Golden Tasmans

Performance and recording career spans contemporary, classical, and commercial music. From pop music to video game and film scores, she attributes working cross-genre to her classical training, wide musical influences, and intimate knowledge of electronic gear. She regularly arranges, composes, and improvises string sections for sessions and live shows. Hailed as a dynamic performer, reviews call her a “powerhouse with charismatic stage qualities!” 

"I hope you've had a fantastic 2015 so far. It has been a while, but we were last in touch when I purchased the Bridge Golden Tasman Violin for my Fall 2014 music tour with Andrew McMahon and Hunter Hunted. I wanted to reach out and thank you again. I have immensely enjoyed playing my violin and it is the only violin I use on tour! I find she plays amplified better than my fine traditional instrument and has a beautiful, complex and rounded tone. So far, I've used the violin to perform amplified in front of audiences as large as 2500 people and in adventurous settings --like speedboats and hidden ocean coves for music videos-- and she has always served me well! I have received many compliments from colleagues, fans, and industry professionals on my beautiful tone while playing the Golden Tasman. I've even had seasoned professionals tell me I'm the best live string player they have heard in all their years of touring the world. While I love my fine classical instrument, I know these compliments have everything to do with the excellent playability and sound I can achieve amplified on the Golden Tasman. Also, I never have to worry if I play too strongly or move too much -- I know this instrument can withstand the extra vigor! :)"

"I am touring again this summer with Hunter Hunted and I'll surely be playing my Golden Tasman then as well!"

"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."

"I have used Bridge violins to gig professionally for the past 20 years and can only highly recommend them. I started on an Aquila 4 string (have owned a number of different ones!), have used and owned the 5 string Lyra and now own the electro-acoustic golden Tasman. The electric violins are great and never let me down but now I would never go back from the Golden Tasman. This is in my opinion the best purchase I have ever made and a violin of the highest professional standard. It plays beautifully and sounds incredible in any setup. I use it in acoustic duos and big bands and whatever the setting it always does the job. The joy of this violin is that it also sounds great acoustically as well as when it's plugged in. Sound engineers always comment on its tone and sound and how easy it is to mix. Also the customer service you receive from Paul and everyone at bridge is brilliant and they will always look after you. If you want an electric violin this is the only place to go."