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Tom Anderson Guardian Angel

Name: Tom Anderson Guardian Angel
Brand: Tom Anderson
Price: 6858.99 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderTom Anderson part TA-GUARDIAN-ANGEL

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$6,858.99 CAD

Finish: Cajun Key Lime to Teal Burst

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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Set up free
Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Our take

Who this one is for

The Guardian Angel is the Angel with a pickguard: a figured top in quilt maple, koa or walnut over an alder or basswood back, a maple neck, a rosewood board and 24 frets. Anderson's own shorthand for it is a Drop Top Classic with two full octaves.

The Angel body is shaped around the extra frets, with deeper cutaways for upper-fret reach, longer horns for balance, and contours front and back. Anderson cuts the pickguard so the neck pickup sits at the 24th harmonic. This model comes on the 25-1/2" scale.

For the same body in all tonewood, look at the Guardian Angel Player. For the figured top with no pickguard, look at the Angel.

The guitar in the photo is one customer's build in Cajun Key Lime to Teal 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 Guardian Angel
Body: Maple or other exotic top on a tonewood body back
Body Woods: Alder or basswood back; quilt maple, koa or walnut top optional
Pickguard: Yes
Finish: Gloss or satin

NECK
Neck: Maple back, rosewood fingerboard
Scale Length: 25-1/2" (Traditional)
Number of Frets: 24
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

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.