Hi, I am seeking advice on which of my fiddles to use on stage- my yamahar with a yamahar magic stomp or my german antique acoustic. the tunes i am going to play are:
Spanish dance (Bohm)
King of the faries
ashoken farewell
masons apron
The venue is a moderately sized church hall, There will be all the necassary equipment in the venue due to irish band 'the wild irish'are the headliners with Brian Patton (another electric player). Last time i played a gig i used my accoustic amlified and that can be arranged again.
P.S Im a slow typer.
Play the acoustic instrument, but do it in front of a mic. As long as you don't move around a lot, a good vocal mic will add some fullness to your volume, and allow your audience to get the more natural feel of a real fiddle.
I recently played in a church hall on my German acoustic with a vocal mic. The tone of the violin is good anyway and it sounded fine through the mic, although staying close enough was a challenge. I have a poorer quality acoustic which is improved by playing with a pick-up and makes it easier to move and look around without losing the mic or knocking it over. An electric violin also sounds good, but you do lose some of the traditional tone and depth, unless your magic stomp can compensate for that. In the end it probably comes down to personal preference.
My first impression: If you are playing with a loud band, use the electric. If you are playing solo, use the acoustic. (Ashokan Farewell is the kind of tune that really needs the acoustic fiddle, I think.)
But maybe the best advice is to use the fiddle that you feel most comfortable with. Feeling confident about your playing is probably the most important thing.
p.s. If you use one of the vocal mics, have someone tweak the tone controls. Singers typically want a lot of treble in the tone, and acoustic fiddle does not need a lot of extra high frequency. Good luck, and have fun with it.
ELECTRO or ACOUSTIC on stage
ELECTRO or ACOUSTIC on stage
Hi, I am seeking advice on which of my fiddles to use on stage- my yamahar with a yamahar magic stomp or my german antique acoustic. the tunes i am going to play are:
Spanish dance (Bohm)
King of the faries
ashoken farewell
masons apron
# Posted on October 25th 2006 by N.P.
Re: ELECTRO or ACOUSTIC on stage
What stage is it? What are the acoustics of the room? Will your acoustic be unamplified?
# Posted on October 25th 2006 by barrysmith90
Re: ELECTRO or ACOUSTIC on stage
The venue is a moderately sized church hall, There will be all the necassary equipment in the venue due to irish band 'the wild irish'are the headliners with Brian Patton (another electric player). Last time i played a gig i used my accoustic amlified and that can be arranged again.
P.S Im a slow typer.
# Posted on October 25th 2006 by N.P.
Re: ELECTRO or ACOUSTIC on stage
Play the acoustic instrument, but do it in front of a mic. As long as you don't move around a lot, a good vocal mic will add some fullness to your volume, and allow your audience to get the more natural feel of a real fiddle.
# Posted on October 25th 2006 by AlBrown
Re: ELECTRO or ACOUSTIC on stage
I recently played in a church hall on my German acoustic with a vocal mic. The tone of the violin is good anyway and it sounded fine through the mic, although staying close enough was a challenge. I have a poorer quality acoustic which is improved by playing with a pick-up and makes it easier to move and look around without losing the mic or knocking it over. An electric violin also sounds good, but you do lose some of the traditional tone and depth, unless your magic stomp can compensate for that. In the end it probably comes down to personal preference.
# Posted on October 25th 2006 by bowburner
Re: ELECTRO or ACOUSTIC on stage
My first impression: If you are playing with a loud band, use the electric. If you are playing solo, use the acoustic. (Ashokan Farewell is the kind of tune that really needs the acoustic fiddle, I think.)
But maybe the best advice is to use the fiddle that you feel most comfortable with. Feeling confident about your playing is probably the most important thing.
# Posted on October 25th 2006 by mickray
Re: ELECTRO or ACOUSTIC on stage
p.s. If you use one of the vocal mics, have someone tweak the tone controls. Singers typically want a lot of treble in the tone, and acoustic fiddle does not need a lot of extra high frequency. Good luck, and have fun with it.
# Posted on October 25th 2006 by mickray