Solid Body Design Incorporates Unique Soundboard
The Electric Violin’s body is a one-piece design crafted from a block of solid maple. Just as on an electric guitar this design offers a stable yet resonant body upon which massive tone can be created. The soundboard is a single piece of maple extending from the neck down to the chin rest. With the bridge resting on the soundboard it simulates the top of an acoustic violin causing the soundboard and body to resonate to add just the right amount of warmth to the tone.

An Advanced Pickup System For Massive Sound
The pickup system consists of individual sensors for each string, mounted in a specially designed bridge. Each sensor is housed inside a pendulum upon which the string rests at the bridge. String vibration causes the pendulum to vibrate ever so slightly within the bridge, which creates an extremely large signal, so large in fact that it needs no preamp to boost output level. You can plug directly into a guitar amplifier and get powerful, aggressive and massive electric tone straight away. It’s solid sound is perfect for playing a wide variety of styles such as Rock, Jazz, New Age, etc.

Built-in Mixer and Two Output Modes
The Electric Violin is fitted with a small onboard mixer, which supplies level controls for the individual sensors and a master level control. The purpose of the mixer is not to boost output but rather to tailor sound output of the strings to fit individual playing styles, playing conditions, sound requirements, rooms, etc. Allowing the instrument to adapt to the player’s needs gives the player the ability to gain optimum sound from the instrument at anytime. An Output Mode switch provides the player with the option of using the mixer or bypassing it altogether, in which case battery power is not necessary since the massive sound output created by the pickups needs no preamp boost to make it usable.

Expressive Power and Great Playability
Everything comes together to give the Electric Violin a wide dynamic range which makes it an extremely expressive instrument to play. Tone is fat, edgy, aggressive and powerful but you can go from pianissimo to fortissimo with clarity and ease. Response is quick, the sound is clear and changes in bowing are also easily produced. Output is noise-free and even playing at maximum levels you need not worry about feedback.
The body feels comfortable and light with the heel and upper rib where they should be so your left hand knows where its at. The design also allows attachment of most conventional shoulder and chin rests so you can use whatever you’re accustomed to. Gear type tuners made of high strength aluminum designed specifically for use on the Electric Violin offer quick and precise tuning eliminating the need for the fine tuner on the “E” string.

Choose Either a 5- or 4-String Model
Both 5-string, the EV-205, and 4-string, the EV-204, models are available with the 5-string offering a low “C” string to provide additional range necessary in today’s contemporary music. The 5-string model is designed with a slightly wider neck to accommodate the additional string and make switching to a 5-string instrument as easy as possible. For ideal tone, Yamaha has produced custom 5 and 4 string sets optimized for use with the Electric Violin.
Both the EV-205 and EV-204 Electric Violins are available in three great looking colors, Amber, Cosmic Blue and Pearl Red.

Other Features
• Headphone jack offers on stage monitoring of the Electric Violin’s direct tone. An independent volume control gives the player control over headphone level without altering the line out level.
• Volume control mounted on the tailpiece for easy adjustment during performance.