June 13th, 2009 2:35 am
NuttrButtr asked:
Is there a difference when you play it? Wold I have to get new lessons to learn the electric violin if I already learned acoustic?
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Is there a difference when you play it? Wold I have to get new lessons to learn the electric violin if I already learned acoustic?
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Tags: Acoustic Violin, Electric Violin, Folk Songs, Learn Violin
June 14, 2009 at 1:50 pm
It’s not so different that you would need to relearn anything.
It’s strung the same way, the neck is the same, etc.
It does sound a lot different though, and takes quite a bit of getting used to.
Not a lot of attention goes into the acoustic design of an electric, it’s all about the pickup inside it.
You will be surprised how much your playing is dependent on how the instrument “feels” physically, as in the vibrations you get from an acoustic (and don’t get from an electric!), and it sounds WAY different – smoother, fewer harmonics, so it’s not such a nice, full sound. Kinda thin, actually.
Other than that, it depends on what type of music you’re playing.
June 14, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I don’t know (sorry), but I suspect the sound is very different, the action is very different (the up and down of the fingers when they touch the strings), and of course, the style of music is going to be different, I would think, for the most part.
I think that if you can play the style of the electric violin music, on your acoustic, you won’t have a problem doing both.
June 17, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Your skills will transfer. For the most part, I’m much happier putting a pickup in my acoustic violin, though, because I don’t like the sound of electrics. The only advantage is you can play an electric without being as loud for those around you, and it works well in a sound system with a rock band. If you’re not planning to perform pop music with your violin, I think the acoustic is much more satisfying to play. Even if you are, consider just buying a pickup instead.
June 18, 2009 at 5:14 am
you dont need eviolin lessons…
i havent played an eviolin yet. so i wouldn’t know if theres any difference when you play.
June 21, 2009 at 7:41 am
The main difference is that you can plug your electric violin into an amplifier (although you can do that with a pickup on an acoustic violin). Sometimes, there are electric violins with 5 strings (additional Low C) to enable the players to have a wider range. Electric violins are mostly heavier than acoustic violins. Some they uses different materials on the neck so you would feel a bit “un-natural” when you play on the electric.
Basically you wouldn’t have to get new lessons on techniques if you had gone through solid foundation training in acoustic violin. However, I suggest that you go for improvisation class or learn a bit the harmony used in the genre which you would like to attempt.
good luck