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Anderson Guitarworks The Classic Guitar, Roasted Maple, Transparent Purple Burst

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PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE

Just in: another beautiful piece from our friends over at Tom Anderson Guitarworks - a gorgeous The Classic in Transparent Purple Burst, featuring a swamp ash body and an HSS pickup configuration!

Anderson guitars are some of the best electric bolt-on guitars you're going to find. The Classic model is a remarkably well-balanced S-type instrument built with a staggering level of precision and poise.

This model is a great blend of old and new, having the familiar classic S-style silhouette that's able to rock a little harder than usual with the hum-canceling single-coil pickups and the humbucker in the bridge, but is also able to achieve a variety of traditional single-coil sounds. You even get the choice to have either an "S" or "T"-type middle position configuration via the push-pull and toggle switches on hand! The result is a very versatile axe that can handle just about anything from modern applications to vintage tones.

This is another prime example of the meticulous attention to detail that goes into the building of each and every guitar that Mr. Tom Anderson puts his name on! It may sound cliche, but the pictures here really don't do this one justice.

MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION

Is the Classic the most profound, best playing and best sounding vintage double cut-away electric guitar on Earth?

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.

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.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

  • Model: The Classic HSS
  • Color: Transparent Purple Burst
  • Body: Swamp Ash
  • Pickguard: Off White Pearl

Neck

  • Construction: Bolt-On
  • Fretboard: Maple
  • Neck: Maple - Satin
  • Scale: 25.5"
  • Radius: 12" - 14" Compound
  • Nut Width: 1 11/16"
  • Neck Profile: Even Taper - .810 at the first fret to .870 at the 12th
  • Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo

Electronics

  • Neck and Middle Pickups: SC1 Single-Coils
  • Bridge Pickup: HC2 Humbucker
  • Control Knobs: Volume, Tone, 5-Way Blade Switch (3 = Middle, Neck + Bridge w/ Splitter Switching), Mini-Toggle

Hardware

  • Bridge: Vintage Tremolo
  • Tuners: Locking

Misc.

  • Case: Black Tolex Hardshell
  • Instrument Weight: 7.6 lbs
  • Serial #: 10-31-23N

OVERALL CONDITION

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Tom Anderson Guitarworks. This The Classic is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact guitar you'll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.