It's been a year now I play with FV1, and I notice a little lukewarm to departure. But since I changed the strings (I prcise I mount mine on alto) and the bridge too, because the original is a real dung, and the sound is totally transformed grain superb no noise, a real personality and I expected anything but a given as the price range! Trs a good electric violin, but if one takes the trouble to change the bridge.