Light as a feather at only 6 Lbs. Seymour Duncan Saturday Night Special in the bridge and an Anderson M1 in the neck position. Caramel (Roasted) Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard. This is one of our personal favorite finishes we’ve ever seen on an Anderson The Strawberry Shortcake Wakesurf finish looks phenomenal and the guitar plays incredibly well The Baby Floyd tremolo system is super stable and this guitar just plays and sounds perfect Li’l Angel SN: 07-04-21A Strawberry Shortcake WakeSurf with Binding Quilt Maple Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than Canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to Canadian dollars based upon Bloomberg's conversionSlow Blues on Ian Anderson Standard played by Micha SchellhaasNGD 2018 Tom Anderson Hollow Droptop Mongrel in Honeyburst finish over Alder.
I got it home and admired it for a few minutes. A Kramer inspired by Van Halen. I was 14 and had saved up some money, and bought my first guitar. Callaham Vintage Guitars and Amps - Handmade vintage reproduction.Q: Can you tell us the story behind being a guitar builder?I have been working on guitars almost as long as I have been playing them.
He painted that guitar and when I asked him to make a neck for my next project he told me to make my own! So that was really a turning point. This was in the early ’90s. A lefty strat made from mahogany with a lacewood top and a Floyd Rose. So I took it apart to see how it worked! When I put it back together properly I proceeded to learn how to play.After a few years of building parts guitars, modding, and doing repairs for friends, I met Scott Lentz when looking for someone to paint a guitar body I had built.
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I built a guitar in that class using their CNC software and machinery which won an award. Until one day when he finally told me to “Paint your own guitars”A major turning point came in 1990 when I quit my day job and enrolled in a trade school to learn machining. In those days, he would paint all my stuff. He was a big help and inspiration.
Where else are you going to get to take apart a ’50s Les Paul or thoroughly inspect a black guard tele or ’50s strat?Scott has been around the So Cal. The most important thing I learned from him is to have patience! Also, I have always thought you need to know what a great guitar is, to make a great guitar. I am blessed to have been around all the great vintage instruments hat come through the shop for restoration, refinishing, and repairs. Around ’05 I formally started “ Ian Anderson Guitars” and introduced my “Standard” model.Q: What has Scott Lentz been to you as a builder or restorer or luthier? How deep impact, impression does he has on you? How kind of person or builder would you be if you haven’t met him?Scott has been a huge influence on me as a builder. Meanwhile, I was working in my shop building guitars, and with Lentz part time.
I wanted to build the guitar in the spirit of the originals as closely as possible.Q: Your model “Standard” reminds Tele in appearance but technically it is much more of a Les Paul type guitar with its wood choice, scale, construction… What are the best aspects, the most significant advantages of your design?The idea for the Standard model was to have a Les Paul inspired guitar with better ergonomics and fret access. So I drew from a deep well to come up with the Standard. The Design came from working on the old guitars and having the appreciation for their classic lines. I wanted to take myself out of the guitar and create something that is timeless and classic. It is a real privilege to be witness to that and to carry on the traditions of southern California guitar making.Ian Anderson “Standard” with A’la Turka FinishQ: How did you design your standard model form? Do repair and restoration jobs have role or effect on creation?“The Standard” was inspired by ’50s Les Pauls. He is also knew John Dopera and Grover Jackson, so his roots run deep. He has shared many wonderful stories, anecdotes, tips and techniques from the old days.
My customers often want a specific look, color or grain pattern, which I try to provide if I can. After that is is all about color, grain, weight, and the fundamental tone of the wood. Maple is not maple, and mahogany is not mahogany! Geographical location, along with the species plays a key role in the woods I use.
But some people have clear opposing ideas and according to them those parameters are nothing but a myth. My favorites from the old days are Gibson, Fender, and National.Q: It is mostly known that nitrocellulose allows woods keep drying over the years and very suitable for resonating with the wood itself, less vibration absorbing. Nor is it for the faint of heart!Q: Who are your favorite luthiers, guitar builders?My favorite modern builders are Scott Lentz, Max, Michael Stevens, Saul Koll, Tom Ribbecke. This guitar is not intended for the mass market.
My guitar is about feel and vibe, and I think a lacquer finish is a big part of that. In 50 years I want my Standard to look like a vintage Les Paul looks today. It has a different look, and over the years will acquire the patina of age.Time has proven instruments made with timeless classic natural materials are the ones that stand the test of time and have value. I can melt the coats together so the colors will bleed into one another. I think an equally thin modern finish will sound as good, in fact I have made some guitars finished in urethane that sound outstanding. So I like lacquer because of it’s organic qualities.
Others can gum up and plug the wood. Some get rancid and will make your guitar stink like dead fish. Some oils have polyurethane as an ingredient. Bore oil is made to condition the bores of woodwind instruments. I just like it all around despite the time it takes to do right.Q: What kind of oil or material do you recommend for oiling/cleaning rosewood and ebony fretboards? What do you say about using mineral oils, petroleum oils or baby oils (liquid Vaseline) or using natural plant oils like lemon?For cleaning and conditioning fretboards and other unfinished hardwoods, I would recommend what we used at Taylor which is bore oil.
It’s worthy of more experimentation.Q: What do you think about today’s far eastern electric guitars? Korea, China and Indonesia have extremely huge production numbers. I would not use it on a traditional style guitar though. Since it is so soft It needs a hard finish like polyester resin to add a hard outer shell. Actually, for me it may be good choice for some certain needs?I like basswood and have used in in the past.
Which can be interesting and a lot of fun! Anything that engages players is a good thing. I suppose they are good for supplying new and casual players with instruments.Q: What do you foresee the future of electric guitar? You know, the technology brings many improvements like auto tuning gears, carbon fiber bodies… On the other hand, there is still undeniable group of people desires vintage gears with vintage specs…The future will always bring new technologies and innovations to the instrument. All I do know is they seem to be alot better than they were 20 years ago. I really don’t know whats going on in that regard. Can you please give us a general evaluation about standards of those guitars in fret-wise, sound and playability-wise, finish job-wise, quality-wise?I don’t pay too much attention to those types of guitars.
80’s were the years of crazy colors, Floyd Rose, thin necks. It can be fun, but on my personal guitars I take pride in the honest wear I have put on them from playing!Q: There are certain periods on electric guitars. Generally, I am ambivalent towards it. Everybody wants to capture some of the magic. Classic and timeless instruments made from traditional materials will always be around and desired as time has proven.Q: What are your opinions about reliced, aged instruments which are very popular these days? Why are people crazy about them?Aged instruments provide people with a replica of the real thing which is in short supply and expensive.
2000’s were kindo weird stuff but vintage type gears gained huge popularity year by year. 90’s were transition from “80’s crazy” to “back to the roots” years.
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