Sound Pure's Take
The Anderson Raven Superbird is a bold, boutique electric guitar that blends vintage-inspired attitude with Tom Anderson’s legendary precision. Its limba body delivers warm resonance and punchy midrange character, beautifully highlighted by the striking 3-Color Burst gloss finish. The mahogany neck with a Blackheart fingerboard and comfortable 62 Pete profile feels fast, balanced, and inviting, making every chord and lead line effortless. Loaded with PQ1 and PQ2 pickups and versatile 5-way switching, it offers everything from sparkling clarity to rich, muscular drive. Distinctive, inspiring, and impeccably built, this Raven Superbird stands as a serious long-term investment for players who appreciate tone, craftsmanship, and individuality.
From Tom Anderson Guitarworks
A Superbird is a Raven done in a particular way that makes it more…aggressive.
A Superbird is always:
• A Short Scale Length, 24 3/4-inch from nut to bridge. This makes reaching a bit easier and mid frequencies a little more emphasized.
• Mahogany Neck Back. This also brings focus and an overlay of aggression into the midrange by smoothing the outer frequencies of the bandwidth.
For our newest Superbird Ravens you can get the body done in one of 3 variants—but all of which still predominantly accentuate mid muscle—just in slightly different ways:
1. Mahogany body. Brings its original signature sound of expected muscular midrange—the original body wood for a Superbird.
2. Okoume body. When you want to power up your traditional Mahogany with even more mahogany mastery—mahogany on steroids.
3. Limba aka Korina. Mixing most of the mids of mahogany with more upper-mid articulation and sparkle. As if Mahogany and Swamp Ash had an offspring and the dominant traits were profoundly influenced by its mahogany parent but you still have telltale attributes of shimmer.
Guitar Model: Raven Superbird
Scale Length: Shorty (24 3/4-inch)
Body Wood: Limba
Body Finish: 3 Color Burst
Finishing Options: Gloss: Beautiful High Gloss Finish
Neck Wood: Mahogany, Blackheart Fingerboard
Neck Finish: Black Headstock, Satin Natural Back
Neck Back Shape: 62 Pete
Nut Width: 1 11/16-inch
Frets: Tall-Thin
Hardware Color: Chrome
Bridge: Fixed Bridge
Pickups: PQ1- PQ1- PQ2
Switching: 5-Way: 3 = M, N+B
Strings: 10-46 D’Addario XS Coated Strings
Weight: 6lbs 8oz
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