Looking for an electric violin

[lol-russ]

hey guys im looking for a good electric violin so if you know any sits that manufacture them pls post them here

[gamerdude767]

What do you mean by electric Violin? like one you plug into a PA or amp?

[FOOKz™]

lol. If you do I want to see it.

I don't know much at all about electric guitar companies that could customize something but i know how they work.

If you have a spare violin laying around (lol)... then i could help you mod it.

[Timmy]

they're all over ebay seriously

but honestly i wouldn't recommend it, if you want to amplify an acoustic violin, buy a good violin pickup or a nice mic for it and run that to an amp, the tone will be 100 times better

[ryan0]

electric violins are pretty darn cool!my friend has one and plugs it into my guitar fx pedal,you can get some insaaaaaaaaaane sounds from them!

[gamerdude767]

 Just get a pre amp and a 57 mic or a Rode nt1a to mic your acoustic violin =D

 If you want more help with the equipment just pm me as i have a few links for what you exactly need.

[lol-russ]

i plan on leaving my acoustic violin as it is
electric violins are hard to come by in the local music stores these days
and yeah im an a band and i don't wanna play in in with a hollow body violin

[Timmy]

okay, but you dont have to modify it to mic it just so you know

but anyway, yeah they don't tend to be a local thing but searching in ebay reveals plenty of results, and other online stores

[ryan0]

yeah theres some pretty awesome electric violins on ebay for less than 100 euro,try and get a good quality used one rather than a crap quality new one

[Timmy]

http://www.myspace.com/judgementday

Thought id mention these guys whilst the thread is going....

Really spectacular stuff, all with that sort of instrument through distortion and pedals, save for the drums of course,  i particularly like the palm muted rhythm guitar style sounds the cellist gets