The parlor body shape is comforting and familiar but the flatwound strings feel different under your fingers and sound different too . The rubber bridge is the game changer in that compared to your traditional acoustic guitars and notes don ’ t ring out when you strum them . They make their notes and then almost immediately the sound is gone . This makes you approach the Juniper Live Rubber Bridge guitar in a very different way , which is also a good thing if you are stuck in a playing rut .
The model that we tested has the Spruce top , Sapele back and sides and a mahogany neck . The satin finish on the body , neck and headstock is consistent throughout . The Alnico 5 single humbucker rail pickup is placed at the end of the fretboard , and you have a single volume control to adjust it with .
The neck , headstock and both sides of the body are bound , and it has a small plastic pickguard below the sound hole . The open gear Grover tuners do a great job of keeping the Juniper in tune , but it seldom needs adjusting . You can select Spruce or Mahogany as top woods and finishes are available in black , sunburst , surf green , guava red and natural satin .
Priced at only $ 395 , the Orangewood Juniper Live Rubber Bridge guitar is a tremendous value in a fun and exploratory acoustic / electric guitar that will challenge your past way of playing and approaching a guitar .
It sounds great acoustic or plugged into an amplifier and takes capos well also . The rubber bridge is very well built . Electronics are simple , passive and straightforward with the ¼ ” input jack at the bottom leading to the volume control on top and top mounted single sized rail humbucker .
The Juniper also comes with a nice gig bag and truss rod tool . If you are seeking an instrument that will push your musical boundaries at an inexpensive price , I highly recommend the Orangewood Juniper Live Rubber Bridge guitar . Many other singer / songwriters are embracing the rubber bridge sound as a new direction and now I understand why .
$ 395 www . OrangewoodGuitars . com
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