alyctes Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I've recently got my cello back in working order after many years, but the walls are thin at home and I can't run it through headphones as I do with bass guitars. So, I'm thinking about an electric cello. Budget is not large - say £250 maximum. Can anyone comment on the electric cellos out there? Any experiences would be welcome. thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) Have you looked at the Harley Benton HBCE ? We got one for my son from Thomann - he gets on ok with it. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/media_bdbviewer_AR_225799.html?image=9"]http://www.thomann.d...99.html?image=9[/url] [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbce_830vw_44_ecello.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbce_830vw_44_ecello.htm[/url] Garry Edited May 8, 2012 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) Thanks Garry, appreciated. Edited May 15, 2012 by alyctes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I didn't see this... I didn't see this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lfalex v1.1 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 What you [i]really[/i] don't need to know about electric 'cello is that the 5 string (yes, they do them!) is tuned FCGDA. As in the "F" above our beloved open "E". So you could double any 4 string bass lines by down-tuning... But the fingering patterns would be wildly different as they're tuned in fifths, not fourths. Then there's that "bow" thing... Still, played well, a 'cello can sound quite lovely. And being electric, you could use FX and an amp and... and.... and.. Frankly, I'm tempted. More than by those pesky 6 string things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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