FS: Tom Anderson Cobra, Price drop £1250 delivered.

stevenguitars

Whats the full spec?

Woods
Neck profile
Etc

octatonic

Cobra's are mahogany body with maple cap, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard.

Neck carves are usually specific to the model, sort of like an Even Taper but with a bit more shoulder.

xJonnysixstring

From the Anderson site, where you can search the serial number, obviously as mentioned pickups have been changed:

Model - Cobra 
Body Finish - Honey Burst with Binding 
Body Wood - Figured Maple Top on Mahogany 
Neck Wood - Mahogany, Rosewood Fretboard 
Neck Finish - Black Headstock, Satin Back 
Nutwidth - 1 11/16 in 
Frets - Heavy 
Back Shape - 
Hardware - Chrome 
Bridge - Non-Tremolo Fixed Bridge 
Pickguard - 
Pickups - H1- H2+ 
Switching - 5 Way 

xJonnysixstring

Trades considered bump

xJonnysixstring

Bump

xJonnysixstring

Bump for a lighter guitar please

xJonnysixstring

bump

Blueingreen

Jonnysixstring said:

Bump for a lighter guitar please

Surprised by this Johnny - are you going to get significantly lighter than 6.9 lbs?

xJonnysixstring

I am hoping so, either a hollow cobra or a PRS Hollowbody. I did one hour long gig with it last Thursday and I am still in pain now, the only guitar I can gig without needing to book the chiropractor is my hollow drop top, Which is great for funk stuff and the HB for the distorted stuff, but I need that mahogany grunt for certain things I have to play. 

ToneControl

Lighter?

I have an Ibanez that is lighter than any wooden solid guitar I have ever picked up. GAK has marked them down to £1500

http://www.gak.co.uk/en/ibanez-sv5470f-nbl-natural-blue/51888?gclid=CKSW872VmboCFbMftAodEGsA7g

I still have a few months' warranty left on it, but it's not my thing. So light though - amazingly comfortable

xJonnysixstring

Great guitars the S series, My old guitar teacher had one in the early 90's, Sadly looking for something more traditional got lots of super strats

Blueingreen

Jonnysixstring said:

I am hoping so, either a hollow cobra or a PRS Hollowbody. I did one hour long gig with it last Thursday and I am still in pain now, the only guitar I can gig without needing to book the chiropractor is my hollow drop top, Which is great for funk stuff and the HB for the distorted stuff, but I need that mahogany grunt for certain things I have to play. 

Sorry to hear that.  I hope you get what you're after.  I thought I was narrowing down my options a lot with an upper weigh limit of around 7.5lbs.

ToneControl

I have to use the chiro too, a very expensive necessity

For the record, this Ibanez is very very light - 7.2 lbs, less than my hollow bodies. It's a syncro trem, so is not a locking one, so plays more traditionally, but as you say, you have superstrats already.

what about getting something like an Ibanez semi, there are some strat style very light ones, lighter than chambered. Also the big Pat Metheny signature ones. Not sure you could get the sound you need though, just an idea

xJonnysixstring

Never really considered an Ibanez since my metal years in the late 90's Maybe time to revisit the website etc Its quite possible what I am after does not exist, but the search must go on! I simply love the Cobra's, damn near perfect guitars

octatonic

Jonnysixstring said:

I am hoping so, either a hollow cobra or a PRS Hollowbody. I did one hour long gig with it last Thursday and I am still in pain now, the only guitar I can gig without needing to book the chiropractor is my hollow drop top, Which is great for funk stuff and the HB for the distorted stuff, but I need that mahogany grunt for certain things I have to play. 

My lightest guitar is actually a solidbody Anderson classic- just under 6lbs.

Look for an Anderson with Alder (Tom uses lightweight alder) or Swamp Ash body & maple neck, they can be lighter than hollow Cobra's.

xJonnysixstring

I actually already have a HSH classic, its the mahogany Im after for the tone

xJonnysixstring

Price drop bump! found a Hollow Cobra I want to buy!

ThePrettyDamned

Jonnysixstring;15485" said:

Me too! always costs double what you thought, Had to sell a LP Heritage 80, 91 CU24 and a Knagg's to finish ours that is why I am re-building the collection 

I'm an anti snob for guitars, but bugger me, I'd have loved to have seen your collection!

Good look recollecting

xJonnysixstring

Its still a reasonably impressive collection, but once you have had one Anderson most other guitars are not up to it. I have stepped up my playing schedule quite significantly this year (6 nights a week most weeks) so I can only really justify keeping guitars I gig. In the past I did lots of sessions and song writing so could justify them as "studio" guitars, but with dodgy back, shoulder and neck weight is a real issue, I have just got back from chiropractor and acupuncture this morning! I love the Cobra but the muscle damage doesn't!

xJonnysixstring

I do regret letting go of the Knaggs though awesome guitars!