Designed to sound natural straight into any input
Most piezo pickups need fixing.
PVi-01 is designed to avoid the problem in the first place.
No harsh highs.
No thin body.
No dependency on external gear.
Just a natural violin tone — directly from the instrument.
The usual piezo problems
- Harsh, brittle highs
- Weak low end (“no body”)
- Excessive bow noise
- Requires high impedance preamp to sound usable
What PVi-01 does differently
- Balanced frequency response at the source
- Natural body resonance preserved
- Controlled high end without losing detail
- Usable straight into standard inputs
Designed to sound right without a preamp
You can plug PVi-01 directly into:
- audio interface
- mixer
- pedalboard
- amplifier
No special setup required.
Placement = tone control
Unlike fixed pickups, PVi-01 lets you shape the tone physically.
- closer to bridge → more attack
- closer to fingerboard → more body
- different positions → different character
One pickup — multiple usable tones
Installation
- simple adhesive mounting
- no modification to instrument
- installation in minutes
Clean look, stable contact, repeatable results.
Use cases
- live performance
- studio recording
- pedalboard setups
- wireless systems
Specs
- Type: contact piezo pickup
- Output: 1/4” jack
- Mounting: adhesive
- Optimized for bowed instruments
Works great on its own.
For extended control and feedback management, pair with SviSound preamps ForteBow.
Not another piezo to fix later.
A pickup that works from the start.