Vangoa Electric Violin Full Size 4/4, Black Silent Electric Violin, Solid Wood Metallic Electric Fiddle with Ebony Fittings, Beginner Kit for Adults Teens

I just received this today and set it up. It was easy to tune and play. A notice a lot of the negative reviews seem to come from people who have never tuned a violin before. If you have ever put strings on and tuned a violin, this one will be straightforward. If you haven't watch some videos on YouTube about how to put on strings, bridges and tune a violin. For the 100 dollars you really get a complete package of cheap stuff. I bought this to take to a fiddle jam session and play more quietly than with my real violin as I am still learning the skill. I can also just leave this out in my living room to pick up and play more readily. My dog thanks me for getting this more quiet version of my chosen instrument. So do my ears. Couple of points. While everything does work, I would say the bow is pretty awful. It can work but my cheap carbon fiber bow works waaaay better. Get you a nicer bow. Same with the strings. They work but spend the dollars for a better set. The rosin works just fine if you use some sandpaper to scrape it up first and the headsets are way better than in the pictures I see on here. They also play loudly enough. The tuner works great and so does the shoulder rest. The case will also work just fine for most of us. The violin comes set up with pretty high action so if this is going to be your only instrument you will probably wanna upgrade the bridge too and get the action set a bit lower. I may end up doing this some day but the action is playable as it is so maybe not. Overall I am very impressed (and stoked) with this purchase given how cheap it was. It far exceeded my expectations.

I bought this with the intention of being able to practice quietly, and it serves its purpose. Pros: overall decent quality, nice case and accessories. Here are a few "cons" with the caveat that I was not expecting much for the price: Strings--they actually were OK, but I went ahead and changed them anyway. I put on a set of Red Label strings. Tailpiece-mine works fine, no need to change it. One of the fine tuners was pretty stiff, but I was able to get it working. Tuning Pegs-I read reviews where people complained about the them not holding the strings in tune. These are friction pegs and work fine. The trick is you need to push them in to get enough friction to hold. The manual explains how to do this. Finally, the nut and the bridge: The bridge seemed OK, but I went ahead and put on a Teller bridge and it's definitely better, but not necessary. I should add here that the string action off the fingerboard is within the specs it should be, meaning the bridge isn't to tall or too short. The nut on the other hand was way to high (making the string action too high in the first position), so I filed it down quite a bit using my nut files along the way so I wouldn't need to re-slot it from scratch. The nut appears to be rosewood or ebony (not plastic). So there you have it. It was playable out of the box except for the nut. And if I didn't already have a violin to compare this to, I wouldn't have known the nut was too high and would have played it anyway. It's just easier with proper action. I almost forgot the bow... Let's just say it's usable and I had no trouble rosining it up with the provided rosin. But as you get better at violin you will appreciate a better bow. I'm still a total beginner at violin (long time guitarist) but got a carbon fiber bow on Amazon for around $70 and it's noticeably easier to control. A couple months ago it wouldn't have made a difference to me. Any violin is better than no violin.

An honest Musician’s review: the violin itself is very beautiful and light. I love the glitter it has. The baby pink is PERFECT! It does work well with my Volt 2 to play into my DAWs I use so that’s nice. The headphones are honestly trash… produces a static sound whenever I try to use them and are uncomfortable to wear. So I use my own and they seem fine. You can still hear the violin when you play it even with the headphones so keep that in mind. I saw some people reviewing the tuning. It is fine tuned so it’s very temperamental for those whom never played before. Yes it does not keep its tune the first few days and you have to keep going back to tune it right after finishing your last string but THIS IS NORMAL! Don’t let the other reviews scare you. You have to keep tuning it every day and after maybe a week or two it should stick. Mine kept falling out of tune the first couple which is normal and now it stays pretty tuned. The bow and Rosin: the bow it came with I honestly thought was trash at first. When I used the rosin and tightened the bow it still would not play worth crap. It was not catching any sound except the G and D string. I tried my other rosin I’ve had with another violin to see if it was the bow itself and even that didn’t work. So I purchased a new bow from a local violin shop, and a new rosin as well. Turned out the bow this violin came with works just fine, it was the ROSIN that came with the violin. THAT rosin (the one pictured on the left) is trash. I recommend going ahead and buying a new one from an actual music store if you can, the Magic Rosin(on the right) is a great choice. So now I have two bows lol. Oh well. The case: the case is cute. Feels cheaply made on the inside but it’s durable and holds its purpose. So that’s fine. All in all I think this is worth the purchase for a beginner or another musician like myself who is on a budget but needed something to hook into a DAW to add some stringed instruments to their music. Accessories: The shoulder rest: pretty cheaply made. I’ll be purchasing a better quality one. Placed this on the violin and as soon as I placed the violin on my shoulder, the shoulder rest popped right off. Just make sure to purchase a better quality Rosin and maybe a different set of headphones.. It makes a whole difference. I recommend the Magic Rosin

The pickup/pre amp does not work. It lights up, you can hear the finals pop when powering it on, turning either knob crackles massively..... No sound from violin out of the line out, or the headphone jack. I am not sure what the point of an electric violin with a non functional pickup and preamp is. They obviously don't have a system in place to make sure it actually works, other people have mentioned the same issue. There is no way anyone in "quality control" could miss that the preamp doesn't have any sound output and the knobs crackle terribly.... The build quality of the Violin body really isn't that bad for what you pay for it. The bow isn't that bad. The bridge was marked completely wrong for string locations but is fitted about right, height and curve wise. I plugged the headphones that came with this into my mixer. The sound quality is horrible. The rosin has a lot of cracks in it, but is still usable. The strings that come with it are still stretching, so it needs tuned a lot. The tuning pegs seem to be staying in place, but they needed set in/rosined. Yes, it is a 99 dollar violin.... One would think that a company out to sell inexpensive musical instruments would check to see if they actually worked... I guess not thou.... I doubt they care either.... The is my first, and last, Vangoa product.

I wasn't expecting much, but this is a great electric violin. You do have to know how to setup the bridge and it will be difficult to keep in tune for the first couple of weeks - but that happens with all new violins. It comes with everything, although the bow doesn't really fit into the case. Once I got it setup, tone-wise, I thought it sounded pretty good. It was solidly and correctly constructed so I didn't have any problems playing it. It only has a 1/8 inch output with a fairly unshielded cable for 1/4 inch output. When I first used it, the cord picked up interference pretty badly. I had to make my own 1/8 to 1/4 inch adapter and then it worked fine. This should really come with a 1/4 inch output built in. The loudness of the headphone isn't very much, it could be louder.

For what it's work, it's not bad for the price. But definitely not for a beginner trying to learn to play the violin. You'll give up playing before you start. Setting up the violin was a challenge. I used to play violin and just need a 'silent' one to practice scales so I don't bother anyone. Let's start with the electronics. Headphone, no good. Amp, no good. Didn't bother with them anyway, not what I thought it for. The shoulder rest, complete garbage, wouldn't stay. Keeps slipping off. I have a couple of shoulder rest laying around so I used one of my own. Pegs, not fitted correctly, keeps slipping, need peg grease to help it stay. Strings, horrible, better off just buying set of strings from D'Addario. The bridge, not sure what type of soft wood it's cut from but my strings are digging into it. And the bridge is too high. Action on the G string should have been around 5mm, it was doubled around 10mm. And the action on the E string should have been around 3mm, but it was close to 7mm. It was probably setup before they installed the electric component for the bridge. I had to saw off the feet so the action is not too high. The tail piece, bad. Replaced it with one of my spare. And also used my own fine tuners, the ones it came with was bad. The ball end doesn't fit and a couple of them bends while I was string the violin I basically replaced every removable parts and setup the violin myself since I know how to do all of that and I have all those spare parts. For a beginner, that would require a professional to setup the violin and not to mention replacing parts to make the violin playable would have cost a lot more. So, definitely not for a beginner interested in learning violin.

This violin is great for its price! The bridge came uninstalled but it was easy to install after watching a couple of video tutorials. I’ve played violin for 10 years and took a 5 year break, decided to pick it up again so I bought this one. It comes with everything you need— a battery, shoulder pad, extra set of strings, a bow, rosin, cable for amp (or mic?), and cheap headphones, all in a violin case. The sound is decent. Definitely not silent, even when the power is off. The sound volume is equivalent to playing a regular wooden violin with a mute on it. When you plug in the headphones, the sound still comes out from the strings itself, but it will also play into the headphones at the volume you set it at. The sound quality from the headphones is sub-par, but it might just be because the headphones are cheap (similar to airplane earphones, you’ll get that flat/monotone sound quality). Haven’t tried it with better headphones to compare. My biggest complaint is that the bridge did not come with pre-marked divets for you to evenly space your strings. It was definitely marked with pencil or something, but it was totally off/uneven. Like, 2 close lines on the left and then 2 super-spaced-out faintly-marked lines on the far right. Overall, this is a great instrument. I would recommend for anyone who isn’t SUPER serious about becoming a professional violinist, and is just looking for a decent electric violin to practice with. Also, bonus points for the subtle shimmery black glitter detail of the body. Really makes the violin special (other than the fact that it’s an electric-freakin-violin!)

While you can’t hear the sounds on my instrument. It is an exemplary one. I had trouble receiving it. This is actually the second one. Shipping company was playing keep away with the first one and it had to be reshipped. I’m so glad I didn’t give up and throw my hands in the air defeated. This thing is worth its weight in gold. I love everything about it. Tuning was easy and the extras provided were absolutely necessary and appreciated .. I was not nearly ready for trying to locate the items to help prepare me for practice and lessons. I don’t know how a 3m dollar one sounds but this sure sounds nice when it is properly tuned . I’m very happy with the purchase. The headphones are exceeding my needs but right on time. I can olay at 2 am when I’m not sleeping and not disturb my neighborhood until I’m able to play it the way it is intended. If you really want a real joy and love the sound of violin. This is a gem. A+ add it to your collection. It’s worth it