Tom Anderson guitars

hotpickups

Rocker said:

My Anderson will be 20 this coming November.  I bought it early 2000 from Sounds Great near Manchester.  An exceptionally well built instrument, it remains a joy to play.  In all honesty it is too good a guitar for my skill level but I don't care.  I play it several times a week and it always impresses me.  If you ever try one and it speaks your language, be prepared to buy it as the withdrawal symptoms are very severe......

Which one did you go fiord @Rocker ;

simonk

hotpickups said:

If that Suhr satin that’s going in the classifieds had been single coils I might’ve been interested in that one. I love satin finishes 

According to the spec sheet of said instrument the pickups are an SSH and SSV in the neck. In which case the split coil sounds (positions 2 and 4 on the switch) will be very good. Best of both worlds in my book.

hotpickups

simonk said:

hotpickups said:

If that Suhr satin that’s going in the classifieds had been single coils I might’ve been interested in that one. I love satin finishes 

According to the spec sheet of said instrument the pickups are an SSH and SSV in the neck. In which case the split coil sounds (positions 2 and 4 on the switch) will be very good. Best of both worlds in my book.

Hmmm I’m not sure. I haven’t played a guitar yet that enables me to spilt coils and actually sounds like a strat / tele yet

Rocker

hotpickups said:

Rocker said:

My Anderson will be 20 this coming November.  I bought it early 2000 from Sounds Great near Manchester.  An exceptionally well built instrument, it remains a joy to play.  In all honesty it is too good a guitar for my skill level but I don't care.  I play it several times a week and it always impresses me.  If you ever try one and it speaks your language, be prepared to buy it as the withdrawal symptoms are very severe......

Which one did you go fiord @Rocker ;

If you check the Anderson website/support, the serial number search will give you the spec of my guitar.  S/n 12-11-99p

Blueingreen

A big attraction for me with the TAs is that they make Fender style guitars with Gibson scale. length, which I much prefer.

I have a short Classic.  It's the Strat I take to gigs now, leaving my much loved Suhrs at home.  I worried the scale length would make it sound less Stratty, but it sounds great.

I always have an eye out for other TAs that might have specs that suit me (Tele, Cobra, Raven) but they are rare.  The shorties are less common and even if one comes up there's usually something (aesthetics, fret wire size, or unrealistic price) that's a deal breaker for me.

I live in hope though.

ToneControl

hotpickups said:

simonk said:

hotpickups said:

If that Suhr satin that’s going in the classifieds had been single coils I might’ve been interested in that one. I love satin finishes 

According to the spec sheet of said instrument the pickups are an SSH and SSV in the neck. In which case the split coil sounds (positions 2 and 4 on the switch) will be very good. Best of both worlds in my book.

Hmmm I’m not sure. I haven’t played a guitar yet that enables me to spilt coils and actually sounds like a strat / tele yet

My twin HB Suhr standard sounds extremely close to a strat in the neck single coil position, closest I have ever heard from a split HB

ToneControl

Rocker said:

hotpickups said:

Rocker said:

My Anderson will be 20 this coming November.  I bought it early 2000 from Sounds Great near Manchester.  An exceptionally well built instrument, it remains a joy to play.  In all honesty it is too good a guitar for my skill level but I don't care.  I play it several times a week and it always impresses me.  If you ever try one and it speaks your language, be prepared to buy it as the withdrawal symptoms are very severe......

Which one did you go fiord @Rocker ;

If you check the Anderson website/support, the serial number search will give you the spec of my guitar.  S/n 12-11-99p

mine was 05-28-01A
also a hollow drop top, same spec as yours
Pickups - SA1R SA1 H2+ 
Switching - 5 Way, Mini Splits 1-4, Pull Adds Bridge, Vintage Voicing 

As I said, I loved it, but happier with fixed bridge and picking my own pickups

dunstanmus

I play a Bulldog. It is top notch.

Jalapeno

Love my Tom Anderson Hollow Body Drop Top - I suppose it could be called a Super Strat, but to me it's far more advanced that any Strat, sure it's a similar body shape, but that's as far as it goes.

AlexHunter

I had a hollow drop top that became @Treewig1 ‘s.

I bought it on my quest to find a strat style I liked. It was the best of the lot, I gigged it and finally conceded I like humbuckers and Gibson scale length. Every strat type I’ve attempted to bond with since has been underwhelming in comparison.

Logie

I had a Classic S a few years ago and it was a nice guitar. The body was extremely light and although modelled on a Strat it was like the rough edges had been smoothed away. Fretboard radius was quite flat so slightly different playing feel to a Strat but ultimately it didn't do anything any better than the deluxe Strat I had at the time and cost me double used ( £1100 ) so I didn't keep it long. Nice but nothing remarkable.

digitalkettle

hotpickups said:

Is it a uk company? I’m presuming American I don’t know why 

 A UK company in this league would be the current incarnation of Patrick Eggle guitars

hotpickups

digitalkettle said:

hotpickups said:

Is it a uk company? I’m presuming American I don’t know why 

 A UK company in this league would be the current incarnation of Patrick Eggle guitars

Yes I’ve been looking st his guitars which are rather lovely too. I think I’m bitten with those now too. I never seem to have  enough money it seems Gotta sell that Les Paul of mine soon 

digitalkettle

hotpickups said:

digitalkettle said:

hotpickups said:

Is it a uk company? I’m presuming American I don’t know why 

 A UK company in this league would be the current incarnation of Patrick Eggle guitars

Yes I’ve been looking st his guitars which are rather lovely too. I think I’m bitten with those now too. I never seem to have  enough money it seems Gotta sell that Les Paul of mine soon 

I’ve got a ‘96’ in the black, open grained swamp ash...a flawless instrument. If I needed a tele, I’d get an ‘Oz’ in a heartbeat.

Kebabkid

This one was up on sale in the Classifieds several years ago and the seller made a fantastic demo (I think  he used to make demos for Coda)

This should give you an idea of the sounds

ennspek

hotpickups said:

digitalkettle said:

hotpickups said:

Is it a uk company? I’m presuming American I don’t know why 

 A UK company in this league would be the current incarnation of Patrick Eggle guitars

Yes I’ve been looking st his guitars which are rather lovely too. I think I’m bitten with those now too. I never seem to have  enough money it seems Gotta sell that Les Paul of mine soon 

I am lucky enough to have a few of the new Eggles. Peerless in my humble opinion. 
Nice chap too!