Yamaha Silent Series SV-200 Electric Violin - Blue

I love my violin! works great with amps and is just overall wonderful!

I bought this to take to Afghanistan on deployment so I could practice while I'm here. Its rugged enough that it made the trip with no problems, but I practice it without headphones so I can more easily match the sound with the resonance of the instrument. The headphones sound fine, but I prefer to play without them so I can concentrate on the natural vibration of the instrument.I used it at a country gig the weekend before I came and plugged directly into a Fender Tube amp sans preamp or equalizer, but wasn't happy with the sound - too high. I didn't have time to experiment with tweaking the sound, so thats probably less about the instrument. I enjoyed having the quarter inch jack to plug into instead of having to worry that I was going to scratch the wood on my regular violin with the pickup grip.While deployed, I've been able to plug the violin into my Bose desktop computer speakers and it sounds much better than through the fender guitar amp. I'm actually considering using that on stage next time, but I plan to expirement with an equalizer first. The best sound I've ever gotten out of an amped violin was at Toby Keith's restaurant gig in Oklahoma where I went into the PA via a direct box and into a powered monitor. So, I think its only a matter of time before I find an acceptable set up for this violin.