Those just crunchy tones sound superb and kicking in effects and boosts, well, the Raven sounds really at home.Īn Anderson with attitude? Not what you expect perhaps from a 'posh' brand, but it's what we hear. As we play the Raven more we lean towards a more alt-rock place. The VA boost sounds more polite here than on the Classic, in fact it's less of a boost more of a single coil/humbucker-like mode switch. But as we turn up the wick there's definitely the essence of the P-90's voice: tougher than a classic single coil but not as sophisticated as a full-size humbucker. You have the sense that the P-90 has been cleaned-up a little, the razor-like highs of the bridge especially are tamed, less ear-wearing, and the guitar's construction yields less weight in the mids and low-end compared to our all-mahogany original Junior.
Anderson's single coil-sized humbuckers already blur the boundaries between traditional single coils and humbuckers and this, of course, is the area in which the P-90 excels. Its in excellent condition and plays and sounds incredible. This dream guitar also features SC2 and SC3 White pickups. This Tom Anderson Classic features a 3 color sunburst, double cutaway, Alder body, Hard Rock Maple tinted neck and boasts a killer vintage sound. We hear a more rounded high-end compared with either our old Gibson Les Paul Junior or more modern Yamaha and PRS soapbar-equipped instruments. 1999 Tom Anderson Classic Strat 3 Color Sunburst. "You have the sense that the P-90 has been cleaned-up a little, the razor-like highs of the bridge especially are tamed, less ear-wearing" It's yet another detail that adds to the superb intonation and musicality of this guitar.
SoundsĪnderson has been one of the most vocal supporters of Buzz Feiten and his 'sweetened' tuning system, which is featured on all Anderson guitars, including this one. The mini-switch here is a two-way, which simply engages that passive mid-boost in the down position. These are simply controlled by a shoulder-placed three-way toggle selector switch, master volume and tone. Height adjustment is sorted with a screw at each end for treble to bass height and a third screw that allows you to tilt the pickups to match the angle of the strings over the body. However, they are in fact humbuckers: the PQ1 (neck) and PQ2 (bridge) - "the Q stands for quiet!" states Anderson.
On first look, the pickups appear to be standard soapbar P-90s, which also don't look a million miles away from the original Jazzmaster units. On the super smooth vintage-style vibrato, the E and A string tuners have higher posts than the other four and an over-tall string tree on the top two strings means that all six exit the nicely cut nut at pretty much the same angle. This same attention to detail pervades the rest of the instrument.
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