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With a little extra neck and a super sleek satin finish, this Classic from TA's shop feels like stepping into your favorite comfy slippers! The Ziricote fingerboard is beautifully figured, adding some dimension and beauty to an already lovely guitar. Boy oh boy do we love these guitars!

From Tom Anderson Guitarworks

Clearly undisputed, "Yes!" is the answer. The whole story: When something remains as an unrealized dream for long enough it becomes a fantasy. A fantasy is the belief that there is no such thing in the real world. This is a mindset that surrounds the legend of the "vintage guitar." That it is unobtainable. That you cannot have a vintage instrument that will play like lightning, sing like angels and be reasonably priced. But when we look deeply, we see that this is a mistaken perception and once perception is corrected, bliss returns. Bliss is restored to the musical world in the form of: The Classic. The Classic is the vintage guitar of your wildest dreams, and beyond, the one you always knew should exist but you were unable to touch in physical form, until now. For a pure vintage vibe, an Alder or Swamp Ash body is hand-selected and kiln dried to perfection.

Alder: Is the first and most popular choice among players, as an alder body bestows it gifts of full and boosted low-mid frequencies accompanied by predominate upper mid prominence. It is these qualities that bring big single coil tones effortlessly forward in the mix, when paired with the right amp for you. Humbuckers enjoy a lower end bump and slightly less all-middle-only tone.

Swamp Ash: The open and ethereal, delicate, airy and complex "S" tone. Soft, soothing open middle lays the groundwork to showcase rich low, lows; highlighted with sparkling and softly sweet, musical highs.

Basswood: Soft and bountiful midrange makes itself abundant as this is the wood (when done just right, and of course that's how we do it) that defined the core humbucker sound of the 80s in a 25 1/2-inch scale length guitar.

Model
The Classic
Serial Number
03-28-21N
Weight
6.85 lbs
Body Wood
Alder
Finishing Options
Satin
Body Finish
Sonic Blue
Neck Wood
Caramel Maple
Fretboard Wood
Ziricote
Scale Length
25 1/2"
Headstock Finish
Satin Natural
Neck Back Finish
Satin Natural
Neck Back Shape
60's Vibe +.040
Nut Width
1 5/8"
Frets
22
Fret Wire
Medium-Jumbo
Bridge
Vintage Tremolo
Tuners
Locking
Hardware Color
Chrome
Neck Pickup
VA7.2 (Coffee Dipped (Off White) Cover)
Middle Pickup
VA7.2R (Coffee Dipped (Off White) Cover)
Bridge Pickup
VA7.2+ (Coffee Dipped (Off White) Cover)
Pickguard
Tortoise Shell
Switching
5-Way: 3 = M, N+B
Knob Color
Off White
Switch Tip
Off White
Case
Hardshell

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