It would totally be nothing more than a toy for me. I barely practice these days and haven't played in a band since I was a teenager. Even now I only know one other person who plays guitar and we see each other about once a year. No one would get to hear it except me.... especially since I play with headphones on ever since my downstairs neighbor complained I was shaking the frames on his walls with my bass playing.
But it would be a fun toy! I'd enjoy using something like that with my violin, if it was electric. Surprisingly my neighbors haven't said anything about my violin playing or my fiance's guitar, or bass playing. Then again the people downstairs are hard of hearing, as they have stated to me in conversation. As far as your neighbor, he's just jealous he can't play jack shit lol :P
The way it works on a guitar is it adds a pick-up (like those on a standard electric guitar). The Roland GK-3 for the guitar (or GK-3B for the bass) is the little control module mounted to the guitar and has the extra pick-up attached to be installed under the strings. The pick-up on the module is special because within it there are individual pick-ups for each string (two tiny coils of wires for each of the six guitar strings sense and report the vibrations of each individual string.... versus how a pick-up otherwise works where one or two coils of wires sense and report the consensus of vibrations from all those strings that may be ringing). The little control module takes the input from the individual strings and relays it to the GR-20 on the floor where it is processed and the output is the sound effect you set it to.
All this said I think it may be possible to fix this to a violin so long as the strings are metal (the very key to an electronic guitar pick-up to work).
Also... the downstairs neighbors: the husband is a professional drummer and the wife is a professional violinist. I only have heard her play before. The first time I met the husband he came up to say "hi" after hearing me playing the drums in Rock Band 2. Since then they've stopped being amused and do come up to complain I'm playing the toy drum simulation too violently so that their wall frames rattle. I'm tempted to go downstairs and properly fix their artwork to the wall for them.... free of charge.
That would be very awesome to have done with the electric violin, but sadly none of them use metal. Due to the fact the fret boards are wood without the frets to protect them from the metal strings. Thanks for the info on the product. Though the boy doesn't want one, I have no use for it myself since the poor Fender Squire Strait is collecting dust lol.
Are you playing the RB 2 drumset on hardwood floors with out carpet? that could be the problem. Get 2 to 3 area carpets just to set it up on there. It will absorb the impact :) And ex friend of mine had that issue. I told him to do the same, though he said he never uses it. They must have hanged their posters by thread and a tack huh?! lol!!
There has to be some metal violin strings somewhere. On fret-less basses the convention is to use "flat-wound" strings to protect the neck. Flat-wound uses a flat wire instead of a round one when it's wrapped-around the core wire (look up a diagram... you'll see what I mean). It's supposed to damage it less.
The RB@ drums... I'm on hardwood floor with carpet. The two problems are the time they complained I was playing in the center of the room (where I am likely to cause the most vibrations) and my playing style with the kick pedal is a little violent..... I don't keep my foot on the pedal but instead raise it all the way up and stomp on it when it needs to be played. It's a horrible habit and I know I need to correct it but it's the way I learned to play on this thing since I can't play real drums. There's a special dampening pad Grainger sells that I should follow-through and buy. It's not expensive but I cannot remember the name.
Looks like we use Steel..which is metal so it shouldn't be an issue :)
You'd think the middle would be a better choice since it seems the most logical. I guess the middle causes the most vibrations. Hmmmm I wish I could do an experiment, but I have no Rock Band at the house :(
My total guitar collection: Washburn Dime333 electric, Aria copy of a Gibson SG electric, Fender Squier Stratocaster electric, nylon-stringed acoustic classical guitar, twelve-string acoustic guitar, Ibanez Soundgear 4-string (Maria's, really), Washburn acoustic 4-string bass. I used to have an Ibanez Soundgear 6-string bass but it was stolen by my sister's friend. And the Strat is at my dad's house and I don't care for it any more.
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The main thing I'm after is the Roland GR-20 as demonstrated below:
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Surprisingly my neighbors haven't said anything about my violin playing or my fiance's guitar, or bass playing. Then again the people downstairs are hard of hearing, as they have stated to me in conversation.
As far as your neighbor, he's just jealous he can't play jack shit lol :P
October 15 2009, 20:46:32 UTC 2 years ago
All this said I think it may be possible to fix this to a violin so long as the strings are metal (the very key to an electronic guitar pick-up to work).
Also... the downstairs neighbors: the husband is a professional drummer and the wife is a professional violinist. I only have heard her play before. The first time I met the husband he came up to say "hi" after hearing me playing the drums in Rock Band 2. Since then they've stopped being amused and do come up to complain I'm playing the toy drum simulation too violently so that their wall frames rattle. I'm tempted to go downstairs and properly fix their artwork to the wall for them.... free of charge.
October 16 2009, 07:17:02 UTC 2 years ago
Are you playing the RB 2 drumset on hardwood floors with out carpet? that could be the problem. Get 2 to 3 area carpets just to set it up on there. It will absorb the impact :) And ex friend of mine had that issue. I told him to do the same, though he said he never uses it. They must have hanged their posters by thread and a tack huh?! lol!!
October 16 2009, 10:44:21 UTC 2 years ago
The RB@ drums... I'm on hardwood floor with carpet. The two problems are the time they complained I was playing in the center of the room (where I am likely to cause the most vibrations) and my playing style with the kick pedal is a little violent..... I don't keep my foot on the pedal but instead raise it all the way up and stomp on it when it needs to be played. It's a horrible habit and I know I need to correct it but it's the way I learned to play on this thing since I can't play real drums. There's a special dampening pad Grainger sells that I should follow-through and buy. It's not expensive but I cannot remember the name.
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Looks like we use Steel..which is metal so it shouldn't be an issue :)
You'd think the middle would be a better choice since it seems the most logical. I guess the middle causes the most vibrations. Hmmmm I wish I could do an experiment, but I have no Rock Band at the house :(
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