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Bridge Electric Violins

With their graceful, sinuous lines, gorgeous custom finishes, and excellent amplified tone, Bridge electric violins have long been a favorite of professional players and enthusiastic amateurs alike in the United Kingdom. Constructed of a carbon-fiber and Kevlar® composite, Bridge's instruments are as durable as they are beautiful. The hollow-body design gives them a slight acoustic resonance that improves the amplified tone with almost no risk of feedback.

For the violinist, Bridge offers the Aquila four-string model, the Lyra five-string, and even the Octave, a purpose-built "baritone" violin pitched an octave down from the regular violin.

Both the Aquila and the Lyra have excellent playability, with enough of an upper bout indicator to give a traditional player the familiar reference point when shifting into the upper positions. They've done a good job with the five-string Lyra model, too, make the string spacing at the nut and the bridge curvature generous enough to make transitioning from a four-string less difficult.

Tone is excellent, 'though with less immediacy of attack and not as open and natural a tone as the Skyinbow or Vector Prodigy. The instrument is very responsive, and you can clearly sound a note with a fairly light touch on the neck. The sound of this violin is much more acoustic than you'd expect from a composite-body instrument made from space-age materials, making the Bridge electric violin an excellent choice for a wide range of playing styles.

Now manufactured in Asia and with a new U.S. distributor, Bridge electric violins (and eventually cellos!) are still instruments of exceptionally quality, but now they're more affordable than ever!