Anderson H1

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So I think it's an H1.
Bought as a Schecter SuperRock II,
but it's a Anderson.

New for 58USD

- Floyd Rose Discovery DST-2 SpeedLoader. Basswood body and maple neck.
- Neck position.
- Replaces OEM.
- H2+ Bridge pup.
- Changed pups as OEM's are sterile

- Med output
- Played thru. Ampeg ReverbeRocket('62)_Torres Deluxe Tweed kit or
Tech 21 TRI-A.C. pre-amp to a Fender AmpCan. Oh, Lovepedal 1/2 Watt.
Cheapo Zoom for touch of delay, chorus and reverb.

Tone and design, the H series pups are related to original Tele Deluxe HB's. FYI, FDR hides the other 6 mag screws under the pup cover.
I kind of think of them as big Firebird pups too. There's a subtle 'boink' to the wound strings at attack that bar mag HB's don't have.

Anderson/Schecter caps the mag rods with steel slugs. The hybrid
design cuts string pull and some top-end. I swapped in rod mags into
a steel slug coil off a spare HB as an experiment. The rods mixed with steel screw coil made for a very bright/twangy bridge.

Over-all, this hybrid design offers true Strat Split(4.3K) mode and
a balanced and open HB.
HB mode lacks pronounced mid hump, b/c of the mags being in the coils.
There's no muddiness, but the bass is full, again mags in coil. No
thin hi's either. Think the 3 bears, this ones just right in Basswood.
Excellent pup clean or distorted. Very clear tone per woods.
Jazz monster pup.
Volume roll-off in HB mode brings a nice touch of SC vibe. I love
P90's and this provides that openness.

I'd buy this again, but I'm delving into Split HB's. Bar mag and rod mags. P90 and Strat SC tones are starting to dominate my palate as I become Vintage.
Playing for a long time, my touch and tone are better than ever, but
my chops are dated.

I got this as part of a set, the B pup is the H2+. They are not
anything else, I like that. They offer a high quality tone, that
covers many styles well. This is the HB that satisfies my SC needs,
whilst still being a superior HB.

A typical HB doesn't offer as Fantastic a value, so 10 it is.