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There are guitars that live in one world, and then there are guitars that refuse to be confined to a single dimension — and the Tom Anderson Crowdster Plus in Abalone to Trans-Purple Burst is emphatically the latter. The Interstellar Tone Traveler recognized immediately that this instrument operates on two frequencies simultaneously: a CMA-B magnetic pickup delivering Anderson's signature electric clarity and punch, paired with an Anderson EQ'd LR Baggs piezo system embedded in the acoustic-style bridge, all governed by a 3-way Electric/Both/Acoustic switch that lets you dial in your universe on the fly. The lightweight Okoume body — crowned with a quilt maple top that shimmers from iridescent abalone at the waist into a deep, transparent purple burst with a black back — keeps the whole instrument at a featherweight 7 lbs. 7 oz. while providing the natural resonance and bloom that only a semi-hollow constr