do you have to have an amp to play this violin?
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It depends on how you want to play this violin. If you want to play it for others to hear (and sound like a normal violin), then you'll need an amp. Without the amp, the violin makes a very soft sound when played; enough for you to hear it but not really anybody else. I purchased this violin for that reason (to practice without everyone in the household hearing it). In this way, you can play the violin without an amp (but others won't be able to hear you). Lastly, you can finagle the violin to plug in headphones and listen to yourself play through the headphones; so with your headphones in it sounds like a regular violin to you, but everyone else around you will hear little to nothing at all - this form of playing does not require an amp.
1069210
It's not a good violin . I returned it and bought a used on through local classifieds.
1233954
Yes you will need an amp. This is the amp I used - Lanzar VCT2010 800-Watt 2-Channel High-Power Mosfet Amplifier. Sounds as good as I expected and it didn't break the bank.
36389
Not directly. It is a midi only device and makes no sounds on its own. You must use a midi cable to plug it into a sound module or midi interface on a computer. After that then you could take the output of the sound module or interface and plug that into an amp.
706139
Yes any amp. You can without a battery without amp but must have battery with amp... It's a nice guitar.
1906605
The answer is no. Just a clean and distortion setting. Volume and tone will be from the guitar. Sweet little amp though
1344807
You can play it without an amp or with one. That is the good thing about acoustic electric instruments. Acoustically, it still sounds pretty good, too.
129782
There is a switch in the back for phono or auxiliary. If you use the auxiliary you will not need a preamp. I use this option and it works very well.
1042343
The bass is phat! You don't need an amp as long as you are playing from a decent source (iPod, etc.)
1661323
Yes, I occasionally play this with a bow. To my ear it sounds great on the E string, decent on the A string, and a bit "electric" on the D and G strings.
1577627
No, you have to insert the bridge and the strings. It was pretty easy, except tuning the violin afterwards was quite difficult since I didn't have anything to tune it to.
1678490
Thanks for your question. THis amazing sounding player requires an amplifier.
942867
Yes, a set of speakers are needed. Ear phones could work, but they seem to be cumbersome playing the violin, as my wife does. Further, she plays with other people, so having the speakers for all to hear is the only way to go. The Tascam PSP520 AC adapter is the one that I purchased.
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You may need a pre-amp especially for recording input...also check to make sure your microphone is or is not PHANTOM powered, otherwise you might have to get another in between the line input for that to get it to work. I just had to order one for my violin pick-up as most amps do not have a PHANTOM setting.
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Hi Ed,We got this for our 15 year old daughter who is an accomplished violin player. She uses it with a Fender Mustang 1 amp that offers dozens of effects. She has had much fun playing this violin (sounds like a rock star) and it sounds good for a violin at this price. You will no doubt want to replace strings for best results. A new set of diaddarrio preludes will do fine for the electric. Best of luck.
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Despite it being electric, you absolutely can hear when you play this violin without being plugged into an amp. I wouldn't say its as loud as my daughter's classical violin, but I wouldn't call it silent.
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I dont know, its a lottle heavier than a regular violin, its a solid body construction, but it sounds so good that you dont even need it plugged in or powered on to have a good rich sound