NGD: Tom Anderson: Hollow Drop Top Classic
Sept 4, 2020 8:45:31 GMT
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Post by grayn on Sept 4, 2020 8:45:31 GMT
I popped over to Sound Affects this morning, to check out some guitars.
I wasn't sure whether I wanted a Les Paul type guitar or a super strat (pathetic, I know).
I decided to try out some LP types first but unfortunately they'd sold an ES-Les Paul, overnight, that I'd fancied.
So I tried a PRS singlecut McCarty 594, a Giffin Valient and a FGN LP.
Didn't take to the McCarty at all, which was a shame as it was a real beauty.
The Giffin Valient is a really nice guitar, beautifully made, with a comfy, full neck and very decent pickups.
But I just didn't feel enthused and the same could be said for the FGN, which was a really good LP, at not a huge amount of cash.
The shop guys asked how I was getting on and I explained my lack of enthusiasm and did they have any HH or HSS super strats worth trying?
So, very quickly I had 2 Patrick J Eggles '96s and a Tom Anderson to check out.
The Eggles are great but I'm not a fan of their more organic look/feel.
The Tom Anderson was a Hollow Drop Top Classic, in arctic blueburst with binding, from 2014.
Despite it's age, it was as new and I heard it had spent most of it's life, thus far, in it's case.
The HSS pickups are spot on, with a ton of harmonic character and are controlled via a usual 5-way switch, with an overall volume and tone.
But you also get another switch that can coil split the bridge HB, or give your pickups a subtle, 4db boost.
As most guitar enthusiasts will know, Tom Anderson guitars are renowned for their high quality.
The nearest I have owned before was a superb Suhr Standard Pro Quilt Top.
And if anything, the Anderson is even better.
It's light but very solid, the build and finishing is exemplary, it plays super easily but retains a great feel and all the hardware is top quality.
The vintage, 2-point trem is lovely and smooth and well suited to my style.
Well it's home with me now and will not be spending much time in it's case.
It'll be on it's stand or in my hands, where it belongs.
I wasn't sure whether I wanted a Les Paul type guitar or a super strat (pathetic, I know).
I decided to try out some LP types first but unfortunately they'd sold an ES-Les Paul, overnight, that I'd fancied.
So I tried a PRS singlecut McCarty 594, a Giffin Valient and a FGN LP.
Didn't take to the McCarty at all, which was a shame as it was a real beauty.
The Giffin Valient is a really nice guitar, beautifully made, with a comfy, full neck and very decent pickups.
But I just didn't feel enthused and the same could be said for the FGN, which was a really good LP, at not a huge amount of cash.
The shop guys asked how I was getting on and I explained my lack of enthusiasm and did they have any HH or HSS super strats worth trying?
So, very quickly I had 2 Patrick J Eggles '96s and a Tom Anderson to check out.
The Eggles are great but I'm not a fan of their more organic look/feel.
The Tom Anderson was a Hollow Drop Top Classic, in arctic blueburst with binding, from 2014.
Despite it's age, it was as new and I heard it had spent most of it's life, thus far, in it's case.
The HSS pickups are spot on, with a ton of harmonic character and are controlled via a usual 5-way switch, with an overall volume and tone.
But you also get another switch that can coil split the bridge HB, or give your pickups a subtle, 4db boost.
As most guitar enthusiasts will know, Tom Anderson guitars are renowned for their high quality.
The nearest I have owned before was a superb Suhr Standard Pro Quilt Top.
And if anything, the Anderson is even better.
It's light but very solid, the build and finishing is exemplary, it plays super easily but retains a great feel and all the hardware is top quality.
The vintage, 2-point trem is lovely and smooth and well suited to my style.
Well it's home with me now and will not be spending much time in it's case.
It'll be on it's stand or in my hands, where it belongs.
Jo whoever he is.
