Unboxing the Yamaha YEV-105
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2016
- I'm unboxing and hooking up a new Yamaha electric violin (the YEV-105 Natural) with a DigiTech RP360 effects processor.
You can hear a comparison of the sound of this new violin to my other violins; a Cecilio electric and an acoustic: • ViolinComparison
Bobby Hicks popularized the 5 String Violin because the C String allowed him to play the Harmony parts below the Melody.
Fun fact Bobby Hicks popularized the 5 String Violin & lots of companies today make them.
I think Planetary Pegs would be a good update.
The Tighter string spacing allows the neck to sit more naturally in your hand.
Helicore Medium Tension 5 string Violin Strings would make this easier to bow on.
A CodaBow Joule might help. A Boss Wireless Amp with the included Transmitter might also work. The Volume knob is handy.
Very good review, thanks. I was wondering about the body length, and you showed that compared to an acoustic violin. No case or bow is a 'good' thing to keep the price down. Already have that stuff, and bows that 'come with the violin' are usually junk anyway. Thanks for posting, the YEV may be my next violin.
Thx, so the violin comes without any case, good to know
That is correct. No case, bow or accessories.
@@ChadWeisshaar Just the Instrument & a Handy Instruction Manual. D'addario makes Helicore 5 String Violin Strings in Medium tension which are a little bit easier to bow cause they're a bit thinner. Planetary Pegs would help because Yamaha used to make Electric Violins that have machine head tuners (EV 204, & EV 205 which they should again someday). A CodaBow Joule would really help (Dark Kaplan Rosin should be a good match) every pitch speak clearly.
Hi, if you plug in your headphones directly to the violin do the volume controls affect the volume you hear?
The volume control can be enabled with a small button next to the dial. When enabled, the volume control does work. However, unless your headphones are powered/amplified, you wont hear much of anything if you plug headphones directly into the violin. The violin output is non amplified and high impedance, so you really need some kind of amplifier. The cheapest thing you can do is get a plugin amp. If you use one of those, then the violin volume control will work with your headphones.
Hi Chad ! Is there any practical difference or dificulty playing with 5 instead or 4 strings ? It looks a bit more bulky i think ... which one would you recommend ? I play rock pop and impro with a yamaha silent violin already but this one looks great and thinking of buying it ? Thanks !
You are correct that it is more bulky - the neck is a little bit wider and the instrument is a bit heavier. You also have to get used to the string crossings needing less bow movement and having a string past G (you can't overshoot with the bow and it feels weird when playing on the G string at first). That said, it didn't take long to get used to it, and I can switch back and forth between the 5 string electric and my 4 string acoustic without much difficulty. I'd get the 5 string only if you want to do some viola parts and/or want the extra range. I like it and would get the 5 string again, but most days I don't use the fifth string at all.
Thank you very much Chad ! great feedback .. i think i will go for the 4string .. it looks nicer and i dont think i will use the 5 string that much ... but 100% i will not be ;-) ... is this your first electric violin... i have a silent yamaha violin i like it a lot but it s 23 years old and i do like the look and feel of the new Yahama Yev and the good comments it received. ... thanks !
I'm surprised it didn't come with a case at all. does it fit in a standard 4/4 case?
Yes, it fits in my 4/4 case just fine.
Hey Chad, quick question :
How do the strings feel on the fingerboard when you go above the third position? Are they smooth and close to the fingerboard or you'd feel like you gotta press down hard on the strings ?
My experience with other violins is pretty limited, so I don't know that I can give you a confident answer. The strings are a bit further from the fingerboard than on my acoustic, but I've also had people tell me that the strings might be a little too close on my acoustic.
I don't find playing above 3rd to be difficult or require too much force. The E string feels very light and easy to stop. I don't think I've played much above 3rd on the C string, but I have on the G and while it needs more pressure than the E, it isn't something I've noticed as difficult.
Thanks for the quick reply!
Usually you'd find violins with strings kind of higher than normal from the fingerboard, making it harder to press when you move to higher positions.
I take it that pressing on the strings on high positions on the yev 105 is not that annoying?
It isn't something that I'd noticed, so no it didn't bother me.
I just did some measuring, and the strings on the YEV are actually a hair closer to the fingerboard at the bridge end than on my acoustic; and I'd say that both violins need the same amount of pressure for the E string and the YEV needs a little bit more for the G string. It might also depend on what strings you use. I use Dominant on my acoustic and I don't think I've replaced either the E or G on the YEV. I did replace the A, and I don't remember it feeling much different.
Does this violin use a quarter inch cable or headphone?
Quarter inch
Chad Weisshaar OK thank you
The Stereo makes a great amp. Here's a cool wireless amp:www.boss.info/us/products/katana-air/ & the great thing about Wireless amps is that they're punchier.
should come with case !!
It should someday
Hi, Chad, thank you for the review! Could you please help me? i am professional musician ( violin ) and i would like to buy this E Violin, to be able to play without disturbing neighbourhood or in a hotel. What do i need to be able to play with headphones? Is it this RP360 ? Do i have to plug this item with the headphones? And what do i need to be able to play with loudspeakers?
And what kind of cable?
And: what kind of strings do i have to use? Is it obligatory to play with steel strings, or is it possible to take for example Thomastik Vision Solo ( nylon ) ? It would be kind, if you will help me. Thank you and best regards
Hi, all you have to do is get a quarter inch adapter, plug your headphones into the output of your amp and you can play silently. To play loudly just plug a two way quarter inch cable into your amp and violin.
Oh, by the way, it comes with strings and you can use normal rosin and bow. You can find the cord by searching two way Amp cord and you should be good! :)
You can't plug headphones directly into the violin, but the violin isn't silent, so you don't have to use headphones at all.
The violin IS quiet though, and shouldn't disturb neighbors. It will sound (much) better and fuller if you use an amp. You can use anything that amplifies the signal. A headphone pre-amp, something like the RP360 or a standard guitar amp. You plug both the violin and your headphones into the powered device.
The RP360 is good for practicing and recording because you can plug it directly into your computer. A real amp will probably sound the best, but I haven't tried one. The headphone pre amp is the cheapest thing that would work.
Thanks a lot! last question - wich kind of strings did Yamaha put on the violin? is it steel or nylon wounde with aluminium/silver? thank you again! And - did you ever try it with headphones? The seller of the violin told me, that he had tested it with several headphones, but there always was a disturbing noise, and he did not know why...best regards :-)
The strings are D’Addario Zyex which has a "synthetic core". The E is steel, A and D are aluminum, C is silver. I haven't plugged headphones in directly, but the problem the seller noticed is because the output from the violin is an unamplified, high impedance signal that wont really drive a headphone (earbuds would work best if you really want to try it). The RP360 or amp expects that kind of signal, amplifies it and provides a powered low impedance signal to drive the speaker in the headphone.
It doesnt come with a bow? Planning to buy it and it will be my first violin.
It doesn't come with a bow
@@ChadWeisshaar You need to use the Bow you have & also a case you use
how can you play with 5 strings violin? lol
The violin's four strings are tuned to the notes G/D/A/E. The extra string is tuned to C, one fifth lower than the G string. Violin music doesn't use that extra range, but the viola also has 4 strings and is tuned to C/G/D/A. So the five stringed instrument tuned to C/G/D/A/E can play both violin and viola music!
If you know how to play violin or viola it is surprisingly easy to play on a five string instrument because the strings you are used to are either the bottom or top four strings. You just have to be more careful bowing at the top and bottom of the range to not hit the extra string.
Well, many people said that if your pegs are easy to loose, then it is a cheap violin. However, if your violin stay its tune for long time by turning pegs with pushing into the violin. It is not a cheap violin, cheap violin only stays its tune for 1 day so, but for expensive violin, it will stay for more than 1 month.
As far as I know that is perfectly normal. It was true on my acoustic before I put in geared pegs and it is true on my Yamaha. For me, the pegs were fine till it got really cold one day and three pegs slipped at once. I pushed them into the box and once they caught I haven't had to fix it again. In general my Yamaha violin will stay in tune. Of course it needed tuned a lot when the strings were new. And it still needs a tweak to the fine tuners every day or every other day, but it isn't slipping or going way out of tune each day.
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