*Headscratch* I've never seen a Tom Anderson in the hands of a Worship Leader here in LA. They used to make electrics with a Baggs or Fishman power bridge, but no longer. He does make a guitar called the Crowdster, (named for David Crowder), that is a solid body that is strung with acoustic strings and sounds like a plugged in acoustic. Yes they are pricey, but no more than a similar PRS, Fender Custom Shop or Gibson Custom Shop. From the Anderson website you can find a dealer near you. Not going to find a big inventory of them anywhere. That said, there are varying versions of S, T and LP body shapes, multiple neck carves with options to oversize or undersize, two nut widths, two headstock designs, different bridges and other components, and a gazillion PUP designs.Īnderson guitars are sold at select Guitar Centers in their Platinum line:īut remember they make three a day. Really the only thing you can't spec is the fretboard radius, the neck joint, the headstock, and the basic body shape. The other two are "modern versions" or Super Strats for lack of a better term. Two sound exactly like a real 62 Fender Strat that I was able to compare them with. There are just so many wood options, scale lengths, components and PUPS. There are so many options you can choose in spec'ing his guitars, that you can get them to sound as modern or vintage as you want. You will read some subsequent posts that claim that Andersons are "too modern." That is not accurate. They are super high quality and in the realm of Suhr, Grosh, Tyler, Melancon, etc.
He builds three or so guitars a day, and sells PUPS to other manufacturers and to the aftermarket in general. In contrast, Anderson provides something unique that only they do in terms of construction style and certain pickup types.Anderson is a high end builder from California. However, for me I like to build vintage style strats myself, because such excellent parts are available nowadays for a straight-up 50's or 60's style strat or tele. The anderson neck joint is such that you never have to worry about shift or alignment issues,etc. This, to me, is a marvel, because I am a stickler for neck fit and stability. Anderson also has the coolest new neck joint that really makes the neck more stable and 'perfectly fitted' than the traditional neck joint. If these options are important go with suhr.Īnderson, however, gives you SS frets stock, no upcharge, suhr charges extra. Suhr will give you more options in terms of body type (size of the strat type body), bridge choice, fret choice, and a few other things.
I would give the edge to anderson now, but have prefered suhr a different times.
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