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ElisabethOrion
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February 18, 2012, 8:12 am
ElisabethOrion
February 18, 2012, 3:21 am
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February 14, 2012, 11:02 am
Oh oh another violonist!!! :biggrin

For how long have you played the violin?

How does it - oops, sorry :blush: - does SHE :wink sound? What are her powerful aspects?

I'll try to post photos of mine soon!
I never saw this question. :lol: I'm sorry.

I've been playing for about a year and a half now. Never took private lessons, I learned through the orchestra program at my school.

She plays wonderfully. :heart: The school violins sucked and when I finally got her I felt like a real violinist. She's so much cleaner sounding when I play up in 4th and 5th position, no more screeches. :biggrin :horns2
@Metfuk : Thank you!!

@ElizabethOrion : Thank you too! It was so strange to have each instrument in one hand for the phto, they're so different!! I was so scared to hurt my violin while manipulating my guitar, the weight is so different!! And well, the prices are quite different too!!

I'm glad you could find a better violin, when you're stuck with one and your level is improving, it's frustrating to not hear a better sound!!
I know exactly what you felt as I've changed so many times my violin (hey it's been 18 years now that I've begun!! :D ) That said, the better the violin is, the less forgiving it's gonna be!! I mean that, whan you play well it's a beautiful sound, when not so well... :ugh: :lol:

But you'll see, one day even this one is not going to be enough, you'll change and enter the world of old instruments, violins that actually lived... :) (Of course, the price is another matter!!! :biggrin )

Btw, I'm impressed, going 4th and 5th positions after only 1 year and a half, that's really good!! :wink
Hehe yeah. It wasn't as hard for me as other players for some reason. I think it was because I taught myself guitar 3 years before I started violin and I just kind of taught myself the higher positions by sound. :lol:
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February 14, 2012, 6:48 pm
And here my two babies, one brand new, the other from 1926!!

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Aww they're gorgeous! ^_^
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Here are my three beautes XD

Jackson dk2 "Ricky"
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Mine though has two EMG 81/60 humbuckers in it :horns: :cool :horns2

ESP LTD EX-50 "Maximus"
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Takamine EG440c-STRY "Abigail"
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I drool over them every day. XD!!!!
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They're gorgeous!!
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February 19, 2012, 5:27 am
They're gorgeous!!
Haha thanks!!! I've had the jackson and takamine for about 4 years now, the LTD is only 6 months old XD but plays like a BEAST!
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They're gorgeous!!
Haha thanks!!! I've had the jackson and takamine for about 4 years now, the LTD is only 6 months old XD but plays like a BEAST!
I see you have the LTD-Ex with Seymour Duncans, why not EMG?

I've never played either and I was wondering what was the difference? :unsure: :)
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They're gorgeous!!
Haha thanks!!! I've had the jackson and takamine for about 4 years now, the LTD is only 6 months old XD but plays like a BEAST!
I see you have the LTD-Ex with Seymour Duncans, why not EMG?

I've never played either and I was wondering what was the difference? :unsure: :)
Ah, the pickups in the LTD are stock ESP pups, not seymour. I'm hoping to get a set of EMG's thrown into it soon aswell
Seymours are little "flat" and muffled for my taste. They aren't active pick ups so they don't have the loud/ open sound that I like in EMG's. Course that's a personal opinion :biggrin
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I see you have the LTD-Ex with Seymour Duncans, why not EMG?

I've never played either and I was wondering what was the difference? :unsure: :)
Ah, the pickups in the LTD are stock ESP pups, not seymour. I'm hoping to get a set of EMG's thrown into it soon aswell
Seymours are little "flat" and muffled for my taste. They aren't active pick ups so they don't have the loud/ open sound that I like in EMG's. Course that's a personal opinion :biggrin
In general, Duncans are pretty open sounding pickups (try the SH-4 JB or SH-6 Distortion). Don't let all the bullshit you read online influence you about what you should get and how things will sound. Every guitar is different. Throwing in EMG's will NOT automatically make a guitar sound better. EMG's can sound very dry if you have a cheap guitar, so watch out with that.

Let me tell you some of my experience:
When the guitar itself is good, every kind of pickup will sound great, passive or active. Like I told you above that in a cheap guitar, EMG's can sound dry... But if you put in Duncans for example, it will also sound bad. I've had mixed experience with EMG's, but in my Jaymz guitar, they are awesome, exactly the kind of sound I'm looking for. But I'm very certain that if I'd put in some other pickups like Gibson or Duncan, it will still sound awesome. It's because the guitar itself is just damn good.

Oh btw, I should post a pic of the Jaymz guitar :D

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My pride and joy, imported from Japan.
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February 21, 2012, 7:08 am
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Ah, the pickups in the LTD are stock ESP pups, not seymour. I'm hoping to get a set of EMG's thrown into it soon aswell
Seymours are little "flat" and muffled for my taste. They aren't active pick ups so they don't have the loud/ open sound that I like in EMG's. Course that's a personal opinion :biggrin
In general, Duncans are pretty open sounding pickups (try the SH-4 JB or SH-6 Distortion). Don't let all the bullshit you read online influence you about what you should get and how things will sound. Every guitar is different. Throwing in EMG's will NOT automatically make a guitar sound better. EMG's can sound very dry if you have a cheap guitar, so watch out with that.

Let me tell you some of my experience:
When the guitar itself is good, every kind of pickup will sound great, passive or active. Like I told you above that in a cheap guitar, EMG's can sound dry... But if you put in Duncans for example, it will also sound bad. I've had mixed experience with EMG's, but in my Jaymz guitar, they are awesome, exactly the kind of sound I'm looking for. But I'm very certain that if I'd put in some other pickups like Gibson or Duncan, it will still sound awesome. It's because the guitar itself is just damn good.

Oh btw, I should post a pic of the Jaymz guitar :D

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My pride and joy, imported from Japan.
Even if my experience with guitars is limited, I completely agree with you based on what I know about violins. For example, when you consider high quality violins, every little pice is important. The bridge for example is crucial to the sound, and can be changed according to what sound you want, by the choice of type and age of the wood. However sometimes, a "new" bridge with very little aging will be better than an "old" one, it all depends on the instrument!

That said, I've always played on passive pick-ups like Di-Marzios and I must say I don't really understand the appeal of active pick-ups, apart from changing the battery quite often... :lol: I suppose I should actually try some!

Btw, very nice your pride and joy Metfuk!!
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February 21, 2012, 9:18 am
Even if my experience with guitars is limited, I completely agree with you based on what I know about violins. For example, when you consider high quality violins, every little pice is important. The bridge for example is crucial to the sound, and can be changed according to what sound you want, by the choice of type and age of the wood. However sometimes, a "new" bridge with very little aging will be better than an "old" one, it all depends on the instrument!

That said, I've always played on passive pick-ups like Di-Marzios and I must say I don't really understand the appeal of active pick-ups, apart from changing the battery quite often... :lol: I suppose I should actually try some!

Btw, very nice your pride and joy Metfuk!!
Yeah, it's pretty much the same with guitars. The sound depends on the woods and electronics used and the build quality (are junctions filled up with glue/paint or do the woods really make tight contact?). I heard with violins, that it is scientifically proven that they get better with age, but perhaps you know more about that than I do. They believe the same applies to guitars. If you ask me, it's true. I've played some very old guitars and they played like butter. Worn out in some places, but absolutely amazing in feel and sound. With new guitars, I always feel that they are new and that feeling is not as good. Kirk has also said something that his favorite guitars sounded better and better with age.

About the actives: If you use them with care, you can do a long time with the battery. Just always make sure to remove the plug from the jack if you don't use the guitar. The plug is the piece that will switch on the guitar. The current the active pickups use is very low, and you should be able to use the guitar for 1000 hours I believe. I have never had to change the battery on mine. I have the Jaymz guitar since mid 2009, but that said, I don't play with an amp very often.

Oh, and thanks for the comment on my guitar. :)
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February 21, 2012, 5:32 pm
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February 21, 2012, 9:18 am
Even if my experience with guitars is limited, I completely agree with you based on what I know about violins. For example, when you consider high quality violins, every little pice is important. The bridge for example is crucial to the sound, and can be changed according to what sound you want, by the choice of type and age of the wood. However sometimes, a "new" bridge with very little aging will be better than an "old" one, it all depends on the instrument!

That said, I've always played on passive pick-ups like Di-Marzios and I must say I don't really understand the appeal of active pick-ups, apart from changing the battery quite often... :lol: I suppose I should actually try some!

Btw, very nice your pride and joy Metfuk!!
Yeah, it's pretty much the same with guitars. The sound depends on the woods and electronics used and the build quality (are junctions filled up with glue/paint or do the woods really make tight contact?). I heard with violins, that it is scientifically proven that they get better with age, but perhaps you know more about that than I do. They believe the same applies to guitars. If you ask me, it's true. I've played some very old guitars and they played like butter. Worn out in some places, but absolutely amazing in feel and sound. With new guitars, I always feel that they are new and that feeling is not as good. Kirk has also said something that his favorite guitars sounded better and better with age.

About the actives: If you use them with care, you can do a long time with the battery. Just always make sure to remove the plug from the jack if you don't use the guitar. The plug is the piece that will switch on the guitar. The current the active pickups use is very low, and you should be able to use the guitar for 1000 hours I believe. I have never had to change the battery on mine. I have the Jaymz guitar since mid 2009, but that said, I don't play with an amp very often.

Oh, and thanks for the comment on my guitar. :)
Hey no prob, I like this guitar very much, but somehow I think it would be vay too big for me!

ANyway, it's true violins get better with age, of course that's when they were good violins to begin with! But yes, exceptionnal violins are always old! I remember my last violin teacher had a violin from before the French Revolution, so before 1789, I was always in awe before it. I mean it's really fragile and it survived though so much, it's amazing!
However, Violins do not have several types of wood to choose from, except for the bridge, the difference is all in the age, provenance and "story" of the wood. Also, as violins are not solid bodies, the... "sculpture" of each piece of wood is far more precise than on a electric guitar, the sound has to evolve inside and every vein, form of the wood is important.

Hm... actually I really need to try out some active pick ups, because I don't exactly see the point... I mean you can have open/powerful sound on passive pick ups, like John Petrucci.... I need to hear the difference I think... :huh:
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Hey no prob, I like this guitar very much, but somehow I think it would be vay too big for me!

ANyway, it's true violins get better with age, of course that's when they were good violins to begin with! But yes, exceptionnal violins are always old! I remember my last violin teacher had a violin from before the French Revolution, so before 1789, I was always in awe before it. I mean it's really fragile and it survived though so much, it's amazing!
However, Violins do not have several types of wood to choose from, except for the bridge, the difference is all in the age, provenance and "story" of the wood. Also, as violins are not solid bodies, the... "sculpture" of each piece of wood is far more precise than on a electric guitar, the sound has to evolve inside and every vein, form of the wood is important.

Hm... actually I really need to try out some active pick ups, because I don't exactly see the point... I mean you can have open/powerful sound on passive pick ups, like John Petrucci.... I need to hear the difference I think... :huh:
Yeah it's really amazing how you describe the anatomy of the violin. The 'story of the wood', very nicely said. Wood is such a beautiful material. I love working with it and I love the smell. The difference in properties is also amazing. You have soft woods, and very hard woods that are almost like stone (like ebony, which is used for the violin bridge if I'm not mistaken).

The major advantage of active pickups over passives is that the internal pre-amp (that's why you need a battery) makes them a lot less sensitive to noise and interferance. So they are very low noise.
But if you insulate the inside of your guitar that has passive humbucking pickups (double coil, like in most hard rock guitars, like yours) with copper tape, it also makes them pretty much noise-free. Single coil (P90's and Fender) pickups are the most sensitive to noise and interferance. A lot of players use a noise gate device on stage or in the studio to block the noise and hum.
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Yeah it's really amazing how you describe the anatomy of the violin. The 'story of the wood', very nicely said. Wood is such a beautiful material. I love working with it and I love the smell. The difference in properties is also amazing. You have soft woods, and very hard woods that are almost like stone (like ebony, which is used for the violin bridge if I'm not mistaken).

The major advantage of active pickups over passives is that the internal pre-amp (that's why you need a battery) makes them a lot less sensitive to noise and interferance. So they are very low noise.
But if you insulate the inside of your guitar that has passive humbucking pickups (double coil, like in most hard rock guitars, like yours) with copper tape, it also makes them pretty much noise-free. Single coil (P90's and Fender) pickups are the most sensitive to noise and interferance. A lot of players use a noise gate device on stage or in the studio to block the noise and hum.
Thanks, I really feel that way about woods. Some months ago my violin had some pieces to change because of his age, and I tried so many woods/ages and such to have the perfect sound, it took especially a lot of time with the soundpost (i don't like this word, in French we use the translation for "soul", much more fitting in my mind!

Ah no, ebony is for the fingerboard, btw it's the only wood used (apart from synthetic material in low priced violins) for the fingerboard.

For the bridge, we can use several woods, but I admit that I don't know all their names in English, so...!! :blush: :lol:
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February 22, 2012, 5:43 pm
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February 22, 2012, 5:23 pm
Yeah it's really amazing how you describe the anatomy of the violin. The 'story of the wood', very nicely said. Wood is such a beautiful material. I love working with it and I love the smell. The difference in properties is also amazing. You have soft woods, and very hard woods that are almost like stone (like ebony, which is used for the violin bridge if I'm not mistaken).

The major advantage of active pickups over passives is that the internal pre-amp (that's why you need a battery) makes them a lot less sensitive to noise and interferance. So they are very low noise.
But if you insulate the inside of your guitar that has passive humbucking pickups (double coil, like in most hard rock guitars, like yours) with copper tape, it also makes them pretty much noise-free. Single coil (P90's and Fender) pickups are the most sensitive to noise and interferance. A lot of players use a noise gate device on stage or in the studio to block the noise and hum.
Thanks, I really feel that way about woods. Some months ago my violin had some pieces to change because of his age, and I tried so many woods/ages and such to have the perfect sound, it took especially a lot of time with the soundpost (i don't like this word, in French we use the translation for "soul", much more fitting in my mind!

Ah no, ebony is for the fingerboard, btw it's the only wood used (apart from synthetic material in low priced violins) for the fingerboard.

For the bridge, we can use several woods, but I admit that I don't know all their names in English, so...!! :blush: :lol:
Ah right. I thought the bridge (or at least the tail) was also ebony because it's often black.
Ebony is pretty expensive and it's so dense that it sinks in water.
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February 22, 2012, 5:23 pm
Yeah it's really amazing how you describe the anatomy of the violin. The 'story of the wood', very nicely said. Wood is such a beautiful material. I love working with it and I love the smell. The difference in properties is also amazing. You have soft woods, and very hard woods that are almost like stone (like ebony, which is used for the violin bridge if I'm not mistaken).

The major advantage of active pickups over passives is that the internal pre-amp (that's why you need a battery) makes them a lot less sensitive to noise and interferance. So they are very low noise.
But if you insulate the inside of your guitar that has passive humbucking pickups (double coil, like in most hard rock guitars, like yours) with copper tape, it also makes them pretty much noise-free. Single coil (P90's and Fender) pickups are the most sensitive to noise and interferance. A lot of players use a noise gate device on stage or in the studio to block the noise and hum.
Thanks, I really feel that way about woods. Some months ago my violin had some pieces to change because of his age, and I tried so many woods/ages and such to have the perfect sound, it took especially a lot of time with the soundpost (i don't like this word, in French we use the translation for "soul", much more fitting in my mind!

Ah no, ebony is for the fingerboard, btw it's the only wood used (apart from synthetic material in low priced violins) for the fingerboard.

For the bridge, we can use several woods, but I admit that I don't know all their names in English, so...!! :blush: :lol:
Ah right. I thought the bridge (or at least the tail) was also ebony because it's often black.
Ebony is pretty expensive and it's so dense that it sinks in water.
Ah, the tail was at some point in history in ebony, but one, it got really expensive with the rarity of the wood, and two, there was some difficulty to maintain it without contact with the top table, as it could perturb the vibrations' transmission.
However, the bridge in itself has never been in ebony, far too dense, it needs woods that can act as a perfect link between the strings and the top table.

Btw my violin is finally up to his full standards after changing the fingerboard, the bridge, a genaral cleaning, changing the type of strings, changing the soundpost's place (which is a key to the amplitude and quality of the sound... metallic, tight, open, warm, etc...)... I'm so happy! I can't stop playing now!!
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