GEAR REVIEW
ORANGEWOOD JUNIPER LIVE RUBBER BRIDGE ACOUSTIC / ELECTRIC GUITAR | Eric Dahl
• Parlor sized body
• Spruce or Mahogany top
• 44mm nut width
KEY FEATURES
• Reinforced non-scalloped X bracing
• Single Alnico 5 rail humbucker pickup in neck position
• Rubber wrapped saddle bridge
Oliver Wood , of the Wood Brothers band , first introduced me to rubber bridge guitars with his new solo album Fat Cat Silhouette . I was preparing to interview Oliver and listened to his entire album , but the guitar had a very unique and different sound to it with quick decay . He then explained to me how he had a local luthier in Nashville , TN custom making rubber bridges to put them on his vintage guitars . I purchased a block of jeweler ’ s rubber with the intent of making my own rubber bridges then I discovered Orangewood guitars .
Looking at the images on the Orangewood website their rubber bridge guitars are reminiscent of vintage Stella , Kay and Harmony parlor guitars from a past generation . But don ’ t let the pictures deceive you . Orangewood is making guitars in that style but with modern playability , dependability and electronics . Worship Musician secured the Orangewood Juniper Live Rubber Bridge guitar in sunburst for our review . When it arrived at the office the Juniper was still relatively in tune and the action was set up perfectly .
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