What is Electric violin?
[[File:Electric_Violin_handmade_by_violinmaker_CJK.jpg|thumb|right|230px|A five-string electric violin.]] An '''electric violin''' is a [[string instrument]] which is played with a bow, like a normal [[violin]]. The strings are usually tuned to the notes G, D, A, and E, but it could have its pitches changed as it is electric. It is held between the left collar bone (near the [[shoulder]]) and the [[chin]]. Different notes are made by fingering with the left hand while bowing with the right. It has no [[fret]]s or other markers. Players have to learn the exact place to put the fingers of the left hand and memorise them. [[Luthier]]s tend to fix electric violins as well. The modern electric violin is about 10 years old. Similar string instruments have been around for almost 1,000 years. It became the most enjoyable electric instrument played along with the electric [[bass (instrument)|bass]]. It is used as a solo instrument, in [[rock music|rock]] and sometimes [[blues]]. It is also used in [[folk music]]. An electric violin is normally not in the shape of a normal violin, but in wacky shapes and colours. {{music-stub}} [[Category:String instruments]] [[Category:Electronic music]]