Tom Anderson Bulldog

Was £3599!! Bulldog Honey Burst #12-01-10A

Special price on this AMAZING guitar this month, £1000 off list price and £600 off our usual discounted price!!!!

This guitar just looks so right!! Build quality, sound and spec absolutely flawless!!

Tom Anderson say-

Focused and muscular, musical midrange predominates but Bulldog is a purebred Anderson through and through. So, no need to fret (be concerned), as every outrageous Anderson attribute is soundly intact and at your command, like:
    Smooth as butter playability—just effortless to play and bend
    Unbelievably resonant—rings, seemingly, forever—even unplugged. One chord and you will know
    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 (your body) comfort
    Hand-selected, kiln dried mahogany means an overall weight of under 8—pounds, that is—really light for this style instrument.  Just so nice to strap on and play all night
    Deeper cut-away horn that is shortened, rounded and splays further outward grants easier access to the highest regions of the fretboard and balances Bulldog’s center of gravity nicely when sitting to play
    Countersunk bridge, tailpiece and pickup rings look so, so, so cool and make picking-hand angle extremely comfortable
    8 hum-free sounds from a simple-as-can-be 3-Way and two push/pull tone pots .

Tradition comes to an immediate and happy end once you give this artful Anderson instrument more than a mere momentary glance.   In all seriousness, once you hear how resonant and feel how easily Bulldog plays you are going to utterly loose your mind—in a good way, of course—so good!
It began as an unobtrusive concept that slowly simmered in our thoughts until the time was just right.  From that moment of critical mass, Bulldog quickly rose to life—the ultimate purebred Anderson Guitar of a different pedigree.

Phone, email and other forms of communication—maybe even a prophetic dream or two—all spoke (beseeched really) of the same thing—requesting that Anderson Guitarworks give form, life and huge amounts of Anderson essence to an all new and thoroughly unique guitar of this genre.  Certainly not another something of the same thing but an incomparable instrument with all Anderson attributes and refinements in place—ready to come out and play—to rule over its domain.
Bulldog
...is here...

As it is with virtually all guitar body profiles brought forth from every guitar manufacture on Earth since the early 50's, they are all based on a look of tradition and accepted function—like most car models that have 4 wheels, engines and grills in front and doors that open outward—you get the idea.
...but...

Tradition comes to an abrupt and decisive halt as soon as you give this masterful instrument more than a mere moment’s glance.
Strap in, (who could resist that invitation?) and Anderson elements immediately make themselves known as Bulldog clearly demonstrates its prestigious pedigree—refinement and elevated function—obviously, all Anderson.

In shape and physically fit, Bulldog's body is "cut"

Premium, Anderson hand-selected mahogany is kiln dried to perfection and carved ever so slightly sleeker. This means Bulldog weighs in under a mere 8 pounds—lighter than other instruments in this class, for sure. Makes you ready, willing and able to play all night long. They'll have to pry it from your happy hands at the end of the gig. “Come on, just one more song!”

Encircling the entire back circumference of the body, a smooth, soft-cut radius makes nuzzling up to this "puppy" for an entire night of gigging nothing but a welcome event.
And it does'’t stop there...of course.

As you gaze transfixed directly into the face of this guitar, you cannot help but be taken back by the majesty of its features. Crowning the beauty of its carved-top is a gorgeous countersunk application of bridge, tailpiece and even pickup mounting rings.

Now, how totally cool looking is that?

Very cool, for sure! But these stunning appointments are more than for the mere look of coolness alone. Application of this slight countersink changes the angle at which your forearm approaches the string plane and allows the arm to be supported evenly and comfortable across the entire face of the guitar, instead of touching down on only two small points. The result is blissful comfort from an instrument that features customary tilt-back neck-to-body geometry.
Sit...
Bulldog
sit!

Making Bulldog sit—on your leg nicely—as you relax to play your more soulful passages is a cooperative experience. Responsibility for this good behavior is found in the body’s re-engineered silhouette. Migration of the svelte waist-cut rearward flows to a shorter, slightly narrowed lower body half with a flattened bottom that welcomes the addition of Anderson’s traditional twin strap button arrangement. This comes together in complementary fashion with a widened front section and cut-away horn that is shortened, rounded and splays further outward to re-distribute and balance Bulldog’s center of gravity quite nicely.

Rocketing up the neck,

The deeper body cut-away grants easier access to the highest regions of the fretboard, where Anderson Stainless Steel frets glisten under the lights, and promise and deliver the most rewarding playing experience of your life, while imparting all of their contact string tone directly into the neck wood.  String bending and vibrato is oh, so legato and so invitingly rewarding that you literally will not want to put this "good dog" down—maybe ever.
And rocketing back down the neck, while fully enraptured in it's pure playability, you notice...

What...3-on-a-side headstock?

We were driven to do such a thing only if we could achieve fully functional headstock perfection and strength—and achieve it we did, with this look and layout.
Bulldog's compact headstock profile and non tilt-back design allows for nearly straight string pull—a quality virtually, or never, seen with a 3-on-a-side design. This Anderson asset means unparalleled tuning ease and stability, while you could (figuratively) back a truck over the neck-to-headstock joint without damage. There will be no more arriving to the gig and discovering a broken tilt-back headstock joint when you open your case. Talk about guitar trauma!  This can sure ruin an evening.
Rest easy now. Everything is all right. We've got you covered. You are safe with Bulldog in your hands or in its case. Plug in, tune easy and play—all night long—sweet, rich, sustain-for-days and so in-tune—very nice.

Is that a traditional 3-Way, I see (switch, that is)?

Why, yes it is!  A traditional 3-Way is the fastest and “funnest” way in which to switch between pickups because it has the most positive and familiar tactile feel.
...But, of course there is more...
When outfitted with any of our humbucker-style pickups, dual push/pull switches, sequestered within each tone pot, enable each pickup to be switched to a single coil-type tone. The result is 8 hum-free sounds from a simple-as-can-be 3-Way. So sonically versatile is Bulldog, that you can make it through a whole night of playing without changing guitars—if that is your desire.  It is supremely satisfying to have a guitar of this genre that is able to "cop" the extreme "other guitar sound" in the middle of a tune or a set, without a stop and change of instruments.

When is enough, enough? Did anyone say, "more switching?"

If even more is a must, our VA Booster (a slight 3db boost that adds a touch of saturation and oomph) can be applied to all 8 settings on the guitar for pure fun.
Once you've played Bulldog you will be in love all over again—oh yes you will.