Tom Anderson T Icon Shorty Contoured, 24 3/4" Scale, Limba Wood Body, PH1/TF3 Pickups, Satin Light Tobacco Shaded Edge, Even-Taper +.030 Caramel Maple Neck, w/Soft Shell Case, 6lbs 12.4ozs
T Icon - Pure vintage vibe with unparalleled performance is T-Icon. Nothing compares.
What you always dreamed and secretly wished your vintage guitar could actually be and do—and way, way more.
The T-Icon is our most iconic T-styled guitar. That is why we call it: T-Icon. Makes sense, right?
Sharing all the same elevated performance benefits of our venerated T-Classic model, the T-Icon also features a much more iconic 3-saddle bridge, with a baseplate design that surrounds the angled single coil-sized bridge pickup.
But an Anderson T-Icon guitar could never settle for just any 3-saddle bridge to satisfy mere looks. Our Traditional 3-Saddle bridge is exquisitely built, and fully compensated. It means that this bridge has a compensated (corrected) saddle design for uncompromisingly accurate intonation and ridiculously in-tune playing—like each and every Anderson guitar ever created.
This takes the vintage experience to a whole new level as accurate intonation not only means more in-tune playing but also much richer and fuller tonality with greater sustain as more sympathetic frequencies harmonize rather than contrast. Such a great playing experience!
It is this intricate attention to detail, along with all other Anderson elevated performance attributes, that creates this T-style instrument of unparalleled vintage proportions, known as T-Icon.
Features:
• Effortless Anderson playability.
• Traditional 3-Saddle bridge that is compensated for excellence in intonation, creating a guitar that plays wonderfully and robustly in tune.
• Brass saddles and a nickel-plated, steel baseplate surrounding the angled single coil-sized bridge pickup.
• "Shorty" 24 3/4-inch scale length.
• Comfortably sculpted front and back contours.
Limba Wood Body
Limba (also known as Korina) is considered to be a gem in the tonewood world, reminding people of a golden era in guitar making when manufacturers were beginning to explore more exotic materials.
Tone: Sonically, Limba has a strong, mahogany-like quality, but with more presence. Some may say it is prettier sounding with more high end, and some may say it is brighter.
Even Taper Specs:
+.030 Even-Taper: .840 at the first fret to .900 at the 12th
Pickups: PH1/TF3
PH Series offers Soapbar tone in a humbucker size, quiet too
What do P-style pickups sound like? The longstanding benefit of a P-style pickup is that they produce a sound that lives between the weaker F-type, single coil and the fat focus of a humbucker, giving you a sound nothing else can quite achieve. So, think of the wide bandwidth that a single coil pickup delivers—low, lows and stringy, musical highs. Now tame those highs ever so slightly so there is no “shattering glass” timbre, just clear string clarity. Add big, booming lows and give it enough midrange girth to not be wimpy in any situation—but not so much that it is mid-only like a traditional humbucker. Not weak but not overly hot—big enough to be dirty when pushed through your favorite amp and pristine when backed off—without 60-cycle hum! How cool is that? You have the much-loved Soapbar tone at your fingertips.
PH 1: Vintage level for neck application, wonderful, rich and full, but not too bloated—and with no hum. Specs: DC Resistance: 13.5 kΩ, EQ(0-10) Bass: 4.2 Mid: 5.7 Treble: 5.8, Magnet: Neodymium
TF Series: Rich lows with sweet, soft and lush highs. Are these the best T-size single coil, hum-canceling, pickups ever heard? In a word: Yes, yes they are. You will give up nothing to get rich, full bodied tonalities accentuated by sweet, soft and lush highs that are always perfectly smooth and clear.
TF 3: Most popular hum-canceling bridge position, hotter, richer single coil tones—very sweet. Specs: DC Resistance: 25.0 kΩ, EQ(0-10) Bass: 5.3 Mid: 4.7 Treble: 8.0, Magnet: Neodymium
Specs:
Guitar Model: T Icon Shorty Contoured
Scale Length: Shorty (24 3/4-inch)
Body Wood: Limba
Body Finish: Satin Light Tobacco Shaded Edge
Finishing Options: Satin: Beautiful Satin Finish
Neck Wood: Caramel Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Natural Headstock, Satin Natural Back
Neck Back Shape: Even-Taper +.030
Nut Width: 1 11/16-inch
Frets: Medium-Jumbo
Hardware Color: Nickel
Bridge: Traditional 3 Saddle - compensated
Pickups: PH1- TF3
Pickguard: Black
Switching: T-Plate: 3-Way
Strings: 10-46 D’Addario XS Coated Strings
Buzz Feiten Tuning System: Yes
