(Used) Tom Anderson Pro Am- 40th Anniversary- Visual Assault

This guitar is practically in new condition and was very well cared for! In 2024, Tom Anderson released 40 Limited Edition guitars to celebrate their 40th anniversary. 

This particular guitar is a tribute to the original guitar that Tom built for Steve Vai in 1984. Steve still has that Anderson and has even used it on some of his records! 

Only 3 of these guitars were made aside from Steve's personal guitar. Here is the story from Anderson:

"Anderson Guitarworks Anniversary celebrations are virtually exploding, as the end of the year draws near, with three Pro Ams, all laid out with our Visual Assault graphic paint scheme.   

It was the late 80s. The guitar playing world was seriously beginning to realize the amazing superpowers of the Anderson Pro Am—supreme playability, wonderful tone, and stellar overall handling.

This time…we also wanted something visually viable and outstandingly dynamic for an artist we had in mind.

And we did it just like this:

A wild, fun and unique graphic designed by Kelly McGraw and silk-screened onto the guitar by Kelly McGraw and Benny Rodriguez. Pat Wilkins clear-coated it, and it became the Anderson Visual Assault.

Funny tale that goes along with the creation of this guitar:

At that same time, this was all happening, we were rebuilding Eddie Van Halen’s original #1 guitar—putting a new neck on it for him. He stopped by to pick it up and saw the first Visual Assault body lying out, ready for final assembly. He commented, “Hey, that guitar looks just like...” and then he named the exact artist we had in mind for this distinctive Pro Am.

Now, how is that for intuitive? Fun, huh? Kind of seems as though it may all have been meant to be. Like the whole 80’s musical “universe” was in alignment. Ha

We actually did a few of these guitars. The visuals were so outstanding that they also fueled an entire line of Anderson Guitarworks T-shirts with this graphic, in a variety of colors. Our first Anderson T-shirt line. I still have some stored away in the back of my closet.

These super-fun Pro Ams are headed out into the wild world of musical fun:"

Guitar Model: Pro Am - 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Scale Length: Traditional (25 1/2-inch) Body Wood: Basswood Body Finish: Custom Graphic - Visual Assault by Kelly McGraw Finishing Options: Gloss: Beautiful High Gloss Finish Neck Wood: Maple Additional Neck Specs: Luminlay Side Dots Neck Finish: Satin Natural Headstock, Satin Natural Back Neck Back Shape: Even-Taper -.020 Nut Width: 1 11/16-inch Frets: Medium-Jumbo Hardware Color: Black Bridge: Sunken Locking Tremolo with Locking Nut Pickups: H1 SA1 H2+ Switching: 5-Way: 3 = M, N+B with Splitter Weight: 6.76lbs. Buzz Feiten Tuning System: