Crowdster + Questions

[X - Road 28]

How would you define the sound of the Crowdster + in general, amplified and unplugged?

I'm asking about the + because of the extra plugged flexibility but also wonder about the ease of playing with the higher gauge strings ( how much can I drop down to without problems.

Do they feel more like a true A/E or more like a regular electric?

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[tom]

string spacing, string gauge, and neck size are all acoustic so it will feel much more like an acoustic than electric(it will probably play better than most acoustics you've played). the main feel difference will be the thinner body compared to a real acoustic. we ship with acoustic lights, .012-.053. you can go to .011's without any significant tone loss. thinner than that and the acoustic sound suffers. the electric pickup is a full sounding mini humbucker and in the bridge position it is meant for pushed rhythm parts.
others can chime in on what they do with them.

[teleplucker]

I'll add my .02 on this topic. I bought a C+ about 6 months ago. My main use is for solo gigs in restaurants and coffee houses, I have done one job with it in a trio with a full size PA.
I used medium gauge strings and tune everything down a full step (suits my voice better). I bought a Y cord from Lava cable ( approx $200). You will need sometype of Y cord to get the most flexibility from the guitar.
The neck feels like an acoustic but the thinner body does feel different. It hangs on your body very nicely and it feels good to play it.
My setup is using an AER Domino amp, I run the acoustic pup through a Jamman looper then through a digitech harmonizer. I take the thru out of the harmonizer and go into one channel of the Domino. I also use the harmonizer to add a little of the guitar signal on the vocal channel of the Domino.
I run the electric pup through a Fulltone Fulldrive and then into the 3rd channel of the Domino.
Before I got this guitar I was using an acoustic equipped with a K&K pup. I was very happy with that sound, but I was tired of dealing with feedback. The C+ will not feedback and the acoustic sound is excellent. You will have to experiment a little to dial in the right tone, the guitar has plenty of range on it's controls.
With this setup I can make a great acoustic sound, lay down a rhthym track on the Jamman and then play a lead using the Fulldrive that sounds spot on.
It's always fun to watch the heads turn and start looking for the other guitar player when I do a song like "Whipping Post" and I get the ABB sound with the electric pup on top of the acoustic loop.
The only improvement I can imagine for the C+ is a tone control for the electric pup or the addition of a neck pup. That has already been diescussed.
This guitar is my third Anderson and it is definitely a keeper.

[Pietro]

The electric side is somewhat limited by design, so don't think you're getting a versatile electric guitar. You're not. It's very much a bridge humbucker sound, and your variation is limited to that. It can almost shred and it can clean up nice. It ain't an electric "solo lead" guitar by any stretch. (Too hard on acoustic strings). 11s sound just great on it. 12s probably better, but I say why hurt yourself.

The acoustic side is simply the best plugged in acoustic guitar sound I've ever experienced. Nothing compares. and zero feedback.

Playability is off the charts for an acoustic guitar imho. I rarely get my "real" acoustic out anymore. Certainly almost never to plug in.

[X - Road 28]

Yeah, as I thought the higher string gauge is a deal breaker for me. Call me a sissy, but due to a pinched nerve that affects my left arm 9-42's are the most I can handle. I have been trying to graduate up to 10-46's bit by bit.

The Crowdster's look beautiful just the same.

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