Kinglos White Blue Flowers Electric Violin DSG1201

I’ve owned a few electric, electro-acoustic and acoustic violins. I wanted something I could mess around with on I’ll days in bed with headphones on…plucking etc. However, the headphone connector really isn’t good…So it isn’t great for that although I finally got the third set of headphones to work! The sound quality through the phones is quite poor.

The violin itself came in good condition. It looks great and I would buy again or recommend to new students – definitely!

Now for the technical side. Please, please throw out the accompanying cable and buy a decent mini jack to Jack output. Actually, the violin would have been better built with a large jack to Jack but it isn’t – so replace this first! If you do you will enjoy this violin 100% more.

Comes with a nice set of accessories and although string quality isn’t great I find you don’t need excellent strings on an electric violin. Better investment than new strings would be an effects pedal.

If you are buying this as a learner not wanting to annoy the neighbours then it’s a good product.would I recommend Kinglos products to new students? Yes. So far! Cheap learner products at a decent price.

Longer standing players like myself can adapt. Even though I’ve played 30 years I’ve never reached expert level. I love cute looking instruments and being more of a techie than an instrumentalist I recon a few good effects on this and bobs your uncle!

I bought this as a practice violin so I can practice at night when everyone else is asleep. It works perfectly for that purpose.

I like that the kit includes everything I needed to start playing right away (with the exception of a 9v battery.)

Sure, the earphones are cheap and probably won’t last too long, but that’s a minor thing.

I did knock off one star for the poor paint job. It is uneven, faded in spots, and there is a strange plastic “nub” that looks like melted plastic wrap in one spot.

I thought about exchanging this one, but since it came from China, I’m not sure I want to go through the hassle, especially since the paint job has nothing to do with the functionality.

I would recommend that if you want a quiet electric practice violin, you should get this one, but no exotic paint jobs (mine is zebra print.)

Works great with headphones for living in an apartment building

Great sound, amazing design. The person I bought this for asked as soon as it was opened if they could play it.

OK, First the disclaimer. I am not a Violinist. I fiddle around with a Violin which is why I need all the practice I can get. I am also in a constant search for the perfect Student Violin that won’t break my wallet. So far in vain. I have a plywood fiddle, a German no name fiddle and the one that was found in a closet that the local repair shop declined to touch. I wanted a silent violin so I could practice at night without annoying the family or local cats. Kinglos didn’t have any reviews but I took a chance. I am glad I did. So here it goes.

First the Cons:
The case is the typical cheap case that comes with most Violins. I figure it has less than a year before a zipper goes. Less if it is for your child. The rosin, it is going to the plywood fiddle. I am using the gold fleck rosin. The bow…forget it. I am not sure that is even real horse hair. More on the bow in the pros. The bridges are soft, no named things that will be going also. Strings. The G broke before I could tighten it. Thankfully the Violin comes with a set of two. I will be upgrading those also.

Now the Pros:
Once I got the bridge on and the strings tightened the pegs held well. The bridge was fairly easy to position and of course I had to let the strings stretch a bit. I started by just plugging in the headset it comes with. The headset was nothing to write home about either but it did do its job. I started by thoroughly rosining the new bow. The sound was good but not great. I got out my graphite bow and oh man did the sound come alive. When unplugged you can hear the violin but you could go into your room (or send your child into his/her room) and no one else will hear it. With the head phones on you get a rich full sound that is currently better than any of my other Violins. I then plugged the Violin into my Orange practice amp that I use for my electric guitars. Great sound. Not full range so I am looking forward to putting it on my Acoustic amp and seeing what it could really do. Someone who wants to rock out could have a lot of fun with this Violin and effects pedals.

One note on the volume on the Violin. It tops out at a very low level when using the headset. Not a bad thing if you are trying to protect your child’s hearing.

All in all, I am very pleased with this purchase. I have only had the Violin for a couple of days so I can’t speak to longevity. In reflection on the Cons I can’t get too upset about the rosin, or strings. Strings should be changed out anyway and everyone has their favorite rosin. The bow was quite disappointing though. Why make such a good Violin and then cheap out on the bow and bridge. I will update this review if needed once I put some miles on the Violin.

Good Bowing

My teenaged granddaughter asked for this electric violin for Christmas and she loves it! She’s been playing the violin since she was little so this violin is not for beginners.