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Above: Mick purchased this 1972 Fender Strat, he calls
"Tux", in August of "72". It was first used, along with Mick's 1964 Fender Jaguar, to record the
soundtrack for the American International film the " Unholy Rollers" and
later with Chuck Berry and John Mayall. While on tour with the Unholy Rollers in Canada, Mick had the body refinished. Apparently,
the band was using "Groom-&-Clean" hair gel for the 1950's slick look and it ate the finish off the guitar. This
Strat ended up in Australia finished in Antique white. In 1981 the Australian owner attended one of Mick's workshops in the
Seattle area and brought the Strat. Mick offered to buy it back but the owner declined. In 1998 Mick finally got it back and
had it restored by Mike Lull at Guitar Works in Seattle. Mick had a few mods added. First, the tuners are Schallers and the
bridge pickup is a Dimarzio Virtual Vintage Solo. Then the bottom tone knob is dedicated to the bridge pickup so that the
highs can be rolled off a bit. It now has a five-position pickup selector switch and a capacitor added to the volume pot so
there's no loss of highs when turning down.
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Click on the Axe to enlarge. Mick's Pittillo Custom is the creation of "Doc" Pittillo of "Guitar Doctor" fame in Fountain Valley California. From "Doc" himself: Mick's guitar has a body frame
and quarter-sawn "V" neck made of Honduras mahogany with an ebony fingerboard. Frets are Dunlop 6100. The top is lacewood.
The tuners are Gibson gearless, Steinberger design. The bridge is a Wilkinson convertible and the pickups were designed by
Seymour Duncan. The neck pickup is a hybrid ceramic and Alnico 5 that is reminiscent of a Firebird pickup. The bridge pickup
is basically a J.B. humbucker with modified Alnico 5 magnets. The finish is tobacco and honey burst under polyurethane.
Modular Pittillo Custom
This one's got a bolt-on neck, Fender LSR Roller Nut, no "F"
hole, and a slightly different neck profile.
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1962 Custom Strat. Of Mick's Fender
Strats, this is his "number one" Strat (above), which is serial # 0008, was built by "Doc" Pittillo. This
one's got Seymour Duncan's Antiquity pickup harness & a Trev Wilkinson bridge.
"Frankie" Mick has no idea how old Frankie is. It's a refin' and in the process all the date markings were sanded off.
It has Seymour Duncan's favorite Tele pickups and wiring harness combo and has Graphtech Ferraglide bridge saddles.
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