The Best Electric Violin, Pickup, Preamp and Amplifier!

What electric violin should I buy? What amplifier do I buy? What is a pickup? What is a preamp? What's a PA? What do I need to get started playing the violin amplified? LINKS BELOW. This is my definitive starter guide for an acoustic professional or advanced player without (or with minimal) electric experience. Buy what you can afford with extra money you have saved. There are MANY other options, but this can get you started. Please contact Electric Violin shop for more specific advice. Not a sponsored video. I made so many verbal mistakes in this video saying low impedance when I meant to say high or KHz when I meant Hz so hopefully you will disregard my errors. I am sold on the method of violin pickup to preamp to mini PA. This is the most versatile option and the PA is more transparent than a guitar amp. Tone shaping happens in the preamp. Warning… Do not plug from your violin directly into a PA!!! Personal PAs have LOW impedance inputs- It is not the correct impedance and will barely register a signal. You need a separate preamp to play with a PA. You need two guitar cables to do this... Or a guitar cable and an XLR cable. A condenser microphone powered by 48V phantom power from the PAs listed below will work without a preamp in between. Affiliate links below. Kaveh gets a tiny commission if links are used for purchase, at no cost to you. KNA VV-3V https://amzn.to/40iZX85 Planet Waves right angle mono cable https://amzn.to/408PfAR Fishman Loudbox Mini BT (it’s a little midrange heavy- eventually get a preamp) https://amzn.to/4iTh2MQ Alto Busker mini PA https://amzn.to/4gRTBSb Everse 8 mini PA- LOUDER https://amzn.to/4iOv0jb Realist Copperhead https://amzn.to/41K1aGv Realist Soundclip https://amzn.to/41IrH74 LR Baggs Radius https://amzn.to/4gSTyG5 LR Baggs violin pickup with jack https://amzn.to/3VUnUQt LR Baggs Venue DI Preamp Correction: the “send and return”are for effects. There is a dedicated 1/4 inch cable output to your amplifier. https://amzn.to/4gLDKEQ Radial PZ Pre Pro 2!!!! https://amzn.to/3Pbk9Cd Radial Piezo Pre Tonebone https://amzn.to/4iNWllz AER Compact 60 https://amzn.to/3BGFb8M The AER Alpha Plus is also a single speaker. Best ever DPA clip on violin condenser microphone https://amzn.to/3WihHxZ Starter clip on condenser (touchy clip) https://amzn.to/40aAKfC Yamaha YEV 104 https://amzn.to/41Qftcy Yamaha YEV pro and solid body EVs www.electricviolinshop.com www.fiddlershop.com For Baggs bridge fitting in Philadelphia https://vintage-instruments.com/ Glasser Violin Bow 4/4 https://amzn.to/4ftLB95 Everest Violin Shoulder Rest https://amzn.to/41FDz9T SE7 Condenser Microphone https://amzn.to/3Z8MDCr Daddario Violin Clip On Tuner https://amzn.to/3V9btzS KZ AS10 In Ear Monitors (headphones) https://amzn.to/4f7FVkQ Recommended starter acoustic electric violin and viola pickup https://amzn.to/4fssGvr Focusrite Interface for recording to a computer https://amzn.to/3ZTsBv3 Please like, share, and subscribe! www.KavehSaidi.com Twitter   / kavehsaidi   InstaG https://  / kavehsaidi   Kaveh on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hea... Spotify! https://goo.gl/B4LhnA Click below for the Canon R8 on Amazon. Don't forget extra batteries. https://amzn.to/49cXkWs Canon R8 battery https://amzn.to/3TFo8Jh Canon RF 50mm lens https://amzn.to/3PGGg40 Video Light used https://amzn.to/3TU45bb