Perfect Fifths

Electric violins were created in the 1920s, with jazz violinist Stuff Smith being one of the first practitioners. The instrument uses electric pick-ups that allows the sound to be broadcast through an amplifier. Most electric violins differ from traditional violins in that they limit resonance by having a solid body, and the sound is necessarily different. For this reason, the use of the electric violin is more prominent outside of classical music, specifically in the jazz, folk, rock, metal, punk, and experimental genres. Fender even dabbled in producing electric violins in the 1950s. Several of the artists listed in the “Violinists in Popular Music” article (and in this more extensive Wikipedia list) have performed with an electric violin. Today, Yamaha is one of the biggest names to produce electric violins. Other models are available from Cecilio, Austin Bazaar, and Violinsmart, among others. You can find many other models online at sites like ElectricViolinShop.com.