Hey guys... I'm very interested to start playing the violin ( i bought Violin For Dummies and read it finish in 1 week !! ) but I'm at a lost as to where I can rent a violin in Penang.... I dont think I should buy a violin so soon, see... ima thinking of trying it for real ( all i have is theory knowledge ) before buying one.

anyone can share their experience renting a violin in penang ?

Oh and I've gone to the music store in gurney plaza, and also La Viva Musica music school but they dont offer rentals...

This post has been edited by noob4life: Apr 5 2009, 05:25 AM

Anyone here bow on electric fiddles ? Im looking for a Yamaha SV-130 and a Roland amp to go with it...

Been playing accoustic for 2 years and plan to go electric. ^^ Inspired by some Jazz player in a bar.

The problem is, i cant find Yamaha electrics in Penang... The roland amp is fine and can be found almost anywhere... but for electric violins... all i find is those cheap china electrics costing 100$ on ebay. ( and, mind you, theres plenty to go around )

Anyone seen good quality electric fiddles around ? KL perhaps ?

@empire : Yes, thats the primary reason i want to go electric... cuz of effects and all... I guess i really enjoy making my own sound haha.

@littleice : Thanks for the suggestion. I fit those to my Acoustic right ? Since its a preamp and a pickup. But wouldnt that cause some serious feedback issues ? Sorry im not really sure about this... =S

Haha, well part of my soul is sold to Distortion and Chorus effects lol... love the sound.

@littleice: ive been considering for quite some time and i think ill go with the Fishman pickup u mentioned ! I searched around and found that theres a lower end model the V100... do u have any experience using these ? The price tag difference is a little... o_o

I guess after so much consideration i still prefer a pure acoustic sound for performances...viva la classical. @_@ ill probably venture into Solid Bodies next time...

Also it seems Yamaha's VNP-1 pickup has good reviews too... and a cheaper price tag !

Btw is this the exact address of Euro Music ?
T125-T126, 3rd Floor, City Square Centre, 182, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia 50400

I plan to visit them and get a new carbon fibre bow...

@Little Ice : Thank you so much for your insight ! Yes i have seen some videos on electrified strings that mention about the G string sounding a little "wolfy" with piezo pickups... oh well... cant ask for everything. XD

MAy i know where did u order yours directly from ? I was thinking about amazon.com.

Ill pay euro music a visit tomorrow and get myself a new bow.... time to change the RM 100 bow ive been using for a loooong time. >.>

a stupid question : i can get to jalan imbi through the Imbi monorail station rite.... lol... sorry not a kl dude.... =.=

anyone got the contacts for mr. woon ? he is teaching in penang rite... might wanna take sum lessons. ^^