1980's Bill Lawrence BT2-M "Mad Cat" Prince Model Telecaster (Natural)

1980's Bill Lawrence BT2-M "Mad Cat" Prince Model Telecaster (Natural)Made in Japan in the 1980's in fairly limited numbers, the Bill Lawrence BT2 M Mad Cat was one of the better Prince Telecaster 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 3. 6kg's. The neck is comfortable and plays great with a 42mm nut width, a nice soft v

Headstock "DELUXE" decals appear aftermarket and are easily removable

Made by the Fujigen factory in 2012

Good used condition as pictured

the frets are shiny and play well as they sit in a "fretless wonder" style (very common for these

black hardware and Gotoh tuning machines

Although it's unconfirmed

while the HSS pickup configuration gives a true Stratocaster tonal range

the AY-65 has a solid spruce top with a maple back/sides

plays great and sounds very very nice

master volume and two tone knobs

A small amount of the Fotoflame on the headstock was clamped and reglued so it's stable

Contoured single cutaway body with a set maple neck and a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (block inlays