Rocking out... With a Violin???

[cjj]

Well, OK, it's not just any violin, it's Mark Wood and his self-designed Viper Electric Violin.


How about some Twisted Sister? The first 2:50 are the Viper solo, it gets really interesting at about 1:47, more like electric guitar than violin.


Heavy Metal Violin?



Vivaldi anyone?


They are fretted, come with up to 7 strings for a 7 octave range from bass to violin, and strap on so you don't get neck cramps holding them. Pretty cool...


http://www.davidsonviolins.com/viper_el ... violin.htm

[johnhall]

And here's a Rickenbacker electric violin for comparison:

[cjj]

And here's a Rickenbacker electric violin for comparison:

Designed long before Mr. Wood's Viper...

[electrofaro]

Wood's violin is nice and modern, but most of it is effects - still, he has to know how to use all the effects to create the soundscapes. I prefer the prewar sounds of the video Mr Hall posted though - am I the only one who thinks some south german and austrian folk music reminds of hawaiian music? Probably just me again

[cjj]

Wood's violin is nice and modern, but most of it is effects - still, he has to know how to use all the effects to create the soundscapes.

True. The thing I liked was the additional strings to cover a wider range (what do you expect, I'm a bass player ) and the frets (though the fretless version would probably be cool too). I can't say I've really ever heard bowed instruments run through guitar type effects though, interesting differences from a standard guitar...

[sloop_john_b]

Thanks for posting the Deke Dickerson video John! I was fortune enough to catch the All-Bakelite Band back in '09 and it was absolutely amazing!

[jps]

Cool, Pat Quilter playing, too!

[electrofaro]

The video says all instruments were made by Rickenbacker... the drum as well?

[johnhall]

Beats me!

[electrofaro]

Beats me!

Look out, Peter, Mr. Hall's becoming as good as you at this!

[wim]

I have seen things of better taste than that violated violin.

Those bakelite Rickenbackers are time machines.
For a moment I thought I was back in '33.
Then I realised I was born in '72