Why Do Electric Violins Look So Crazy?

[@DrawAndErase]

Electric Violins have some of the most aesthetically pleasing designs in the instrument world, so creative and beautiful.

[@ElectricViolinShop]

Indeed.

[@cangilll]

electric guitars > anything

[@DrawAndErase]

Not sure about that take lol

[@improvingguitarist1595]

Tbh I prefer the aesthetic of acoustic violin than the electric one.

[@MM93_SV5]

But they are shit. Why do I need to buy a electric that looks like acoustic when I can just buy an acoustic violin? Also, electric violin is kinda like cheating on an exam. You don’t have to worry about intonation, articulation, etc. it requires less skill.

[@Mordorer]

That Flying V tho! 🤣super cool.

[@underfan7713]

Flying V(iolin)

[@n.h.moreno]

That was pretty awesome-looking!!!! Even got metallic paint

[@dacksonflux]

I loved that too 😁

[@Emppu_T.]

Or a Flying F

[@EvelynSucksAtLife]

Metal as fvck 🤘

[@pd1jdw630]

Ok, you had me with the Flying V

[@SCWood]

Same way with electric guitars. When Les Paul first demonstrated his electric guitar prototype, it was just a rail with strings and a fretboard attached, and no one knew it was supposed to be a guitar. After he added a wooden body, the things sold like hotcakes.

[@morgangreene19]

Dudes, I legit thought one of those was a *tobacco* bong at the end…

[@cardfreak0560]

Tobacco... sure...

[@jakethegreatest473]

Might be...duel purpose

[@TheMsr47gaming]

You mean water pipe ?

[@EvelynSucksAtLife]

​@@jakethegreatest473 *dual

[@jakethegreatest473]

@@EvelynSucksAtLife you suppose to sit in the corner of the tavern not talking to people....not correcting English

[@jordanharkness]

I see a Jordan (not me) violin in there. How does it stack up to others?

[@ElectricViolinShop]

They're amazing!

[@jordanhannah3912]

Lol we have the same initials

[@jordanharkness]

@@jordanhannah3912 we certainly do. And share an interest in violins.

[@humanguy1643]

@@jordanharkness now kiss

[@heyauser7702]

@@humanguy1643 it's truly beautiful witnessing love natter what format.

[@Clumpydump]

Chris Jericho's so multi-talented.

[@elenas3571]

“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

[@menak8870]

I played violin from age 7 to 16. I'm now in my 30s and really want to play again. Even when I was young I loved the look and idea of electric violins. Everyone that you should in this video look amazing! Think it's time I save up to buy

[@ASweetShortCake]

Woah, I stumbled upon the string-playing world. That electric violin looks sick!

[@tucz3189]

I think it's safe to say these violins are rather sacrilegious...

[@silverreaper0_09]

I think ling ling would agree 👀

[@rumblefish9]

Its not. Plenty of violinists play electric violins. Vanessa May is one.

[@muttager]

That electric violin looks like a handheld vacuum cleaner

[@vglalves]

Good video. Just adding another piece of info. It's good to have at least the initial body part (don't know the name in english) of the violin for reference when shifting positions but I noticed some of your electric violins doesn't have it (but most does). So I think it would be just harder (for me) to play it.

[@morg630]

Form or shape could be a good word to use there, in case you wanted to know lol

[@armandolopez4033]

Upper bout

[@violintegral]

I was thinking the same thing. For violinists switching between acoustic and electric instruments, playing without the upper right bout would be very awkward. They would have to completely relearn shifting and intonation in high positions, and shifting to high positions would simply become more difficult because the arm would have to do all of the shifting, covering a large distance on its own, whereas on an acoustic violin, shifting to high positions is achieved by an elastic motion of the arm, hand, and fingers all stretching or contracting together to cover the distance of the shift.

[@spencerwells1328]

The guy/band "shawn james" has a guy in his band that uses a badass eletric violin. At least i believe it is one.

[@PeachiiWubs]

Those are instruments but also pieces of art.

[@ALucas73]

This needed a play of the electric violin while turned off to show exactly what the body of an acoustic violin actually does to the sound.

[@axelmilan4292]

Okay, that flying-V violin looked kinda badass

[@matsupitsu]

Having an electric violin shop is my ultimate dream.....!

[@heszedjim9699]

It looks the way it does, because the way it is

[@Shadow_with_me]

Just like a guitar💕

[@dallasoch]

They're all gorgeous!

[@no1bandfan]

Cool Fiddle!

[@KazBodnar]

the second to last one looks so cool

[@kevinwells9751]

To be pedantic the body of the violin doesn't amplify the sound (that would violate conservation of energy), what it does is called impedance matching, here's how it works. Violin strings are very bad at transferring their energy to the air around them because they mostly just cut through it, however they are pretty good at transferring energy into the wood that supports it called the bridge because it's in direct contact. The bridge then transfers the vibrations to the rest of the violin's body through the sound post (a stick that sits inside the body between the bridge and the back of the violin). Once the body of the violin is vibrating it is very good at transferring that vibration to the air because it has large solid surfaces. The front part of a speaker (called a diaphragm) works the same way to transfer the sound from the driver to the air. The lower the frequency, the larger the surface has to be in order to do impedance matching, which is why the body's of cellos and basses are so much larger (not to mention that the strings also have to be longer). It also acts as a resonance chamber, which allows the sound to bounce around inside, changing the tone of the sound and making it sound nicer to our ears.

[@kennethschweighardt4920]

Love what you shared.. Truth & Passion!

[@Jester4460]

They look futuristic so I’m fine

[@oscargervacio1695]

i love that last one

[@jikill7586]

it also needs a thing part for the bow to move around. if you don’t have that, it’s like playing the piano with winter gloves on.

[@AlexRiversMusic]

Well said

[@Rose-yx6jq]

That last one is sick.

[@jopfeber7147]

So today I learned electric violins exist

[@Nexus42]

If you want to hear some amazing music with the electric violin, look up Emilie Autumn. Especially her instrumental album Laced/Unlaced is one of my all-time favorite albums, I don't think anyone in the world can play it as well as her.

[@dhanssolo]

The last one killed me

[@RobertShane83]

You sound like Scotty Kilmer. It's crazy.

[@hollybelleorchid1350]

And he's left-handed too！！☺♡

[@patmorabito7981]

You can tell it’s a violin because of the way it is

[@silly_on_]

Damn those look straight out of a Tim Burton movie or something!

[@thinkpad20]

What I’ve always wondered is even just considering acoustic instruments, why there are a huge variety of guitar shapes and styles (dreadnought, parlor, manouche, Spanish classical, Russian classical, Russian steel string, with/without cutaway, and on and on) but just about every acoustic violin follows an almost identical shape?

[@SchemingGoldberg]

That's partly because violin variants aren't called violins, instead they're called "vielle" or "pochette" or "lyra viol" or "rebec" or "gadulka". So they use a different word to refer to a different shape.

[@notatotalsansfanatic1123]

man looks like the wish version of prince charming from shrek

[@MadJackChurchill1312]

Love Ned’s designs.

[@dj_phantom3413]

I have that first electric model you pulled out!

[@TherosonDragonstoungue]

Brooo, electric violin bong would be soo dope.

[@alaricbergeron6258]

It’s the equivalent of asking why electric guitars are so different from acoustic ones

[@thinkpad20]

Not exactly because there are a ton of different acoustic guitar shapes but pretty much only one acoustic violin shape

[@pulaski1]

@@thinkpad20 Also most (by numbers made, so Les Pauls, SGs, Teles and Strats, and their numerous knock-offs) electric guitars have mostly shape elements of acoustic guitars that they absolutely _don't_ need to function as an electric guitar. Only Steinberger has had any success at all, and that said, not much, with designing electric guitars reduced to their minimum necessary elements.

[@lesleylesley5821]

Make them vertical, easier on the wrists, the neck and the shoulder. Just hold it on your lap, play it like a small cello.

[@diasandre9201]

Such cool models bro

[@codym5352]

I would've answered the question with "Why don't electric organs take up half of an entire chuch like pipe organs do? Think about it and explain it to me"

[@matthanson6558]

That's a sick violin

[@CassandraMiyuki]

It's the same with any instrument when you compare acoustic to electric. There are some super crazy electric instruments out there

[@CynHicks]

That last V shape is kind of hilarious. 🤣

[@dx.feelgood5825]

The flying v electric violin cemented in my mind that this guy looks like a washed up glam metal rockstar in the best way possible and I'm so fucking here for it.

[@ElectricViolinShop]

Thanks... I think.

[@dx.feelgood5825]

@@ElectricViolinShop you're fucking rocking it man 🤟

[@spicybeantofu]

I had an electric violin that looked like an acoustic but had a place to plug an amp

[@Mephora]

Form follows function! Architects: "No"

[@williamkleitsch1153]

Maybe the function is not structural. Maybe the form in question, say window trim, which is not structural is to generate an emotional response.

[@indieramus]

Form follows function, unless you're apple. Then function follows form.

[@waterierStone]

I wonder if there's a much nicer sounding shape but nobody would dare make it because of how popular the violin is.

[@puddin8016]

this the guy from the "i dont wear comfortable shoes and you shouldnt either" ad? 💀💀

[@rocknrevolt938]

Reminds me of that three string violin that looks like it was designed by HR giger.

[@MrHeuvaladao]

Flying V violin. Noice!

[@voshadxgathic]

Acoustic violins could have some variation, but its mostly just aesthetic attachments, with nothing that actually interferes with the desired sound.

[@jegr3398]

Haha the flying V violin. That's cool 😎

[@jakemosher243]

This is sacrilegious!

[@Hepatic_Cardiomyopathy]

LINGLING IS DYING OF LAUGHTER

[@niklas3686]

I really like the looks of the cello of Tina Guo

[@ElectricViolinShop]

She's a ridiculously talented player!

[@mandavaler]

V shaped violin lmao love it

[@idealizedx8924]

Bruh the flying v tho, like whos playin that shit, gene simmons?

[@regulargreg]

I'd love to see AI find shapes that have the best form for function. It's amazing that humans were able to do this through millenia of trial and error. If only texts weren't destroyed throughout history.

[@blackraveness]

I watched once a rock coverband. Instead of a bassist they had a violinist with an amazing electric violin. It was made from translucent blue acryl. It was the first time I saw an instrument like this and stunned by the music it made.

[@velazquezarmouries]

Well there are early violins that don't look like violins yet sound pretty much the same or even better

[@gj4312]

Resonance on the body can be heard through the guitar. You technically can shave the body off as you technically could with an acoustic but it will sound worse.

[@DrewWillson]

thank you for the explanation Vivaldi

[@KristofferEk]

you can ask the same thing for every acoustic instrument ever and get the same response for those instruments.

[@zoidsfan12]

My introduction to electric violins was trans Siberian orchestra. That chick absolutely shreds on that thing. Don't know if they still have the same person leading their violins nowadays but yeah, she's a show stealer. And the body of the violin just looks dope.

[@alyssathompson6187]

i know very minimal about instruments but this is so sick

[@KAT-bt5qg]

I have an electric violin, I'm not exactly great at it though cause I'm still learning. I don't if this is true for all violins, but I know the one I got was much cheaper then most acoustic violins

[@matsupitsu]

Totally man. Acoustic violins that are generally considered to be "very good" usually cost thousands and thousands of dollars (the really good ones are 10-100k). The most expensive electric violins don't come close to those numbers.

[@aarushi2740]

there are a couple strads that approach 1-2 million dollars

[@bongdong9154]

My acoustic student violin is just a few hundred($400? Idk its been a few years) and its great😅 idk why anyone would ever pay more than $5,000 for a violin

[@matsupitsu]

@@aarushi2740 I think there are a lot of stradivari and guarneri violins out there that exceed 1M. I think at least three violins are over 15M ($)!

[@skeletoninyourbody9896]

It's like with pianos. You'd rather want the electric one rather than a classical piano, it's just so darn expensive. Still does the job and sounds good and your wallet won't cry...as much. So 🤷‍♀️

[@coreyjwingate]

Now I want an electric violin... Great

[@ElectricViolinShop]

I know a guy you can call...

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

i'd like to hear a combination using actual analog sound but drop a bit of acid if ready.. ah for indian violin styles ..

[@petermcgill1559]

Well explained 👍

[@outre5416]

bro put a restraining bolt on his giolin

[@mackenzy.mp4]

they should make more that look like famous guitars. They need a stratocaster, telecaster, and Les Paul but all as violins. They’ve already got a flying v.

[@andarus2798]

This video threw me for such a loop because every violin I've played is held in the left hand. Simply by holding it in what visually looks like the right I thought his strings were backwards.

[@ElectricViolinShop]

It's a TikTok video. It's reversed.

[@nokiot9]

Have you guys seen that “room shape that no light can escape”? It’s the EXACT shape as a violin wall. That can’t be a coincidence

[@ABissodone1]

Am I the only one who could hear his voice vibrating the strings?

[@revalone3944]

looks like a handheld vacuum

[@Boulder_Betta]

Even though the white one in the background is shaped acoustically

[@GsPeter100]

Wow this actually got me thinking of why any living thing has the form it has. Perhaps it is to fulfill the purpose it was destined to fulfill

[@mysteriumxarxes3990]

Eletric violins dont need to have acoustic amplification cuz they have eletric amplification. The current violin design was improved through centuries, it didnt started like this. Centuries of improvements made the acoustic box to look like how it is today, especially those two S like openings. You can say that the violin shape of today is nothing less than perfection. But again, eletric violins, like eletric guitars, drums, pianos or any other instrument else dont need their acoustic reverberation mechanisms, and in some cases.not even the original sound producing mechanism, like eletric pianos, that doesnt have strings, its audio is digital

[@tajkoreddeninthearctic194]

This might be weird to say but it’s really cool to accept that something looks the way it does because that’s how it has to be

[@missbeaussie]

Excellent

[@Nexus42]

If you want to hear some amazing music with the electric violin, look up Emilie Autumn. Especially her instrumental album Laced/Unlaced is one of my all-time favorite albums, I don't think anyone in the world can play it as well as her.

[@ironking6697]

Just stumbled upon this and Gem of a video, I have a steinberger bass, but I have two basses so this is interesting

[@e.b2318]

You look like glam from Metal Family

[@slyfrailzz]

I always wanted an electric that looks like a classic violin. I think so many look off and not serious enough.

[@josiaboy]

acoustic violins look that way because they have to, electric violins look like that because they can

[@manoflego123]

There's a dude that made one out of a baseball bat, it was pretty cool looking

[@ElectricViolinShop]

He's brought it into the shop. It's crazy!

[@Veronicz]

It’s possible they were just questioning the design choices.

[@Zombieskullz]

he looks like glam from metal family

[@joaopedroschramm1948]

Love it

[@mave2789]

Luis Sullivan, "form follow funtion"

[@Nukesnipe]

Damn I kinda want an electric violin now

[@ElectricViolinShop]

We have a website where you can get one... just saying.

[@ZHEER]

The electric violin is probably my least favorite sounding instrument. They look nice though.

[@onionring8303]

That’s why we have guitars they sound kickass and they look kickass 🤘

[@renascitur7051]

@@onionring8303 That's why we have grand pianos and they look, well; grand.

[@mousi9736]

Then it falls on your amps and pickups then to shape the electric sound well

[@sorrenblitz805]

Much like a guitar you gotta dial the tone in on your amp also many of the electric violinists I've seen have distortion on for some reason like it's a guitar. Sometimes it works but most times it sounds not so great because violins weren't meant to be distorted. Turning the treble and mid end on the amp down a little should help too

[@renascitur7051]

@@sorrenblitz805 Just stick with the trad violin lol. Electric violins sound way too metallic and dull.

[@athmaid]

Electric guitars should be the same but for some reason not that many brands offer such guitars. People prefer playing an instrument that's double the weight it should be for some reason

[@darth_meme_lord2980]

I've been rewatching this to find the pick up and the violin and so far I have not succeeded in doing so

[@ElectricViolinShop]

We just did a video on it! It's in the bridge.

[@SuperPinhead123]

Forms follows function 🔥🔥🔥 classic architecture philosophy