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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Fret Dress, Fret Ends, Setup
From Other (Miscellanous Used/Vintage/Consign)
A lot happened since we first released the Vintage Re-Issue Mad Cat in 2012. Thanks to feedback from owners of original mad cats, our dealers and customers, we learned a lot. We also acquired another original Mad Cat from 1984, which was the basis for the second version of the Vintage Re-issue model and the Limited Edition Mad Cat.
This specific 1984 Mad Cat has a very comfortable neck profile, with a smooth rounded fingerboard.
Since our necks are made by hand, it was fairly easy to adjust to this new neck profile.
The 1984 pickups, although noisy, also sound fantastic. Even in the bridge position, which is positioned in a typical angle, almost parallel to the bridge.
We asked Heartbreaker pickups to clone the sound of these pickups, but without the noise, and they delivered.
Every guitar ships with an individual measurement of the pickups, compared to the reference curve.
The version 2 Mad Cat ships with a 4-way switch installed, which gives the following combinations :
Position 1 : both pickups in series
Position 2 : neck pickup
Position 3 : both pickups in parallal
Position 4 : bridge pickup
The leopard pickguard material we use is more durable than what was used on the original mad cats. Therefore, we decided to stop using a recessed output jack and went back to the original 70s style jack.
Vintage Correct Re-issue of the original 1970’s H.S. Anderson / Hohner Mad Cats
Handmade 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
Heartbreaker custom-made pickups with individual measurement report
1 volume control, 1 tone control, 4-way switch
Polyurethane lacquer, custom made for Moridaira, color matched to 1984 Mad Cat
Unique headstock shape
Pearloid H.S. Anderson logo
Stamped serial nr on back of headstock
Leopard pickguards, leopard output jack plate and black body binding
Aftermarket Hardshell Case
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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