Still, I came home from work and told my wife that I quit my job. He said, “If you really want to do what you want, you need to start your own company.” That was the furthest thing from my mind. Until then we had made everything at Schecter: we had a metal shop and a wood shop, and we did the finishing right there. They sent me to Japan to source stuff for them, but that wasn’t what I wanted to do. In 1982, Schecter was floundering financially and they brought in some investors who decided to make stuff overseas because it would be cheaper. I was thinking about getting married, so I went to work building guitars with Dave Schecter in 1977.
In the late ’70s, when disco happened and the playing situation got bad, it became obvious that I wasn’t going to make a living playing. I would gig at night, and during the day I would do repairs at music stores around the area. I still loved guitar and did a lot of tinkering on my own guitars: taking them apart and changing pickups, etc.
Then I realized that I wasn’t going be a rock star and buy my parents a condo on Maui. I had a band in sixth grade, and later I made a living playing around LA for about five years after high school. Yeah, I started guitar when I was eight years old, convinced all through school that I was going to be a rock star and buy my parents a condo on Maui. Tom Anderson testing out a Bigsby-equipped Atom Special. We recently had the pleasure of hearing this American success story-and Anderson’s new take on one of the first electric guitar designs- firsthand. Then small builders like Schecter and Jackson began a trend toward custom-crafted guitars tailored to needs that weren’t being met by the big boys-like the desire for locking tremolos, thinner necks, and more modern aesthetics.Ī product of those heady times, Tom Anderson has risen from humble beginnings in his kitchen and garage to be one of the most respected names in the thriving custom guitar market. Make your next hollowbody purchase online at The Music Zoo, or visit our New York showroom to shop today.Until the ’80s, guitarists mainly played mass-produced instruments: Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, or Rickenbacker-that was pretty much it. The Music Zoo is an authorized dealer for all your favorite brands and our used inventory is packed to the brim! Our hollowbody guitars are individually photographed and weighed, and undergo a rigorous inspection by our team of technicians, so you can be sure that wood grain you just fell in love with will look the same when it arrives at your doorstep, and the guitar will be ready to play right out of the case. Whether you making a living playing jazz on that neck humbucker, thumpin' on a hollowbody bass, or just playing that old-time rock n roll, you'll feel right at home on one of these guitars. If you're looking for that special hand-carved archtop or a Gibson L-5, we've got you covered. We've prepared Gibson and Ibanez jazz box guitars for your viewing and playing pleasure, as well as stunning PRS double-cutaway hollow bodies. Or maybe you need a thinline Gibson ES-330 with a pair of sweet P-90s. If you're ready to get your rockabilly on - we have the Gretsch electric that will suit your needs. At The Music Zoo, we offer an impressive assortment of hollowbody and archtop guitars to fit all players and styles, from the jazz box, to the thinline hollowbody, to the true hand-carved archtops. The hollowbody guitar is not without it's loyal fans. Visit our shop in Farmingdale, New York for an amazing guitar buying experience. Everything you see here is available at our Long Island guitar store. Awesome customer service and secure checkout are always included with your Tom Anderson purchase. Buy Tom Anderson online now from The Music Zoo! We have a great selection of guitar gear available in our
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