New Anderson LP Style Guitar at NAMM?

[JAZZGEAR]

The Bulldog!

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/jazzgear/TA%20BullDog%20LP%20Style%20Guitar%20NAMM%202010/TomAnderson.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o269/jazzgear/TA%20BullDog%20LP%20Style%20Guitar%20NAMM%202010/TABulldog.jpg

[Mister T]

Gorgeous, simply gorgeous

Tom looks OK too.

[thefunkyone]

Gorgeous, simply gorgeous

Tom looks OK too.



Agree 110%

[mapleneck]

That guitar is amazing.
I saw these on HRI and TGP:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e191/FLINTO2002/DSCF1042.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e191/FLINTO2002/DSCF1044.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e191/FLINTO2002/DSCF1043.jpg
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/rickmebe/NAMM%2010%20III/bulldog.jpg
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/rickmebe/NAMM%2010%20III/bulldog2.jpg
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/rickmebe/NAMM%2010%20III/bulldog3.jpg

[Pietro]

I Am Diggin It!

[FFOGG]

Wow .... I wonder what the average weight on those are ?? I d love to have one

[troykennedy]

Wow! Those are cool. But, it looks like a law suit waiting to happen. Gibson is know for being litigious about designs that close to an LP. I'm sure Tom has done his homework, though.

[dankayaker]

I'm very interested, I'm wondering if the necks & headstock will be satin or have a gloss ?

[tom]

these both weigh 7.75 lbs.
we changed tuners midway through the process so the head will get just a bit bigger all the way around. the face will be gloss as well. we had to laser etch the logto in these 2 because we could not get resized logos fast enough. the production versions will have the normal creme colored logo, resized to fit the space that there is.

[pluto]

Nice! Love the little details like the speed knobs (top hat knobs would've been great too), pickup rings, and pickup select switch. So, if anyone out there has played this through an amp, does the Bulldog sound more like an Atom CT or a LP??

[JAZZGEAR]

How soon can we order these? options?:)

[jeff h]

Way Cool Tom.

[FFOGG]

Nice will you be shipping to NYC .....Sam Ash I have been hanging out there alot recently

[jness]

Very cool Tom. Similar yet different in an elegant way. I like the new headstock alot.

Waiting to hear the tone report compared to the Atom, CT etc.

Have a great show!

Joe

[pnl7563]

I'm sorry to put a dampener on this but that headstock is SO wrong, it doesn't work, imho, why do this the Cobra and Cobra Special already kills any LP out there, and this coming from the biggest TA fan and player in the UK!!

[markus]

I'm sorry to put a dampener on this but that headstock is SO wrong, it doesn't work, imho, why do this the Cobra and Cobra Special already kills any LP out there, and this coming from the biggest TA fan and player in the UK!!

BOOOOHHH!!!! Show some excitement, will you! :D :D :D

[pnl7563]

Hey Marcus I'm not dissing the brand when you've already produced perfection where do you go? but I'm sorry talk about lack of inspiration and again the headstock!! it could be attached to any £99 chinese import acoustic.

[pluto]

No matter what Tom does, he just can't win! I remember all the comments about the Atom-cutaway is too shallow, doesn't look like a LP, headstock should be 3+3, needs to have a carve top, needs a 3 way switch, etc., etc. Well, here you go, Tom gave us what the LP guys wanted and we're already reading complaints! :(

[dannopelli]

I love it. I personally like the three on a side on this style guitar.

Plus the headstock design is elegant and functional. Notice the sting pull is straight and not angled like a lot of three on a side guitars? A solid body under 8.0? My LP and PRS Singlecut push over 9.0! That is why I only use them to record!

Yeah, this is the guitar I have been waiting for from Anderson.

I am sure some won't like it. But that is true of everything.

Bravo Tom. NICELY DONE!

[markus]

it could be attached to any £99 chinese import acoustic.

Dude, I said excitement NOT insult! :(
We understand you don't like it - fine, don't buy it! But I don't think there's any need to slam it like you did. Just something to think about before you critique something that someone poured their heart and soul into... ;)

[markus]

I totally agree with Dan. I really look for a three on a side headstock on a LP style guitar... and I always felt that the six in a row headstock on the Atoms doesn't look quite right to me.

I think the Bulldog headstock and the whole guitar for that matter looks absolutely gorgeous!!! Sure, the headstock is very simple, but so is the 6 in row Anderson one... and - most importantly - it has a straight string pull from the nut to the tuning machines. Simple, elegant and functional. What more can you ask for?

Nicely done indeed, Tom!

[mdrs]

Well done, Tom. You kick ass!!! :cool:

Dano mentioned what I was thinking regarding the headstock......pure functionality. Personally, I really dig that.

While there is plenty of room for civil dissent, I'd suggest that any nay sayer draw us a better design for a headstock. Let's see it. :)

[tom]

i addressed the headstock in the other thread so i won't repeat myself. everyone is entitled to their opinion.

[entraind]

Love the headstock myself, GAS beginning to build!

[dankayaker]

I'm sorry to put a dampener on this but that headstock is SO wrong, it doesn't work, imho, why do this the Cobra and Cobra Special already kills any LP out there, and this coming from the biggest TA fan and player in the UK!!


Though I love the Cobra . . . .it sounds pretty different from a real LP.

[lvergne]

Hey everybody, cool down. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and style. Also, everybody is allowed to express them respectfully. That is what was started and all that was received was disrespectful replies. Tone it down and do not condemn somebody for expressing an honest opinion. No need to censor opinions other than approval.

Having said that, I really like the new style and am looking forward to trying one out.

[FFOGG]

looks like my Cloud 9 might be out the door

[Stys]

As a professional designer with 20 years in automotive, I can honestly say that the Bulldog headstock design accomplishes 3 important design factors; form, function and simplicity. Considering there is a challenge with every new design, the Bulldog design managed to maintain a straight string pull within a simple elegant design. Tom's design, in my opinion, works well for this guitar.

[Jimmy-Sekshun8]

Firstly, I have to say, Tom, EXCELLENT work on this. While I personally am not a Les Paul person, I must say this guitar addresses the things about LP's that I don't like. The two that are at the top of my list are the weight, and the cutaway. Weight is a given with Anderson guitars. But the cutaway is contoured to permit the hand to not get hit by a rigid edge. Will I own one of these, the answer for today is most likely not. Again, LP's are not my thing, but if I EVER decide that a Les Paul is the guitar I need, I can assure you that the headstock won't say Gibson. It will have a big beautiful "A" on the headstock. Tom, again, this is a work of art, as are all of your creations. Keep up the great work and innovation.

[Pietro]

So...

I gotta ask, functionally, what is the difference between the bulldog and a CT Atom. Obviously... headstock, body shape, control layout, you see that right away... Tonally, I wonder how different it is, or if the neck angle/joint is all that different. To be honest, if it is mostly the same tonally as a CT Atom, you still have created an instrument to appeal to all those who want an Anderson LP guitar (except that it's a bolt-on neck of course... which I honestly think might be a superior neck joint anyway.)

And will you wait till next year's NAMM show to do the chambered f-hole version? Wow... that would be awesome, although if it's too light, perhaps that could be a balance problem. (Did I say "too light"? No such thing, those of us who prefer hollow instruments would say...)

I am SO diggin' the headstock, btw, but wonder if you considered doing it with only the A, not the "tom anderson guitarworks" text. Perhaps that looked wacky? I'd love to see the different shapes that led to this. Again, it's awesome.

And consider this... a flat top "special" version with P90s... Not for me, necessarily... but P90s seem to be all the rage in a lot of circles these days.

[Pietro]

Sorry, one more thing.

Tom, are we to assume that this is what you are yourself going to be playing for the time being.

[tom]

that would be a wrong assumption. i took one out for a spin a couple weekends ago and the 4 knob layout is not for me. i prefer the 5 way and 2 knobs. with my pu combo it's just easier to get around on for me. i must also admit that i prefer the function of 6 on a side tuners. i'll be playing my ct and hollow ct for some time to come, oh and the shorty too.

[dave]

the thing I really love about this is that it shows Tom's still having fun trying out new ideas.........despite all the fame and fortune:D Refusing to 'rest on your laurels' is so cool and great news for guitar players.

[Pietro]

that would be a wrong assumption. i took one out for a spin a couple weekends ago and the 4 knob layout is not for me. i prefer the 5 way and 2 knobs. with my pu combo it's just easier to get around on for me. i must also admit that i prefer the function of 6 on a side tuners. i'll be playing my ct and hollow ct for some time to come, oh and the shorty too.

I also struggled with the control layout when I had a Les Paul, and also on my two heritages, mostly the switch deal. That's one of the things that I always thought Paul Reed Smith "fixed" about the Les Paul. (I LOVE my PRS 5-way rotary switch...)

Normally, it seemed to me that you designed guitars "for yourself" when you stepped forward with things like the Cobra and the Atom (Crowdster nothwithstanding), so now a whole new model for everybody BUT you! Very generous of you.

So I gotta ask, when you take something like that out for a weekend, how do you keep it secret?

[mojocaster]

I love it. I was wondering if it was going to be a bolt-on or a set neck. I see the answer in plain sight in these pics.

I love the headstock.

Should be another winner.

[tom]

my church is my testing ground, we play enough different stuff that i get a pretty good workout tonally and i can play at a volume that will let me know if people will have trouble with anything at a gig. so it's kind of a standing joke about what i might be playing any given weekend. "so tom, is that another new one? what's different about that one?" nothing is secret there, just another new guitar:D

[BFC]

these both weigh 7.75 lbs.
we changed tuners midway through the process so the head will get just a bit bigger all the way around. the face will be gloss as well. we had to laser etch the logto in these 2 because we could not get resized logos fast enough. the production versions will have the normal creme colored logo, resized to fit the space that there is.

Curious which tuners you switched to.

[GDane1]

Was lucky enough to hold and play the bulldog yesterday.
From afar looks like an LP. In my hands felt nothing like and LP
I have an LP custom over 10 pounds
The bulldog has much smoother lines and edges, much better neck joint, and by far the best improvement is the recessed bridge/saddles, reduced (almost non-existent) neck angle which provides a very straight shot for the strings from bridge to tuners. I do think a slightly larger headstock will look a bit more balanced, both the overall tapered shape is great. I know whatever makes the guitar sound and play the best is what we'll get, we Always do. Tom makes players guitar and functionality/sound should always matter more to players. If your buying a guitar just to hang it on a wall to look at it, take a picture of what you like and blow it up to put on the wall and you'll save some $$. I always buy guitars based on how they sound in
my hands. Thanks for everything TAG!!

[stratoquack]

The Bulldog is beautuiful Tom. I'm with you though, anything more than a 5 way switch and 2 knobs is just too much for me.

[tom]

on the guitar are the gotoh kluson looking height adjustable lockers. we'll use the 510 version which look the same but have smoother guts. the adjustable posts let us get the string angle we want to see at the nut without the angled headstock.

[BFC]

The Bulldog is beautuiful Tom. I'm with you though, anything more than a 5 way switch and 2 knobs is just too much for me.

Make the 5 way and 2 knob set up available on the Bulldog maybe? Simpler switching but 3/3 headstock? Might be a winner for some players.

[shred4Him]

As a piggy back to the angled headstock, Is there a way of doing the standard headstock without the string tree on the last two strings, or is that just needed regardless?

[csd]

congrats tom and crew, on another fine instrument! many will be thrilled with your addition to the already incredible line up you offer. i'm with you on the 6 in-line tuners, 5-way and 2 knobs. after the DT, hopefully i'll be able to spec a CT before they are unavailable?!! :)
trust you had an awesome week at the show.

[mdrs]

Tom.........have you guys checked out the electronics layout of a PRS DGT? It's perhaps my favorite design for control knobs on any guitar I've encountered.

[dugjustdug]

Simply beautiful, Tom. You can put me in the ranks of "likes the headstock". Very functional.

While I'm not a Gibby fan in general (they just never quite fit me for some reason), I'd give this heavy consideration - esp. after the earlier comment of the Bulldog not feeling like a typical LP.

[tom]

don, the 4 knobs are a direct response to what people asked for. if i did 3 people would still ask for 4, so it has 4.

[Stys]

I don't see the ATOM competing against the Bulldog. However, just as I begin to get over my fear of 24 3/4 scale guitars, the ATOM is more in line with what I would want in a single cut guitar because I like the simplicity of two knobs and 6 in line tuners. I'm sure there are others who share my same feelings. All this being said, before I start considering making room for a single cut guitar, specifically an ATOM, will the ATOM still be offered?

I must also comment again that the Bulldog headstock, though heavily debated, is an elegant design for the Bulldog. Personally, I would not like seeing a 3 by 3 headstock on the ATOM because the ATOM is such a unique instrument.

[bud]

don, the 4 knobs are a direct response to what people asked for. if i did 3 people would still ask for 4, so it has 4.

I want 5:eek:

just kidding

[tom]

once we've tooled for something, there's no need to not make it available. so although the bulldog will probably dominate that group of sales, we can still do the old one(that's still what i'm playing).

[csd]

sweetness ;)
once we've tooled for something, there's no need to not make it available. so although the bulldog will probably dominate that group of sales, we can still do the old one(that's still what i'm playing).

[mdrs]

don, the 4 knobs are a direct response to what people asked for. if i did 3 people would still ask for 4, so it has 4.

I gotcha. Well, the 3 knobs can go on the one with the "f" holes!!

[chriswhite]

I gotcha. Well, the 3 knobs can go on the one with the "f" holes!!
yesss! I like it

[northern1]

Wow! I love it what a nice addition to the line. Are there any clips of the guitar? Please post or post links if any??