find a buddy to pedal swap with too! That way you share gear and get practice on new tones. And bonus points - more musicians find out how much violinists can shred!
Razzvio I said to a friend recently while jamming "do you think I've got to much distortion on" he looked at me like I was from another planet. "you can never have to much distortion dude.... Put me in my place :)
@@Razzvio hear is a tip don't and I'll say it again do not break the string or the vilon
I will buy it in the future
A Fretted Violin makes learning even easier because the frets add precision to the finger placement & you can play in tune more easily.
Hey there, how are you? My name is Victor Nila Junior, or Uncle Vic JR. I'm a multi-genre musician, and I'm super interested in the electric violin. At first, and I'll be honest, I didn't think there was a such thing. Boy, I'm glad to be wrong. I've also done cryptanalysis on the electric violin, and have came to an epiphany whereof there are other forms thereof. This includes the birotron and orchestron. These are more obscure musical instruments, and perhaps, they aren't around anymore. Basically, they were more complex styles of the mellotron, and you might know, if you listen to late 60s psychedelic pop. Expect to hear something from yours truly, my friend. I wanna be the [proper example] for today's nurslings, you know, the little ones. Expect some jolly nursery rhymes, power pop sing-alongs, and the most heavenly lullabyes from me. Uncle Vic JR is wishing you love, sleep, and the best of play.
@@Nntv-123 Those Little Kids will really hear you Rock. The 7 String Fretted Viper is certainly the easiest to play thanks to its Frets to facilitate playing in tune.
Nice Razz, I just came across this. Rock on
I was thinking about getting an electric violin, is there anything I should know about it before I get it?
You can also play Classical Music on an Electric Violin & a Yamaha Artist proved it by playing Pachabel's Canon in D on a Yamaha 5 String Violin w/ a Looping Pedal.
Hi my name is Tasneem I'm 8 years old, my dad bought me an electric violin but I don't know how to play it 🤔🤔🤔
Can you please make a video to show me and anyone in my situation how to get started . Thank you ❤
Hi sweetie! I applaud you being committed to learning so young! If you do a search on youtube for free violin lessons, you will find some! It doesnt matter whether or not the teacher has an electric violin or not, all of the lessons of basic violin playing and reading music will be the same. GOOD LUCK!
@@aidanmcferris9348 Thank you for letting me know I will try. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!
I started when I was 7 years old. I didn't have the internet back then and had to get a teacher, no with the internet on your hand there are so many great resources to get you start sorry I don't know what those are but you'll do great, the hardest part of learning is getting the basic stuff but once you got that you can play so much out there
I haven’t played the violin before and honestly don’t think I’m smart enough to memories the chords and stuff but I have seen electric violen players that are so cool and I want to do it
thx, but please - continue this series
I agree😭
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The 7 String Fretted Viper Violin tends to be the easiest for beginners since the frets facilitate playing in tune etc. They've got fractional sized versions which are a bit smaller than the Acoustic versions, & that tends to motivate kids more.
Very helpful thank you!!
Woow!! Amazing
Wow that's really cool! Hey I have a question for you but I'm mostly just asking for your personal opinion. My understanding about electric violin and acoustic violin is that it's like comparing an acoustic guitar to an electric guitar. So when you're playing electric violin in Metal, what kind of a sound or tone are you going for? On a more detailed level, what kind of EQ range are you looking for? If your musician-friends have rhythm guitar that prefers higher frequencies and your lead guitar sits in the middle frequencies, where do you fit in as an electric violin player? Are there any conflicts? Does it mean that you'll have to play differently to allow the other musicians to do their thing? Please let me know if any of those questions jump to any thoughts you'd like to share. Great video, and I'll definitely check out more. Thanks again.
xjapan3 that’s definitely an interesting set of questions! Violins in metal can occupy lots of different tonal spaces. It really depends on what kind of metal you’re playing! I think of metal tones in three different categories: distortion, overdrive, and fuzz. On violins I find overdrives to be the most “transparent”, meaning it’ll still sound a little like a violin. Distortion pedals tend to give guitars a lot of sustain (the long feedback tail). As violinists we have the ability to sustain forever with the bow so distortion pedals get into feedback loops and sound crazy muddy very fast. I recommend learning to palm mute your strings with your left hand and stick to very staccato playing with distortion. In terms of EQ, most of us violinists have to tightly manage our mids because right around 500hz is where you start to get a lot of bow noise. This can really muddy up your signal!
Overall, in metal I like to sit slightly above the guitars! Violins can play really fast shredding licks and I’ve had a great time either doing shred battles, or runs alongside the guitar but up a third or fifth. But we can also really grind out power chords so if you need to get out of the vocalist’s way, kick on some fuzz and hand out on your g or c strings with the bass guitar!
Looking forward to you coming to Atlanta,Ga.
How does a new player begin to score for the Electric Violin ? My aspirations are to Create like Bach and Vivaldi.
It depends on what you need your players to do! Electric violins can have additional techniques like extended ranges, pedals, and other tools so there are new notations available. I'd recommend looking into pieces by Dr. David Wallace and Joe Deninzon. They are both incredible electric players who have scored original pieces for electric strings. In terms of programs to use for scoring I actually like GuitarPro. It's a powerful scoring tool that also incorporates things like pedals and other styles of notation that may not exist in more traditional scoring programs like Finale.
I'm wanting to pick up my violin again, but it's been a few years I stopped my sophomore year because I no longer had the time to practice and I played for almost 10 years. Now that I'm in college I no longer do sports and I'm enjoying the arts again. I've always dreamed of getting into more a rock style of violin play any advice?
Rock styles of music typically use two scale patterns- the pentatonic scale and the blues scale. If you spend some time getting comfortable with those two scales and how they sound it’ll make your playing sound more rock! If you’re more comfortable reading sheet music look up sheet music arrangements to your favorite rock songs! If you are comfortable playing by ear you can learn rock music the way most self-taught guitarists do - try to listen and emulate the guitar riffs to your favorite songs.
@@Razzvio thank you for the tips!
I am 27, Am I late to start learning violin ? I like his sound and I hope learn it .
How can I know which violin appropriate to me, I like classical music ?
Hi, I believe it is never too late. If you watch all violin teachers on TH-cam, I believe they will say the same thing (some of them even have one or two students that are in their 40s, 50s, 60s, even 80s).
I myself just have been playing for about 10 months and I started when I turned 30 (self taught by watching all violin lessons on YT), and I can already play some Lindsey Stirling songs, of course not as good but never in my wildest dreams have I ever thought of playing the violin, since I always thought it's too late.
Now I looove every second of practicing!
Edit:
PS, I have not got an official diagnosis, but I'm 98% sure that I have Asperger's (or autism spectrum disorder), and people that have asperger's are usually good at learning things by themselves, so maybe for other people it's very hard to learn the violin by themselves and they have to get a teacher.
@@OnlineIncomeProfits thanks my friend to your motivation comment, I ask about the age because all people tell me you need to start when you are young to be able to play violin, I will start by myself and if doesn't work I will find a teacher.
@@mustafajwijati7351 That's great! Oh, have you read the book "Mindset" by Prof. Carol Dweck? That book was what convinced me that I had to 100% start picking up the violin. One of the things I learned from the book is that adults often feel too late to learn something because the media glorify child prodigies and teenage millionaires :-)
Thank You! :-)
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You know the Yamaha Music Lab System? It can be used w/ Electric Bowed Instruments too when teaching
really awesome
Razzvio You can use any old Violin method book to play it like Suzuki.
CircuitsAndStrings 2 Mr Stern sure, nothing wrong with that. But Suzuki method is a classical style. Not everyone wants to play an electric in a classical style. Again, there is nothing wrong with it but I feel like it leaves out a lot of interesting things about playing electric to try to only interpret western classical music. Bowing technique on an electric is very different than a classical instrument and that’s just one dramatic difference. For a beginner video I didn’t want to hugely dive into all the differences between acoustic and electric instruments. But I don’t find them all that interchangeable. A lot of the techniques can transfer from one to the other, but that holds true for classical and electric guitar as well.
@@Razzvio Yeah we all know Electric Guitars are good beginner Guitars cause of the sturdier construction & easier action, I find that should be true for Electric Bowed instruments as well cause they're sturdier in construction too than the acoustic counterparts. Of course:usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/strings/silent_series/sv250_255/index.html this electric Violin responds the way an Acoustic Violin does cause of the hollow resonating chamber added to it. The reason I think Fretted Extended range Bowed instruments (7 String Fretted Viper Violins, & 6 String Fretted Cobra Cellos) would be great beginners is due to playability. They're easier to play than standard Bowed instruments in some ways (Violin, Viola, and Cello) because 1) the extra strings make it easier to play in every key, 2) the geared tuning machines make tuning easier, 3) the frets eliminate the need to put tapes on the fingerboard, 4) the straps & chest support make holding it easier allowing you to play both standing & seated, & 5) the thinner solid body is alot more comfy cozy plus it's shape adds a bit of rock n roll to the mix.
@@Razzvio Mark Wood made Electric Bowed instruments the easiest via bigger range, self supporting, machine heads, & frets.
@@RockStarOscarStern634 which is why I own 3 vipers! They are definitely a great instrument but have their learning curve. Your bow angles have to get very precise when adding extended ranges. The frets help for finger placement but don’t actually do all that much to control pitch and intonation. And I definitely love the mechanical pegs! There are pluses and minuses to all instruments. It’s more about what fits each individual’s vibe! I’m a Wood violin viper person but plenty of people want to start with something more basic.
@@Razzvio The Viper is Learning Curve-Less because of its construction & the Self Supporting system, extended range, etc which makes it even simpler, plus the bow angles are marked on the bridge with the extended range versions. The Frets map out the notes, plus the fret markers indicate your positions big plus & motivational for beginners (They should have Acoustic Bowed instruments with frets in fractional sizes someday). Sadly they unfortunately don't yet have any Acoustic-Electric Vipers. Imagine playing Rock music in an unplugged setting, what would you do? Grab a 7 String Fretted Acoustic-Electric Viper.
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Hi , tuning an electric violin seems to be an issue , for me. Is it any different than the acoustic one ? I feel that strings sound better when they are looser than tighter, in the electric one
@Razzvio What do you say ?
It shouldn’t be any different in difficulty to get in tune. What you may be hearing on a solid body electric is that the lack of a sound chamber in the instrument makes it harder to hear when the strings form a perfect fifth resonance. On violins with more than 5 strings I recommend using a guitar tuner or a reference tone for each string to avoid relative pitch drift. A looser vs tighter string will effect your general pitch and tone. Rather than experiment with how loose you can be before the instrument gets out of tune I’d recommend trying out different string brands. Some are designed to be higher or lower tension while still providing optimal pitch resonance.
@@Razzvio Electric Violins usually have Guitar Style Tuning Keys which make tuning way more beginner friendly, so my idea was to have Geared Tuners on an Acoustic Violin too. With extended range Violins the bridge is usually tilted to facilitate changing between strings.
I would like to ask if there's an electric violin that sounds like the acoustic when it is not connected to ampli. I mean, even if it is not connected to the ampli, i can still use it and it sounds like the ordinary
Yes there is! What you are looking for is an acoustic violin with an integrated pickup. Some violin brands that have these are the Wood Violin concert series, the Realist violin, and some violins by Glasser. You can also make most acoustic violins into electric violins by using a bridge or contact pickup! A bridge pickup will replace your normal violin bridge with a pickup bridge and needs a luthier to install. A contact pickup is simply a small microphone that sticks to the body of your instrument and is likely the cheapest option.
@@Razzvio thank youuu so much!!!
can i start learning electric violin or I have learn the clacic first??!!!!!
Learning classical can be helpful but it's not required! Plenty of violinists start with fiddle styles over classical. It's whatever works for you and keeps you playing.
you dont have to know nomal violin but i recommed learning it first it makes it way more easy
There is also a silent range of Electric violins wich are good to practice on if you live in a flat with thin walls. I was wondering if you could learn to play from scratch on those?
Razzvio Many people like to play Suzuki Classical pieces on Electric Violin cause they love the special sound they produce:th-cam.com/video/5yl_RORzIQ8/w-d-xo.html different from that of an Acoustic Violin. Although Electric Violins get scratched less easily than acoustic Violins so beginners an handle that better. However there are Acoustic-Electric Violins too which are much larger in versatility than a Standard Acoustic or Electric Violin cause you can play everything on it & gives you the best of both worlds.
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I am looking on buying an electric violin and begin to self teach. What are some tips and tricks to get started? My reasons for going electric are: I like the sound, silent practice (I live with people) and I want to commit to something new and different.
Also I would want to plug the violin into headphones. Is this possible?
Hey Michelle! Definitely check out the Electric Violin Shop. They have a great TH-cam channel with tons of tricks and they are one of the best sources of quality instruments. Electrics are definitely a good way to go to practice silently. Start slowly and work on bowing technique and holding the instrument until you begin to make clean sounds and get more comfortable. Good bow positions will help you a ton as you keep going. You can definitely plug in headphones in certain violins. Yamaha and NS Designs are the ones of very high quality. Find a link here! www.electricviolinshop.com/violins/headphone-practice-violins.html
Thanks for your reply! I have done some research on learning to play and 80% of people don't recommend it. Saying that learning on an electric violin will hinder my ability to play acoustic. Some compared it to an acoustic piano vs a keyboard i.e. the keys are weighted in an acoustic piano and the keyboard doesn't hold that making people who play solely the electronic keyboard difficult to transition into playing the acoustic piano. Sorry if I am not making any sense here!
My question is that if I invest in a silent violin and learn solely from it, will it negatively impact my ability on a acoustic violin and not be able to be successful with it?
I also wanted to ask about how to deal with procrastination as well as when I might feel discouraged if I don't pick it up as quickly as I would like.
Michelle Wright you’re totally making sense! And yes, they are different. An electric violin is kind of like playing and electric guitar and then learning acoustic. It’s absolutely possible but it is an adjustment. I think the violin is a difficult instrument to self teach because the learning curve is pretty steep and as adults we aren’t very tolerant of not being good at new things! So I would recommend really committing to setting a timer for 5 minutes every day (you take longer showers!). Work first on spending 5 minutes every day getting a nice smooth long bow tone. Don’t focus on making different notes, just start on the open strings. Keep your bow right in between the bridge and the fingerboard and when you can play a smooth tone for 5 minutes on every string you’ll be ready to start working on changing notes with your left hand! The key to keeping inspired is to play along with songs you love to remind yourself WHY you want to play! So your open notes on a violin are in E, A, D, G. What songs are in those keys that you can play open notes to? I hope this helps!
Thank you so much! If I decide to pursue the violin I will definitely put forward you advice! Really hoping you create more videos soon. I will be watching :)
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Where did you get your solid body violin? I can't find any.
George Hoffman take a look at the violins on Electricviolinshop.com!
There are no solid body types
@@6482Gh define "good". Wood Violins and Stratton both have very nice quality solid body models.
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my violin not electric but blow does not work i am a beginner
Hi there! Is your bow brand new? New bows often need a coat of rosin to work properly. Run the hairs of the bow over a cake of rosin back and forth until it builds up on the hair (once rosin is on the hairs do not touch them with your hands, the oils in your skin will prevent the bow from working)
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lol i saved up and bought one without thinking about a amp boi i didnt it know it costed that much lol
do I need the amp
Hi Robert. If you have a solid body electric violin you will definitely need some kind of amplification. The only sound being generated by the instrument will be in the pickups which are often in the bridge. Amps come in all shapes, sizes, and volumes which is a lot to think about! My personal favorite (if you're just getting started) are the Roland Cube amps. They are portable, battery operated, and are a good basic amp for practicing in your house. If your violin is an acoustic/electric violin you may not need an amplifier to hear sound, but you will need one to take advantage of your violin's electric qualities.
Razzvio thanks
@@Razzvio There are Acoustic-Electric Violins too that give you the best of both worlds.
Hey everyone, how are you? My name is Victor Nila Junior, or Uncle Vic Junior. I'm really interested in the electric violin, my friends. Did you know that there was once more complex variants of this instrument? This includes the birotron and orchestron. They are so obscure, in fact, they probablly aren't manufactured anymore. They were other forms of the mellotron, and you might know, if you listen to late 60s psychedelic pop. Anyway, I hope that was fun. I'm a multi-genre musician, and I'll be uploading music really soon. I wish to be the [proper example] for today's nurslings, you know, the little ones. I was recently introduced to my baby sister in early January, so I'll renderd the sweetest lullabyes for your enjoyment. Anyway, see you later.
Yeah but how tf do i play it
Lol. One of the best things I’ve ever heard about playing violin is -the bow plays the violin, you play the bow. So to start playing violin in general, focus on getting a clear clean tone as you draw the bow across the strings. Start with open strings and very long slow bows. Even professional violinists work on slow bows in their practicing.
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