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Posted: **Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:48 pm**

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

Posted: **Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:55 pm**

And here's a Rickenbacker electric violin for comparison:

Posted: **Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:19 pm**

johnhall wrote:And here's a Rickenbacker electric violin for comparison:

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

Posted: **Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:13 pm**

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

Posted: **Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:47 pm**

Electrostring wrote: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...

Posted: **Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:22 pm**

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!

Posted: **Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:17 pm**

Cool, Pat Quilter playing, too!

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:16 pm**

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

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:21 pm**

Beats me!

Posted: **Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:05 pm**

johnhall wrote:Beats me!

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

Posted: **Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:28 pm**

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

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