August 28, 2007

• Woot!!!

  I just bought a 6-string electric violin on ebay!

  It's got 6 strings:  E, A, D, G, C, and F!
  It's got volune and tone controllers.
  It's got an input jack.
  It's got a "professional level pickup including a built-in pre-amp".
  It comes with a deluxe suspension case, bow, rosin, 10 ft. instrument cable, headphones, and a 9 volt battery.
  It's got a "silent" mode for practicing with headphones, although the maker claims it still has some acoustic sound as well for tone quality.
  It's black.

  I've wanted an electric violin since I was a little kid.  I'm hyped.

  Granted, it's a **cheapo** model, and it doesn't have the midi-output that I was looking for so I could plug it into composing software, but it's a start (especially just for the price).  And my dad's promised to buy me a good-quality one once I'm finished my thesis (it'll probably take far longer just to find one that has everything I'm looking for).  Besides, I've still got my trusty good quality traditionally-made acoustic violin for quality.

  Yay!

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