Definitely not just guitars!! All sounds coming from Tim pierce's soul and his fingers. Even with any low quality guitar, he can produce sounds the way he wants. We call them 'pro'. I give him lots of respect for what he is doing for his followers. Thank you.
I love how no matter what guitar or effect or amp you're using, it always sounds like you. The same tone. The same clarity, and what I think is a mix of your clean dry on every tone you use. Love you for sharing your deadliness. Thanks dude.
It's inspiring to watch you play Tim. Especially knowing that you can shred when ever you want but you choose to serve the song you're soloing over. I've found that to be one of the most difficult things to do since I entered the intermediate stage of my journey.
Your abilities AMAZE me! That second chord (a funky E) and phrasing (whatever that funky pickup note was) was awesome. Heck, the entire performance was awesome.
I have three Suhrs. Just got an INCREDIBLE TA droptop. Man, as much as I hate to say (because I do love Suhr), the Anderson is better (not by a ton, but noticeably)
Great video. I own a Strat style Hollow S Cobra Tom Anderson and it is the fastest guitar I have ever played, it is so smooth and fits like a glove in your hand. I got it after surviving hurricane Katrina.
Lovely pedal collection! I am always trying to look at it! Hope you have some time to show us a little bit of that pedals and amps collection! Would be wonderful! Thanks for another marvelous video!
Thanx, Tim... I just happened to be wunderin' about this this line of guitars, which you often seem to gravitate towards when lo and behold, this vid pops up on UA-cam right B4 me very eyes...
Hi Tim. Greetings from Ireland. I always enjoy your insights and playing. I was wondering if all or any of your Tom Anderson guitars have the Buzz Feiten tuning "scale". Best regards. Seán.
timmy youre the best! i found you on normans youre making me want to buy a guitar. seriously, i was living in santa monica form11 years. subscribed and clicked that lil bell!
As far as I can tell on UA-cam this is the definitive Tom Anderson review. Tim pretty much has a collection of all the best ones with a couple of exceptions. I would include the baritom, which only if you know the right people, and you’re willing to shell out around $4000 would you get one. No regrets here. Also the crowdster. For that style of guitar it’s the best hands down. A couple of cons with Tom Anderson’s besides the price, which by the way is actually more than fair, which until you play one you can’t really saying anything. Number one is the finishing. It’s outdated, and even some of the new stuff that supposed to look “stressed”, is just lame. Not as lame as sur or PRS, and they Play better and sound better - but for the top three boutique guitars out there that supposedly lack character, which no doubt TA guitars suffer from - they are the best. I wonder if in the 90s Tim had a natural finish, because he didn’t love the finishes from Tom Anderson and wanted to get something custom done? Number to critique would be that they don’t carry their full line at all times… Gee I wonder if Gibson had anything to do with that - those litigious pricks? I wanted a bobcat for the longest time until they stop making them. Number three critique is the turnover time is rather long, and sometimes Roy can be a little bit difficult to work with if you want something super custom. All of the aforementioned are quite silly things so let’s get onto the fun part. First, I really want to buy a raven, haven’t played one, they look kick ass. A lot of people don’t know this but Tom Anderson guitars are all custom built by hand in Southern California. Roy runs the website does the photography and is a part of every sale. He is one of the funniest and most intriguing people you’ll ever encounter. Even if you don’t buy a Tom Anderson, but are interested, the phone call you have with Roy will stick with you forever. I love that man. Also, next to Roy‘s office is Tom. Tom plays every single guitar before it is sent out to make sure it is perfect. No joke, if you’re playing a Tom Anderson, that means his fingers touched your guitar before you did. Paul Reed Smith is purported to have the same kind of quality control, but come on how could that be possible for those Korean PRS’s? The classic droptop is the best tele or Strat style boutique guitar you will find anywhere, hands-down. Tom’s original pick ups are incredible, and the electronics in those guitars are the best in the world. Tom actually invented the idea of the droptop which now everyone uses. You don’t see Tom Anderson suing anyone do you? Class, precision, integrity - and above all fun! More recently the mini golden humbuckers and the new J trem bar they are installing into their guitars are revolutionary. Oh and the VA. Definitely, if you are a studio player or producer get the VA boost. Another Tom Anderson original. This is also great if your amp has an attenuation function. However, and I can’t believe every new boutique guitar doesn’t include this yet, if you are an engineer or a producer, holy crap, the VA boost is the next big thing. I know they’re expensive but if you’re going to buy a solid body boutique guitar order one from Tom Anderson. They may seem expensive, but they are not, and given that they are the best, they are an amazing investment. if you could hold onto them for 10 or 20 years, since they are all hand crafted, and factory made, there are very few of them. Need I say more? Unfortunately they don’t make hollow bodies, in which case I would recommend a Duesenburg star player if we’re talking about boutique. Sorry PRS, but the lack of character does it make up for the incredible build. Duesenburgs, with that trim bar, with the humbucker on the bridge in the P90 in the neck, will instantly make any semi hollow body guitar obsolete in your collection. So sell your 335, sell your Ricky or your Gretsch and buy a Dusenburg. If you have a custom tele or a custom Les Paul, and they both sound amazing, it’s harder to endorse shelling out the cash for a TA. But, if you’re thinking about a longer scale Mustang or jaguar, definitely buy one of these new TA Raven’s with those mini golden humbuckers.
I had a green atom from the same year with medium frets. This is very much due to pick up choice and of course play style and feel. The best thing to do is talk to Roy, tell him what fretboard you like the most and let him take it from there
Tom Anderson guitars (I have two), are right up at the very top for quality in my opinion. The only guitars in this category that might be close would be James Tyler. I also have a Suhr Classic and an LsL Saticoy. ALL great. But if you want a guitar that is flawless and feels effortless to play and has great tone, it's hard to beat Anderson. And Tom is such a good guy, too, so I feel good about supporting him
I’m considering Anderson pickups. What’s in the raven? Looking for open sounding high output dual hums that will split well. HC3+ and H2 something for the neck? any TA users that could chime in?
Tim: I have long known you were great, but man...just the consummate professional! Anderson's are terrific guitars indeed, but I'm more like your good bud Pete Thorn: Suhr. :) Love to see your collection of Suhr's since I am quite sure you own a few! cheers!
@@Dabologist You quoting Tyler? LMFAO. They're all good, and ya know what, Tyler is better than Suhr AND TA. Suhr and TA are great guitars that are worth the price. BUT, when I picked up a Tyler, WOW. I digress. Dude, drop it. Suhr and TA are absolutely in the same ballpark. I have multiple of each, and my two favorite are 1) A Suhr Classic and 2) A TA Drop Top. All that said, I intend to get a Tyler sometime soon.
I’ve played a Warmoth Tele for the last 14 years that was intended to get me close to a real TA Cobra, and I have no regrets. If nothing else, you’ve gotta try their pickups. I used the H3+/H1+ for 10 years, but then moved down to the H3/H1. The H series pickups are all great. Through high-end amps, their hotter pickups just eat all get gain you throw at them. Phenomenal balance, and they split better than almost anything out there. That all said, if you can afford the real thing, pull the trigger.
@@snail415 Awesome! I'll check those out. Thanks! I'm not drooling over anything in particular and am not in a position to spend TA cash, but they are nice. :) But there are a lot of nice guitars out there now days. :)
I don't think it's common knowledge, but Tom Anderson also sells pickups and they're *very* reasonably priced. Here's the link: www.andersonguitarworks.com/anderson-store
Maybe you do occasionally review some lower priced guitars, but if not, I would like to suggest that you review some guitars that are more attainable by the average working musician. Most of us don't have five grand to lay down for an Anderson. However, there are lots of great instruments out there for under a grand. It took me many years to escape the programming that convinced me I had to spend thousands in order to sound good. I think that as a service to your viewers, you should emphasize the value of some lower cost instruments as well. Maybe take a look at Hendrix, Page, and Beck, who all played mid-range guitars right off the guitar shop wall, or VanHalen and Clapton, who played "parts" guitars. Just a thought for your consideration.
..".had humbuckers, single coils, humbuckers, single coils..." haha! I know that cycle. I recently converted one SSS Strat to the Dan Armstrong Blender mod -- rewires the Strat second tone control to a blender that allows you to go from SSS to HSH and anything in between. I love it as it is quite intuitive operation and it integrates better than physical SSH layouts. There's a well done video about the wiring on the "Breja Toneworks" YT channel. I have converted three guitars with it so far.
Great playing. If you can play like Tim plays you won't need a day job, then you'll have enough time to be able to practice for an insane amount of time every day, just like Tim does. So if you can afford to not work for a couple of years and are self-discipline enough to practice for six hours a day minimum you too can play like Tim does. If you can't afford to give up work you'll just have to get used to a bit less sleep,not going out with friends, in fact not having any friends who don't play, not watching any T.V., and thinking about nothing that isn't in some way guitar related, then you might stand a chance of being able to play as well as Tim.
I was fortunate to buy his natural finished Anderson in this video! Saw it on Reverb and paid way to much for it, but it’s so cool to own! Would love to know some of the cool songs it was used to record and what touring it saw in it’s time with Tim!
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Tom - you are just the best. Mark from Lava Cable here. Thanks for all that have done and are doing for the community.
I tried a number of Tom Andersons in the late 80s. Loved them all. Absolutely superb craftsmanship.
Definitely not just guitars!!
All sounds coming from Tim pierce's soul and his fingers.
Even with any low quality guitar, he can produce sounds the way he wants.
We call them 'pro'.
I give him lots of respect for what he is doing for his followers.
Thank you.
I have a couple Anderson Classics myself. I absolutely love both of them
I love how no matter what guitar or effect or amp you're using, it always sounds like you. The same tone. The same clarity, and what I think is a mix of your clean dry on every tone you use. Love you for sharing your deadliness. Thanks dude.
Tom Anderson guitars are so great!
It's P.E.R.F.E.C.T!!!
Tim is simply a class act and a fantastic player.
It's inspiring to watch you play Tim. Especially knowing that you can shred when ever you want but you choose to serve the song you're soloing over. I've found that to be one of the most difficult things to do since I entered the intermediate stage of my journey.
Tasteful Tim slaying on Tom Anderson guitars rocking a Triumph hat. DIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had a 2003 drop top T. Absolutely adore TAG. Six string perfection for me . One day I'll have another . That bm chord gave me happy chills btw .
Your abilities AMAZE me! That second chord (a funky E) and phrasing (whatever that funky pickup note was) was awesome. Heck, the entire performance was awesome.
Tom Anderson guitars are the best.
I have three Suhrs. Just got an INCREDIBLE TA droptop. Man, as much as I hate to say (because I do love Suhr), the Anderson is better (not by a ton, but noticeably)
@@karlsalocksyes sold my Suhrs
Hehee... You have the right numbers to explain 'things' in a very light and comprensive way. Thank you, Tim
Such a tasteful guitarist. Amazing.
Great video. I own a Strat style Hollow S Cobra Tom Anderson and it is the fastest guitar I have ever played, it is so smooth and fits like a glove in your hand. I got it after surviving hurricane Katrina.
These always remind me of the first couple of tours Vivian Campbell did with Def Leppard, his tone was fantastic.
Lovely pedal collection! I am always trying to look at it! Hope you have some time to show us a little bit of that pedals and amps collection! Would be wonderful! Thanks for another marvelous video!
Is there anyone who loves their job as much as Tim?
Even if I had those guitars ,amps, pedals and software setup I could not sound like Mr. Tim Pierce !! The man is a guitar God !!!
just fantastic, as is everything else Tim does.
Awesome playing Tim. Love the Atoms all of the sudden
My favorite guitars (and people)!
Tim can you make a video on home studio setups and recording tips for beginners.
Thank you for some insight into what you do and how you do. That Raven is beautiful.
I want all of those guitars ... and your ability to play them :)
Your tones are to die for, always enjoy your videos
TA is a great choice. Love the Raven these daze...
Thanx, Tim... I just happened to be wunderin' about this this line of guitars, which you often seem to gravitate towards when lo and behold, this vid pops up on UA-cam right B4 me very eyes...
Jesus Christ this guy is really good at the guitar.
can you please make this a long song :/ I keep coming back to it ...
Tim can make anything sound great/awesome, but as a fellow TAG player/owner - great work TP!!! (sounds ACEs through the Blankenship Princeton)
You're as bad ass as Tom's guitars. Do you remember Tommy Tedesco? I learn so many diverse aspects of playing and studio work. Keep it up man.
I have the same hat but not guitars.
Harry Hai I have the same fingers.....but they don't work no where as good.
Dick Dastardly oh! I thought I don't have human fingers. Mine seem like kind of hoof something.
Great video Mr. Pierce! Awesome playing...🍻🎸🎶🎶
How is it noise canceling? Is it like a Lace Sensor pickup, insulated, or is a stacked single coil pickup, or what?
The walls of that room have heard magical things.
Hi Tim. Greetings from Ireland. I always enjoy your insights and playing. I was wondering if all or any of your Tom Anderson guitars have the Buzz Feiten tuning "scale". Best regards. Seán.
This guy is so cool! Thanks for that cool Bm chord
Tim, do you have the chord progression and the solo for this one and the backing track available as a learning resource ? thankyou
timmy youre the best!
i found you on normans
youre making me want to buy a guitar.
seriously, i was living in santa monica form11 years.
subscribed and clicked that lil bell!
Best guitars on the planet. Great video
That was some Bad Ass playing Tim! Beautiful guitars too!
Tim, have you tried the same classics Christopher Cross plays? He recreates your Blink of an eye solo on a beautiful pro am at his 1998 live gig?
A lot of fun. Thanks for the lesson.
A big fan and a huge fan of Anderson guitars! Own a Classic and a Cobra.
Awesome. Thanks, Tim!
FULL TRACK LETS GO!
Hello Master TIM, may ask you how many guitars you personnaly own ???
Bernard - Paris - France
As far as I can tell on UA-cam this is the definitive Tom Anderson review. Tim pretty much has a collection of all the best ones with a couple of exceptions.
I would include the baritom, which only if you know the right people, and you’re willing to shell out around $4000 would you get one. No regrets here. Also the crowdster. For that style of guitar it’s the best hands down.
A couple of cons with Tom Anderson’s besides the price, which by the way is actually more than fair, which until you play one you can’t really saying anything. Number one is the finishing. It’s outdated, and even some of the new stuff that supposed to look “stressed”, is just lame. Not as lame as sur or PRS, and they Play better and sound better - but for the top three boutique guitars out there that supposedly lack character, which no doubt TA guitars suffer from - they are the best. I wonder if in the 90s Tim had a natural finish, because he didn’t love the finishes from Tom Anderson and wanted to get something custom done? Number to critique would be that they don’t carry their full line at all times… Gee I wonder if Gibson had anything to do with that - those litigious pricks? I wanted a bobcat for the longest time until they stop making them. Number three critique is the turnover time is rather long, and sometimes Roy can be a little bit difficult to work with if you want something super custom.
All of the aforementioned are quite silly things so let’s get onto the fun part. First, I really want to buy a raven, haven’t played one, they look kick ass. A lot of people don’t know this but Tom Anderson guitars are all custom built by hand in Southern California. Roy runs the website does the photography and is a part of every sale. He is one of the funniest and most intriguing people you’ll ever encounter. Even if you don’t buy a Tom Anderson, but are interested, the phone call you have with Roy will stick with you forever. I love that man. Also, next to Roy‘s office is Tom. Tom plays every single guitar before it is sent out to make sure it is perfect. No joke, if you’re playing a Tom Anderson, that means his fingers touched your guitar before you did. Paul Reed Smith is purported to have the same kind of quality control, but come on how could that be possible for those Korean PRS’s?
The classic droptop is the best tele or Strat style boutique guitar you will find anywhere, hands-down. Tom’s original pick ups are incredible, and the electronics in those guitars are the best in the world. Tom actually invented the idea of the droptop which now everyone uses. You don’t see Tom Anderson suing anyone do you? Class, precision, integrity - and above all fun! More recently the mini golden humbuckers and the new J trem bar they are installing into their guitars are revolutionary. Oh and the VA. Definitely, if you are a studio player or producer get the VA boost. Another Tom Anderson original. This is also great if your amp has an attenuation function. However, and I can’t believe every new boutique guitar doesn’t include this yet, if you are an engineer or a producer, holy crap, the VA boost is the next big thing.
I know they’re expensive but if you’re going to buy a solid body boutique guitar order one from Tom Anderson. They may seem expensive, but they are not, and given that they are the best, they are an amazing investment. if you could hold onto them for 10 or 20 years, since they are all hand crafted, and factory made, there are very few of them. Need I say more?
Unfortunately they don’t make hollow bodies, in which case I would recommend a Duesenburg star player if we’re talking about boutique. Sorry PRS, but the lack of character does it make up for the incredible build. Duesenburgs, with that trim bar, with the humbucker on the bridge in the P90 in the neck, will instantly make any semi hollow body guitar obsolete in your collection. So sell your 335, sell your Ricky or your Gretsch and buy a Dusenburg. If you have a custom tele or a custom Les Paul, and they both sound amazing, it’s harder to endorse shelling out the cash for a TA. But, if you’re thinking about a longer scale Mustang or jaguar, definitely buy one of these new TA Raven’s with those mini golden humbuckers.
Ur an amazing guitarist. Wish I could do that.
I have had a 2006 Atom for years. Do you like the Heavy or Medium frets? I love Tom's slinky SS heavies.
I had a green atom from the same year with medium frets. This is very much due to pick up choice and of course play style and feel. The best thing to do is talk to Roy, tell him what fretboard you like the most and let him take it from there
Hey Tim, out of curiosity, what all did you use on the "Iris" guitar solo?
Tom Anderson guitars (I have two), are right up at the very top for quality in my opinion. The only guitars in this category that might be close would be James Tyler. I also have a Suhr Classic and an LsL Saticoy. ALL great. But if you want a guitar that is flawless and feels effortless to play and has great tone, it's hard to beat Anderson. And Tom is such a good guy, too, so I feel good about supporting him
I have guitars with both SD and SA pickups in them, but the hum cancelled setting is a bit darker and lower output. What's the deal with yours?
The P-90's in that "Special" type guitar sound awesome! o.o
Great Video! i have a question about the Bm9sus, isn't it a Bmadd4(9) or am I wrong?
or Add9(11)? i dont know...
Those are some fine guitars.
I’m considering Anderson pickups. What’s in the raven? Looking for open sounding high output dual hums that will split well. HC3+ and H2 something for the neck? any TA users that could chime in?
SSS strat with a floyd rose trem is definitely cool
Tom Anderson is by far the best guitar i own. I got guardian angel player build. Amazing guitar.
Hi Tim, what wood is on that first guitar that isn't finished? Is that Alder or Basswood?
Tim: I have long known you were great, but man...just the consummate professional!
Anderson's are terrific guitars indeed, but I'm more like your good bud Pete Thorn: Suhr. :) Love to see your collection of Suhr's since I am quite sure you own a few!
cheers!
Joe Satchton TA and suhr aren’t even in the same league.. if you know, you know.
@@Dabologist You quoting Tyler? LMFAO. They're all good, and ya know what, Tyler is better than Suhr AND TA. Suhr and TA are great guitars that are worth the price. BUT, when I picked up a Tyler, WOW. I digress. Dude, drop it. Suhr and TA are absolutely in the same ballpark. I have multiple of each, and my two favorite are 1) A Suhr Classic and 2) A TA Drop Top. All that said, I intend to get a Tyler sometime soon.
Love my TA!!!!!!
Such a great video...Love Tom and Roy....but I had etc have words with them, none of mine sound that good!!! ;)
Chris James You think?!
Recently took a closer look at Tom Anderson guitars and I’ve completely revised my bucket list.
I’ve played a Warmoth Tele for the last 14 years that was intended to get me close to a real TA Cobra, and I have no regrets. If nothing else, you’ve gotta try their pickups. I used the H3+/H1+ for 10 years, but then moved down to the H3/H1. The H series pickups are all great. Through high-end amps, their hotter pickups just eat all get gain you throw at them. Phenomenal balance, and they split better than almost anything out there.
That all said, if you can afford the real thing, pull the trigger.
@@snail415 Awesome! I'll check those out. Thanks! I'm not drooling over anything in particular and am not in a position to spend TA cash, but they are nice. :) But there are a lot of nice guitars out there now days. :)
I don't think it's common knowledge, but Tom Anderson also sells pickups and they're *very* reasonably priced. Here's the link:
www.andersonguitarworks.com/anderson-store
That second Atom prototype sounds sick...
You rock, Tim!
Maybe you do occasionally review some lower priced guitars, but if not, I would like to suggest that you review some guitars that are more attainable by the average working musician. Most of us don't have five grand to lay down for an Anderson. However, there are lots of great instruments out there for under a grand. It took me many years to escape the programming that convinced me I had to spend thousands in order to sound good. I think that as a service to your viewers, you should emphasize the value of some lower cost instruments as well. Maybe take a look at Hendrix, Page, and Beck, who all played mid-range guitars right off the guitar shop wall, or VanHalen and Clapton, who played "parts" guitars. Just a thought for your consideration.
Hey tim your DI ing your amps right?
What's your favorite Anderson pups?
the raven looks/sounds like a sweet guitar.
Nice guitars.
are the lp style andersons bolt on neck or traditional lp glue on
nothousebroke . Bolt ! with the A wedgie system . Superior resonance to glue jobs I believe
cool thanks
Buy a new one every six years on average eh? It would take me six years to buy a used one! Great guitars tho'.
Who are the 34 pathetic "thumbs downs?" Take up a Kazoo... This is Tim Pierce.
Love your videos Tim.. I always learn something from them.
..".had humbuckers, single coils, humbuckers, single coils..." haha! I know that cycle. I recently converted one SSS Strat to the Dan Armstrong Blender mod -- rewires the Strat second tone control to a blender that allows you to go from SSS to HSH and anything in between. I love it as it is quite intuitive operation and it integrates better than physical SSH layouts. There's a well done video about the wiring on the "Breja Toneworks" YT channel. I have converted three guitars with it so far.
For a second I thought you had the periodic table of elements in front of you lol
Hey tim, if you have the minor 3rd, it cant be a "Sus" chord.... just saying. Great video btw
Great playing. If you can play like Tim plays you won't need a day job, then you'll have enough time to be able to practice for an insane amount of time every day, just like Tim does. So if you can afford to not work for a couple of years and are self-discipline enough to practice for six hours a day minimum you too can play like Tim does. If you can't afford to give up work you'll just have to get used to a bit less sleep,not going out with friends, in fact not having any friends who don't play, not watching any T.V., and thinking about nothing that isn't in some way guitar related, then you might stand a chance of being able to play as well as Tim.
OK, Tim plays Andersons and Butch Boswells.
I was fortunate to buy his natural finished Anderson in this video! Saw it on Reverb and paid way to much for it, but it’s so cool to own!
Would love to know some of the cool songs it was used to record and what touring it saw in it’s time with Tim!
Floyd Rose!
Charisma of Big A
p90 rules... no doubt
Daaang that offset one sounds fantastic.
The LP style ones are butt-ugly but also sound pretty great.
I love TA guitars. They just have a quality feel to them.
cool
TOP 0: TIM PIERCE
Tried an Angel yet? :)
Why Tom make copy from Fender, Les Paul and no NEW ideas about form, color, and other moments.?
I never knew Gene Hackman could play guitar so well 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sumith Ramachandran he cant
I inherited an Anderson drop top with three mini-hums and every time I play it, I feel unworthy. Your playing doesn't make me feel any more worthy...
5 tom a. guitars... thats like $25k... yikes!
Ridiculous skills.
well put
I'm playing that first minute on repeat. Damn it's mesmerizing.
Best minute of the week
Tim, what’s your favorite Anderson bridge humbucker? Going for an HSS setup with the VA7.2’s neck and middle.
What song is the intro he's playing?