The Drop Top is Anderson's S with a book-matched top bent, or "dropped", over the body back so the top follows a forearm contour. Anderson introduced it in 1990, and the top is 3/16" thick. There is no pickguard, so the whole figured top shows: quilt maple, koa or walnut.
Under it sits an alder or basswood back, with a maple neck and rosewood board on a 25-1/2" scale or the 24-3/4" Shorty, which has slightly lower string tension. Anderson's notes put alder as its most-chosen back, with the familiar S voice, and basswood as the mid-focused option.
For the same guitar with a pickguard, look at the Drop Top Classic. For a figured top on a 24-fret body, look at the Angel.
The guitar in the photo is one customer's build in Burnished Orange Burst, shown as an example. Every Anderson is built to order: after you order, we go through the build with you, from the woods and finish to the neck shape, frets, pickups and hardware.
Price subject to change based on options chosen.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (Newbury Park, California)
Model: Tom Anderson Drop Top
Body: Maple or other exotic top, dropped over a tonewood body back
Body Woods: Alder or basswood back; quilt maple, koa or walnut top optional
Pickguard: None
Finish: Gloss or satin
NECK
Neck: Maple back, rosewood fingerboard
Scale Length: 25-1/2" (Traditional) or 24-3/4" (Shorty)
Frets: Stainless steel; Heavy, Medium-Jumbo, Tall-Thin, Small or Jumbo
Nut Width: 1-5/8" or 1-11/16"
Neck Profile: Any Anderson neck shape
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Any Anderson Pickupworks model
Switching: 3-way or 5-way
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage tremolo or fixed bridge
Tuners: Locking or split shaft
Hardware: Chrome or nickel
Strings: D'Addario XS coated, 10-46
CASE
Case: Anderson logo gig bag
