The Cello

[Renatus]

I've decided to do what I've been meaning to do for a long time now(I think a whole decade), and that is get back into playing the cello, and in order to do this I shall buy a cello. Unfortunately acoustic cellos are a little more expensive than I'd like so I thought I would go with a cheaper, newer alternative, said alternative being the Electric Cello.

Now just like the electric guitar in comparison to the acoustic, we have a lot more options due to the lack of need for the body to provide the desired sound. Unfortunately, unlike the electric guitar, the electric cello is far less popular and has far less mass market options. So I have managed to round my options down a few, affordable cellos.

This first one is a typical mass produced electric cello design that I rather enjoy for it's lithe design.This also has what I take to be an oddity in cellos, in that it has 5 strings as opposed to the usual 4. http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-4-5-string...ht_7221wt_1246

This third design here is much slimmer than the rest(though less favorable in my mind) making it seemingly more portable, and has once again 5 strings. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yinfente-5-S...t_10135wt_1163

This third design retains much of the charm of your typical acoustic cello while seeming to still retain a distinct electric cello look. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOLID-4-4-EL...ht_6572wt_1163

Finally this last one is a very reasonably priced electric acoustic cello in a lovely shade of black http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-4-4-el...ht_7221wt_1002

Unfortunately a problem I've heard talked on websites I've looked through about when it comes to such electric acoustic hybrids says that feedback issues of some sort result, though of course I am inexperienced in such matters so I ask if anyone knows of such things.

Also I've heard something that I think amounted to painted acoustic cellos having a lower quality sound.. I don't know if that cello is painted or varnished, or anything else involving audio quality so again I ask if anyone here knows a thing or two about this.

I'm also not sure what these 4/4, 3/4 things mean.

Not to mention I'm not sure precisely what one could do with that extra string, as I suspect conventional cello instruction only takes into account cellos with 4 strings.


Now here's something I'm sure the guitar players here can help me with as it's an item more commonly associated with them, that topic being Amps. I will need an amp, and while some of these cellos seem to come with a basic amp, I'm under the impression that those amps aren't anything more than basic so I'll need to know about amp selection and whatnot.



Finally here is a cello link I'm keeping down here just in case the above options prove less palatable. http://www.kkmusicstore.com/strings-...0.html?sort=4a

[Renatus]

I also thought I'd make a post about dream cellos to think about for the far future. Even electric cellos have expensive options, and here are a few of them.

One I that caught my eye for it's sheer versatility(and most likely proportionate difficulty) is this 6 string cello which from what I gather from the video, can do anything the other major stringed instruments can do, and several things they cant. http://www.woodviolins.com/html/CobraCello.html Of course to get all of those features you have to pay at least 5.4k.

Then there's this half as expensive, with merely 4 strings, but still interesting appearance one. http://www.electricviolinshop.com/ce...aco-black.html

Of course I've also been considering what an ideal customized one would look like. One idea I've conceived is a spider sort of body design that would look sort of like this(though not exactly like) http://cdn.graphicsfactory.com/clip-...tattoo_025.gif with spider webbing in the spaces between the legs forming your typical acoustic cello body shape, though much thinner.

Then there's this lovely example that I came across in my searches http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C3SDTABBW3...1600/Cello.jpg

Of course I did defer a bit to electric guitar designs, and looked through quite a few ones. I particularly like these two for their particular shade/texture of black.
http://cache.interscope.com/images/l...7075efe5c6.jpg
http://www.wickedguitarsales.com/wp-...3326861300.jpg

[Timeless Rebellion]

It's the same for violins, 3/4 and 4/4 signify the size scale of the instrument where 4/4 is a full sized one.
Conclusion: As an adult, you wanna go for a 4/4.
As for which one to pick, I am clueless. Good luck picking out a good one

[Renatus]

Originally Posted by Timeless Rebellion

It's the same for violins, 3/4 and 4/4 signify the size scale of the instrument where 4/4 is a full sized one.
Conclusion: As an adult, you wanna go for a 4/4.
As for which one to pick, I am clueless. Good luck picking out a good one

What do you know about amps though?