Overview
SV250 Silent Violin
A new benchmark in professional performance for electric violin
The SV250 is designed to meet the needs of the professional and high class amateur performer wanting an amplified, yet nuanced and detailed violin sound, for all genres of music.
This new violin establishes a new benchmark for sound quality and player comfort. With its weight around just 500g, it has the same feel as a traditional acoustic violin enabling the violinist to easily move between acoustic and silent instruments.
The innovative dual pick up system allows the performer to a blend the tone quality from edgy electric to a rich acoustic sound whilst the control box contains a powerful pre-amp, master volume control, treble and bass tone controls, as well as quarter inch and XLR balanced professional grade outputs.
The SV-250 is crafted from seasoned flamed maple and a spruce top, and fitted with ebony pegs and fingerboard.
Finance
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Features
Designed to meet the needs of the professional performer playing diverse styles, the 4 string SV250 violin establishes a new benchmark for sound quality and player comfort. An innovative dual pick-up bridge allows the performer to blend the tone from an edgy electric to a rich acoustic sound. An external control box reduces the weight of the violin to 500 grams, roughly the same as a traditional acoustic violin.
Lightweight Design
The most comfortable, lightweight professional electric violin available. At only 500g, the SV250 violin feels like a traditional acoustic violin.
4 & 5 String
4-string traditional fingerboard, or 5-string with natural fingerboard spacing and a low-C string. 5-string fits regular violin case/gig bags.
Dual Pickups
Piezo pickup in the body of the instrument picks up of the rich vibrancy of the instrument, while the bridge pickup picks up the player’s subtle performance nuances. Blend pickups together to meet your sound preference.
Stage Performance
Easy connections to PA equipment - heavy duty electronic control box features a balanced out XLR, 1/4” jack, 1/8” independent headphone monitor jack, Treble, Bass and Volume controls.
Hollow-body Design
First Silent Violin with unique hollow-body design; spruce top & maple back create resonant chamber under bridge. Natural violin sound & feel.
Premium Wood
Hand-carved spruce & flamed Maple make this Silent Violin naturally beautiful with a rich shaded brown finish.
Specs
Size/Weight
| Dimensions | Width | 206mm |
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| Height | 591mm |
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| Depth | 117mm |
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| Weight | Weight | Approx. 500g |
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Body
| Size | 4/4 |
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| Body | Spruce |
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| Side/Frame | Plastic |
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| Neck | Maple |
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| Finger Board | Ebony |
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Parts
| Bridge | Maple (Pickup Sensors Pre-Installed) |
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| Tuning Pegs | Ebony |
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| Tailpiece | Wittner "Ultra" with fine tuners for every strings |
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| Chin Rest | Plastic |
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| Strings | D'Addario Zyex |
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Design/Architecture Detail
| Pick Up System | Two Piezo Pickups (Under the bridge and inside the bridge) |
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Functions
| Overall Controls | Master Volume | Yes |
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| EQ Control | Treble Control and Bass Control |
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Storage and Connectivity
| Connectivity | LINE OUT | Yes |
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| PHONE OUT | Yes |
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Power Supply
| Power Supply | AA size 1.5V battery 2pcs. or AC adapter (optional), also Phantom Power (28-48V) |
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| Battery Life | (With Earphone) Manganese:maximum 15hrs. Alkaline: maximum 50hrs. (Without Earphone) Manganese:maximum 45hrs. Alkaline: maximum 120hrs. |
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Accessories
| Included Accessories | Battery | AA size 1.5V battery 2pcs. |
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| Earphone | Yes |
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| Others | Cable bands |
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| Connecting Cable | Yes |
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| Control Box | Yes |
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Questions & Answers
Question: How do the YEV Series models compare with the SV250 and SV255 Silent Violins?
Answer
The YEV Series has been designed to offer a straightforward connection for use on stage with a powerful tone when amplified. It's ideal for rock performance and is aesthetically stunning.
The SV-250/SV-255 models offer a far more nuanced and delicate tone, extremely faithful to the violinist's performance (but it can sound more powerful than the YEV models if wanted). This makes the SV-250/SV-255 a far more versatile violin, more than capable when used in genres ranging from classical to Jazz, Country and rock and more.
Additionally, the SV-250/SV-255 features a second pickup - and you have the ability to choose one or the other, or to blend the two tones.
The SV-250/SV-255 is used with a control box which contains a high-quality pre-amp and which offers the following:
- Belt-clip
- Controls:
- Main-output volume control
- Treble control
- Bass control
- Outputs:
- Headphone output with independant volume control
- Professional-grade XLR balanced output with pad option (-26dB)
- Line output
- Power:
- Option of either mains power (DC) or battery power
- Ground-lift switch
If budget allows, the SV-250/SV-255 is the ideal choice for any violinist, offering complete control over tone and professional connections.
