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SOLD: H.S. Anderson MadCat - Prince's telecaster reissue - now 1400£!
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Hi all

A true specialty item... Guess only for Prince fans (though it shouldn't be!).

HS Anderson were the original manufacturers of Prince's famous Hohner Telecaster, which was part of a very limited run. Several replicas have been attempted since the late 70s, early 80s, but none up to par. Recently, HS Anderson started producing again the MadCat, and I couldn't resist! But I am not really a telecaster guy, so a great opportunity for someone.

These are available new in Europe from Max Guitar Store in Holland, see https://www.maxguitarstore.com/brands/hs-anderson/

The guitar is a beautiful, perfect tele, lightweight and resonant, built to perfection. The pickups are amazing, full of vintage tele tone. The neck is thin and fast, it's one of those guitars you love to just hold in your hands.

I've taken very good care of it so it is in mint condition. Original hard case, keys and certificate, and shipping included. Straight sale price is 1500£, all included.

Indulge yourselves! 😀

Thanks!


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Prince's guitar is a Hohner, rather than an HS Anderson, but both brands were produced by Japanese factory Moridaira, who have manufactured this rather lovely reissue.

HS Anderson was/is a brand used by Moridaira during their association with Hidesato Shiino (the "HS" in HS Anderson), who was a major & influential figure in the Japanese music manufacturing industry. There's an interesting piece about him here:

[url="http://www.music-trade.co.jp/jpnleo.html"]http://www.music-tra....jp/jpnleo.html[/url]

Anyway, history lesson aside, that's a stunning guitar. Somewhat out of my price range, but best of luck with the sale!

Jon.

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Just to clarify: obviously everyone knows Prince's tele always had a Hohner logo. This is an as exact as possible replica (with modern appointments) issued by the original Japanese manufacturers, under their brand HS Anderson.

The Max Store link offers more info:

Walnut / ash body, highly-figured maple top and bottom, and top and back binding, and super-shiny polyurethane lacquer finish, all exude a luxurious image that is nicely offset by a leopard-print pickguard very similar to the original (H.S. Anderson says the material’s supplier is no longer around and that the new version warps less). The Mad Cat reissue is a faithful rendition of the classic with a more up-market glow. The Japanese-built Mad Cat is more-or-less impeccably crafted throughout. The all-maple neck with 21 vintage medium frets, 9.4″ radius, bone nut, Gotoh SG360 tuners, Even though it’s a T-style guitar, the Mad Cat is outfitted with S1 and S3 model Bill Lawrence USA Strat pickups. Lawrence designed these for Stevie Ray Vaughan, and they replace the original’s Keiyo pickups. The Lawrence pickups are a nice choice that sound very warm, if not especially loud. The medium C profile has a familiar vintage feel that’s very comfortable. The differences with the previous model are: Nicer pick guard material. Better pickups (rounder fuller sound) Bindings are dark brown Neck radius is 9,5 (more accessible) Vintage Correct Re-issue of the original 1970.

Prince will probably always be most associated with his H.S. Anderson-designed Hohner T-style that he used on albums like Purple Rain, 1999, and Musicology. Prince’s Hohner is a Japanese version of the H.S. Anderson Mad Cat, which was released in 1973 by the Morris company. The über-rare originals (there were only a little more than 500 produced) fetch top dollar whenever they pop up. This reissue is the best version ever produced.

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