Due to an email from a lawyer on behalf of Fender (threatening a cease and desist), we are obliged to tell you that this is absolutely not a Fender guitar. There is nothing Fender about it and it was not made by Fender or approved by Fender.
Made in Japan in the 1980's in fairly limited numbers, the Bill Lawrence BT2-M Mad Cat was one of the better Prince models ever made. With a lovely amber stain that's aged beautifully covering an ash body sandwiched between a black-bound solid birds-eye maple top and back separated by a walnut centre stripe bolted to a one-piece maple neck, it weighs 4kg's. The neck is comfortable and plays great with a 42mm nut width, a nice soft-v profile and 21 vintage frets.
The original Bill Lawrence pickups were removed at some point (not included) by the previous owner and replaced with Gibson 490R & Seymour STHR-1B. The bridge has also been replaced professionally by a previous owner.
Very clean vintage condition with only basic signs of wear from general use. The frets are shiny and smooth with life left and the truss works as it should. It was given a full professional setup and service prior to listing including an electronics flush, fret polish and restring.
