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Tom Anderson Drop Top | Honey Shaded Edge with Binding
SF1 & H2+ Pickups - Even-Taper Neck Profile - Medium-Jumbo Frets
£5,599.00
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A Unique Design Philosophy
The Anderson Drop Top guitar is instantly recognisable, thanks to its striking exotic wood top. The "drop" in Drop Top refers to the innovative technique where the maple top is bent to create a comfortable forearm contour. This not only enhances the guitar's ergonomic feel but also adds to its aesthetic allure with sweeping body lines that catch the eye.
Before the Drop Top's introduction in 1990, guitars with a maple top designed in this manner were non-existent. Anderson's decision to use a 3/16-inch body top thickness further enriches the instrument's sonic character, ensuring a rich and resonant tone that complements its visual appeal.
Design and Construction Details
The Anderson Drop Top features a traditional 25 1/2-inch scale length, a standard in the industry known for its balanced feel and versatility. Finished in the stunning Honey Shaded Edge with Binding, the Spanish cedar body with quilt maple top boasts a captivating appearance, enhanced by a matching body back and satin natural headstock.
The neck is crafted from chocolate maple and paired with a rosewood fingerboard. Anderson's choice of a fingerboard radius ranging from 12 to 14 inches ensures optimal playability, facilitating effortless string bending and smooth fretting across the entire range of the guitar.
Neck Profile and Fretwork
One of Anderson's standout features is their Even Taper neck profile, favoured for its sleek and fast feel. This profile maintains similar depth from .810" at the nut to .870" at the 12th fret, ensuring a comfortable playing experience even as you move up the neck.
The guitar's nut width measures 1 11/16 inches, providing ample spacing for precise fingering. Anderson equips the Drop Top with "Medium-Jumbo" stainless steel frets, which are renowned for their durability and smooth feel. According to Anderson, these frets offer enhanced playability with silky smooth string bends and vibrant vibrato, elevating the guitarist's performance capabilities.
Electronics and Hardware
Equipped with Anderson's vintage tremolo system and H2+ and dual SF1 pickups, the Drop Top delivers a versatile tonal palette. The H2+ is a great all-rounder of a pickup with a medium output and a big low end that compliments its full mids. Add in the hum-cancelling, musical, single-coil SF1's paired with a 5-way switch and Splitter switch, you have a plethora of tones to choose for a variety of applications.
Buzz Feiten Tuning System
Anderson incorporates the Buzz Feiten Tuning System, enhancing the guitar's tuning stability and overall intonation. This system, adopted by Anderson since 1996, ensures that chords and single notes sound more harmonious across the fretboard, enriching the playing experience for both studio recordings and live performances.