Tim Pierce's Top 5 Guitars by Tom Anderson
In this video, legendary session guitarist Tim Pierce presents 5 of his favorite Tom Anderson guitars!
A Fast, Sleek Playing Experience, and with Heavenly Tone to Boot...the Angel Player, by Anderson.
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Angel Player - was initially created as the “Player’s” Angel—a 24 fret guitar with an all tone-wood body for the working guitar player who’s practical focus is all about the best tone and handling possible. But, of course, Angel Player has now also become sought after for its refined 24-fret vintage good looks.
Angel Player is:
• 24 frets of super-fast playability.
• Hand-selected all Tone-wood body
• Unique Angel body silhouette for easy access to the upper frets.
• Comfortably sculpted front and back contours.
• Angel Player - 25 1/2-inch scale length (traditional)
• Li’l Angel Player (pronounced Little Angel) shorter 24 3/4-inch scale length.
• Arc Angel Player - Li’l Angel specifically equipped with all-Mahogany body and Mahogany neck back*.
*(yes, just like Cobra T Special and Cobra S Special for the T & S families and Superbird for the Raven-family)
Pickup Rings, Great Tone: The absence of pickup rings not only contributes to Angel Player's cleaner and more modern lines but simultaneously serves the higher purpose of maximizing sonic character. No pickup ring styling enables the neck pickup to nestle nearer the 24th harmonic for the richest “24” neck tone obtainable. Lush.
Pickups & Switching: All Anderson pickups and pickup layouts are available for Angel so you can outfit as you prefer and access all your favorite electric guitar tones—and much more—via our familiar and intuitive, multi-dimensional, 5-Way, 3-Way or Switcheroo switching setups, which easily brings all sounds you could ever imagine under your command.
As we have said for over 28 years (and that's longer than Leo Fender was at Fender), “We are a small American Company dedicated to creating the world's finest feeling, playing and sounding electric guitar—period!”
Also, we love it when our guitars look good—
and they certainly do that—but, without sacrificing any playability or sonic depth. That's one of the keys: no frills or trendy gismos before tone and flawless function.
Everything has to flow with excellence and grace—all working in “concert” for the whole, bringing forth the best playing experience imaginable.
With great honor and reverence to traditions of the past, we want your new Anderson Guitar to be your best guitar, by far—no comparison.
How it's done:
We can maximize all of these desirable attributes by not making giant hordes of guitars but by making a smaller number and taking the time to do it all just right.
Each and every guitar is a special individual to us because we are making each and every guitar for a very special individual—you.
With this process, all details of every guitar gets the attention it, and you, deserve—from start to finish—no exceptions—whether you're Keith Richards or you're not Keith Richards—it's all good.
Everyone is equally important.
Isn't that the way it should be?
Just a few of the many Anderson assets include:
Necks: carved to your specifications (one of our 14+ available neck shapes) and then allowed to acclimate to the environment in their new form for a month (at least, no rushing here either) before the precision fingerboard radius is finalized and your choice of Anderson stainless steel frets installed.
The result is a neck of unparalleled stability and playability.
Stainless Steel frets:
Each body and neck are specifically made for one another and then precisely “fit” together.
A–Wedgie neck joint is vastly superior, sonically as well as structurally.
(You will have to smash the body to bits to move this neck out of position—certainly not recommended—although we did have one whose girlfriend tried this out in the streets of New York. Even though the body was in two pieces, the neck and body were still in perfect alignment. Really makes you love getting A–Wedgie—the Anderson kind, of course. And because A–Wedgie is a revolutionary bolt–on design, parts could be replaced and the guitar ended up as good as new.)
Finishes:
Paint is meticulously applied—a proprietary ultraviolet light process that always yields an ultra thin and breathable finish so the instrument's resonance is never impaired but always imparted.
Hardware is hand selected and many parts are Anderson–modified and assembled to insure superior function in every way. There are no compromises here either. Want some for instances:
Our vintage tremolo bridge is assembled in-house from four different, specially selected components for superior function, tone and feel.All Bigsby bridges are modified and play wonderfully in tune. You can jump on this like a diving board.Each and every Floyd Rose bridge is individually radius-calibrated to perfectly match neck radius.Tuner buttons are specifically selected to give a vintage look while underneath is a high level tuning machine.
Anderson Advantage: Twin Rear Strap Buttons ensure your guitar will not topple over during a quick break in your playing action, while equally comfortable to strap on with greater adjustment.
The process is such a fun one here at Anderson Guitarworks:
We spend countless hours listening, testing, and playing our instruments and our pickups (we really do this, and we like it…a lot).
The process begins with the creation of the most precise and comfortable bodies and necks possible. We accomplish this by choosing only the finest and most beautiful woods from select lumber mills. Our design and manufacturing process utilizes the best of both old and new world craftsmanship. Ground breaking computer-aided technology is used to achieve the most exacting tolerances found in the guitar industry, while the fine-detail woodwork and beautiful finish-sanding are done by the hands of a master.
Guitar Model: Angel Player
Scale Length: Traditional (25 1/2-inch)
Body Wood: Basswood
Body Finish: Ferrari Red
Finishing Options: Gloss: Beautiful High Gloss Finish
Neck Wood: Caramel Maple, Rosewood Fingerboard
Neck Finish: Black Headstock, Satin Natural Back
Neck Back Shape: Even-Taper
Nut Width: 1 11/16-inch
Frets: Jumbo
Hardware Color: Chrome
Bridge: Vintage Tremolo
Pickups: HC1 HC2+
Switching: 5-Way for 2 pickups: 3 = Series, Split
Strings: .010-.046 Elixir® Strings
In this video, legendary session guitarist Tim Pierce presents 5 of his favorite Tom Anderson guitars!