Wood Violins 6-string Phantom Fretted Viper, Cherry Sunburst Quilt over Black Cherry Sparkle, with Barbera Hybrid pickup
This custom Viper has two different premium finishes. Its top is finished in a Cherry Sunburst Quilt exotic top, which gets deeper and darker at the edges before transitioning to their Black Cherry Pearlized finish on the sides and back of the instrument. It's a winning combination, creating a striking contrast between the two finishes, giving this Viper plenty of stage presence. This 6-string Viper features Phantom Frets, which are position markers that are visual only, not tactile. A Barbera bridge powers this tasty Viper, for a strong output and rich, full tone. Chrome hardware completes the look of this Viper. Price includes a Viper-shaped soft gig bag.
6 Strings
Go deeper and richer, and cover more parts. Descending in 5ths from the violin’s traditional E-A-D-G strings, a 6-string adds a low C and low F. This gets you deep into cello range and almost covers the full range of the guitar as well. In fact, with a special combination of strings you can even tune your 6-string Viper like a guitar. The bridge curvature and string spacing on the Viper make it possible to comfortably transition from your 4-string acoustic to this 6-string and back.
Barbera Hybrid Pickup
The Barbera Hybrid pickup bridge integrates separate transducers for each string. Barbara bridges produce exceptional tone with strong, balanced output. Great for "clean" acoustic styles, and ideal for use with high-gain effects or in high-volume settings.
Phantom Frets
Frets are intended to help ensure that violinists playing in loud environments (e.g. rock band with guitar and drums) can play in tune even when they can’t hear themselves particularly well. Frets also give the fingerboard a visual component that some players find creatively helpful and assist in transposing finger patterns into different keys.
Wood Violins’ “Phantom” frets are real frets that have been filed down even with the surface of the fingerboard to provide a visual means of locating a pitch on the fingerboard. Mark Wood’s patented dot pattern aids in finding 5th, Octave, 12th and other important positions on the fretboard. For players who find the feel of raised frets unnatural but still want the visual aid for pitch location (or simply because frets look cool), then Phantom frets are a perfect compromise!
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