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Extremely light weight with versatile tone controls makes the SV-255 5-string electric violin a great choice for performing or private practice.
Designed to meet the needs of the professional performer playing diverse styles, the SV-255 establishes a new benchmark for sound quality and player comfort. An innovative dual pick-up bridge allows the performer to blend the tone from an edgy electric to a rich acoustic sound. An external control box reduces the weight of the violin to 500 grams, roughly the same as a traditional acoustic violin.
The Yamaha SV-255 Silent Violin Pro is extremely lightweight. All of the electronics have been moved to a preamp that can be mounted on a pedal board or worn on a belt clip. The sturdy, professional preamp has bass, treble and volume controls, as well as an unbalanced 1/4" and an XLR output. You even can run it on phantom power instead of batteries.
The Silent Violin Pro utilizes both the body pickup common to the SV-200 and Yamaha's dual-piezo VNP-1 transducer bridge. A blend control on the back of the instrument lets you select how much of your output signal comes from each pickup. The SV-255's excellent tone and light weight make it feel like "home" to classically-trained players. It holds any standard shoulder rest firmly, and the outboard preamp is of excellent build quality.
Features
- Hollow resonating chamber
- Spruce top/flamed Maple back
- Double pickups: bridge pickup & body pickup with blend knob
- Control Box with input, output & XLR balance, phones
- Volume, treble/bass, phones volume control
- Shaded brown finish
Specifications | |||
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Instrument Size | 4/4 | ||
Neck | Maple | ||
Body | Spruce top, Maple back | ||
Fingerboard/ Pegs | Ebony | ||
Bridge | Maple (Aubert™), with VNP1 pickup | ||
Side Body/ Chin Rest/ Tailpiece | Molded plastic | ||
Tuning Adjusters | Wittner™ Ultra | ||
Strings | D'Addario™ Zyex | ||
Sensor | Bridge Pickup: Yamaha, Body Pickup: Piezo | ||
Electronic controls | Treble & Bass control | ||
In/Out Jacks | 1/4" jack, 1/8" headphone jack, XLR balance jack | ||
Power supply | AA Size 1.5V battery 2pcs. or AC adapter (PA-3C) or Phantom 28-48V | ||
Body color options | Natural maple finish |
Pickup | Yamaha |
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Pickup Type | Dual piezo (in bridge), Dual piezo (under bridge) |
Electronics | Active |
Controls | Volume, Tone - treble & bass cut/boost |
Outputs | 1/4-inch (6.5 mm), 1/8-inch (3.5 mm) to headphones, Balanced XLR |
Strings | D'Addario Zyex |
Strings compatibility | Use any strings |
Fingerboard | Ebony |
Tuners | Ebony pegs |
Chin Rest | Integrated |
Tailpiece | Composite with fine tuners |
Case | Case not included - fits in standard case |