The Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat" is a Hohner electric guitar. Close alternatives include the Gibson SG 1961 Les Paul Tribute and the Fender American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar. It pairs well with the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo and the Bad Cat Cub.
Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat"
Hohner · electric guitar
One of Prince’s mainstay guitars that he has been using since the early 80’s is the Hohner MadCat Telecaster, a Japanese made Fender Telecaster copy. These were designed in the early 70’s and later H.S. Anderson sold the rights to Hohner in Germany. Production stayed in Japan but with the Hohner logo. The MadCat had a 25 ½” scale, two single coils and a fixed bridge with a maple body built with a walnut strip down the middle. The front and back were book matched maple with fake tortoiseshell binding and a leopard print pickguard and plastic pickup ring. The proximity of the bridge pickup to the bridge itself produced a unique tone that had the perfect honk for funk causing Prince to fall in love with it. He owns several examples of these, most of which have had the neck replaced at one point due to him wearing them out.
- unique tone
- funk
- production
- beautiful guitar
- bridge pickup
- bridge
- fixed bridge
Genres the Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat" is commonly used in
- Funk
Amps that pair well with the Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat"
Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo
Milkman Sound
10% matchMilkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo leans toward edge of breakup, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Bad Cat Cub
Bad Cat
10% matchWhat Bad Cat Cub brings here leans toward harmonically rich — that's worth building a pairing around
Boss Acoustic Singer Pro
Boss
10% matchBoss Acoustic Singer Pro leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Pedals that stack with the Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat"
Catalinbread Giygas
Catalinbread
7% matchCatalinbread Giygas leans toward octave, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchElectro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Gibson SG 1961 Les Paul Tribute
electric guitar
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar
Fender
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent Signature
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88% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson SG Special Electric Guitar
Gibson
88% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster
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88% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Les Paul SG Custom 3-Pickup
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87% similaritysimilar tone character
Squier Stratocaster
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87% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar
Gibson
86% similaritysimilar tone character
Washburn N4
Washburn
86% similaritysimilar tone character
EVH Striped Series Frankenstein
Evh
86% similaritysimilar tone character
ESP Kamikaze
Esp
86% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat"?+
The closest matches in character are the Gibson SG 1961 Les Paul Tribute, the Fender American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar, the Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent Signature.
What pairs well with the Hohner HG-490 "Mad Cat"?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, Bad Cat Cub, Boss Acoustic Singer Pro — Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo leans toward edge of breakup, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.
Compare
- vs Gibson SG 1961 Les Paul Tribute
- vs Fender American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar
- vs Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent Signature