Fiddler Rex Wiseman of The Oak Ridge Boys Endorses Barcus-Berry Violins!

Sept. 18, 2008 - PRLog -- Charleston, SC – Barcus-Berry, a manufacturer of transducer/preamp systems and acoustic-electric violins, is happy to announce Rex Wiseman, fiddler for The Oak Ridge Boys, as the newest endorser of Barcus-Berry violins!

After proudly declaring his support and sponsorship of the Barcus-Berry Acoustic-Electric Violins, Rex Wiseman stated,  “I work 150 + shows a year with The Oak Ridge Boys. I must have a pro quality violin that I can depend on night after night, an instrument that will take the wear and tear of the road but still deliver a warm, transparent tone, both acoustic and electric.  My Barcus-Berry violin is there for me every time I hit the stage.” Rex plays the Vibrato-AE™ Violin in Red-Berry Burst.

Rex Wiseman plays fiddle, pedal steel, and mandolin. He is the newest member of the The Oak Ridge Boys, having joined in 2006. Born and raised in Birdseye, Indiana, Rex grew up in a musical family. His father, four brothers, and sister were "back porch" pickers, playing mostly for their own enjoyment. Rex, the youngest, learned to play the mandolin at age five. Eventually he taught himself to play fiddle, guitar, pedal steel, electric bass, dobro, banjo, and mandolin. At the ripe old age of 11, Rex became a "professional”, earning money by playing in a local Country band with his brothers. When he was 16, he put together his own band. He moved to Nashville in 1980 to work with Little David Wilkins. He subsequently worked with John Conlee, Bill Anderson, Rhonda Vincent, Billy Yates, Phillip Claypool, and Clay Walker, and currently The Oak Ridge Boys.

The Oak Ridge Boys Website: www.oakridgeboys.com

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About Barcus-Berry
Barcus-Berry is a quality manufacturer of acoustic-electric violins and inventor of the first piezo transducer preamp system for guitars, pianos, brass and woodwind orchestral instruments, harmonicas, drums, tap floors and more. Since 1963, Barcus-Berry products have been delivering true reproduction of acoustic sound. Barcus-Berry is used and endorsed by professional musicians, bands and dancers such as Herbie Hancock, Rascal Flatts, Louise Mandrell, The Corrs, Pat Green Band, Clay Walker Band, Tracy Bonham and Broadway performer, Savion Glover. Learn more about Barcus-Berry products and its users at www.barcusberry.com.