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About Me

"I am a violin player. I love the instrument. I love the feel and sound every time my bow crosses the strings and how the violin sings with a sensuous voice and incredible expressiveness. I believe it also has the capacity to produce the raw power of aggressive sounds and machine gun articulations. When I first started playing electric years ago, there was nothing out there that was cool, sleek and hip. This is why I designed instruments that make audiences jaws drop and provide me with a passionate and emotional experience as a musician. Through these instruments, I hope to share my vision for a more adventurous and musically satisfying experience on the violin. I hope they provide the same level of excitement for you."
MARK WOOD, Owner & Operator of Wood Violins
Here at Wood Violins, we manufacture electric violins, violas and cellos that are so unique and special their design has been patented. We feel this gives us the right to broadcast their "coolness" as loudly as we possibly can. By making this statement, we are by no means saying that classical violin playing is not cool - we are merely trumpeting the existence of an alternative way of approaching this very special instrument. And although string players know what a gift it is to be able to express themselves through such amazing instruments, the general public up until recently (comparing it to instruments such as the electric guitar) has not viewed violin playing as "cool." Hence our slogan - "Finally it's cool to play the violin." The truth is that these are very cool instruments aimed at players who are anxious to explore new territory. By the way, there's a great article that recently appeared in "Strings" magazine about Mark Wood's involvement with The Juilliard School's electric string quartet - click here to read !
We are the only electric violin company run by string players for string players, and we are very passionate and committed about providing highly specialized customer support to our clients both before and after your purchase. We will help you with amp options, pedal choices, music and exercise books and instructional videos. In addition, we have set up a networking operation for all of our clients for sessions, work, and playing opportunities that come our way. Our message board has become a gathering place for everyone who visits our site to share their thoughts and ideas - and be sure to check out our website, woodviolins.com !
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Member Since: 9/9/2006
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Be sure to look for Mark Wood's new instructional book, "Electrify Your Strings", in stores soon! You will be able to purchase Mark's book at Sam Ash and Amazon.com, among other retailers! Get on Mark's Mailing List to be notified of the release date!
A quick description:
"Finally - a method that teaches violinists how to improvise! Plug in and take your violin on a journey beyond the world of classical music with Mark Wood and Electrify Your Strings. With instruction right out of Mark's famous music education program, you'll learn about improvising solo and rhythm parts, modern string techniques, playing in a band, buying electric gear, and much, much more! Plus, there's valuable information not just for students, but for string teachers and school musical directors alike so they can rock their orchestras! A CD is included with recorded examples plus jam tracks in different styles and previously unreleased material."

NEW!!! Wood Violins is now on Facebook! Be sure to check us out by clicking here !To see Mark Wood putting his violins into action (in an excerpt from our promo cd-rom), click here !

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You say you wanna see a cool video of brilliant crazy wonderful cellist Rushad Eggleston (shown below ith Mark Wood) messing around with a Cobra on his song "The Falcon Song?"
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If you would like to receive our latest full-color brochure, price list, and the COMPLETE CD-rom with lots of extra goodies (including The Lakewood Project high school rock orchestra complete with Viper Cello), please e-mail us at [email protected] !

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Presenting Dr. Mark Wood, professor of physics!

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My Blog

NEW VIDEOS FROM MARK WOOD! SV-4 AND BEYOND!

Thinking of getting an SV-4? Have an SV-4 already? Own the Wood amp and wah with a different Wood violin?Well, all of you qualify to benefit from these videos! All of these are straight from the cr...
Posted by Wood Violins on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:21:00 PST

WV SHREDDING VIDEOS!

Until I have the opportunity to devise a new layout for this Myspace page, you will be able to find videos of satisfied Wood Violins owners doing their thing here in this blog!-Alyson WV WebmasterSh...
Posted by Wood Violins on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:11:00 PST

NAMM 2008!

Where to begin? As in past years, the 2008 NAMM show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA was a truly incredible experience. But what made this par...
Posted by Wood Violins on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:09:00 PST

NEW PRODUCTS FROM WOOD VIOLINS!

Three new exciting products from Wood Violins!Are you looking for the perfect, super-awesome holiday gift this season? Do YOU want an instrument from Wood Violins to call your very own? Is there some...
Posted by Wood Violins on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:47:00 PST

NAMM 2007!!!

First off, thank you to everyone who supported the Mark Wood Rock Orchestra at our shows last week! We had AMAZING turnouts, and we'd like to thank each and every one of you for coming to see us...
Posted by Wood Violins on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:38:00 PST