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Renegret posted:Why the gently caress are electric violins so expensive. I've always wanted one to play around with but holy poo poo I am not paying that much for one. that one was like $110 five or six years ago and i don't know what the hell i'm doing is why the bridge isn't shaped
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i think this is the only time i've (knowingly) even heard and electric violin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjD62r9einQ&t=33s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjD62r9einQ#t=33
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Jan 29, 2014 06:03
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There's that one Rush song, too.
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Jan 29, 2014 08:38
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have we had this yet
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Jan 29, 2014 16:40
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The VU / John Cale says that electric violas are where it's at.
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Jan 29, 2014 16:59
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How about this?  Blues guitarist from Canada(you know, the REAL home of the blues), Anthony Gomes. Dude has a tele with same finish too.
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Jan 29, 2014 17:13
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Dewgy posted:that one was like $110 five or six years ago and i don't know what the hell i'm doing is why the bridge isn't shaped actually that bridge looks fine to me. violins are pretty small and their bridges aren't usually shaped and rounded off as much as cello bridges
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Jan 29, 2014 17:22
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Fair Hallion posted:have we had this yet This looks like it was left in a hot car for a long, disgusting summer.
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Jan 29, 2014 17:25
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Fair Hallion posted:have we had this yet This thing reminds me of sharks for some reason.
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Jan 29, 2014 17:35
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Is that some sort of triple humbucker or what I don't even As someone who listens to doofy 8-string metal a lot even I think that thing is ridiculous
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Jan 29, 2014 17:48
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maybe a bucker with a middle pos single coil like right on top of it? not a lot of breathing room so wouldnt surprise me.
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Jan 29, 2014 17:50
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drunk asian neighbor posted:Is that some sort of triple humbucker or what I don't even Triple buckers do actually exist though. Some brand maybe hamer? Used them in the 80's. I used to own a Kramer with quad-buckers, they were really just two single coil blade humbuckers side by side. They were pretty poo poo.
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Jan 29, 2014 17:57
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Fair Hallion posted:have we had this yet That's a literal axe. Like it was found in the mines of Moria. Remulak posted:Motherfucker, either forgot that or didn't know it. Same argghhfff
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Jan 29, 2014 18:04
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Thumposaurus posted:Triple buckers do actually exist though. Some brand maybe hamer? Used them in the 80's. alvarez made a guitar with them 
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Jan 29, 2014 18:23
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what the hell is that cutaway that cuts into the body right near where the fingerboard terminates? e: and alvarez makes weird electric guitars? i thought they just made acoustics. i own one of their mahogany top models
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Jan 29, 2014 18:27
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Fair Hallion posted:have we had this yet That is disgusting, ugh             
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Jan 29, 2014 18:33
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comes along bort posted:alvarez made a guitar with them 
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Jan 29, 2014 18:34
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Astrobastard posted:That is disgusting, ugh I love every single one of these, oh my god  something is wrong with me
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Jan 29, 2014 18:39
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drat got any more of this one?
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Jan 29, 2014 18:39
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Ferroque posted:what the hell is that cutaway that cuts into the body right near where the fingerboard terminates? alvarez's parent company slm which also owned ampeg, mackie, and crate bought another guitar company called westone and slapped the alvarez name on them in the 80s takamine also used to make electric guitars   basses too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9zP1kj5Dw
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Jan 29, 2014 18:50
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It's conceptual Dubai architecture: the guitar. e: now I kind of want to see BRUTALISM: the guitar. It would be an elongated concrete brick with strings. Troglyfe fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Jan 29, 2014 |
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Jan 29, 2014 18:58
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Astrobastard posted:That is disgusting, ugh I unironically like this. Or I did, until I looked up the price. It's a Music Man Armada, by the way, and can be yours for $3000. w/e
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Jan 29, 2014 19:31
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White Dog Eggs posted:Electric Violins are seen a joke by almost everyone That's really sad  The reason I'm suddenly interested in one is because I really want to start playing violin again but it's too drat loud even with a practice mute and an electric instrument sounds like the perfect solution to that. Dewgy posted:that one was like $110 five or six years ago and i don't know what the hell i'm doing is why the bridge isn't shaped If you have the old bridge, just trace the shape with a pencil and sand it down to the proper size. Otherwise hahahaha good luck, I guess you'll have to find a professional because it's absolutely loving miserable to do yourself and get right
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Jan 29, 2014 20:29
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, it's a pity really.
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Renegret posted:If you have the old bridge, just trace the shape with a pencil and sand it down to the proper size. Otherwise hahahaha good luck, I guess you'll have to find a professional because it's absolutely loving miserable to do yourself and get right no clue where it is; though i taught myself to do a guitar setup fairly well and bridges are cheap so i might just screw around with that i've been playing violin for all of 48 hours so honestly it works fine enough for me so far, i probably should have leveled the feet out a bit more though also astrobastard them's some ugly shits but i'm really curious as to how all of the not electric ones sound; weird shapes do cool things to acoustic tone sometimes
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Jan 29, 2014 20:44
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Renegret posted:That's really sad I've never heard an electric violin played through anything other than minimally EQ'd house PA systems and low-end guitar combos/powered speakers and they just sound awful. I have no idea what amplification you need but maybe that's most of the problem
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Jan 29, 2014 21:14
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Manky posted:I've never heard an electric violin played through anything other than minimally EQ'd house PA systems and low-end guitar combos/powered speakers and they just sound awful. I have no idea what amplification you need but maybe that's most of the problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJlb7z8CCGI short version is i can't wait to put this thing through my effects pedal
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Jan 29, 2014 21:32
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Dewgy posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJlb7z8CCGI this is way more passable than i was expecting at least before he starts dropping effects in there but w/e
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Jan 29, 2014 21:42
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Manky posted:I've never heard an electric violin played through anything other than minimally EQ'd house PA systems and low-end guitar combos/powered speakers and they just sound awful. I have no idea what amplification you need but maybe that's most of the problem yeah if you are amplifying a violin or something like that you usually need to run it through a preamp or something like that before you DI into a PA. i use one of those little fishman guys to do a little preliminary eqing and to invert phase if i need to, otherwise all your overtones will just sound horrible
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Jan 29, 2014 21:48
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Dewgy posted:no clue where it is; though i taught myself to do a guitar setup fairly well and bridges are cheap so i might just screw around with that Unfortunately a violin setup is nothing like a guitar setup, and unlike a guitar it's not really playable with a half-assed bridge. If you don't sand the bridge down correctly you won't be able to play on individual strings, and you're not supposed to have an even curve either. The E string is usually lower with a steeper curve than the G. They make violin bridges the same way as guitar nuts (too big with the expectation to be cut to size), not shaping it before installing it has similar consequences. You can find a pre-shaped bridge that will work but I think it's a lot more expensive. I made one once and it was absolutely miserable.
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Jan 29, 2014 21:50
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01011001 posted:this is way more passable than i was expecting it's silly and i can use headphones with it, what's not to love Renegret posted:Unfortunately a violin setup is nothing like a guitar setup, and unlike a guitar it's not really playable with a half-assed bridge. If you don't sand the bridge down correctly you won't be able to play on individual strings, and you're not supposed to have an even curve either. The E string is usually lower with a steeper curve than the G. it's been pretty playable with my half assed setup right now, though the bridge i got isn't on an even curve, the G is slightly higher than the E it's probably gonna make my other non-electric violin sound like poo poo but even that isn't too bad frankly i think with a half assed setup i can call this thing a fiddle and get away with it
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Jan 29, 2014 21:55
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Dewgy posted:
Make sure you over-rosin your bow and never clean the fingerboard once. Or better yet, just grind some rosin on and start caking it on the fingerboard so it looks heavily used.
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Jan 29, 2014 22:11
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my non-electric came with a black haired bow with like 1/4 of the strands left and it's all grimy and poo poo i call it mr. grumpy and it sounds amazing, so yeah i got that covered
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Jan 29, 2014 22:13
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I need these in my life. Electric Violin Chatte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRfYgABSltM
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Jan 29, 2014 22:53
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Speaking of ugly electric violins, I made this during my last year of high school. Useless cutaway? check. Extra string? check. Gotta get that C string for warm viola sounds :3  Pretty much a testbed for my handwound violin pickups. Sounds... alright, but it is almost unplayably heavy. If I ever get around to making another one there's a whole bunch of functional things I would do.
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Jan 29, 2014 23:24
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Fair Hallion posted:have we had this yet Whats all that poo poo hanging of the bridge, all that metal stuff
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Jan 29, 2014 23:31
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Jedrick posted:I need these in my life. good luck. they only made a couple hundred of each not gonna lie i've been sorta looking for a ge-400kt (the bottom one) off and on for a few years
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Jan 29, 2014 23:41
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hitchensgoespop posted:Whats all that poo poo hanging of the bridge, all that metal stuff The tuners since its headless it has fine tuners only. Blame Ned Steinberger for that. I hope it has some way to use normal strings I can't imagine it would be easy to find double ball ended string sets that large.
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Jan 30, 2014 00:11
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skudmunky posted:Speaking of ugly electric violins, I made this during my last year of high school. oh my god that extra string is really, really bothering me. It hurts to look at. Otherwise I like it but gently caress that extra string. I'm imagining playing it and ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Jan 30, 2014 00:13
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skudmunky posted:Speaking of ugly electric violins, I made this during my last year of high school. There is an old violin ("not fiddle, violin") player who drinks at one of the pubs I got to, I like to wind him up by taking about putting guitar tuners on his violin, for some reason it works him into this charmingly inept old-man rage "Guitar tuners on a violin??? I'd sooner let you put tits on my dog, at least I'd get some use out of them you stupid bugger". He still goes up on open mic nights too.  Irritating man with an irritating haircut makes a stupid iOS guitar thing which is apparently good for learning guitar on even though it's not a guitar, or something. To be honest, I didn't finish the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV4F4yR2nEs
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White Dog Eggs posted:There is an old violin ("not fiddle, violin") player who drinks at one of the pubs I got to, I like to wind him up by taking about putting guitar tuners on his violin, for some reason it works him into this charmingly inept old-man rage "Guitar tuners on a violin??? I'd sooner let you put tits on my dog, at least I'd get some use out of them you stupid bugger". He still goes up on open mic nights too. Tell him that the internet thinks he's wrong, because there's nothing quite as terrifying as tuning an E string using the pegs while you're holding it up in the proper position and guitar tuners would solve that problem. e: I love listening to guitarists complain about tightening their E strings. Hey listen, at least it's not inches away from your face, plus with wodden pegs you usually need to overtighten it because most pegs are going to slip a bit after you let go. And if you use peg drops it's just as bad, instead of the peg slipping, you really have to muscle it to get the peg to move and you're worried when you finally do get it to move you're going to overshoot your target and snap the string. Plus the shorter length means it'll snap sooner. That string has a lot of tension. Renegret fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Jan 30, 2014 |
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