New Tom Andersons at Peach

Fishboy7 · May 5

I've never been a massive fan of the flamey drop-tops and TAs classic Strats and Teles always looked a bit boring ,.... but these new Icons look bloody nice!! I'm pretty tempted by the blonde Tele , ...... What do you chaps think?

https://www.peachguitars.com/tom-anderson-icon-classic-satin-bullitt-green.htm

https://www.peachguitars.com/tom-anderson-t-icon-satin-organic-grain-butterscotch-w-brown.htm

https://www.peachguitars.com/tom-anderson-icon-classic-satin-organic-grain-sonic-blue-with-brown.htm

Boromedic · May 5

That neck join though....... Wow

bacchanalian · May 5

I had a top T classic that I traded but soon regretted. That was before the T icon and now I would love one of those. I have a Raven that I got from @allen in March and have not played anything else since.
I got a quote from Peach but the surf green one they have in is pretty close to what I would have ordered.
Not sure what way to finance or proceed.
Quite the dilemma.

Philly_Q · May 5

I like them, but the matching of the grain patterns on the two-piece ash bodies is surprisingly shoddy.

Fishboy7 · May 5

bacchanalian said:

I had a top T classic that I traded but soon regretted. That was before the T icon and now I would love one of those. I have a Raven that I got from @allen in March and have not played anything else since.
I got a quote from Peach but the surf green one they have in is pretty close to what I would have ordered.
Not sure what way to finance or proceed.
Quite the dilemma.

This one?

https://www.peachguitars.com/tom-anderson-t-icon-contoured-surf-green.htm

Stunning guitar!

aconitethrill · May 5

I count a hollow T amongst the ‘ones-that-got-away’ list. Stunning guitars.

Strat54 · May 5

I picked up an Icon T a couple of years back for £2300, great guitars. I have a handful of TAGs now. Not a huge fan of satn finishes though but the butterscotch T is a stunner. Its been there a while too. Have a look on Reverb for the Rustic Brown Icon T....so classy.

https://reverb.com/item/74053953-tom-anderson-t-icon-2023-satin-rustic-brown?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=74053953

Moloch · May 6

Good to see Jurgen Klopp has got himself some work lined up for his post-Liverpool life:

Offset · May 6

A £4k Strat/Tele copy? Nah.

Strat54 · May 6

Half the price of a Masterbuilt FCS.

pt22 · May 6

Strat54 said:

Half the price of a Masterbuilt FCS.

Half the price of something outrageously expensive. What a deal!

guitaraj · May 6

Would love a TA. Tried a second hand Angel at Coda some time back and loved almost everything about it (especially the low weight and the neck carve) but I don’t really like 24 frets and it seemed like £3k was a lot to drop secondhand and still have a niggle about the spec.

I tried speccing a Classic but the new price made me weep.

One day…

stickyfiddle · May 6

The green Strat is ace. I've always liked TAs as far as superstrats go. Would definitely look at them if I was in the market

bacchanalian · May 6

Fishboy7 said:

bacchanalian said:

I had a top T classic that I traded but soon regretted. That was before the T icon and now I would love one of those. I have a Raven that I got from @allen in March and have not played anything else since.
I got a quote from Peach but the surf green one they have in is pretty close to what I would have ordered.
Not sure what way to finance or proceed.
Quite the dilemma.

This one?

https://www.peachguitars.com/tom-anderson-t-icon-contoured-surf-green.htm

Stunning guitar!

Yes, it looks great has one of the neck profiles I like and has heavy frets. However, I wonder if I would prefer a slab rather than contoured body.
If I custom order, Peach won't take a trade in. Also, you lose most of the distance selling protections.
From my quote a custom order is much the same price as these.

I had previously asked for a quote from World Guitars but something happened and the dealership went to Rebellion Guitars (???). I gave up trying to contact them.

bacchanalian · May 6

Strat54 said:

I picked up an Icon T a couple of years back for £2300, great guitars. I have a handful of TAGs now. Not a huge fan of satn finishes though but the butterscotch T is a stunner. Its been there a while too. Have a look on Reverb for the Rustic Brown Icon T....so classy.

https://reverb.com/item/74053953-tom-anderson-t-icon-2023-satin-rustic-brown?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=74053953

Could you tell us a bit more about the spec of your Icon?

Strat54 · May 6

Its a fairly standard blackguard look with the Fender nut width and just a tad more meat on the neck profile, but I have since had TA send me a new pickguard, middle Strat style pickup to complement the TF pickups and pull/push tone pot to add middle pickup rather than having a 5 way switch. They're very accomodating and Tom always sorts me out, been a customer for 33 yrs.

Guitar Model:T IconScale Length:Traditional (25 1/2-inch)Body Wood:AlderBody Finish:Translucent ButterscotchNeck Wood:Caramel MapleNeck Finish:Natural Satin Headstock, Natural Satin BackNeck Back Shape:Even-Taper +.030Nut Width:1 5/8-inchFrets:MediumHardware Color:ChromeBridge:Traditional 3 Saddle - compensatedPickups:TF1 TF3Pickguard:BlackSwitching:3-Way with VA Booster on Push/Pull

allen · May 6

I was all set to buy one of the icon strats that they had in stock. but it seems to have sold so that plan is out of the window. I've got 2 TAs at the moment and they are well made, highly playable guitars.

In a way it would have given me a bit of a dilemma though. Over £4k for a bolt on strat copy is quite a chunk of change.

@bacchanalian Glad to hear you're enjoying the Raven!

paulmapp8306 · May 6

Fishboy7 said:

I've never been a massive fan of the flamey drop-tops and TAs classic Strats and Teles always looked a bit boring ,.... but these new Icons look bloody nice!! I'm pretty tempted by the blonde Tele , ...... What do you chaps think?

https://www.peachguitars.com/tom-anderson-icon-classic-satin-bullitt-green.htm

https://www.peachguitars.com/tom-anderson-t-icon-satin-organic-grain-butterscotch-w-brown.htm

https://www.peachguitars.com/tom-anderson-icon-classic-satin-organic-grain-sonic-blue-with-brown.htm

That Ticon butterscotch has been there a long time. i was going to go down and try it in Feb....... I ended up picking up a PJE Oz first though.

I have a cobra-S P90 loaded and love the neck - the T-icon has the same neck. Im sure I would have had that guitar if Id had chance to get to peach before I got to Music Street (where I picked up the PJE).

My TA is a better guitar than my PRS CU22 or my strat. Its on par with the PJE.

daisie_guitar · May 6

My TA is a better guitar than my PRS CU22 or my strat. Its on par with the PJE.

How is it better?

Schnozz · May 6

Offset said:

A £4k Strat/Tele copy? Nah.

Nah for a £4k Strat/Tele full stop.

paulmapp8306 · May 6

daisie_guitar said:

My TA is a better guitar than my PRS CU22 or my strat. Its on par with the PJE.

How is it better?

Probably just personal - or that Ive had my PRS for 25 years lol (though Ive had my TA for 8 now).

For me it plays better, feels better, and sounds better for my tastes (which have changed over the years). The playability is more to do with the wide neck on the PRS and the body shape (no belly cut) which changes how it sits on me. I much prefer the neck carve on the TA to the PRS, I like the SS frets, and I love P90s more than HBs. It resonates more than the PRS or strat too - its more alive.

Im sure for others it could easily be the other way round.

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