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Great value; stunning sonics!
FV-1 Standard Series Electric Violin with a solid spruce top, maple body, and ebony fingerboard. Includes a FREE Meisel Violin/Viola Stand (a $40.00 value!)
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Detailed Product Description
The Fender FV-1 Standard Series Electric Violin
First introduced in the late '50s, the Fender Violin is a unique instrument that has all the tone, playability and features that musicians have come to expect from Fender. This beautiful, full-size instrument features a chambered body, solid spruce top, maple back & sides, ebony fingerboard and special design piezo electric bridge. The Fender Violin comes as a complete outfit that includes a hard shell case, bow and rosin.
Detailed Product Features
- Chambered body
- Solid spruce top
- Maple back and sides
- Ebony fingerboard
- Special-design piezo electric bridge
- Bow
- Rosin
- Hardshell case
Detailed Product Specifications
- Accessories: Natural Horsehair Bow, Hard Case
- Back and Sides: Maple
- Bridge: Ebony
- Electronics: Piezo Pickups, volume and tone controls
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Finish: Gloss
- Neck: Maple
- Top: Solid Spruce
- Tuners: Ebony
Detailed Rebate Information
Detailed Warranty Information
Warranty Period:
limited lifetime warranty
Warranty Details:
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation warrants this Fender brand instrument to be
free from defects in materials and workmanship for as long as it is owned by the original
retail purchaser, except that pickups, switches, jacks, controls, all other electronic
components, tuning machines, hardware, pickguards, plated surfaces, gig bags, cases and
case hardware are warranted for a period of one
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0 found helpful, 1 found unhelpful.
One of my favorite instruments to play.
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by Kalah
11/13/2008 8:28:34 PM
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Musical Experience:
Violin 6 years, Guitar 3 years, Piano about 1 year
Style of music:
Whatever comes from my head and heart
Hometown
Indiana
The Fender FV-1 was the first electric violin I owned, but not the first one I played. I had played plenty of other electric violins, but none of them really caught my attention (except the ones I couldn't afford). Finally, I found this violin. I fell in love with it. It may be heavy, but after a day or two, you get used to it. The design and style make it really sharp and it instantly drew everyone's attention to the violin section of the orchestra I play in. Without the amp, it may sound a little odd, but you can still tell when it's in tune or not. Just like with the weight, it takes time to get used to it. However, when hooked up to an amp, it sounds wonderful. It actually sounds better than some of the electric guitars that my band uses.
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6 found helpful, 0 found unhelpful.
Dead Weight... but it looks AMAZING!!
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by Carlos
11/8/2008 3:11:53 PM
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Musical Experience:
Professional musician/producer
Style of music:
Hip Hop, Classical, Jazz, Rock, Dance, Baroque
Hometown
California
Right off the bat you will notice the heaviness of this violin. Violins by nature are meant to be light enough to be held without help from your left hand. I did not get that from this violin. Without realizing i was holding most of the violin's weight with my left hand, making difficult passages almost impossible to play. The sound is raw, which is to be expected with ANY electric instrument. It is not designed to be played straight into a PA or headphones. Buy a preamp, some effect pedals, and even an acoustic amplifier to hear how the instrument is SUPPOSED to be heard. All in all, the sound is decent. It looks AMAZING, but it is constructed in a manner that hinders proper violin playing. OVERALL: Save up some more $$$ and get a Yamaha or a zeta.
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30 found helpful, 5 found unhelpful.
Sounds great through amp, bad acoustically
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by Mike
2/12/2006 8:34:19 AM
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Musical Experience:
Hobbyist/Ocasional Performances
Style of music:
Classical
Hometown
Montana
The fender fv1 was the first violin I owned. I think the tone and feel of this instrument is great for the price. If you are planning to play it with out an amp I would not reccomend it because it doesn't sound to hot acoustically. otherwise this is a very good buy. The bow that comes with it is not so hot, so I would plan on buying a new bow with it.
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