vanessas zeta - yesterday i had the chance......

phoenix · Post by **phoenix** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 4:52 pm

yersterday i had the chance to play the same type of violin from zeta that vanessa uses.
the sound was good but the violin was very heavy and so you have to be strong to play it longer than a few minutes.
if you want this violin you have to buy many instruments, too.
the better e-violin is the yamaha sv-100k,
which has an integreated chip and the better sound.

Xanthippe · Post by **Xanthippe** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 9:48 pm

Well I can't judge in anyway the difference in quality between a Zeta violin and a Yamaha violin. Vanessa-Mae is a perfectionist and she uses a Zeta violin, so I trus that is a pretty good instrument.

I heard Vanessa-Mae once on television telling on information about her Zeta violin. She explained that is was a solid wooden piece of equipment and that it was therefore much harder to play it than on a normal acoustic violin.

I suppose that it is also a matter of technique and human body position to play such an instrument in a way to spoil the least energy.

Vanessa-Mae isn't physically looking as a very strong person. She is very tiny.

arup75 · Post by **arup75** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 9:34 pm

she does follow fitness-program with an own private trainer, but that is also for the performances....

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 6:51 am

In regards to the ZETA, and YAMAHA

Phoenix -

What do you mean if u want the violin you have to buy other instruments? Are u referring to the Synthony II? Thats not mandatory, it is only for MIDI recording/playing.

As far as the Yamaha...that violin isn't the best choice when considering electrics. That violin is ok if you want an electric (with look) and an accoustic tone. Thats basically the ONLY good thing about that PARTICULAR model. I personally am NOT a fan of the Yamahas, however they are great instruments. When I upload my 9-11 performance, if you watch it, you will see that in this performance i used a Yamaha EV-205, which is a full electric violin, looks as well as the electric tone. By the way, the Newer Yamahas are heavier than the Zetas.

In My opinion Zetas are the best brand that I've played on. then maybe Jensens.

As far as technique is concerned. I personally found it more complicated adjusting to the Yamaha than to ANY of the Zeta brands.

Jafo C ! Null · Post by **Jafo C ! Null** » Sat Sep 14, 2002 7:34 pm

Last month I had the opportunity to play with a Zeta violin, it isn't heavy (but its harder), I had tried another violins and I can say Zeta is better than Yamaha... Yamaha plays like acoustic, Zeta like a really electric violin...

foreverred · Post by **foreverred** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 6:52 am

Kevin wrote:In regards to the ZETA, and YAMAHA

Phoenix -

What do you mean if u want the violin you have to buy other instruments? Are u referring to the Synthony II? Thats not mandatory, it is only for MIDI recording/playing.

As far as the Yamaha...that violin isn't the best choice when considering electrics. That violin is ok if you want an electric (with look) and an accoustic tone. Thats basically the ONLY good thing about that PARTICULAR model. I personally am NOT a fan of the Yamahas, however they are great instruments. When I upload my 9-11 performance, if you watch it, you will see that in this performance i used a Yamaha EV-205, which is a full electric violin, looks as well as the electric tone. By the way, the Newer Yamahas are heavier than the Zetas.

In My opinion Zetas are the best brand that I've played on. then maybe Jensens.

As far as technique is concerned. I personally found it more complicated adjusting to the Yamaha than to ANY of the Zeta brands.

Kevin, I couldn't agree with you more! I played the Yamaha EV-205 (Pearl Red) for about six months on a demo and I enjoyed it for it's clear, electric tone (similar to ZETA) but it was too heavy. I don't like the SV-100/120's at all. They break easily and it only sounds good if the reverb chip is on, otherwise it is buzzy and scratchy.

ZETA instruments have BUILT-IN preamps which means the EQ is all inside and optional (I still use pedals and an EQ/DI box to fatten the tone). I've been playing ZETA instruments for almost as long as Vanessa-Mae has, however she hasn't experimented with the other ZETA models that are out there.

It's obvious that she enjoys an acoustic look and tone for many of her songs, so she'd be happy with the Acoustic Pro - it's an actual acoustic violin with the E-series pickup and integrated electronics. If she wanted an acoustic-looking instrument with a more edgy tone but still punchy like an acoustic, she'd get the Strados Acoustic Pro. The top of the line in ZETA acoustics is the Jazz Acoustic Pro, which has the same Jazz pickup as her white Fusion violin, but an acoustic body and a very clear, full and fat tone.

I think beside the ZETAs, my favorite violin is actually a regular acoustic violin with the Barbera pickup equipped... it's also got a fat, edgy, clear tone. I love it on my acoustic.

-Omar