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The electric violin , or e-violin for short , is a stringed instrument whose sound is amplified electrically. "Electric violin" usually describes a stringed instrument with a solid body of any shape, i.e. a massive string carrier that does not serve as a resonance body , but transmits the string vibrations to an electric pickup . In addition, "electric violin" can also refer to an acoustic violin whose tones are amplified electrically. Electric violins are mainly used outside of classical music in many genres, including rock or metal bands, jazz and fusion
An electric violin often has a special appearance that differs from that of a classic violin. Since the generation of the sound is no longer necessarily bound to the body of the instrument, it can be built artistically and in a variety of ways. For example, there are models in the form of an “S” or a dollar sign “$”. On the other hand, other models look almost like acoustic violins, only with recesses on each side, so that the instrument looks very slim and powerful. Electric violins are mainly used in contemporary music as experimental instruments and are less common there than electric guitars and basses . Therefore there are many different variations of the electric violin: for example with frets , more than four strings, a tuning mechanism , baritone strings that sound an octave lower than normal, or strings that resonate.
