TY @ELCBK - ALWAYS fun to play  - my pleasure !

And TY @JohnG - no - it's not your hearing (although, like myself, the "high end" is probably dropping off - whether through age (definitely in my case LOL) or sustained exposure to rock and heavy metal live concerts in our younger days (also definitely in my case Hahahaha !!! )

Seriously John - yes - the FX box used was a guitar effects box ( Roland ME-80 ) but it's hugely programmable/configurable.  The "low end" you are hearing (which I probably left "too present" ) comes from one of the FX in the chain - an octave-dropper.   Other than that, a tad of short-term echo ( 0.1 Second ) and a little reverb was added (not a lot - the EV "rings on on it's own" on an open string - or even when a finger is lifted, from a stopped position ( say on G4 on the D string ) the D4 will "sound" to some extent (like a soft "plucked string") - it's quite a different instrument to play..... for many reasons...  and a lot of fun to explore !

Hi @JimandThomas !  

"EV" - "Electric Violin" - oft-times called a "Silent Violin" ( SV )

There "does" seem to be a distinction made by some folks - some will call a normal, acoustic violin an "EV" just because it happens to have an inbuilt pickup, built-in to the bridge or attached to the body ( as a part of the instrument that is, not just a "clip-on" microphone)

To me however, the EV / SV is a "solid body" instrument ( no resonant sound-box ) and all the string energy (largely) will go into exciting the transducer (a piezoelectric transducer) generally mounted directly under the bridge.  Of course, some energy from a bowed string WILL be coupled (via the bridge and the nut) into causing other strings to sympathetically vibrate - but MUCH less so than a normal acoustic violin.

The output from the transducer (pickup) under the bridge is VERY low - it is measured in millivolts - and most (cheap, like my one) will have an inbuilt (cut out of the solid body) compartment to hold a battery and a small amplifier+tone control.  THAT will give enough gain to the output from the transducer to drive a set of headphones for (relatively - compared to an acoustic ) "Silent Playing" ( LOL )

But the real fun comes once you take that output to an effects box and amplifier !!!

It's REALLY different to playing a normal acoustic - it has its own positives and negatives - and - well - for me - I really believe it "has its place" in the violin/fiddle community !!!

And TYVM for your comment, glad you liked it !  

Cheers, 

Bill

TY @Katie L @Mark  @SharonC, thanks for checking it out !   

At least I didn't go overboard with the FX - although I was seriously tempted LOL

TY @Ilona - yup - and most certainly that EV was FAR from expensive - some years back it was around 100 Euros.   I've purchased an acoustic-violin string-set that cost as much.  Fortunately, on the EV the string type makes relatively little difference to the final sound - besides - you will certainly be using an effects box or pedal / and or amplifier with FX to "modify" the sound-scape anyway- so - cheap strings are just fine. I have used super-cheap ones, but the A and E tended to break, so I stick with Preludes now - a reasonable compromise between string quality and cost.

To me - it's all about "experimenting with sound" from various instruments rather than trying to become anything more than a half-way competent player. If you ever do get the chance to try an electric cello - trust me - you'll be blown away !!!!

Cheers, Greg @ABitRusty - aye, and let's all hope for a 2022 that's kind of better than the last two years ! LOL

Yeah, Road to the Isles - many variations out there - I think I just added a new one LOLOL