H.S. Anderson Vintage Re-Issue Mad Cat

European distributor Amptec announces the return of a Japanese instrument, the H.S. Anderson Mad Cat, after 30 years of absence.

It is most famous as the main guitar of Prince, who’s been using a Hohner-branded H.S. Anderson Mad Cat since the early ‘80s, .

The upcoming Vintage Re-issue Mad Cat was developed “with close attention to detail and (…) without some of its issues.” According to H.S. Anderson, tuning stability, reliability and noise were improved.

The H.S. Anderson Vintage Re-issue Mad Cat will be sold exclusively in Europe, in very small quantities. Both right-handed and left-handed models will be available.

Specifications:

Vintage Re-issue of the original 1970’s H.S. Anderson / Hohner Mad Cats
Made in Japan
Walnut / Ash / Maple body construction
All maple neck, 21 frets, C-shape
42,8mm nut width
240R (9,4”) Radius
2mm (0,0787”) x 1mm (0,0394”) vintage frets
2 string retainers
Gotoh GTC102 Hardtail Bridge, Callaham USA vintage bent-steel saddles (also included are extra Gotoh modern type saddles), 10,5mm string spacing
Gotoh SG360 Machine Heads, 1:14 gear ratio
Bill Lawrence USA S1 & S3 vintage pickups
1 volume control, 1 tone control, 3-way switch
Polyurethane lacquer, custom made for Moridaira
Special headstock shape
Pearloid H.S. Anderson logo
Stamped serial nr on back of headstock
Leopard pickguards and black body binding
SKB-66 case with full-length neck support
Left-handed available at an extra charge, but with black headstock logo
Exclusive model for Europe, only available thru Amptec