H.S.Anderson Mad Cat Reissue!

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:39 pm

When I first looked at this guitar I threw up. Which was fine because I throw up often. But I'd just eaten a cheese and worcester sauce toastie, and when I looked at my sick it looked like that tortoiseshell, so I threw up again. To try and avoid throwing up from the sight of my own sick in my lap, all over my hands and dripping down on the floor I looked at my monitor, saw the picture that originally made me throw up and promptly threw up again. This went on for about an hour until I managed to scroll down to a picture of Prince which made me shit my pants.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:02 pm

ekwatts wrote:When I first looked at this guitar I threw up. Which was fine because I throw up often. But I'd just eaten a cheese and worcester sauce toastie, and when I looked at my sick it looked like that tortoiseshell, so I threw up again. To try and avoid throwing up from the sight of my own sick in my lap, all over my hands and dripping down on the floor I looked at my monitor, saw the picture that originally made me throw up and promptly threw up again. This went on for about an hour until I managed to scroll down to a picture of Prince which made me shit my pants.

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westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:35 pm

Where can I get a pickguard made of that kind of tort? I think it is called Custom Italian Celluloid Tortoise Shell pickguards,

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:43 pm

That pattern is usually called "australian tortoiseshell"

GFS do "red australian tortoise"

On the amber side "tiger stripe" is somewhat similar as far as approaching the tackiness level.

James · Post by **James** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:44 pm

westtexasred wrote:It was made in Japan by Moridaira...

I used to have a Moridaira acoustic. Run of the mill low-mid level MIJ dreadnought from the mid-70s. Probably on par with the lower end of the MIJ Yamaha stuff. Not an easy company to research, though.

westtexasred wrote:
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I love that. What is it?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:52 pm

paul_ wrote:That pattern is usually called "australian tortoiseshell"

GFS do "red australian tortoise"

On the amber side "tiger stripe" is somewhat similar as far as approaching the tackiness level.

Thanks! I read De Temple used "Italian Celluloid Tortoise" for these guitars made for Kirk Hammet

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:57 pm

Cheesy, but I like 'em.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:07 pm

I want to get pickguard like that for my Jag

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:14 pm

James wrote:
westtexasred wrote:It was made in Japan by Moridaira...
I used to have a Moridaira acoustic. Run of the mill low-mid level MIJ dreadnought from the mid-70s. Probably on par with the lower end of the MIJ Yamaha stuff. Not an easy company to research, though.

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I love that. What is it?

That's a Scott Walker Guitar

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I ... itars.aspx

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:09 pm

westtexasred wrote:Where can I get a pickguard made of that kind of tort? I think it is called Custom Italian Celluloid Tortoise Shell pickguards,

Leave Ekwatts' aforementioned WELSH!!!11 rarebit toastie in the oven a little too long (or mix some mozzarella into the cheddar, GASP!) and there's a chance you'll get a decent reissue guard.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:27 pm

I think the HS Anderson guitar looks great. the only cheesy thing is the flame maple top. otherwise it looks really cool. the mini guard around the bridge pickup is a much better shape on the new one; the old ones looked kinda meh.

and yeah totally do the tort like that on yr gold jag.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:02 am

Yeah,it's too bad you can't get it anymore. The company that made it no longer exists.

Here is an original 70's Madcat.

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This is a an 80's Hofner "The Prinz". I think these were made in Korea

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robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:26 pm

westtexasred wrote:He's a Mad Cat

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COME UP TO MINNESOTA HERE COME THE PURPLE YODA

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:53 pm

One of the later Hohner ones on ebay UK. IIRC I'm sure the earlier ones they made had more a of a tele style headstock.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/hohner-the-pr ... 0839799765