Anderson Drop Top

Awesome. Basswood body, quilted maple top. Maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. On-off switches for each pickup. Humbucker in the bridge, stacked single coils up above.

Doesn't sound like my Suhr Standard. Not as rich or tonally complex.

Plays amazing, almost exactly like my Suhr.

Well made. Reliable.

Good guitar, but I sold it and bought a Suhr Classic to compliment my Standard.

Mine is 10/2002, tobacco sunburst, quilt maple top on basswood body, 22 fret rosewood fingerboard, 1 piece hardrock maple neck, floyd rose tremolo, 1 volume and 1 tone knob, HSS with two SD1 and one H2+, b5 type switch with master split and push-pull on tone knob. Sure it has plenty of features with the 14 (!) different pickup configurations available.

This guitar can make almost anything. The bridge pickup screams with tons of harmonics and has a nice cutting voice, which makes it perfect for rock and soloing, when split it retains a strat-ish bridge single coil voice. The two single coils sound crisp and glassy yet warm, and sound great both clean or no-matter-how-much-distorted. These single coil are stacked, so no hum can be heard in "humbucking" mode, when split they sound even bigger, without losing their singlecoil character. Highs are cutting but warm, lows are almost piano-ish. The intermediate positions sound great on clean sounds (especially if you're looking for a good funk tone) and also crunchy, where they reproduce a good SRV-like tone.

My only dislike is that in humbucking mode, there is quite a huge volume difference between single coils and the bridge humbucker, but I think it is quite unavoidable.

I am using it with a Mesa/Boogie Quad preamp, a custom made poweramp and an ENGL 2x12 cab, a Flextone I HD, Flextone III Plus combo, Fender Hot Rod De Luxe combo.

When I first got it the action was almost impractical, but that was store's fault. Once set to a comfortable fit, this guitar is a butter to play, after a few minutes you feel like you've owned it for ages.

The Floyd Rose bridge is smooth and works great, without compromising tuning, no matter how many dive bombs you make.

Too bad paint on mine has a few flaws, which is something I can't forgive in such a high-price instrument. I bought it anyway, because it sounds and play beautifully, but I would have liked to see a better painting quality overall.

I bet that, if handled properly, it'll last longer than I will ever do. Very solid and well made (apart from the painting), if it wasn't for the risk of breaking a string (which can always happen) you could gig it without no stinking backup.

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for 13 years now. I've owned and played on many instruments, cheap and horribly expensive. I've played with Custom Les Pauls, Custom Shop Stratocasters, MusicMan Petrucci signature, PRS Custom 22, Peavey Wolfgangs and other that couldn't come to my mind so far. This guitar impresses me any time I play it, which almost never happened with other guitars.

My Tom Anderson Drop Top was made in 6/96 Has (2) stacked single coils SD1's and Humbucker HO2+ Floyed Rose Locking Tremlo,(3) Mini switches are on/off/on up position splits humbukers and down position full humbucker. Has a (1) 2-way switch on/off that by-passes the single coils and kicks in Humbucker only this is a very cool switching system. Basswood back/Flame maple top/Rosewood 22 fret neck 1 inch 11/16 Buzz Feiten tuning. comes with case
http://www.andersonguitars.com/productinfo.html
http://www.buzzfeiten.com/

The Drop top is killer plays like a dream the best neck and fret work I have ever seen or played.I play Rock,County,Blues.Jazz,Fusion,80's Metal. The stock pu's are good for the 80's Metal thing I had ahard time getting the strat thing happing when split I even had Tom make me a SL1 and SL1R these pickups are muck better than the SD's but still not the tone I was trying to get I wan'ted an nice strat tone Like Micheal Landau,Hendrix,Eric Johnson Tom's pu's where just not happing. I turned to my Freind John Suhr He makes V60 single coils to die for I put them in the Neck and Middle killer tone! I still was on the search for a humbucker tried everything you can think of and stayed with Duncan 59 humbucker this combo is killer made the Anderson sing and very happing I turn the SD 59 around so the srews are facing the bridge this gives a better strat tone. The V60's are ture single coils they will hum but if you want a true single coil vibe like Eric Johnson hum is good. Now The Anderson sounds full I truely recomend going with The Suhr V60's and Duncan 59
http://www.suhrguitars.com/
My amp set up is as such:
I use a Rivera custom 100W Rake head that Paul,Jay Gradon,and mysel designed itis dumble and marshall mix Killer tones! A Marshall 4X12 cab loaded with (2) weber Chicago 60 watt speakers and (2) Weber Thame 60 watt speakers I use this set up for my dry tones. Rack set up: Furman PL8,Bob Bradshaw Mini Mixer, Carvin DCM 1000 Pwr amp for TC electronics D-Two and G-Force I run these units 100% wet for cabs I use Rivera 2X12 Loaded with Weber Chicago 60 watt speakers and Vincenzo 2X12 Loaded with (1) Weber Thame and (1) Vintage 30 all cabs are at 16 ohms,after the DCM there is TC D-two delay,TC G-Force, Rack Drawer: Keeyle compressor,Ananlog man Jucier it's like a Dan Armstrong Orange sqeezer Killer! Arion Chorus,Fantone Peach Fuzz.
Bob Bradshaw/CAE Interface,Bob Bradshaw/CAE 2X4 switcher.

Pedal board: Bob Bradshaw/CAE RS-10,(2) Boss FV300L Vol Pedals to contoll the vol on the D-Two and G-Force,Boss 100 Guitar Volume pedal used through Rivera effects loop,Boss TU-2 tuner,Vox wah Mod by Bob Bradshaw/CAE.

The Anderson Drop Top was set-up killer from the factory, It's an Anderson everything is killer!

I have had this axe sence 96 everything still Killer. I have a PRS and the Tom Anderson Drop Top I use the Anderson 80% of the time if I only needed on guitar Anderson Drop Top is the one they are that killer! and worth the bucks!

Tom and his staff are very cool have delt with them many times always took time out on the phone and E-Mail! Thanks Tom and Staff. I have my tech Joe Glasier here in Nashville set up all my GTRs he's the best.

I have been play sence I was 12 I'm 39 now this is the only gear I use I't killer for my style and needs. If where stolen would buy another Like I said the pu's are good not killer! I love the guitar very soild axe. I dislike Tom's Pickups John Suhr and Duncans are the shit! I have compared these GTRs to others nothing come's close! in a Strat syle AXE.

01 or 02 modell bora-bora blue colour.Anderson tremolo swicheroo system for pick up changes.ssh,carved top (very beutifull top)maple,the back is alder or basswood,maple neck with magadascar rosewood fretboard,22 frets,self locking tuners cool hard case same as prs or custom shop fender,uncountable combinatios of sounds since the single coils are actually splitable humbuckers at the size of a single coil.The finish is marvelous (prs level).

My openion is based at +25 years of playing guitar.I have owned and still own some of the best instruments ever made therefore my openion on sound is very critical.A friend of mine top session guitarist in greece was selling this guitar(was on mint condition),so i took the guitar for test at home for 2 days.When i first plugged the instrument at the amp (clean class A) i thought something must be wrong with the amp since a biochemical sterilised sound directly from a top lab was coming through at any setting!I unplugged the anderson and i did plugg my favorite guitar a fender shomaster fmt (custom shop)the sound was the same as i knew allways,i checked with my prs same results as with the fender.I got really disapointed and i thought (with all this noise about the andersons)that maybe i had to change strings so i did but the results were the same.I ve tryid this guitar at dirty sounds but there was not a tone at all even the cheap(in comparison)Ibanez js(satriani)1000 sounded by far better.Dont know guys why all this noise for this guitar at list for me it doesnt do the trick.A complete disapointment!!!!

IS amazing,playability is really high.I suppose with the f/r bridge you can play and modern stuff,but the anderson bridge is cool as well for soft dives (no reverse).The construction is really top as you expect from an instrument at this price.

It seems that is builted for ever top quality instrument.

I dont know

As i explained i wanted to have this instrument badly but i got really disapointed.If this instrument is the real deal for others for me sounds plastic no real.The sound does not have definition at all.At the high gains does not keap character gets mudy and does not have tone at all.The swicheroo system is ideal for the studio but i believe it must be a real pain at the a... for live use.I believe with other pick ups this baby will sing fantastic,but who wants to spend a fortune for a guitar that will have to replace the p/us right after the purchase.As a conclusion if you want to give a try at this guitar modell compare it with other instruments as well at this price tag.Do not buy it based at all this noise.

Body Finish - Cajun Red with Black Back and Binding
Body Wood - Quilted Maple Top on Basswood
Neck Wood - Hard Rock Maple, Madagascar Rosewood Fretboard
Neck Finish - Matching Headstock, Satin Back
Nutwidth - 1 11/16 in
Frets - Heavy
Back Shape -
Hardware - Chrome
Bridge - Sunken Floyd Rose - Left Handed
Pickguard -
Pickups - SA1R SA1 H3
Switching - Switcheroo, Vintage Voicing
Strings - .010-.046 Elixir strings
Comments - Buzz Feiten Tuning System

The switcheroo pickup selector with blower switch alows for seemingly infinite sound combinations. Plus you can customize the seris/parallel functions of each pickup to get even more combos. See there website for details.

This is a review of first impression based on over 25 years of guitar playing. I will update this review in a year after living with this guitar but I felt compelled to write about it now.
The problem with this guitar is that there are so many different sound/pickup combinations that it is impossible to pick a favorite. Every guitar should have this problem :) Chords sound full, lush, and articulate, you can hear everything beautifully clear, even at the highest gain settings, over the top playing, the guitar retains definition, never muddy. The overtones this combination of woods get are simply amazing. So rich it almost sounds as if you are using reverb. A great guitar will sound great even when it is not plugged in, this guitar sounds so good acoustically that you will get great enjoyment out of playing it without an amp. The feel of the strings are somewhat tight, probably due to the floyd nut, but this helps the guitars overall richness and volume. The neck just feels right. This axe can get any sound of the best strat or les paul, with more definition, articulation, sound quality all while retaining its own unique sound. Seriously, I am not into writing fan mail, but this guitar deserves it. It is as good, even better, as people say, and there aren't many things that you can say that about. Any sound, any time, for any music. Since I realize some of you may be deciding between other guitars, I will tell you that I have owned a PRS Cust 22 and it is not even close to being in this guitars league. The PRS has good high end but muddy in the mids and lows. This is probably due to the different wood combinations. The combination of woods I got in the anderson compliment each other perfectly. The guitar sounds alive. The other guitar in this range is a LP. The LP uses the same mahoganny wood combo as the PRS and thus many of characteristics are the same as in the PRS. The PRS plays better and has a better fit and finish but in the end the PRS is just a LP wannabe. Both guitars are muddy sounding in the gain applications and the PRS is better than the LP in the clean sounds, more high end articulation. In high gain applications the LP deserves some credit, it is a bit more aggressive than the Anderson, but the anderson retains more definition and therfore sounds bigger and just plain better, add to that the awesome playability and quality, and the Drop Top wins hands down. The Drop Top in the above wood/pickup combination simply blows them all away. And to the american strat lovers, forget about it! the Anderson will get you any strat and tele sound, only much better and if you select the single coils in parallel...no typical strat hum. No better value for the money than this one.

Flawless. Low Action perfect, no buzz. No sharpe fret edges, perfect paint, perfect intonation. Best of show.

Too new to give serious review, but looks and feels like it will deliver the goods live, in the studio and everyday. The workmanship is perfect.

Quick to answer emails. Not sure what the warranty is. I think this is one of those companies that will take care of you, should you need it. Time will tell.

I've been playing for 25 years and have owned just about every major guitar out there. This guitar is expensive, but you get more than what you pay for. The guitar gets such a huge range of sounds that it makes other guitars obselete. There are other choices in this price range, I've had them PRS Cust 22, LP Classic, etc, but those guitars only really do one sound good, this Anderson does any sound great. Check one out or just go ahead and order one, you won't be disappointed.

My 2000 hollow drop-top has a mapple top on basswood,honeyburst with binding, matching headstock,s/s/h pickup-configuration,vintage trem,...and that fabulous switcheroo system!!! (Strat-style)

I give a 10 ten.These are the options I've chosen but you can get anything you want, just ask for it. And even if mine is rather traditional, the switcheroo offers so many possibilities, it's unreal.

I play blues, jazz and rock. The guitar suits me perfectly. I don't play heavy metal but I'm sure my Tom Anderson could handle it.
I'm using a Tweed Fender Deluxe as an amp.
I've got a BOSS GT5 for "Rock" sounds and a variety of pedals for Blues: Tube Screamer - Fulltone Overdrive - Boss digital delay - Rocktron Hush - Morley Bad Horsie Wah
The Anderson is absolutely DEAD QUITE even with heavy distortions.
I particularly like that hollow sound, it's very rich and smooth for soft jazz-blues ala Robben Ford. ( I wish I could play like him...but I've got a cool fusion sound at least.)
Once again the variety of sounds you can get with all the pickup combinations is amazing.

How can one beat this? I don't know.
Without a doubt, better than PRS. (I've tried a few.)
Better than Parkers (I had one)
Better than Ibanez jem 7vwh (I had one)


I'm an absolute maniac: one of my friend has a PRS Mc Carthy, with the birds and everything: 4000$ (more or less): I could see glu through the F-holes: I've now a poor opinion of this guitar. But here: Everything is PERFECT!!! and trust me I'm still looking for that slightest imperfection. I can't find it.

By the way, I was used to playing 9-46's.
This guitar was set up with 10-52's: I can play them with no problem, it's just butter. I keep them because it's easy and it sounds great. So if you like big strings, big sounds but you don't want sore fingers, once again you can it.

I'm trying to be honnest since the beginning of my review. I realise I've only been giving tens which doesn't sound very critical but I've been playing this guitar for four month now and I'm everyday more excited about my baby.

I won't give ten for this one because I've seen a few Tom Anderson's and I've to say that the hardware, eventhough perfectly efficient, gets easily oxidized. It's even worst with gold finish. (Mostly pickup plots, tone, volume and bridges) Looks like they don't resist well to sweat.

But they are build like tanks and you could rely on it.
Always carry a backup because you can't rely on a string. :o)

I mailed a long letter to the factory a few weeks ago to let them know how satisfied I was and Tom Anderson himself answered the very same day.

Do I need to say that this is UNTHINKABLE with other companies?
There should be a special scale for Tom Anderson and his team in this category: 20 out of 10.

PS
If you Anderson guys read this: Thanks Again!!! Best wishes from Belgium!!!

---I've been playing only six years but I'm dedicated and I play at least two hours everyday. I've had a lot of gear yet. Strat US, Strat+ US, Tele US, Steinberger 'Stick', Parker Fly Deluxe, Ibanez Jem 7vwh(just like Steve).
I was a die-hard Fender fan and I still am one BUT I sold my Fenders. Not because I needed the money real bad but just because I was sure I wouldn't use them anymore.
I sold the Parker fly because the sound was so "sterile" compared to the Tom Anderson.
I sold the Ibanez because it was so "cheesy" compared to the Tom Anderson.
I only have one electric guitar now and I'm much happier than when I had five!!!
I'll probably buy a Cobra as "Tom" "suggested" me to do in his mail.
(I need a backup and only T.A. will do.)

----Some people will say that a Tom Anderson doesn't sound as good as some old 1962's-1963's Strats. I believe it, some vintage Fenders are fantastic. It's like wine, the good ones only get better with age.

FUCK, I can't wait 40 years to listen to my Tom Anderson. It's already great now...How divine will it be?

---I read in some reviews that Tom Anderson are expensive.
THEY AREN'T!!! They sure cost a lot of money! But they are worth every penny. Buy one, you won't regret it. Take my word.

Made in October of 01 this Anderson Drop Top features a beautiful flamed maple top on Alder, not the more typical basswood, finished in their Tiger's Eye burst with matching head stock. It is a s/s/h configuration with Anderson SA1, SA1R, and I think a H2+ (bought it used) with the Anderson "switcheroo" system. Other features include an Anderson standard neck with rosewood fretboard, locking tuners and vintage style bridge.

This is where this guitar really shines. There are guitar makers that make instruments that look just as good but Anderson's have the tone to match. This guitar absolutely sings! The chords just bloom with harmonics and overtones. Single notes have sustain for days and are well balanced throughout the register. There is SO much complexity to the sound it makes the guitar hard to put down. I purchased this guitar to replace a PRS Custom 24, which is a great guitar, but the tone was a bit generic and uninspiring. Maybe this is the difference in the body woods.

The Feiten tuning system is also just amazing. You really can tell a huge difference in the intonation across the entire neck. The "switcheroo" system is incredibly versatile and cops about any sound I would need. The whole wiring circuitry that Anderson's use is just phenomenal. The volume knob works better than any guitar I have ever owned. As you turn down the volume that is all you loose...is volume. The tone stays the same and this is the same on any pickup setting. The tone knob is much more usable as well. The vintage voicing deal they do is really cool too.

This guitar is truly designed around tone first and foremost. I have read quotes that Tom Anderson is not really interested in overly ornate guitars, as you can tell by their line, and shoots for making the best sounding and playing instruments. I think they hit the mark!

Best I've ever seen! This guitar?s finish, tolerances, fret work and overall attention to detail is second to none. I like my action a bit higher so I did raise it a little but it came set up perfectly. The funny thing is I got this one used and it still is better than any guitar I have ever seen at a store. You can really tell these guys love making guitars and take a lot of pride in what they do.

Don't know here yet but from reading other reviews and judging from the quality of the instrument I don't see this will be a problem.

I have to share this. After the first time I played an Anderson (used in a store) I fell in love. So I called Anderson and reached a women in customer service. She was very helpfull and sent me the information I requested quickly. She also informed me that if I had any other questions in my decision process of possibly buying an Anderson to call and they would be glad to explain/help me get what would best suit my needs. So my firstimpressions were great...and I was calling in reguards to a used one! Then, just a couple of months ago I sent an email to Tom himself about an article I had read about him and to compliment him on their guitars. I received an email from Tom himself later that day not only responding to my email but again offering to assist in any way if I had questions about thier guitars. Try that with some other manufactures!

I've been playing for about 16 years and would consider myself very picky about tone and performance of an instrument. I play a lot of stuff clean and have an incredible little Princeton Reverb with NOS tubes. So the tone of the guitar is pretty exposed and not buried in a bunch of distortion and effects. Don?t get me wrong, I like to play with overdrive as well but if it doesn?t cut it clean than it doesn?t cut it for me. I've owned a custom Kramer (made in the 80's with the Statue of Liberty painted on it...would probably be worth a little right now), an Ibanez JEM, 2 ?74 strats (still own one), a Yamaha 335 copy, and a PRS Custom 24. I also have worked in music retail on and off for 7 years and have had the opportunity to play a lot of fine instruments from custom shop to vintage stuff. After I played an Anderson for the first time I was blown away. It sounded better and played better than any guitar I have played. Ever since then I have wanted one and now with the purchase of this Drop Top I have one.

The PRS was awful good and I got it through the store I worked at so I couldn't pass up the deal, but as I stated before it didn't quite have the tone I was looking for. This Drop Top is replacing that guitar and I think it will be around for a while. That first Anderson I played was a Classic, which will probably be my next purchase to replace my Strat. Don?t play one or you will not be the same until you get one.

1995 model
Cajon Red
Original Floyd
Basswood w/ Maple top
Pickups: SD1R, SD1 & H2+
Maple fretboard
Case

This is the first electric guitar I have ever played that can get a round, vintage Strat neck and middle pickup tone with lots of sharp attack and clarity, as well as a fat, robust, smooth bridge pickup tone ala a vintage Les Paul, not to mention many other tones unique to this guitar. A player can literally play any style of electric guitar music with this instrument and always have a sweet tone doing it. I have 5 electric guitars including an early 60s Fender, custom made Charvel Strat, Gibson Les Paul Custom and an Ibanez Strat and the Anderson is my main guitar for recording and live performances. Also, although I don't use the trem as much as I used to, the guitar simply won't go out of tune no matter how much I yank the bar.
I highly recommend the basswood/maple top body with my pickup combinations (mentioned above). The clean tones are crystal clear with a nice balance of bottom, mids and highs. The overdriven and high gain distorted tones are superior to all of my other guitars. The leads are full with lots of musical tone and sustain. The sound is smooth and isn't too dark or ear piercingly bright. I've received many compliments on my tone while playing live with this guitar.

The guitar is very refined and well made. It's obvious it's hand crafted and a lot of time was spent on the details. While I play the guitar it feels as if it's an extension of my own body. WHen I play other guitars they seem inferior, bulky and uncomfortable now.

I've been playing this guitar for at least 6 years for live gigs and studio use and I've never had a problem. THis guitar has been dropped in the studio and kicked over by a Hoochy Mama that jumped on the stage at a live show, and the guitar still plays like it did when It was new.

I've emailed Anderson Guitars a few times with questions and Tom, himself, has always responded in a timely and informative manner.

While I own a few sought after guitars and have played many expensive, handcrafted intruments (PRS, Moore, etc..), Andersons are always my favorites. There's no other one guitar that can get the variety and quality of tones that my Droptop gets with a feel and action that is second to none. For me, this is my dream guitar and I won't need to buy another electric ever, except maybe another Anderson. This alone justifies the price of the guitar. I look at this way, it may cost 5 times what the average electric costs but it's 10 times the quality, is tonally equal to 3 or 4 guitars, will last a lifetime, looks so good sometimes I get aroused looking at it and it allows me to fully express my musical ideas. Therefore, it's a bargain when compared to other guitars.

US Made, 22-fret neck, rosewood fingerboard, S/S/H with switcheroo system and blower switch. Bora Bora Blue finish on body and headstock. The criteria for leaving a review says that glowing reviews won't be published. But for an instrument of this caliber, how can you leave anything <but> a glowing review? This is the Ferrari of guitars! Worth every penny you spend. My only complaint, and it is a minor one, is that the Kahler-made Floyd-licensed bridge had the trem arm receiver drilled too close to the high E string saddle. The upshot of this is, when you go to screw the trem arm in, you have to apply a little more force to torque it as the locking collar of the arm rubs up against the bridge at that point. Not Anderson's fault per se, but worth a slight deduction.

Tone runs the gamut from very clean split parallel Wes Montgomery sound on the clean channel of the amp (Rivera TBR-1SL) to nice and chunky distortion using the stock bridge pickup and the dirty channel of the amp. The Anderson pickups are remarkably versatile in sound, and by varying the volume and tone controls slightly, you are able to achieve a wide variety of tones. The bridge humbucker in particular has a wonderful harmonic sweetness to it that I've not found before in any other guitar I own, and I own quite a few. It's very easy to dial in a Larry Carlton-esque (esp. with Steely Dan)sound-distorted but more of a singing sustain. And if your tastes run harder (as mine do), it's fully capable of really laying on the shred!

I got this instrument from an online auction, and they had it professionally set up before they shipped. However, the overall quality of the instrument is top notch. The Bora Bora Blue finish is remarkable to look at, especially in direct or filtered sunlight! I also like the two strap pegs on the bottom of the instrument, allowing those without guitar stands to be able to stand it upright against a wall without as much chance of the guitar taking a header into the floor.

I've only had this one for a few months, but it seems totally reliable. The only hardware "problem" would be the oxidation of the gold-plate Floyd bridge and volume knobs, but that is the same with any instrument having those installed.

The guitar came without a trem arm, and the bozos at my local music store seemed uncertain as to which size replacement arm they could order because of the snugness between the locking collar and the bridge mentioned earlier. I emailed the company and received a prompt reply from Tom, who I'm guessing is the man himself. He was very helpful with directing me towards a replacement arm. I challenge anybody to have this kind of timely, helpful response from the owner/president/namesake of any of the other "major" guitar companies. A+!!!

I have a variety of guitars from several manufacturers(Hamer, ESP, Ibanez, PRS, Carvin, Jackson, Kramer) and this one stands head and shoulders above them all. Its beauty, easy playability, and tonal palette are second to none. If it were stolen...UGH!! What a thought!! If it were stolen, after I sobered up from my post-theft bender, I would scour the planet looking for another as quickly as I could stagger. Another reviewer said the Anderson is the ultimate evolution of the Strat where the PRS is the ultimate evolution of the Les Paul. I totally agree. After playing for 16+ years on quite a few different guitars, I wouldn't trade or sell this one for ANYTHING.

1999: Body is quilted maple top on basswood. Neck is hard rock maple with madagascar rosewood fretboard. 1 11/16 nut, heavy frets, locking tuners, PUPS: SA1R / SA1 / H2, 5 way mini splits, with .10 gauge strings. Vintage Tremolo.
Feiten tuning system.

I play blues, rock and jazz. Sound is incredible. Does it all. I have an amer. std. strat, and have had Les Pauls in the past. I can approximate these tones, but I find the drop top in its own category. Frankly, if you want Gibson or Fender tone - play one. T.Anderson is different and much better. Rich singing tone. I have never played a guitar with this much sustain. I have to be more precise with my fingering because of the lengthy sustain in order to avoid notes playing too long!
Feiten system is for real. I have been a piano player for almost 30 years and I am intonation obsessed. This is the first guitar I have played that does not have sour spots. I am going to retrofit my strat and my gibson accoustic.

Action, fit & finish I rate a 10. This is the best playing guitar I have ever put my hands on. Factory settings were perfect. When I played it at the store, I was in heaven. I told my wife I had to have this guitar - she said to sleep on it before you buy it. I did not sleep that night and tossed and turned thinking about all night long. I bought this baby the next day.

Seems good so far. Have had no problems. This guitar will definately withstand live playing and gigging. I would gig without a backup because I now play 10's. Never broken a 10, but have broken 9 gauge strings back to back on several occassions. I don't foresee any other technical problems with this guitar that would require a backup.

Never had to deal with them.

Been playing at least 15 years - I don't want to count. Have an american standard strat, crate G40D 2x8 stereo (for practice), and Fender hot rod deluxe 2x12 - although I'm about to get a Bogner shiva or Dr. Z.
If it were stolen I would cry like a baby girl! Then I would get another one!