Electric violins & violas
Built by hand. Built to be heard.
Made for players who plug in.
VECTOR Instruments
Three designs. One maker. Made to order.
The Prodigy is the light, iconic one. The Alpha and Omega are the hollow-body statement pieces. Pick your shape — then make it yours.
PRODIGY
Ultra-light at 14 oz, the iconic Prodigy delivers rich tone and zero feedback, and gets out of your way. An electric violin that feels alive in your hands.
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ALPHA
The newest Vector design, drawn at the bench and all its own. The Alpha cuts a bolder silhouette than the classics — the response of an acoustic and the nerve of something built for a loud stage.
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OMEGA
The original design, refined over decades. The Omega reshapes the violin for open fingerboard access — the same idea that turned heads in 1983, built for now.
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CUSTOM ORDERS
One of a kind, on purpose. Choose the model, the finish, the setup — built by hand, just for you. Order direct or through a Vector dealer.
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Why Players Choose Vector Electric Violins:
No Feedback
Even at high sound levels
Seamlessly blend
with electric guitars and drums
Protects
valuable acoustic instruments from wear and tear
AVAILABLE
in a wide range of colors
Unique designs
that enhance stage presence
great sound
Acoustic-style sound delivered at any volume
Striking Aesthetics
a look that stands out
ABOUT US
Since 1983
Vector started in 1983, when a builder with an inventor’s streak set out to make an electric violin that could go where a traditional one couldn’t — onto a loud stage, into rock and folk and everything in between, through a rig of pedals and amps. The designs he drew up found a devoted following over the better part of four decades. Then, for a while, they went silent.
In 2025, David Frederick brought Vector back to the bench.
A classical violin maker of 38 years, he builds every Vector by hand in Lincoln, Nebraska — one at a time, start to finish. The original shapes are all still here; the iconic Prodigy silhouette is the same one players have recognized for years. What changed is everything a violin maker notices in his hands.
On the Prodigy, that meant making the volume knob standard instead of an option, moving the output jack to where your body actually wants it, and setting the neck in for tone and stability while keeping it modular for service. The woodworking is cleaner throughout, the finish runs deeper, and the setup is a violin maker’s — so it plays like an instrument, not a gadget. Small things, most of them. Together they’re the difference between an electric violin you tolerate and one you forget you’re holding.
That’s the whole company: one maker, one bench, one standard. The person who shapes the neck is the person who voices the bridge — and the person who answers the phone when you call.
We build for the player who went electric on purpose: the one who wanted amplification, effects, a loud room, and a genre nobody assigned them. Forty years on, that’s still the only player we build for.
Let’s build yours.