Topmusicanswers
- Can you use a guitar amp for electric violin?
- How do I connect my electric violin to my amp?
- Does an electric violin need an amp?
Can you use a guitar amp for electric violin?
For a first electric violin, most musicians choose a four-string because it feels like an acoustic. ... Electric guitars use magnetic pickups, which have a different impedance than the piezo pickups used on violins, so plugging a violin into an electric-guitar amp will make the violin sound hollow and shrill.
How do I connect my electric violin to my amp?
If you want to use an effects pedal, you will need to connect your electric violin into the input jack of the effects pedal, then use a second jack cable to connect your effects pedal and your amp.
Does an electric violin need an amp?
In order to hear the sound played, electric violins need to be amplified through an external device such as an amplifier or speakers. An acoustic violin can be heard whenever it is played. Conversely, an electric violin that is not plugged into an amplifier will not be heard by the audience.
