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Weight: 7.5 lbs.


With a tone this sweet, they don't call it "key lime" for nothing! Another incredible example of a fine instrument by the folks at Anderson, serial #09-29-16P has blown us all away. Tonally, this one is balanced and articulate, and from a playability standpoint, this one leaves nothing to be desired!

Don't let this one slip you by, give it a try!

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

Also in this recording 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 Classic Purple Surf w/ Binding #09-13-16A Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Anderson Drop Top Classic Purple Surf w/ Binding #09-13-16A Suhr Bella 1x12 Combo Guitar Amplifier Strymon Brigadier - dBucket Delay Effect Pedal Xact Tone Solutions Precision Multi-Drive Guitar Pedal

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar expert Eddie Berman tests out the Anderson Drop Top Classic Purple Surf w/ Binding #09-13-16A using a Suhr Bella 1x12 Combo Guitar Amplifier, a Strymon Brigadier - dBucket Delay... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar expert Eddie Berman tests out the Anderson Drop Top Classic Purple Surf w/ Binding #09-13-16A using a Suhr Bella 1x12 Combo Guitar Amplifier, a Strymon Brigadier - dBucket Delay Effect Pedal, and an Xact Tone Solutions Precision Multi-Drive Guitar Pedal.

From Tom Anderson Guitarworks

Drop Top Classic offers its eye-popping gifts accompanied with the class of a classic pickguard, hence the name Drop Top Classic. 

But its name not only denotes a look rooted in tradition but in its intrinsic sound as well. Yes, this classy guarded guitar not only delivers classic good looks but the anatomy of the actual pickguard itself creates a more "Classic" tone, a tone to certainly please a connoisseur of the classics.

Drop Top Classic announces itself with a radiant book-matched flame or quilted maple, koa or walnut top that is actually bent (or "dropped") over a carefully chosen tone wood body create a smooth and comfortable, swooping forearm contour, and it does it all in keeping with the traditional of pickguard styling.

Since 1991 Drop Top Classic has been the fancy, classic "S" to own.  Before this time, nothing like it existed. You could say, it was an inspired revelation that started a joyous revolution, of guitars that is.

But we certainly could not stop there. 

Though the years, as we began to unlock the secrets of Drop Top tonalities and the vast richness lying within, we applied this depth of understanding to the realm of the Drop Top Classic.

Serial Number
09-29-16P
Model
Drop Top Classic
Body Style
Solid
Scale Length
Traditional (25 1/2")
Body Wood
Flame Maple Top on Alder
Body Finish
Cajun Key Lime Burst w/ Binding
Body Back Color
Matching Back
Neck Wood
Caramel Maple
Headstock
Natural Satin
Neck Back Finish
Natural Satin
Neck Back Shape
Even-Taper
Nut Width
1 11/16"
Frets
Medium
Bridge
Vintage Tremolo
Tuners
Locking
Hardware Color
Chrome
Neck Pickup
SC1 (Black Cover)
Middle Pickup
SC1 (Black Cover)
Bridge Pickup
HC2 (Open-Face Nickel Cover)
Pickguard
Pearl White
Switching
5-Way Add Bridge w/ Splitter + VA Booster
Switch Tip
Black
String Gauge
.010-.046 Elixir Strings
Case
Hardshell

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