My new McNeela Premium Electric Violin is an amazing find!!! It lives up to all the promises made in the McNeela website description. I got it primarily because it was touted to be very quiet when played unplugged for practicing, and it is very quiet, no mute required. Once the strings stretched and I started playing it daily, the violin easily stays in tune with only a slight adjustment using the fine-tuners is needed due to atmospheric changes. The red finish is beautiful, it feels balanced, and is very lightweight. I carved the bridge down a bit to lower the strings for a lower-action and I absolutely love playing this violin. My Bon Musica shoulder rest fits onto the unique plastic bouts perfectly, even though the violin comes with a wooden-carved rest. The case is very high-quality and it comes with everything needed to plug in(rosin/bow, cables/headphones) and play electrified. If you are thinking of buying one of these, just hit the button and put it in your cart, it's a real gem at a low-dollar price-point!