anderson classic body shape

[andersonfan]

hi guys,
for those of you that have anderson classics...is the body shape like a fender strat...i'm looking for a body shape that's like a strat and not like a drop top...

thanks for your time...

[Brad Scott]

The Classic is definitely more traditional in shape than the Drop Top, but is still more modernly streamlined and contoured (especially the neck heel) than the original Strat design.

[tom]

classics, drop tops and cobra s's are exactly the same shape. it is 3/16" smaller around the perimiter than a strat. the bottom cutaway is a bit deeper than that. all our guitars other than the crowdster are .050" thinner than a traditional strat. the rounded edges of the classic make it look a bit different than the drop top. we do some drop tops without the binding edge with rounded edges like the classic.

[Brad Scott]

Thanks, Tom. I wasn't aware the Classic and Drop Top shared the same exact shape; I guess it's the rounded edges on the Classic that gave me the impression it was a different carve from the DT.

[mbrown3]

Are you talking Drop Tops, or Drop Top Classics? Because the standard Drop Top looks quite a bit different than the Classic or DT Classic, no? I LOVE my Hollow DT Classic, it sits and feels better than any strat I've ever played (the contour is JUST RIGHT), and sounds a GREAT deal better too!

[tom]

all the same size and shape. the pickguard and binding are optical delusions.