Back in '79 my buddy & I heard about this company called Schecter that was building custom basses for Entwistle and guitars for Townshend.
That builder turned out to be Tom Anderson.
They started out as an upscale parts supplier much like Warmoth, but neither of us were interested in building our own, so we had Chuck Levin's contact them to see if they would consider a custom built one for each of us.
I ordered mine with a one piece Hawaiian Koa body and a Pau Ferro Tele-Bass neck. Passive Hot-Vintage Push Pull Pots and PJ configuration.
He ordered a fretless 2 piece book matched Koa body and Pau Ferro neck.
It took them 6 months to find a single piece of Koa nice enough and strong enough to build a one piece body.
This was basically the first year where they accepted complete build orders.
Both were finished with Watco Danish Oil.
This is how mine turned out.
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A total one-off '79 Tom Anderson Built USA Schecter
I wanted an Entwistle Worthy Bass and he sure did deliver!
Around '92, I set it up to run BEAD and that's the way it stays.
