"When Bridge Instruments approached me to try one of their new violins I jumped at the chance. It was an opportunity to work with someone who understood what an electric violin could and should sound like. Over a period of about nine months Bridge developed, and I road tested a number of different pick-up and electronic systems to arrive at the one I use today. From the start I was impressed that we were working with a resonant hollow body as opposed to the 'planks' that everyone else was using! This approach seemed to give a more responsive 'acoustic' sound making the instrument sound like a violin and not a synthesiser. We worked a lot on the frequency range and tone to give the 'bite' and 'attack' that I need to be heard above electric guitars and drums, yet at the same time, retaining the mid-frequency power that can (with a few effects!) make one violin sound like a full string section. The end result is what I would call the first 'REAL' electric violin on the market, professionally tested in recording and live performances!"

"Having tried a load of electric violins from different makers, our search ended with Bridge. From a playing point of view, these instruments are very responsive under the bow, allowing for a great range of tone colours. The sound is rich, as a violin should be (electric or not) and having three 5-stringed fiddles is a dream for our compositions - we can all play viola now!!!! Our first gig with them was at the Albert Hall, and they sounded monster, with an even tone throughout the range. This reliability and playability coupled with their stunning looks makes Bridge a winner, and we look forward to getting our next set soon!"

"When Eclipse played our debut set at the Royal Albert Hall, our stylish Bridge instruments really gave us confidence to perform ... the boys and myself are so pleased with our new chrome Bridge instruments - they really look and sound fantastic! We are so grateful to the Bridge team for all their help and support - Eclipse are proud to be promoting Bridge instruments and are overwhelmed by our amazing new chrome instruments."

"I have been using my Bridge Aquila electric violin for over 10 years now and it has never let me down. However, there are occasions when a more traditional, subtle violin sound is needed as with The Bully Wee Band and Feast of Fiddles. This is where the Bridge Electro Acoustic comes into its own. It has a beautiful sound and is as easy to play and set up as the Aquila. It is also very impressive in a totally acoustic situation……….. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"

"Regarding how they feel/sound. My experience is perhaps a bit difference to the majority of Bridge customers as my main Bridge instrument is customised. It is a copy of my real violin which is an old Italian violin and Bridge have worked hard to copy the spacing on the fingerboard and the bridge shaping so that I am able to jump from one to the other with very little difficulty. Hence I love my customised instrument. My spare violin is not customised to my real violin and therefore is not as easy under my hand as the customised one but it is still nice to play."

"Acoustically the instruments are a bit quieter than a real instrument and slightly less responsive due to the extra wood on the back plate and the slightly thicker bridges but once you plug them into an amp the sound from the amp connects with the feeling of playing the instrument (if that makes sense). I haven’t played the Tasman range for years now but as to the amplified sound of the Golden Tasman range yes I’m very happy with it."

"Other than that the instruments also respond to different bows, strings or sound post placement in similar ways to a normal instrument."