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Weight: 7.15 lbs.


"Sounds as good as it looks" would be an understatement here... on both accounts! Anderson absolutely has knocked it out of the park with this one. Comfortable and balanced, this guitar feels like home, but with a little extra something special to offer that gives it that flawless Anderson flair.

This one won't last long. Get on it!

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Anderson Drop Top Arctic Blue Burst w/ Binding #11-25-16P Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Tan Jute Grill Amp Head 3rd Power Amplification Vintage Series 2x12 Custom Fawn/Blue Strymon Timeline - Multimensional Delay & Looper Pedal Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton tests out the Anderson Drop Top Arctic Blue Burst w/ Binding #11-25-16P with a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Tan Jute Grill Amp Head, a 3rd Power Amplifica... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton tests out the Anderson Drop Top Arctic Blue Burst w/ Binding #11-25-16P with a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Tan Jute Grill Amp Head, a 3rd Power Amplification Vintage Series 2x12 Custom Fawn/Blue Cab, a Mesa Boogie Grid Slammer Overdrive Effect Pedal, a Strymon Timeline Multimensional Delay & Looper Pedal and a Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon.

Metropoulos Metro-Plex Amplifier Head Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Metropoulos Metro-Plex Amplifier Head, Black - Used Suhr Classic T Pro 60's Black IRW SS Electric Guitar Anderson Drop Top Tobacco Shaded Edge w/ Binding #12-20-15N 3rd Power Amplification Vintage Series 2x12 Custom Fawn/Blue Strymon Brigadier - dBucket Delay Effect Pedal Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton talks us through the many fine aspects of the Metropoulos Metro-Plex Amplifier Head, and then tests this gear out with two different guitars: the Suhr C... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton talks us through the many fine aspects of the Metropoulos Metro-Plex Amplifier Head, and then tests this gear out with two different guitars: the Suhr Classic T Pro 60's Black IRW SS, and the Anderson Drop Top Tobacco Shaded Edge w/ Binding #12-20-15N.

Anderson Drop Top Tobacco Shaded Edge w/ Binding #12-20-15N Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Anderson Drop Top Tobacco Shaded Edge w/ Binding #12-20-15N Strymon Brigadier - dBucket Delay Effect Pedal 3rd Power Amplification Vintage Series 2x12 Custom Fawn/Blue Metropoulos Metro-Plex Amplifier Head, Black - Used Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton tests out the Anderson Drop Top Tobacco Shaded Edge w/ Binding #12-20-15N with a Metropoulos Metro-Plex Amplifier Head, 3rd Power Amplification Vintage... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton tests out the Anderson Drop Top Tobacco Shaded Edge w/ Binding #12-20-15N with a Metropoulos Metro-Plex Amplifier Head, 3rd Power Amplification Vintage Series 2x12 Custom Cab, a Strymon Brigadier dBucket Delay Effect Pedal and a Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon.

Anderson Drop Top Classic Cajun Key Lime Burst #09-29-16P Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Anderson Drop Top Classic Cajun Key Lime Burst #09-29-16P Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton tests out the Anderson Drop Top Classic Cajun Key Lime Burst #09-29-16P with a Mesa Boogie Mark Five 35 British Cabernet Head & 1x12 Cab, a Strymon El C... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton tests out the Anderson Drop Top Classic Cajun Key Lime Burst #09-29-16P with a Mesa Boogie Mark Five 35 British Cabernet Head & 1x12 Cab, a Strymon El Capistan dTape Delay Effect Pedal, and a Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon.

Anderson Drop Top Trans Teal Burst w/ Binding 02-16-16N Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Anderson Drop Top Trans Teal Burst w/ Binding 02-16-16N Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton describes and demonstrates the Anderson Drop Top Trans Teal Burst #02-16-16N with a Strymon El Capistan dTape Delay Effect Pedal, a Shure KSM313/NE Dual... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Frank Hamilton describes and demonstrates the Anderson Drop Top Trans Teal Burst #02-16-16N with a Strymon El Capistan dTape Delay Effect Pedal, a Shure KSM313/NE Dual-Voice Ribbon Mic with Roswellite Ribbon and a Mesa Boogie Mark Five 35 British Cabernet Head & 1x12 Cab.

Anderson Drop Top Honey Shaded Edge w/ Binding #01-25-16N Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Anderson Drop Top Honey Shaded Edge w/ Binding #01-25-16N Suhr Badger 18 Amp Head, Black Strymon Brigadier - dBucket Delay Effect Pedal Klon KTR Overdrive Pedal

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Eddie Berman tests out the Anderson Drop Top Honey Shaded Edge w/ Binding #01-25-16N with a Suhr 2017 Badger 18 Amp Head, a Suhr 1X12 Veteran 30 Speaker Cabinet, a Str... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Eddie Berman tests out the Anderson Drop Top Honey Shaded Edge w/ Binding #01-25-16N with a Suhr 2017 Badger 18 Amp Head, a Suhr 1X12 Veteran 30 Speaker Cabinet, a Strymon Brigadier dBucket Delay Effect Pedal, and a Klon KTR Overdrive Pedal.  

Anderson Drop Top Natural Black to Dark Blue Burst 06-06-16A Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Anderson Drop Top Natural Black to Dark Blue Burst 06-06-16A Ace Pepper Roadhouse 40W Head Ace Pepper Amps 1x12 w/ ASW Speaker Cabinet Xact Tone Solutions Imperial Overdrive Guitar Pedal

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Eddie Berman tests out the Anderson Drop Top Natural Black to Dark Blue Burst #06-06-16A with an Ace Pepper Roadhouse 40W Head, an Ace Pepper 1x12 w/ ASW Speaker Cabin... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Eddie Berman tests out the Anderson Drop Top Natural Black to Dark Blue Burst #06-06-16A with an Ace Pepper Roadhouse 40W Head, an Ace Pepper 1x12 w/ ASW Speaker Cabinet, a Strymon El Capistan dTape Delay Effect Pedal and an Xact Tone Solutions Imperial Overdrive Guitar Pedal. 

From Tom Anderson Guitarworks

Drop Top - Introduced to guitar design by Anderson over 20 years ago, Drop Top is characterized by its beautiful exotic wood top that is "dropped" or bent to create a swooping and comfortable forearm contour. Oh yes, this is the guitar that started it all! 

Before Drop Top, the number of S-style guitars that had a maple top and were “dropped” or swooped over to create a comfortable forearm contour were exactly...0.

But with the introduction of the magnificent Drop Top in 1990, all that changed. The “S” instrument could now have it's full body contours, be a thing of astounding beauty and have prodigiously rich and spectacular sound—eminating from ample amounts of tone wood backing an exotic wood top—all together in one instrument for the very first time.

However, there is quite a "magic formula" for getting all of this just exactly right and Anderson has it down.  Results may vary outside the Anderson "universe." 

Over the years, we have come to unlock even greater secrets of tone for the Drop Top and it is truly more spectacular than it has ever been.  Now we offer Drop Top with 4 different choices of tone-wood back—all of which are so impressive that all of your non-Anderson playing friends will not only stare at you in constant envy but will want to play your guitar every chance they get-—which is every time you are magnanimous enough to let them.

Drop Top

Serial Number
11-25-16P
Body Style
Solid
Scale Length
Traditional (25 1/2")
Body Wood
Flame Maple Top on Alder
Body Finish
Arctic Blue Burst w/ Binding
Body Back Color
Matching Back
Neck Wood
Maple, Rosewood Fingerboard
Headstock Finish
Matching Gloss
Neck Back Finish
Natural Satin
Neck Back Shape
Even-Taper
Nut Width
1 11/16"
Frets
Heavy
Bridge
Vintage Tremolo
Tuners
Locking
Hardware Color
Chrome
Neck Pickup
SC1 (Black Cover)
Middle Pickup
SC1 (Black Cover)
Bridge Pickup
HF2
Switching
5-Way Add Bridge w/ Splitter + VA Booster
Pickup Rings/Switch Tip
No Rings, Black Tip
Strings
.010-.046 Elixir
Case
Hardshell

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