played violin back in grade school and high school, just picking it back up. what i bought was this because i wanted one i could plug into my guitar amps and take with me on camping trips and not give a care. it took 5 mins to figure out it sounded like total crap. i immediately changed the bridge, soundpost, strings and for s&g's changed the pegs, with better quality equipment and bought a better bow... the sound quality is 1000x better and is actually extremely fun to play with and i almost don't want to take it outside lol, for under $250 bucks.

but yeah if you are learning, go rent one and take some classes and see if its right for you. i already know how to set one up from muscle memory, and if you are inexperienced then you will have a bad time just buying one off amazon out of the hole and trying to learn yourself without it being properly setup.