How much would an electric viola cost?

Question:I'm really just curious about this... Do you think it would be cooler than an electric violin? And that brings me to the subject of electric cellos....

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm really just curious about this... Do you think it would be cooler than an electric violin? And that brings me to the subject of electric cellos....

The price would range from perhaps $200 all the way up to about as much as you'd want to pay. Really, I don't see what advantage a 4-string electric viola would offer over what most people get - a "5-string violin". This is a hybrid viola/violin that offers the low C string but also the high E string. The only challenge, as I understand it, is that the strings are a bit close together, making it somewhat of a learning curve to play.