The Mountain Catocaster is our first exclusively made guitar for MCG. They are built in Canada by Brian Monty and Monty Guitars. It is a design that Brian had worked on some years ago but had never finished. I noticed a bunch of the bodies in his shop and thought they were a very cool design, Brian told me that he had a headstock design for it and when I saw it I loved it. I asked Him and he agreed to build them as a Mountain Cat guitars exclusive model.
Brian is an amazing luthier, I have been a fan of his work and he has been a friend of mine for many years. It has been really fun working on this project with Brian and We are really happy with the way it turned out.
When it came to the electronics and hardware We wanted the best parts available. We wanted a traditional tele set up but with a P-90 pickup in the neck position for added versatility. The standard P-90s were not giving the clarity we wanted so we called the folks at Lollar pickups, described what we were after, and they sent us the perfectly wound set of pickups for this guitar. The P-90 is clear and powerful yet matches up with the bridge pickup very well. We also use Vitamin Q capacitors and CTS pots.
The Catocasters are assembled, set up and fine tuned by our very own Craig Bauer.Craig takes great care in dressing the frets,wiring, and doing all the final adjustments that are crucial in getting them to play and sound just right. Craig is well known for his amazing set ups and these play just as good as they look.
These guitars will be available in a variety of finishes, pickup options, and can be made custom to order.Check our news page and new arrivals section for additional information about availability and new options.