Is it time for more hints on the new model yet?

[andersonguy]

Hi Tom, ready to leak any more info on the new model?
Does it have a name? (not Bob, or Bill or Sue);)
Did you finish your prototypes?

AG:D

[dpeterson]

he told me while i was out there that if you are a strat guy, you wont like it ;) thats about it.

dave

[andersonguy]

:(

[slowburn]

sweet. I am not a strat or a tele or a les paul or a prs type of guy. If a guitar sounds good, I like it. and since I already have my retroclassic for strat sounds, the new model seems more intriguing... can it really be that different than a cobra?

[tom]

let's see.... in order.
1. it does not have a name yet, but i have been calling it solly.
2. yes i finish proto types. a naked guitar sounds different than a painted guitar, and yes i do like the sound of finished guitars better than naked ones.
3. while it is not made to be a strat, i don't think it will necessarily turn off strat guys. it is simple in function and apearance, unlike scotts new guitar. nothing wrong with fancy, it's just not me.
4. what i am particularly liking about this guitar is that it is giving me all the tones i need without being a clone of anything in particular. i took the guitar to a recent crowder show in LA, and jason played it for a few songs with no sound check. very brave of him. jack, the other guitar player, who's main guitar is a hollow drop top classic, played it and commented that it was the perfect "fly date" guitar, it covered all the sounds he gets out of his andy and the prs he also uses.
that's all for now.

[killerburst]

Tom, do you realize you are almost to 1,000 posts! Shouldn't you be finishing up that prototype instead of spending all this time posting on the forum?:p

[getgo]

Ok, Who was at the Crowder show in L.A.??? Someone must know someone that was there. I bet David is hankerin' for a 12 string Crowdy too huh?? he he he he he ;) ;)

[sonsop]

Hi Tom,

Can you reveal the scale length?

[tom]

there are lots of things i should be doing, but this is a nice break after being in the spray booth wearing a plastic suit in 85 degree weather.

[tom]

24.75", and yes it is very different than a cobra.

[sonsop]

Originally posted by tom
24.75", and yes it is very different than a cobra.

Yummy.

Will it be offered in a hollow body configuration?

[slowburn]

Originally posted by tom
there are lots of things i should be doing, but this is a nice break after being in the spray booth wearing a plastic suit in 85 degree weather.

I'd pay money to have it be 85 degrees. try high 90s-100 or so. it's hot here in austin.

[pluto]

I'm surprised no one on this board has actually seen it. It's not like Tom has kept it out of the public's eye. C'mon LA natives (uhhh, calling Michael O.), get your butt to Tom's church and check it out.

[getgo]

I would love to relieve you from your spray booth duties Tom. I've been in collision repair and have been painting autos since 78. My shop is really suffering from all the backlash from 9-11. We have gone from a 6 tech plus manager and owner shop to just my wife and I and one tech. Times is hard. I would love to fiddle with guitar colors. It does get a bit damp in a paint booth with a suit and respirator. You guys using UV cured finishes?

[tom]

yes the guitar has been out in the public eye, every week at church, and on stage at the greek theater.
i kind of like painting and sanding. we do use uv for the clear coats, but the colors are acrylic uethane. we use a supplied air hood instead of a respirator, it's lighter but still hot. i kind of hate to be responsible for bringing anyone to california, it's too crowded already. but they do still keep on coming.

[getgo]

Yep, the supplied air hoods do allow for better air but they can be combersome and get in the way now and then. I can't imagine how crowded it must be out there. Speaking of sanding and such, I better jet, there is a Park Avenue bumper cover with my name on it!:D

[sylvanshine]

Originally posted by slowburn
I'd pay money to have it be 85 degrees. try high 90s-100 or so. it's hot here in austin.

Dude, we've have had an awesome summer for Texas, what are you saying? 2 days hit 100. That's got to be like a record low.

Just jump in Barton Creek, sit in a tube and suck on a Shiner.

[slowburn]

um maybe in dallas, but here in austin, it's hit 100 several times this summer. and I know cause I walk everyday after work to catch my ride a few blocks down. of course as soon as I posted this, today it was in the 80s, but even monday & tuesday it was like 99.

[sonicparke]

Originally posted by sylvanshine
Dude, we've have had an awesome summer for Texas, what are you saying? 2 days hit 100. That's got to be like a record low.

Just jump in Barton Creek, sit in a tube and suck on a Shiner.


It's been amazing up here in OKlahoma too. I was actualy able to spend some time outside with out being soaked in sweat after about 3 minutes. Wonderful summer although it could've been slightly cooler even still. :D

[michaelomiya]

Originally posted by pluto
I'm surprised no one on this board has actually seen it. It's not like Tom has kept it out of the public's eye. C'mon LA natives (uhhh, calling Michael O.), get your butt to Tom's church and check it out.

callin' me "out" specifically? thanks brah. :p

mmmm.....who's to say that I "haven't" seen it yet?!!:confused: Or is it just because I've got a "big mouth"?!;)

Seriously, as another forumite will tells me alllll the time, "quit buggin' me dude, I'm in the "dark" as much the rest'a y'all!" :p

[rfmason]

OK, I'm not trying to reveal any trade secrets, but will the new one have P-90s or vintage style single coil p/us available? I'm eyeing another axe but might wait it out, if the new one has single coil p/us. And if it's too early to say anything, that's ok, too. Thanks.

Rob M.

[slowburn]

Originally posted by tom
details won't be available till september at best. the guitar i'm playing now does not have the new neck joint, so there won't be any photo's till it's done.

well it's september. we can hope for the best.

[tom]

guess i should have said end of sept. probably won't have single coils, no, definitly won't have single coils, that would include p90's at least in the beginning.

[slowburn]

does it have a unique body / headstock shape?

[tom]

new body shape, same headstock.

[-CM-]

Originally posted by tom
new body shape, same headstock.

OK, OK, I got it:
http://www.cmwebsite.com/images/newtagjoke.jpg

Only, you know, finished and stuff.

[pluto]

Originally posted by -CM-
OK, OK, I got it:
http://www.cmwebsite.com/images/newtagjoke.jpg

Only, you know, finished and stuff.

That looks cool!!! :cool: Maybe Tom has finally bit the bullet and is doing a flying v as I asked of him months ago!

[pluto]

Originally posted by michaelomiya
callin' me "out" specifically? thanks brah. :p

mmmm.....who's to say that I "haven't" seen it yet?!!:confused: Or is it just because I've got a "big mouth"?!;)

Seriously, as another forumite will tells me alllll the time, "quit buggin' me dude, I'm in the "dark" as much the rest'a y'all!" :p

yeah, calling you out!! You wouldn't be in the dark if you just drove over to Tom's church and took your digital cam. Just take the pics-you don't have to stay for the sermon! :D

[michaelomiya]

Originally posted by pluto
yeah, calling you out!! You wouldn't be in the dark if you just drove over to Tom's church and took your digital cam. Just take the pics-you don't have to stay for the sermon! :D

hehheh!!:D
Now THAT would be way tooooo disrespectful. BTW tom, where is your church again?:eek: :p

[michaelomiya]

Originally posted by pluto
That looks cool!!! :cool: Maybe Tom has finally bit the bullet and is doing a flying v as I asked of him months ago!

dude, the subliminal Michael Schenker references are killing me!;) :D

[Donk70]

Somebody sneak into Tom's church and take a pic of the "secret" guitar. I need to know before I order another Andy.:p

[slowburn]

ok, so it's a new body shape with same headstock. single or double cutaway... and is it "offset" in any way"

[andersonguy]

I know, I know:o
In the spirit of being completely different its a triple cutaway, with tuners randomly placed, some on top, some by the bridge and just for fun the b string tuner is just below the trem.:D

See what happens....

[mbrown3]

The sad thing is, if I ever tried my hand at building a guitar, it probably would come out looking shockingly like that! :(

[JoeB63]

So here's what we know:

1. Humbuckers
2. Same Headstock
3. Flat top
4. 24.75" scale

So far it sounds like a Cobra

Here's what we don't know:

1. Body shape
2. Bridge type
3. Body and Neck woods

So my guess is this guitar is like a Cobra except it's got a new body shape (which really doesn't make a big difference in terms of tone), perhaps a new bridge, and I'm going to assume that it uses different woods than a Cobra -- otherwise it would be very, very similar to a Cobra, yes?

It might be hollow or solid -- or both -- but again, that doesn't make it any different than a Cobra.

Since I'm speculating that the biggest difference is the wood used, what wood would you think it is? Spruce top? with Ash back perhaps? I woulfn't even venture a guess on the neck woods.

[sonicparke]

I'm going to guess Basswood with a redwood top. Rosewood neck. :rolleyes: :confused:

[slowburn]

Originally posted by JoeB63
So here's what we know:

1. Humbuckers
2. Same Headstock
3. Flat top
4. 24.75" scale

So far it sounds like a Cobra

Here's what we don't know:

1. Body shape
2. Bridge type
3. Body and Neck woods

So my guess is this guitar is like a Cobra except it's got a new body shape (which really doesn't make a big difference in terms of tone), perhaps a new bridge, and I'm going to assume that it uses different woods than a Cobra -- otherwise it would be very, very similar to a Cobra, yes?

It might be hollow or solid -- or both -- but again, that doesn't make it any different than a Cobra.

Since I'm speculating that the biggest difference is the wood used, what wood would you think it is? Spruce top? with Ash back perhaps? I woulfn't even venture a guess on the neck woods.

ok, here are my 2 cents.

1. humbuckers, check. (minihumbuckers fall in this category, and are thus my pick to be the featured pickup).

2. same headstock, check.

3. flat top, (if by flat you are also including countours as options, but ruling out carved top) check.

4. 24.75" scale, check.

something you left out: the "new neck joint." my guess is that it is a bolt on that feels like a neck thru.

as for body shape & woods as well as bridges I'm guessing:

bridge: anderson branded / tonepros stoptail/tuneomatic

body shape: something in between a tele & a les paul, singlecutaway for sure. perhaps something offset, ala peavey wolfgang/starfield cabriolet.

body wood: this may sound boring to you guys but I suspect something cobra-like ala mahogany.

[mbrown3]

Originally posted by JoeB63
So here's what we know:

3. Flat top


Wait, how do we know this? Did I miss a post or something? I hope this isn't true!

[pluto]

You guys got it wrong. It's a flying v shape, mahogany body, optional maple top. :D

[slowburn]

well tom said that he's not going to do a carve top cause it seems everyone is doing one now and they would just be another builder doing carve tops. I assume that's what he meant by knowing it's a flat top. I also assume that contours will be an option, as will all andersons. the way anderson's are contoured are part of what make andersons andersons

[pluto]

Originally posted by mbrown3
Wait, how do we know this? Did I miss a post or something? I hope this isn't true!

Yep, it's true, I read the same thing. Tom said no carved tops, although I wish he would change his mind about that.

[mbrown3]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[slowburn]

you could always ask top to build you a guitar that's extra thick and then take a butterknife and carve it out yourself.

[mbrown3]

Originally posted by slowburn
you could always ask top to build you a guitar that's extra thick and then take a butterknife and carve it out yourself.


LOL!

[slowburn]

i bet you the shape will be reminiscient of an ibanez talman.

[sonicparke]

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!!


After taking approximately 90 seconds mullet it over I have decided to offer a "Carved Top Mod" service for all models of Tom Anderson Guitars.

Here is just a small sample of what I could do with your Anderson.















http://www.smrp.com/tele1.jpg

http://www.smrp.com/tele2.jpg

http://www.smrp.com/tele4.jpg


:D

[sylvanshine]

Originally posted by slowburn
ok, here are my 2 cents.

1. humbuckers, check. (minihumbuckers fall in this category, and are thus my pick to be the featured pickup).

2. same headstock, check.

3. flat top, (if by flat you are also including countours as options, but ruling out carved top) check.

4. 24.75" scale, check.

something you left out: the "new neck joint." my guess is that it is a bolt on that feels like a neck thru.

as for body shape & woods as well as bridges I'm guessing:

bridge: anderson branded / tonepros stoptail/tuneomatic

body shape: something in between a tele & a les paul, singlecutaway for sure. perhaps something offset, ala peavey wolfgang/starfield cabriolet.

body wood: this may sound boring to you guys but I suspect something cobra-like ala mahogany.

That sounds like a Crowdster electric to me. :confused:

[JoeB63]

Here's another thought: It could have a thicker, hollow (or chambered) body for more of a 335-type sound.

Ask yourself this: Which tones are not covered by existing TA models? He's got:

Strat
Tele
LP
Chambered LP
SuperStrat
Acoustic/Electric
HB's that sound like SC's.

What's left? -- unless you're expecting something exotic sounding.

335-type
Full hollowbody electric Jazz tones.
True Archtop sound (unlikely)

Ah, I'm just making this stuff up. I really betting that it's just a guitar that sounds more like a LP than a Cobra does.

[sonicparke]

My guess is that it's preparation for what may happen with the Fender body styles. I would think that even though all those tones are covered it won't be something way out there different. Just in case. Who knows...

[slowburn]

the anticipation is obvious. can't you release a really dim lit sillouette of the new guitar? just to give us something? please tom?

[tom]

fender has noting to do with this guitar. it was started long before fender raised their ugly head. i am still waiting for the final version of the bridge. it is being made for us so until they are done there can be no more guitars. i do have one more prototype bridge to use on version 3 which will include the illusive neck joint which should complete the design stage. maybe i do need to spend less time on the forum to finish the guitar.

[JoeB63]

Originally posted by tom
fender has noting to do with this guitar. it was started long before fender raised their ugly head. i am still waiting for the final version of the bridge. it is being made for us so until they are done there can be no more guitars. i do have one more prototype bridge to use on version 3 which will include the illusive neck joint which should complete the design stage. maybe i do need to spend less time on the forum to finish the guitar.

OK, but just note that I was the first person to predict a new bridge. What do I win? ;)

[slowburn]

good idea, tom. we don't want you posting here again until the prototype is done. and forget about sleeping too :)

[velcro-fly]

Originally posted by sonicparke
ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!!


After taking approximately 90 seconds mullet it over I have decided to offer a "Carved Top Mod" service for all models of Tom Anderson Guitars.

Here is just a small sample of what I could do with your Anderson.















http://www.smrp.com/tele1.jpg

http://www.smrp.com/tele2.jpg

http://www.smrp.com/tele4.jpg


:D

Somebody may be going to Hell for this one:eek:

Poor guitar.....bwahahahhahahahahaaaaaaaa:D

Steve E

[andersonguy]

Ok, Tom are you enjoying this...:p
We're all going nuts.
Here is my theory,

Its going to have either one bucker and 2 m's or 3 m's.
I think its going to be in a similiar catagory as a Les Paul Jr. Perhaps a different shape but the general idea, feel, sound, concept. Of course it will play better than any guitar has a right to, but its going to be a more simple Anderson. A straight ahead guitar(if that makes any sence) Meat and potatoes guitar.:)

my .02 worth of speculation

AG

[quadrophenia]

If you are right, andersonguy, I'm ready to buy one right now. I'd love a nice, simple, straight ahead Anderson vintage rock guitar.

One that plays like butter and where the notes sound good all over the neck.

[tom]

i am not particularly getting enjoyment from the speculation. that was not my intent. it has been interesting to see the different views though. there have been some that are very close, and on the right track. i think at this point i will stop with the clues and get on with the guitar. i really do wish it was done and i could post photos of the finished product now. the suspense is killing me too. thanks for all your encouragement. over for now.

[sonsop]

but will I be able to play Little Wing on it?

[tom]

if you know it i suppose you would.

[BoraBora]

Will the new neck joint be specific to this new guitar model, or will all Andersons have this new neck joint once the new guitar model is released?

I said new too many times in one sentence. :D

[tom]

the new neck joint will only be on the newest andersons, it was originally going to be for the crowdster but i couldn't wait for it. it may get added to them but i haven't decided yet since it doesn't exist yet. it will not make it's way to the fender inspired stuff.

[killerburst]

Originally posted by tom
if you know it i suppose you would.

Ah, so there's a catch!

[slowburn]

Originally posted by tom
the new neck joint will only be on the newest andersons, it was originally going to be for the crowdster but i couldn't wait for it. it may get added to them but i haven't decided yet since it doesn't exist yet. it will not make it's way to the fender inspired stuff.

have you thought about whether or not the fender inspired stuff will be discontinued & you will focus only on the crowdster and the new model?

[killerburst]

Originally posted by slowburn
have you thought about whether or not the fender inspired stuff will be discontinued & you will focus only on the crowdster and the new model?

:eek: Perish the thought!

[tom]

i don't see any reason to stop doing what we are currently doing unless people don't want them any more. fashons change, and we see that shift from time to time, but we still offer just about everything we have made available in the past. i must admit that the new guitar is occupying most of my thoughts though.

[slowburn]

when you say "new" shape is it an entirely new anderson original shape or is it just "not a tele/strat"?

[tom]

pretty sneaky, but i'm on to you.

[slowburn]

I know not what you speak of (he said sneakily)...

[ashman]

What the guitar market needs is a chambered, single coil LP with a 25" scale neck.

[Dave K]

Okay Tom,without giving too much away,can you tell us why you designed a new neck joint?
Is it to sound more like a set-neck?
Is it something the new body style requires?
Is it because you want better upper fret access?
Is it because there really is no new guitar,but you just like teasing us? ;)

[tom]

no.
no.
yes, but that's not the main reason, just a nice side effect.
no.
i would also like there to be no chance for the neck to move in any direction. no matter how tight a fender style neck joint is, if the guitar is hit hard enough, the neck will move. when it moves the guitar will be out of tune and the finish at the corners may crack.

[mwoeppel]

Originally posted by tom
i would also like there to be no chance for the neck to move in any direction. no matter how tight a fender style neck joint is, if the guitar is hit hard enough, the neck will move. when it moves the guitar will be out of tune and the finish at the corners may crack.

Hmmm - - tantalizing!

[killerburst]

Originally posted by tom
no.
no.
yes, but that's not the main reason, just a nice side effect.
no.
i would also like there to be no chance for the neck to move in any direction. no matter how tight a fender style neck joint is, if the guitar is hit hard enough, the neck will move. when it moves the guitar will be out of tune and the finish at the corners may crack.

Kinda sounds like this:
http://www.usmasters.com/NeckJointLayout.JPG

[tom]

no.

[BrianH]

what's all this about a new model ?

[tom]

brian, you need to update your photo! are you the new mini humbucker king? i think you have three guitars coming this week with mini's.

[BrianH]

What timing....we're crazy on the count of the M's.

[pappy]

OK. Tom's at 946 posts. Only 54 more 'til we find out what the new Andy's all about!!!

The more you prod him, the sooner we'll find out (well, that's my theory anyway)

:D

Pappy

[mwoeppel]

Originally posted by BrianH
What timing....we're crazy on the count of the M's.

one of those is MINE!!! :D

I'll have 2 new ones inside of a month. I don't know what I'll do with myself! ;)

mark

[JGraham]

http://www.brubakerguitars.com/images/step6.jpg

Neck through bolt on?

[tom]

i guess it's a little late for this, but i was down in the oc this weekend playing at a church retreat at the raddison by knotts. i guess i should have let michael omiya know. he could have caught a glimpse of the new beast. ....maybe next time ...maybe

[Stys]

Keep it secret. Waiting to see the final product is all the fun. But, we all know it's going to worth the wait!

[slowburn]

it's nearly the end of september.

[andersonguy]

Originally posted by slowburn
it's nearly the end of september.
Why yes it is....
Hmmmmm,:) :) :)

[michaelomiya]

Originally posted by tom
i guess it's a little late for this, but i was down in the oc this weekend playing at a church retreat at the raddison by knotts. i guess i should have let michael omiya know. he could have caught a glimpse of the new beast. ....maybe next time ...maybe

ahhh, tom!;)

nice of you to think of me. unfortunately that would've been bad for the following reasons (to be read like a Mastercard commercial):

1. cost of cancelled European business trips (not a big deal, but a major reason for responding soooo late) - $1,720


2. Time wasted setting up an international cell phone connection to Charley's in Dallas (I'd be calling brian Harris daily to get "in line" for something not yet "official";)) - 8 hours


3. Teasing and taunting Brian Harris w/ the playground antics of "I know something you don't know" - PRICELESS!

[slowburn]

anticipation....
can you give us an update as far as an updated timetable for the release of the beast? did you get the bridge prototypes the way you wanted? we need some info, tom.

[Dave K]

I heard a rumor that the reason this model is taking awhile is that it's tied in with an endorsement from a famous player.
His name is Esteban!!! ;) :D

[tom]

still waiting for the final final bridge, but it should be any day. with any luck i will have an assembled version of the new neck joint early next week. then we'll see if we're ready to go or back to the drawing board.

[slowburn]

sweet.