I use the Boss Katana Air and it sounds great with a piezo and the acoustic amp preset. Even the small size provides a nice amount of low end to really round out my overall sound and I love the deep reverb and delay. I’ve considered upgrading to one of their larger amps for gigging but I’m not quite ready for that. Just hoping I get the same results but louder, haha.
Your videos always answer the right questions! Thanks for putting these together. Do you have comparisons on portable busking amps? Roland Cube Street EX vs Fishman Loudbox Charge vs Bose S1 vs JBL EON One vs whatever you actually recommend?
We're putting a busking panel together right now. Hopefully, we'll get everyone's schedule lined up in the next few weeks. They'll be able to give you their impressions. I honestly don't busk... ever. If you're playing with tracks, my personal opinion is that the Bose sounds better than any of them. But I'll defer to the experienced folks about overall user experience.
The Katana Air comes with low latency wireless system included and it's under 5 bills too. The bonus is with that amp you get access to the entire Boss tone and patch library via your smartphone and you can create/save patches no matter where you are.
Any recommendations for in-ear monitors? I'm usually piped into the house or a PA. When I play my solid body I can't get enough of myself in the monitors without causing problems for my bandmates.
Hi there! Love all your videos! Great that you have such a recent one about violin amps because I'm looking for one. I have question about an amp for an accoustic violin played in a six-piece jazz band. I currently use a Shadow SH945 NFX pickup on my Mittenwald violin. I know it's not the best pickup, but I'm looking for an amp that is good for medium-sized to big venues/stages, also outdoor venues, and that gives a good, rich sound over the instruments drums, keyboard/piano, sax, voice and double bass. I currently use a second-hand Marshall MG30FX amp. The sound is okay but often a bit tinny and thin in the high registers of my violin and sometimes not loud enough over drums and sax. I'd like to upgrade for better sound and power but actually I also want something that is not so heavy to carry. I don't know if this exists! I live in Europe, but my budget would be between about US$ 300-500. I'd appreciate any advice or tips you could give me to start my search. Thanks very much!
Which violin amps have an XTR out socket to send a signal to the house sound mixer / PA? I'm thinking about a 100 watt amp with XTR out. Is that possible / a good idea? Also, which large power amps have a tuner built in?
XLR? The Fishman amps have that. I'm not aware of any large amps that have a tuner built in. Most people keep their amp behind them, so a tuner on the amp wouldn't be very useful.
@@ElectricViolinShop Thank you. Yes, XLR signal out. The Fishman Loudbox sounds muted / damped to me vs. the Box Katana. I find a built-in tuner useful - quick, precise, 1 less gizmo to carry. I tune once before a gig so placement behind me is not an issue.
Hi, I play on medium size stages with a 6 piece band, (drummer, lead guitar, vocals, sax, bass and yours truly). I have a NS WAV4 and for home or small venues use the Boss Katana 50. Now here's my question... going directly through the desk leaves me little room for effects and volume control while playing. I've recently got myself a volume pedal, which helps. I've asked sound engineers if I can't rather push the NS through the amp, where I can sculpt my sound. They're hesitant or it's a plain NO. Any advise? #CanofwormsSA
Most guitarists traveling light use a DSP into front of house or they run it to something like a SD powerstage and then to front of house. Nita Strauss has a video covering her super light, super quick, super easy to front of house setup for her solo tours she does with her drummer. If you're already using Boss stuff and like it, I'd suggest the GT1000 Core; none of it is cheap but you'll never have to lug an amp again if you don't want to and the house guys at each venue should appreciate it. But any bass/guitar processor should solve your issue in a small footprint. You're already using a solid state amp that has digital processing on it, the GT1000 core is just the brain part of the Boss amp line, which is all you really need.
Take your amp into the stage and plug it in. It got a line out that the engineers can use or they can just mic it. Use what you are comfortable and makes you play better, while havinf fun (:
You've got a couple of choices with the Katana. You can use the direct out of the amp or you can stick a mic on the front of the cabinet. If it were me, I'd simply tell the sound engineer which one I was going to do. I'm a sound engineer as well as a player. The engineer doesn't get to tell you how to hook up your rig.
Potentially dumb questions, but do people ever used guitar amps? If not, why not? Would tube vs solid state matter? What would happen if I played an electric fiddle through, say, a Roland JC-120, or Fender twin reverb? Or an Orange tube amp?
Not at all a dumb question. These are all guitar amps. For a number of reasons, most violins use piezo pickups (like an acoustic guitar), so we tend to use acoustic guitar amps (so as to not have impedance mismatches). But we can totally play through electric guitar amps (with a proper preamp) and do all the time. Check out some of our recent shorts videos for examples.
I agree about the Wood but actually thought the Boss was second in terms of sounding "natural", not that that's always the goal when plugging in a violin.
What’s the next level up? 4 piece band. Electric guitar drums and bass. Playing bars and small clubs. I have a hard time being heard. We play RR and country music
One of the topics I was waiting for😍❣️
Yamaha no matter what it is, awesome
I use the Boss Katana Air and it sounds great with a piezo and the acoustic amp preset. Even the small size provides a nice amount of low end to really round out my overall sound and I love the deep reverb and delay. I’ve considered upgrading to one of their larger amps for gigging but I’m not quite ready for that. Just hoping I get the same results but louder, haha.
Your videos always answer the right questions! Thanks for putting these together. Do you have comparisons on portable busking amps? Roland Cube Street EX vs Fishman Loudbox Charge vs Bose S1 vs JBL EON One vs whatever you actually recommend?
We're putting a busking panel together right now. Hopefully, we'll get everyone's schedule lined up in the next few weeks. They'll be able to give you their impressions. I honestly don't busk... ever. If you're playing with tracks, my personal opinion is that the Bose sounds better than any of them. But I'll defer to the experienced folks about overall user experience.
The Katana Air comes with low latency wireless system included and it's under 5 bills too.
The bonus is with that amp you get access to the entire Boss tone and patch library via your smartphone and you can create/save patches no matter where you are.
True. We carry it. We just didn't have one in stock to demo this week.
Whic one you pefer for acoustic violist for classic player??
Any recommendations for in-ear monitors? I'm usually piped into the house or a PA. When I play my solid body I can't get enough of myself in the monitors without causing problems for my bandmates.
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Hi ,is thr10 the best for a violin or can I use thr5 10 watts.Thanksi am confused either thr5 20 watts or,thr5a,thr10ll. Hope you can help .thanks
Thanks for sharing your video. Whats a good amp for an acoustic violin? So far i like the fishman loud box mini.
A good choice.
Hi there! Love all your videos! Great that you have such a recent one about violin amps because I'm looking for one.
I have question about an amp for an accoustic violin played in a six-piece jazz band. I currently use a Shadow SH945 NFX pickup on my Mittenwald violin. I know it's not the best pickup, but I'm looking for an amp that is good for medium-sized to big venues/stages, also outdoor venues, and that gives a good, rich sound over the instruments drums, keyboard/piano, sax, voice and double bass. I currently use a second-hand Marshall MG30FX amp. The sound is okay but often a bit tinny and thin in the high registers of my violin and sometimes not loud enough over drums and sax. I'd like to upgrade for better sound and power but actually I also want something that is not so heavy to carry. I don't know if this exists!
I live in Europe, but my budget would be between about US$ 300-500. I'd appreciate any advice or tips you could give me to start my search.
Thanks very much!
You can shoot us an email and we'll see if we can help. This isn't really the best forum for that. info@electricviolinshop.com
I like the sound of Boss Katana! I wonder though if Boss Katana mini will give the same results?
A lot of the same tones. It obviously can't move as much air as a larger amp and won't have as much bottom end.
It sounds like a good option for practicing at home@@ElectricViolinShop
what amp is best for violin and vocals - can we do both with one amp? for a small band we play mostly for ourselves and friends
Probably a small PA system. Something like the Fishman SA330x.
Which violin amps have an XTR out socket to send a signal to the house sound mixer / PA? I'm thinking about a 100 watt amp with XTR out. Is that possible / a good idea? Also, which large power amps have a tuner built in?
XLR? The Fishman amps have that. I'm not aware of any large amps that have a tuner built in. Most people keep their amp behind them, so a tuner on the amp wouldn't be very useful.
@@ElectricViolinShop Thank you. Yes, XLR signal out. The Fishman Loudbox sounds muted / damped to me vs. the Box Katana. I find a built-in tuner useful - quick, precise, 1 less gizmo to carry. I tune once before a gig so placement behind me is not an issue.
Hi, I play on medium size stages with a 6 piece band, (drummer, lead guitar, vocals, sax, bass and yours truly). I have a NS WAV4 and for home or small venues use the Boss Katana 50. Now here's my question... going directly through the desk leaves me little room for effects and volume control while playing. I've recently got myself a volume pedal, which helps. I've asked sound engineers if I can't rather push the NS through the amp, where I can sculpt my sound. They're hesitant or it's a plain NO. Any advise? #CanofwormsSA
Most guitarists traveling light use a DSP into front of house or they run it to something like a SD powerstage and then to front of house.
Nita Strauss has a video covering her super light, super quick, super easy to front of house setup for her solo tours she does with her drummer.
If you're already using Boss stuff and like it, I'd suggest the GT1000 Core; none of it is cheap but you'll never have to lug an amp again if you don't want to and the house guys at each venue should appreciate it.
But any bass/guitar processor should solve your issue in a small footprint. You're already using a solid state amp that has digital processing on it, the GT1000 core is just the brain part of the Boss amp line, which is all you really need.
Take your amp into the stage and plug it in. It got a line out that the engineers can use or they can just mic it.
Use what you are comfortable and makes you play better, while havinf fun (:
You've got a couple of choices with the Katana. You can use the direct out of the amp or you can stick a mic on the front of the cabinet. If it were me, I'd simply tell the sound engineer which one I was going to do. I'm a sound engineer as well as a player. The engineer doesn't get to tell you how to hook up your rig.
Check this out, when you can! ruclips.net/video/v6MbYsLo1cM/видео.html
Thank you all for your advice! 😊
Potentially dumb questions, but do people ever used guitar amps? If not, why not? Would tube vs solid state matter? What would happen if I played an electric fiddle through, say, a Roland JC-120, or Fender twin reverb? Or an Orange tube amp?
Not at all a dumb question. These are all guitar amps. For a number of reasons, most violins use piezo pickups (like an acoustic guitar), so we tend to use acoustic guitar amps (so as to not have impedance mismatches). But we can totally play through electric guitar amps (with a proper preamp) and do all the time. Check out some of our recent shorts videos for examples.
@@ElectricViolinShop Thanks for the information!
I play through several guitar amps including the Roland JC40 (great) and the Boss Katana Mii 100 (also great).
@@jackloganbill605 Nice! What kind of preamp setup do you use?
@@Updog89 no preamp required, however lately I have been using a Boss ME90 in front of the amps for effects, with the ME90 amp section turned off.
The Wood Amp seems to sound like you're not even electric. In a good way. The the Yamaha next. Probably got to go with the Fishman.
I agree about the Wood but actually thought the Boss was second in terms of sounding "natural", not that that's always the goal when plugging in a violin.
What’s the next level up? 4 piece band. Electric guitar drums and bass. Playing bars and small clubs. I have a hard time being heard. We play RR and country music
There's a Fishman Loudbox Performer. There's a Boss Katana 100 212. You could use a FRFR after your pedalboard. Or go with in-ears.