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- Size 4/4 electric cello with hand-carved maple wood & mahogany metallic varnish in style 2 (full size)
- Ebony fingerboard, pegs and tailpiece with mother of pearl inlay and 4 detachable fine tuners
- Powered by a 9V Alkaline battery (included)
- Includes: well padded lightweight soft-case, bow, rosin, aux cable, & headphones
- 1 Year Warranty Against Manufacturer's Defects
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This review is for a Cecilio CECO-2LW Electric Cello.
I purchased this electric cello two months ago, although not from this vendor. I needed a practice cello that I could bring to work and practice (silently) during my breaks.
I was concerned about paying around 300 dollars for something of unknown quality, especially since I could not find any reviews. I was pleasently surprised with this cello. I would recommend checking Amazon's price against online auction sites to see who offers it cheaper.
The cello comes in a large cardboard box. Once un-boxed, the bridge needs to be placed in it's slot (no-brainer compared to acoustic cellos) and the strings tensioned/brought up to tune. If you have ever replaced your own guitar strings, you should be able to do this yourself. If you are unfamiliar with stringed instruments, you might want to take it to a luthier to do this.
After a couple months of playing this cello, here are my impressions:
PROS:
The body construction of the cello is of better quality than I was expecting. The action (height of strings above fingerboard) and playablility are excellent... This was the most important feature for me, and I am really happy about it.
The cello comes with cables to connect to your guitar amp.
Tuning pegs hold their grip and did not require "peg drops" or adjustment. Tuning with the pegs or fine-tuners is uncomplicated.
Soft case does the job, although it is not very thickly padded. It includes some handy pockets.
CONS:
The strings are of moderately-low quality. The A string is especially squeaky. I will replace mine.
The 4 fine-tuners are of cheap construction, but they are functional. If you plan to replace a string, the arms of the fine-tuners will need to be pried open a tad to release the original string.
The bow is what you would expect for this price point... A little bouncy, but acceptable.
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I am glad that I decided to purchase this electric cello and would recommend it.
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I don't regret buying this at all. The price makes it totally worth it. I've had it for a few weeks now and it's working great! The strings that came with it are junk. I replaced them. But really no big deal. And I haven't even tried to use the bow or the headphones that come with it.
I have it plugged into a cheapo amp, and it's sweet. I'm sure it would be Awesome with a good amp.
It's also good to practice with unplugged when people are around trying to do things. I have a lot of siblings in school so they get mad when I play my acoustic when they're trying to do homework or watch a movie or sleep, so it's nice to have around. It's loud enough for you to hear it but not enough to disturb others. I bought it so I could practice anytime I want.
I haven't played any of the more expensive electric cellos but I was impressed with this one. I was expecting less for what I paid.
It's not perfect. Still a little cheap. But definitely worth it! I highly recommend it.
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I purchased the Cecilio 4/4 CECO-2DW Red Mahogany Metallic finish cello about 2 months ago. The instrument was packaged well enough to survive being on the bottom of the UPS load. Carton was damaged but the instrument was fine. Fit and finish are very good. Looks good with a shiny smooth finish.
Assembly was easy and fast. There was a little difficulty in getting the bridge in correct position as string tightening moved it a bit. There should be note stating bridge rear face should be at a 90 degree angle to top of cello with strings tightened..
I've played the cello with the original strings and bow for about 2 month. I bought a set of D'Adarrio strings as recommended by another buyer. The original strings were difficult to get a consistent pure tone, especially on the C string. The new D'Adarrio strings are much smoother to the touch and sound much better. I have also ordered a new top braided fiberglas bow. The original bow is satisfactory, but I'd like to try a better one.
I had great response from Celilio when I had questions and/or needed a replacement bridge. The original bridge developed a chip at the G string notch. A new one was sent immediately without charge. Thank you.
When I replaced the strings, I found the D'Adarrio C string to be much thicker than the original. Talked with tech service at Cecilio and was advised to spread the fine tuner fork to fit, which I did easily.
There is a small problem with the fine tuner mounting nuts loosening. Retighening the mounting nuts only worked for a few days. I solved the problem with a drop of Loctite 222 on the mounting threads.
I have not connected the cello to an amp or to the church sound system yet. I'm happy with the volume from good quality ear buds. I expect the output volume/tone to be fine for the church sound system.
I played acoustic cello 50 years ago and am now restarting again. I found this cello to be a great way to begin again inexpensively.
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It's a great instrument for the price and all, but mine arrived with a broken pickup. I have to press the strip below the bridge down and the electronic portion of the cello works for maybe 10 seconds before the sound drops out again. As I have not seen any other reviews with this issue, I'd imagine it's an isolated event. I'd rather practice with a near silent cello than have to go through the hassle of repackaging and returning such a large package.
Otherwise, the instrument looks fantastic, no chipped paint or superficial flaws. I've replaced the strings with D'Addario preludes and it sounds great those few seconds the sound works. You'll have to fiddle with the pegs and fine tuners, but nothing too extensive.
We bought this cello for my little cousin's 8th grade graduation. HE LOVES IT! He has played with our band a few times, and with an inexpensive key board amp it stands up well against guitar and drums. It sounds very nice when played through a key board amp and when tuned properly. The headphones it comes with are sub par, but the cello itself is quite nice. Looks awesome, and was pretty easy to set up. I read a few negative tidbits about the quality of the A string, but in a sense we didn't get to really test that out because it snapped during the initial tuning. Which I might think was due to the inexperience of the tuner had I not seen him successfully change strings on acoustic cellos in the past. Now that we replaced the A string the whole set-up works and sounds great. The bow seems to do the trick well enough (though I'm no expert), and despite it being poorly padded, the case is quite practical with its back straps and plethora of pockets. For 300 bucks, we are very happy with this purchase!
