Tom Anderson Guitarworks Drop Top

Model - 1997 Hollow Drop Top
Body Finish - Shaded Cherry Edging with Binding
Body Wood - Koa Top on Basswood
Neck Wood - Hard Rock Maple w/ Madagascar Rosewood Fretboard
Contoured Heel
Buzzy Feiten tuning system
Neck Finish - Matching Headstock, Satin Back
Nutwidth - 1 11/16 in
Frets - 22, Heavy
Hardware - Gold, Grover locking tuners
Bridge - Vintage Tremolo
Pickups - SA1R SA1 H2+
Switcheroo switching system, Vintage Voicing
Strings - .010-.046 Elixir strings
Great looks. Feels solid and well balanced.
Bought it new in 1997 for $2100.

First off the Drop Top rings like a bell when it is unplugged. Probably the hollow sound chambers that helps that. I was looking a guitar with that strat sound when I got this instead. Pickups are quiet and works well for the jazz style I like to play. I use a Blues Jr, or direct to board through Digitech GSP2101 or POD. Has it own range of sounds possible due to the useful Switcheroo switching system that allows pickups to be assigned series/parallel or series/split. Love the Buzzy Feiten tuning on the neck, now I'm spoiled and any guitar not setup with it just doesn't seem right.

Setup from the factory suited me prefectly, string height 1/16 ' at 22 fret with .010-.046 strings. I have maintained neck and pickup adjustments at factory settings and couldn't be happier. Koa wood top is well bookmatched and stained cherry wood binding looks tastefully understated. No flaws, great finish and workmanship. Only complaints is that all hardware (bridge, volume/tone, tuning pegs) is gold except for the four silver switches for pickups. Seems odd all the attention to detail and then miss this.
See the model at: http://www.andersonguitars.com/cfPages/showSingleGuitarGallery.cfm?passedID=2&finishID=132&bodyWoodID=5

Very durable, solid guitar. I've had it for ten years and had no problems. Would be great travelling guitar.

Never had any warranty issues but did contact them once about getting some post delivery factory customization. They were very helpful, responded promptly and would have been very expensive.

Been playing 35 years. 10 years playing in bars, hotels/resorts, local festivals and grand opennings. I've been very happy with this guitar. It fits me very well. I definitely like the pickup switching options, contoured heel but I really just like its' sound the best. I would be very disappointed it got ripped off or destroyed but I would not necessairly have to replace it with another Drop Top. I might go for a Cobra S from Tom Anderson. I like the Cobras' 24 3/4" neck.

1996 made in California Maple neck with rosewood fretboard,1 11/16" buzz feitien nut and jumbo frets.The conture is c shaped with a wide heel.Swamp Ash,Hollow body/drop top,transparent white ,non locking gold hardware and standerd two post trem,red shell pickgaurd.This guitar came to me with a 5 + {blower} switching and three sigle coils.Came with case

It hold it's own with any type of music except metal.
Very clean with my Matchless D/c 30 and solid chunk from solodano!
With effects it can go in any direction.
All in all i realy like the tone of this guitar.
The augmented nut make it play in tune !

I got it used but it looked flawless when i got it.{2005}The top is perfect.
The finish also is top notch.
The over all fit is Great.
Almost ten years old and the hardwear is sill good.{gold has not rubed off.}
All the controls work fine.

So far this guitar has held up and i would gig with this one.
It is solid and can tour with out a doubt.

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I have played my share of guitars. This Tom Anderson is one of the best strat type guitars out there for main stream toneality.I would try to replace it or look for another.