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Rupe
04-16-2014, 12:00 PM
I recently picked up an '01 Drop Top with 3 P90s. The volume pot is much smaller than a normal sized pot, and the tone pot (pull bridge) feels extremely loose...it takes almost no effort to turn it. Is this normal or might the one or both of them have been changed?

Also, it has an Anderson logo'd trem but odd looking (Fishman?) saddles...are those stock?

The website description:

Model - Hollow Drop Top
Body Finish - Translucent Amber Burst with Binding
Body Wood - Quilted Maple Top on Mahogany
Neck Wood - Hard Rock Maple, Rosewood Fretboard
Neck Finish - Matching Headstock, Satin Back
Nutwidth - 1 5/8 in
Frets - Heavy
Back Shape - .050 inch oversized
Hardware - Chrome
Bridge - Vintage Tremolo
Pickguard -
Pickups - P1R P1 P3
Switching - 5 Way, Pull Adds Bridge
Strings - .010-.046 Elixir strings
Comments -

Here's the guitar:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/rupe68/My%20Guitars/AndersonHollowDT5_zps84f0a74f.jpg (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/rupe68/media/My%20Guitars/AndersonHollowDT5_zps84f0a74f.jpg.html)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/rupe68/My%20Guitars/AndersonHollowDT_zps3694464f.jpg (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/rupe68/media/My%20Guitars/AndersonHollowDT_zps3694464f.jpg.html)

Briggs
04-16-2014, 12:57 PM
The saddles are for the Fishman power bridge, so you can get an acoustic sound, so yes, they are probably stock. I can't answer about the pots.

Congrats on a beautiful guitar!!

tom
04-16-2014, 01:03 PM
fishman made bridges for us from 01-05. if it says fishman it has piezo saddles if not then they are not piezo.

we do use the 16mm sized pots. we could not get a smooth feel with light torque out of the larger pots. if the tone pot has been over sprayed with doxit, the internal grease could be washed out making it loose feeling.

Rupe
04-16-2014, 01:57 PM
fishman made bridges for us from 01-05. if it says fishman it has piezo saddles if not then they are not piezo.

we do use the 16mm sized pots. we could not get a smooth feel with light torque out of the larger pots. if the tone pot has been over sprayed with doxit, the internal grease could be washed out making it loose feeling.

That explains it...thanks!