Amp or electric cello

[Milnoque]

My wife has a Yamaha SVC-110. We need to amplify it. We would like to achieve as close to an acoustic cello sound as we can get. Any versatility after that would be a plus. It would mostly be used in an acoustic guitar centered band at relatively low volume.

Any experience or advice?

 

[dementedchord]

she's got the same type of problem most keyboard players have... especialy if she wants any degree of fidelity... so think small effecient clean PA system...

 

[32-20-Blues]

Yamaha make a dedicated cello/violin amplifier:

http://www.musiciansnews.com/ya/yam...ent_electric_violin_cello_and_viola_amp.shtml

You will also need a piezo designed for a cello. Quite a number of these exist. Fishman make one for around 130 dollars:

http://www.fishman.com/products/details.asp?id=58

Barcus Berry also make a fancy looking one that clips onto the edge of the bridge: