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electric · S/T-type

Cobra S / Cobra T

Cobra S / Cobra T — video still
Video still: Jon is just TOO LouD!!
MakerTom Anderson Guitarworks
OriginUnited States
Typeelectric · S/T-type
Maker founded1984
Statuscurrent

Tom Anderson's take on the S and T shapes, built in California with the company's own pickups.

Watch

YouTube video Jon is just TOO LouD!! · 2023-10 — Long demo of a Tom Anderson Cobra S covering its humbucker and single-coil voices.

Why it matters

Anderson has been making guitars since the 1980s, and the Cobra models apply the same approach to both familiar outlines. The wiring and pickup switching are a bigger part of the design than the shape, since the company builds its own pickups and offers a wide set of configurations. These are custom-order instruments sold through specialist dealers rather than a production line.

Note

Refined vintage platforms with Anderson pickups and switching.

Specifications

  • Scale length: 628.6 mm (24.75 in)
  • Neck shape: unknown

Before you buy

  • Every guitar is built to order, so the specification is unique to each one
  • Dealers carry few instruments, so the buying process takes time
  • Prices are not published and vary with specification

Other opinions

One video is one opinion. These are the other videos for this entry, most-viewed first. The order is the view count, not a ranking of ours.

  • YouTube video Peach Guitars · 2022-09 · 7,282 views

    “Check it out here: Want to hear some extended playing clips from our stock?”

    No-talking tone demo of a used Tom Anderson Cobra S in cherry burst.

  • YouTube video Matt's Music Center · 2018-01 · 5,027 views

    “Chris Bryant is in the shop trying out this Cobra S from Tom Anderson Guitarworks!”

    Shop demo of the Tom Anderson Cobra S, played clean with light drive.

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