so if this doesnt have a pedal, you have to constantly fiddle with it by hand? I have electric violin, I am new to all of this.
1760497
Good question, it's a bit deceiving. But it turns out those big buttons are the footswitch. They can be operated by your foot. If you can get a closer look at it, you can even see that they are made that way. It's an ok item. Has some fun effects on it, some useful. If I were to criticize it I would say that because I don't use it often, I sort of have to relearn how. It has two dials that to some degree have to work together and I just have a hard time remembering how to use them or what they are for. But that could be my brain, not the device. Good Luck!
1760498
It depends, for example; I set my clean to A1, and my distortion to A2, my lead to A3, and special effect to A4 and A0. Stepping through the channels and coming through clean takes practice but it can be done. This is a decent pedal to toy with, but I would consider Zooms later models that offer more at the same price point.
1760499
They do have one with the Wawa peddle. For me, I have preset some sounds I use on regular basis. They are custom settings and easy to press the foot button up and down. I don't use the cry baby type foot pedal and never have but some lead guitar players swear by them I have owned a lot of phase shifters, studio chorus and distortion peddles and this one bay far is a better unit for many multiple sounds. If you want the wawa peddle affect, then get the next level up which is more money but should be a good choice as well.
1760500
actually, the "pedal" is just for creating the whammying effect. This Zoom G1N Guitar effect pedal has a lot of effects and you can change effects with the feet, but the "pedal" i reffer is just for the wham effect so you don't have to worry
1760501
This piece of equipment is not easy to use. It requires you to fiddle around with it constantly. Not my recommended tool for a fun experience.
1760502
Well, yes, you can but it has a bunch (50 or more?) presets and a lot of them are user presets. You can switch between presets with the footswitch and can assign. say, 3 or 4 effects you want to use for a given song and switch back and forth between them with the footswitch. Sorry for inexactness but I'm at work.
2077182
If your violin uses the same type cord as an electric guitar I don't see why not. It is a superb little device.
92623
Just use an x stand with a sustain pedal. After all its not for performance. turn the volume down if you want softer.
1382621
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.
821371
You can buy a pedal separately and it connects to the keyboard via the "sustain" receptacle on the back of the keyboard. It works well
2155286
Really, nothing. The point is that you no longer need effects pedals. The other plus is the Bluetooth function. It's a multi-tasker: an amp and an Bluetooth speaker. I usually jam along with songs from my iPhone. I have a couple of tones I downloaded that I use 99% of the time. (You can program your own if that's your thing but I'm not interested in fooling with that.) Great little practice amp.
2108139
I play guitar and piano. Considering that violin is similar in some aspects. This would probably be just as useful as it is for guitar. It is great for strengthening and staying in practice and pattern excercises. I think it would be perfectly fine for violin :)
1265914
You could use it at a very beginner level or with only one hands part but Fur Elise can't even be played on it. I struggle playing many songs on my 49 key setup without transposing it.
1124594
I suggest using a guitar pedal eq (or some other type of preamp) before you go to the mixer. This will boost the signal and the pickups tone. I am currently using this on a mandolin. It sounds very natural. I have tried this on a cello, it was plenty fat. I think with the eq you will get a good sound. You can't beat the price. You could even get crazy, buy 2 pickups and 2 eq's and put 1 in the F-hole and 1 on the bridge???
1833985
The violin is not silent. In other words, it makes noise when you play. However, it is not an acoustic violin, which means that it is not loud enough to play without it being plugged in with cords. So, you do need cords, unless you are able to find a wireless device that connects to a PA system. You may want to look for an acoustic/electric violin.
2135875
It was put together already. The problem is that the pegs keep slipping. I brought it to a music store and the technician tighted all the pegs. I had thought that the problem was fixed. But the slippage happened again. My daughter cannot play and her teacher asked her to fix it. I thought about return it but then realized it just passed 30 days. I brought it to another music store and the tech replaced one peg and put peg drops on the other 3 and I was charged $18. Not happy on this "new" violin.
1684112
Yes. This is an amazing device. I'm a keyboard player though. It flawlessly follows my chord progressions via MIDI and harmonizes beautifully. I have been performing The Eagles, Three Dog Night, the Guess Who and many other full harmony bands by myself. It is paramount that you get the pedal. Hope this helps.
922600
Mine still exists. I bought it in February. I just can't USE it because the poor design has all the finger placements wrong. I think any violin (even this one) will last a long time, if you care for it properly and treat it gently.
1060284
Hello Nick. Personally, I think so but I am not a professional violinist I actually play the sax and wanted to fiddle around with the violin. It works for me... I hope this helps... :)
175154
Yes. Unrelated - the fine tuner on mine was broken right out of the box. I didn't notice right away as I waited awhile to play it. Other than that it's a beautiful sounding and looking violin.
958330
Watch fiddler man on YouTube. He has some great info to help. I love this violin. I do think (after researching my purchase ) that in the musical instruments market, money is an important factor. Spend to the upper end of your comfort level. It wil, hopefully, mean a higher quality instrument. Regardless, your first violin will have sentimental value, even if you invest in another.
353712
Yes, it comes with a pedal but, at least in my case, it was not a piano-type pedal so I bought that separately. Moreover, be aware that Yamaha pianos have a polarity the reverse of at least some other pianos, so you either need to get a Yamaha pedal or a pedal with polarity control. I also agree that you want a strong stand as this is a heavy instrument. And also yes I still play it all the time and love it.