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Tom Anderson worked for Dave Schecter helping establish the [[Schecter Guitar Research|Schecter]] 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.<ref name='pg_profile_tag' /> Soon after he was contacted to produce pickups for the new owners of [[Schecter Guitar Research|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.<ref name='pg_profile_tag' /> |
Tom Anderson worked for Dave Schecter helping establish the [[Schecter Guitar Research|Schecter]] 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.<ref name='pg_profile_tag' /> Soon after he was contacted to produce pickups for the new owners of [[Schecter Guitar Research|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.<ref name='pg_profile_tag' /> |
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Tom Anderson announced in late 2006 that he would downsize the company to a one-man operation because it was wearing him out.<ref name='guitarist_2006'>{{Cite journal |
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|accessdate=3 Mar 2012}}</ref> A few weeks later another announcement came, reversing the previous one after Anderson and the company received an "outpouring of support for our guitars and the company as a whole."<ref name='guitarist_2007'>{{Cite journal |
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==Models== |
==Models== |
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Revision as of 16:51, 3 March 2012
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Tom Anderson Guitarworks is an American guitar manufacturer based in Newbury Park, California. The company was started in 1984 by Tom Anderson, who is regarded as "one of the most respected names in the […] custom guitar market."[1]
History
Tom Anderson worked for Dave Schecter helping establish the Schecter 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.[1] 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.[1]
Tom Anderson announced in late 2006 that he would downsize the company to a one-man operation because it was wearing him out.[2] A few weeks later another announcement came, reversing the previous one after Anderson and the company received an "outpouring of support for our guitars and the company as a whole."[3]
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
Notable Users
- Pete Anderson[4]
- Bob Seger
- Brad Whitford[5]
- Keith Richards[6]
- Mike Campese
- David Crowder[7] - the "Crowdster" is named after him [8]
- Michael Landau
- Kirk Hammett[9][10]
- David Marks
- Mike Turner
- Steve Vai[11]
- Nigel Tufnel[12]
- Vivian Campbell
References
- ^ a b c "Builder Profile: Tom Anderson Guitarworks". Premier Guitar. July 2010. Retrieved Mar 3 2012.
{{cite journal}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|second=ignored (help) - ^ Bailey, Owen (14 Nov 2006). "Tom Anderson Guitarworks to downsize in 2007". Guitarist. Retrieved 3 Mar 2012.
- ^ "Tom Anderson to Return". Guitarist. 8 Jan 2007. Retrieved 3 Mar 2012.
{{cite journal}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Unknown parameter|second=ignored (help) - ^ http://www.peteanderson.com/lounge1.html
- ^ Prown, Pete (2003). Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players. Hal Leonard. p. 56. ISBN 9780879307516.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.guitarnoize.com/blog/comments/5-guitar-builders-you-should-know
- ^ http://www.wespreadtheword.net/musicnewsarticles/crowder.html
- ^ http://www.andersonguitars.com/cfPages/showSingleGuitarGallery.cfm?passedID=38&finishID=2&bodyWoodID=9
- ^ http://www.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars.html
- ^ http://www.guitarnoize.com/blog/comments/5-guitar-builders-you-should-know
- ^ http://www.guitarnoize.com/blog/comments/5-guitar-builders-you-should-know
- ^ Del Rey, Teisco. "Nigel Tufnel's Guitar Collection, Guitar World Apr. 1992".
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