Does anyone have a Fender Mexican Cabronita in their vicinity?

Bowks

If so, and if you have a set of calipers available, please could you do me a favour and measure the mounting screws distance, that’s the outer two centre to centre and let me know if they are either 1.660” or 1.770”.

I fancy myself a new bridge and need the info to order. :-) 

grungebob

Without wanting to sound flippant, couldn't you just measure yours then? Or do you mean does anyone with a set of calipers and a mexi cabronita care to tell you the measurement?

CasperCaster

I had an early one but sold it about a year ago. If my memory serves me correctly there were two slightly different bridges fitted during the production of the cabronita models - certainly two different string spacings anyway. The bridge changed around the time of the introduction of the thinline cabronita (2012?). 

I put the bridge from Axecaster on mine. I seem to remember some info on the Axecaster blog. Also, Gavin from Axecaster hangs out on here as @gavin_axecaster and may be able to help you out. The bridge he sells is very nice for the money - certainly better than the original one fitted to mine.

gavin_axecaster

As luck would have it I have a Mexi La Cab bridge on my desk - I get 1.772 inches.
The bridges on the Mexicans stayed the same but Fender changed the string through holes on the body to match the bridge on the 2013 and later models (CAR/SG and Thinlines). On the original 2012 models the body holes were 52.5mm spaced and oversized, hence working with both a 52.5 and 54mm spaced bridge.

http://axecaster.co.uk/blog/?p=1447

underdog

grungebob said:

Without wanting to sound flippant, couldn't you just measure yours then? Or do you mean does anyone with a set of calipers and a mexi cabronita care to tell you the measurement?

I took it that he was in work/not at home and was wanting to make an order.

Bowks

gavin_axecaster said:

As luck would have it I have a Mexi La Cab bridge on my desk - I get 1.772 inches.
The bridges on the Mexicans stayed the same but Fender changed the string through holes on the body to match the bridge on the 2013 and later models (CAR/SG and Thinlines). On the original 2012 models the body holes were 52.5mm spaced and oversized, hence working with both a 52.5 and 54mm spaced bridge.

http://axecaster.co.uk/blog/?p=1447

Thank you gavin, much obliged. I'm off to place an order!

grungebob

underdog said:

grungebob said:

Without wanting to sound flippant, couldn't you just measure yours then? Or do you mean does anyone with a set of calipers and a mexi cabronita care to tell you the measurement?

I took it that he was in work/not at home and was wanting to make an order.

ah hadn't thought of that, that'll teach me to go on the forum day drunk.
apologies