They also warned me that the C string that comes with the 5-string is not very good

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

The strings are decent, the case is okay, but it would be good to have a better bow

are a great violin

If you are a beginner violinist, I would probably recommend a 4 string violin instead

This is an incredible violin that can be as versatile as Mark Wood's Viper with the right rig

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

not as nice as a $3000 acoustic but far better than a $600 student violin!If you can afford it the Bridge Aquila

This is an incredible violin that can be as versatile as Mark Wood's Viper with the right rig

Get yourself a little bluetooth speaker you can plug your aux cord to and it doubles as a super portable, quick rig to play around for your friends without blowing their ears off

Buy a cheap or middle range bow I suggest a stronger bow good for beefier instruments, even violas, I found a strong bow helps draw the sound out

Don't underestimate the power of this little violin, Mark Wood's designs are unbeatable.

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

after a long search for a decent electric, I finally ordered an sv5mostly for its simplicity/1 piece body and price,the Rocker look i could do with

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

but i'll get over it.the fact that the lower bout holds your rest quite nicely makes up for itits easy to play great for late night practice.getting use to the low

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

what artificial (if that is the correct word) compared to a grand pianonot at all in a bad way - it has a darker tone/color

what artificial (if that is the correct word) compared to a grand pianonot at all in a bad way - it has a darker tone/color

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

The tuners, while cheap in and of themselves, actually were surprisingly good

" was 5 minutes or so with each scale type, same patterns as a 4 string.mine unfortunately was fitted with a Tomastic Tail piece - its garbage,the E string fine tuner was striped at delivery, seller replaced with a Witter tail piece.make sure it has the Witter tail piece!better stings, Evah Pirazzi's or Dominant sets have great soundwith these strings (the E looks Ghetto

The tuners, while cheap in and of themselves, actually were surprisingly good