Tom Anderson Cobra is only one of the guitars on Earth that is a perfect blend between the formidable sonic muscle of a short scale guitar and the musicality of a long-scale guitar. The whole story:The Anderson Cobra Special has mahogany body with short scale mahogany neck. Short T is basically a Telecaster-style guitar but instead of being standard scale length (25.5 from the nut to theClearly undisputed, “Yes!” is the answer. But I’ve had my Tom Anderson Guitarworks Short T for about a year now and can honestly say that it’s the best guitar I’ve ever owned. From humble beginnings to our current state of the art facility, we stay dedicated to the tradition and progress of electric guitar design.Actually, it’s been a little over a year now. Born out of Tom’s garage in mid 1980’s Southern California, Anderson Guitarworks has since been producing what some have called, The best guitars on the planet.A fantasy is the belief that there is no such thing in the real world. When something remains as an unrealized dream for long enough it becomes a fantasy. A shorter, 24 3/4-inch scale length means less string tension, fatter mids, and greater easement.
![]() ![]() Tom Anderson Guitars Short Telecaster Full Flowing FocusedEveryone who touches one, seems to want one, and rightly so. And the added bonus is that the maple top actually presents this quintessential Swamp Ash tone.Basswood back: The sound of an 80’s vibe humbucker is defined by this body wood, soft (not hard), full flowing focused mids make everything this wood touches bloom with rich, lush, even-balanced midrange tonality.From the moment Cobra T first appeared on the scene in 1992, its popularity has been utterly overwhelming. The result is a guitar that not only plays effortlessly, is extremely comfortable, and sounds amazing but is so darn good looking that if you don’t dress well it just may upstage you.Today, along with your choice of flame or quilted maple, walnut or koa top, Drop Top now offers four choices of body backing tone wood to bring the sonic character you desire from your “S” to bear on the bandstand:Alder back: our most popular backing wood, its lower-mid fullness and upper-mid bump give a familiar “S” timbre that supports the lower-end fullness of single coil pickups and humbuckers alike while its upper-mid penetration makes sure other instruments are unable to step into your spot on stage.Mahogany back: focused and aggressive mids bring humbuckers roaring to life and offer an overall powerful experience-, a very popular choice.Swamp Ash back: Deep low-lows and softly sparkling highs with an open, scooped middle make for a breathtakingly musical presentation of subtle nuances.A shorter, 24 3/4-inch scale length means less string tension, fatter mids, and greater ease of bending and reaching. Cobra T is a short scale guitar. And the only way to get this wonderful blend is aboard a Cobra T (or Cobra S). ![]() No pickup ring styling enables the neck pickup to nestle nearer the 24th harmonic for the richest “24” neck tone obtainable. Easy to fly.The absence of pickup rings contributes to Angel’s more modern, clean lines but also serves a higher purpose of elevated performance. Gorgeously reshaped and balanced body allows extended access to the upper frets, via the deeper cut-aways and longer horns.As with all Anderson Guitars, Angel is endowed with the best playing guitar necks—Anderson’s legendary, super-fast and ultra-easy playability in a medley of back shapes. Completely designed and aligned from the ground up to be a 24 fret “angel” of a guitar with unparalleled abilities. But that is just the beginning. Unparalleled performances.Guardian Angel’s pickguard is specifically cut as to nuzzle its neck pickup nearest the 24th harmonic, for the richest “24” neck tone obtainable. Gorgeously reshaped and balanced body allows extended access to the upper frets, via the deeper cut-aways and longer horns.As with all Anderson Guitars, Guardian Angel is endowed with the best playing guitar necks to be found anywhere—Anderson’s legendary, super-fast and ultra-easy playability in an array of our Even-Taper back shapes. Completely designed and aligned from the ground up to be a 24 fret “angel” of a guitar with unparalleled abilities. But that is just the beginning. Just so nice to strap on and play all night long.Uniquely styled lower horn takes its styling cue from our Raven model. It is fantastic to hold Bobcat close.Hand selected, kiln dried mahogany means Bobcat’s overall weight is less than you’d expect from this style of instrument. One chord and you will know how big, how vibrant, how full and how in tune a guitar can actually be.Unique 3-on-a-side headstock with nearly straight string pull renders unparalleled tuning ease and stability while offering a much stronger neck to headstock union.Encircling the entire back circumference of the body is a smooth, soft cut radius for next to body comfort. Battery blocsNo sliding off the leg for Bobcat, just sit, plant it and play, comfortably.Countersunk bridge, tailpiece and pickup rings look so, so, so cool and provide a more natural angle for the picking hand and wrist to contact the string plane, makes picking a more effortless motion.
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