Bridge Tasman Electro-Acoustic Violin, white 'Shabby-Chic' finish

The Tasman electro-acoustic from Bridge Violins is an excellent alternative for players looking for top shelf tone at a more affordable price. Unplugged, the Tasman's acoustic sound is excellent, with plenty of color and warmth, a clear, pure high end, and decent projection. The Tasman's amplified tone is where this instrument really shines -- it's darker and warmer than the Golden Tasman, with less brilliance on the high end, and a rich and powerful output signal.

The special finish on this Tasman is dubbed "shabby-chic" and is a alabaster white, non-glossy paint finish, with a distinctly distressed look that gives the instrument a rustic, antiqued feel.

If you've been looking for exceptional tone in an acoustic-electric violin, but the Bridge Golden Tasman is outside of your budget, their Tasman electro-acoustic offers similar performance at a more affordable price. Its amplified tone is dark and rich, with a powerful output and good resistance to feedback; even the E string's sound isn't truly bright.

It stands head and shoulders over almost anything else on the market -- the difference between the Tasman and the next-cheapest acoustic-electric that we sell is at least as big as the difference between the Golden Tasman and the Tasman. Under the ear, the Tasman's sound is rich and warm, and with good projection for an acoustic-electric. Its sound is really dark and rich in the lower registers, with less brilliance on the E string than the Golden Tasman.

Construction of the Tasman is (for the most part) quite traditional, but this particular Tasman signals a departure from the "classical" feel, by its unique hand-applied "Shabby Chic" finish, an alabaster paint that's intentionally distressed, for an antique appearance. Further departures from traditional violin design are seen in the shield (inspired by the 1710 Stradivari Viola da Gamba) that sits atop the peg box, and the lightning bolt-shaped f holes.

A bigger departure, and one that's perhaps less appealing aesthetically, but conceptually brilliant, is the placement of the Tasman's output jack. Recessed into the arch of the violin's back, at first glance it appears jarring, even a bit awkward. But looks aside, the inset output jack is a stroke of design genius. It allows any player, even traditional classical players who don't use a shoulder rest, to play the violin comfortably, as long as they use a cable with a straight (rather than right-angle) jack, solving a problem that players who don't use a shoulder rest quickly discover when they attempt to play certain acoustic-electric violins.

A custom hardshell case is included with all Tasman violins.

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