Tom Anderson Guitarworks
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Tom Anderson Guitarworks is an American
guitar manufacturer based in Newbury Park, California
. Due to their high quality models, use of specific tone woods, low volume production and being highly sought after by professional musicians, Tom Anderson Guitarworks is generally considered to be a boutique guitar brand. Tom Anderson Guitarworks guitars use the Buzz Feiten Tuning System
and feature Elixir Strings
.
guitar brand from 1977 until Schecter was sold in 1984 at which time Tom started Tom Anderson Guitarworks to make guitar pickups and guitar necks. Soon after he was contacted to produce pickups for the new owners of Schecter
because they were not getting the sound they were looking for in their Japanese produced pickups. This standing order, coupled with their growing reputation for making replacement necks and bodies helped forge the brand and allow Tom Anderson Guitarworks to focus production solely on their own line of guitars by 1990.
The T Family
Cobra Family
Bulldog Family
Atom Family
Crowdster Family
United States
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guitar manufacturer based in Newbury Park, California
Newbury Park, California
The community of Newbury Park, California is located in the western portion of the city of Thousand Oaks and Casa Conejo, an unincorporated area of southeastern Ventura County's Conejo Valley, which is also in the northwestern Greater Los Angeles Area...
. Due to their high quality models, use of specific tone woods, low volume production and being highly sought after by professional musicians, Tom Anderson Guitarworks is generally considered to be a boutique guitar brand. Tom Anderson Guitarworks guitars use the Buzz Feiten Tuning System
Buzz Feiten
Howard "Buzz" Feiten is a North American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and session musician.He is best known as a lead and rhythm electric guitarist, and for having patented a unique, scientifically designed tuning system which re-configures its stringboard / neck for more accurate tonality...
and feature Elixir Strings
Elixir Strings
Elixir Strings, manufactured by W. L. Gore & Associates, are strings for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars as well as banjo and mandolin. Elixir strings are noted for their patented coating that extends the strings' life and tone by blocking damage from elements like skin oil; however, they are...
.
History
Tom Anderson worked for Dave Schecter helping establish the SchecterSchecter Guitar Research
Schecter Guitar Research, commonly known as simply as Schecter, is a US guitar manufacturer. The company was founded in 1976 by David Schecter and originally produced only replacement parts for existing guitars from manufacturers such as Fender and Gibson...
guitar brand from 1977 until Schecter was sold in 1984 at which time Tom started Tom Anderson Guitarworks to make guitar pickups and guitar necks. Soon after he was contacted to produce pickups for the new owners of Schecter
Schecter Guitar Research
Schecter Guitar Research, commonly known as simply as Schecter, is a US guitar manufacturer. The company was founded in 1976 by David Schecter and originally produced only replacement parts for existing guitars from manufacturers such as Fender and Gibson...
because they were not getting the sound they were looking for in their Japanese produced pickups. This standing order, coupled with their growing reputation for making replacement necks and bodies helped forge the brand and allow Tom Anderson Guitarworks to focus production solely on their own line of guitars by 1990.
Models
The S Family- Drop Top Classic
- Pro Am
- Drop Top
- The Classic
The T Family
- T Classic
- Short T
- Drop T
- Drop T Classic
- Drop Short T
- Mongrel
Cobra Family
- Cobra
- Cobra Special
- Cobra S
- Cobra S Special
Bulldog Family
- Bulldog
Atom Family
- Atom
- Atom Special
- Atom CT
Crowdster Family
- Crowdster
- Crowdster Plus
- Crowdster Plus 2
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