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Orangewood Announces New Rubber Bridge Guitars

Orangewood Announces New Rubber Bridge Guitars

Juniper II Baritone

Orangewood unveils an upgraded version of their popular Juniper Rubber Bridge guitar.


The company has made noticeable upgrades to the instrument, developing a more versatile and professional instrument for those who are looking for the unique rubber bridge sound. The Juniper II Rubber Bridge model is available in all Mahogany and Satin Black. It is also available in a baritone scale in Satin Black.

Even after the initial success of the first Juniper model, the Orangewood team continued to explore different ways to improve the instrument. Shortly after launching the first Juniper model, the team started testing a number of pickups to find the right pickup that could add more clarity to the muted tone so that the rubber bridge sound could mix even better in a live or recording environment. The team landed on the Seymour Duncan Hot RailsĀ® pickup, and also added a coil split function and a tone control knob ā€“ making it a versatile and exceptional rubber bridge instrument. Additionally, the highly requested baritone scale version was added to the collection.

In order to accentuate the vintage-inspired aesthetics, the Juniper II models now feature oversized dot inlays and a diamond trapeze tailpiece. Strung with premium flatwound strings, Juniper II also features Grover open-gear tuners for excellent tuning stability and vintage-style cupcake knobs for volume and tone controls.

STANDARD SCALE KEY FEATURES

Body Shape: Parlor

Top: Solid Spruce or Mahogany Top

Back/Sides: Layered Sapele Mahogany Back & Sides

Scale: 24.75''

Pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot RailsĀ® Pickup with Volume and Tone Controls

Electronics: Coil Split

Tuners: Grover Open Gear Tuners

Nut / Saddle: Bone Nut / Rubber Wrapped Saddle

Bracing: Reinforced Non-Scalloped X Bracing

Neck Joint: Vintage Style 12th Fret Neck Joint

Strings: Ernie Ball Light Stainless Steel Flatwound Guitar Strings 11ā€“50

Truss Rod: Headstock Access

Gig Bag: Included

Price: $645

BARITONE SCALE KEY FEATURES

Body Shape: Grand Concert

Top: Solid Spruce or Mahogany Top

Back/Sides: Layered Sapele Mahogany Back & Sides

Scale: 27ā€

Pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot RailsĀ® Pickup with Volume and Tone Controls

Electronics: Coil Split

Tuners: Grover Open Gear Tuners

Nut / Saddle: Bone Nut / Rubber Wrapped Saddle

Bracing: Reinforced Non-Scalloped X Bracing

Neck Joint: Vintage Style 12th Fret Neck Joint

Strings: D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Electric Guitar Strings 15-65

Truss Rod: Headstock Access

Gig Bag: Included

Price: $645

Every Juniper II is professionally set up by Orangewoodā€™s in-house guitar technicians before shipment and includes a gig bag. The guitar retails at $645 and will be available directly online at orangewoodguitars.com/collections/rubber-bridge in February. Customers can now head over to the Orangewood website to sign up to be notified when the Juniper II models are available to purchase in February. Juniper II models will also be available through select retailer partners. For more information about Orangewood, please visit orangewoodguitars.com.

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