entraind
06-03-2006, 12:10 PM
Hello everyone,
I just found this place recently and it is great to see all the Anderson fanatics in one place :)
I got my first Anderson, a Classic (4/19/00) in 2000 and it was truly love at first play...I found myself never playing my other guitars (Strat and LP) and wanting to order one exactly to my specs, so I ordered a Classic (5/12/01) and fell further in love. I play a ton and was developing a case of tendonitis in my left wrist. Enter my third Classic (4/15/02) with a -.20 neck and voila, no more tendonitis. That's right, Andersons can heal the sick :) I've always been chiefly a strat guy and after 2000 I never played a note on stage or in the studio on an electric that wasn't on one of my classics. I had a LP and the sustain was fun but it never felt like me....
Enter Atom. When the Atom was unleashed on the world last year I had a feeling that it was going to be a guitar that I would love. My GAS pains told me to order immediately, my prudent side said wait until Gelb gets one in and play it and see what you think. Guess who won :)
So I ordered one sight unseen, got it, sent it back to have the neck made smaller to match 4/15/02's neck and finally 9/17/05 was born. I will do a full review in the Cobra pit but as I told Roy after playing it a few weeks, it's like driving a 50's Mustang your whole life and all of a sudeen finding yourself in a Ferrari. The classics have been cased for the last 7 months and Atom has taken over everything. Simply put, this is an unbelievable guitar!
A final word about dealing with Roy, Tom, Rachael and everyone at TAG. I have *never* dealt with any business ever that has had customer service half as good as these guys. I hesitate to even call it customer service because at this point it's friendship. I'm very picky and high maintenence, installing custom swiching systems, getting reduced sized necks, and these guys have always been incredibly understanding and helpful about everything. There is clearly unparalleled technical knowledge at TAG but there is also a lot of love and spiritual awareness at every step along the way with these guitars and you can feel that when you play them. I think that's what separates TAG's from the other boutique guitars I've played and that has come through in all of my dealings with them--they care...
A final final word about Gelb Music, the shop I bought them from-- awesome folks. Keith at Gelb owns somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-7 Andy's so when you are ordering a TAG there you've got a *very* knowledgeable guy helping you out. But more than that he and all the guys there actually care that you are happy with what you are getting. Music stores with class are so rare as to be non-existent but Gelb fits that bill. OK enough for now, I'll write up some specific musical stuff about the Atom in the Cobra Pit in a day or two.
Peace,
Peter
I just found this place recently and it is great to see all the Anderson fanatics in one place :)
I got my first Anderson, a Classic (4/19/00) in 2000 and it was truly love at first play...I found myself never playing my other guitars (Strat and LP) and wanting to order one exactly to my specs, so I ordered a Classic (5/12/01) and fell further in love. I play a ton and was developing a case of tendonitis in my left wrist. Enter my third Classic (4/15/02) with a -.20 neck and voila, no more tendonitis. That's right, Andersons can heal the sick :) I've always been chiefly a strat guy and after 2000 I never played a note on stage or in the studio on an electric that wasn't on one of my classics. I had a LP and the sustain was fun but it never felt like me....
Enter Atom. When the Atom was unleashed on the world last year I had a feeling that it was going to be a guitar that I would love. My GAS pains told me to order immediately, my prudent side said wait until Gelb gets one in and play it and see what you think. Guess who won :)
So I ordered one sight unseen, got it, sent it back to have the neck made smaller to match 4/15/02's neck and finally 9/17/05 was born. I will do a full review in the Cobra pit but as I told Roy after playing it a few weeks, it's like driving a 50's Mustang your whole life and all of a sudeen finding yourself in a Ferrari. The classics have been cased for the last 7 months and Atom has taken over everything. Simply put, this is an unbelievable guitar!
A final word about dealing with Roy, Tom, Rachael and everyone at TAG. I have *never* dealt with any business ever that has had customer service half as good as these guys. I hesitate to even call it customer service because at this point it's friendship. I'm very picky and high maintenence, installing custom swiching systems, getting reduced sized necks, and these guys have always been incredibly understanding and helpful about everything. There is clearly unparalleled technical knowledge at TAG but there is also a lot of love and spiritual awareness at every step along the way with these guitars and you can feel that when you play them. I think that's what separates TAG's from the other boutique guitars I've played and that has come through in all of my dealings with them--they care...
A final final word about Gelb Music, the shop I bought them from-- awesome folks. Keith at Gelb owns somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-7 Andy's so when you are ordering a TAG there you've got a *very* knowledgeable guy helping you out. But more than that he and all the guys there actually care that you are happy with what you are getting. Music stores with class are so rare as to be non-existent but Gelb fits that bill. OK enough for now, I'll write up some specific musical stuff about the Atom in the Cobra Pit in a day or two.
Peace,
Peter