Now the dust has settled .... how do we like cabronitas?!

riffpowers · November 2020

I’ve always liked the idea of telecaster cabronitas, and I since I’ve got a tokai breezy on long term loan I think a cabronita could be just different enough to give me something I don’t already have without straying too far from the classicish shapes and designs we all know and love.

I wonder if now the dust has settled on them we have any long term owners ?!!

mikem8634 · November 2020

I hope we do, I'm about to build one.

When I say build, I of course mean bolt together.

CountryDave · November 2020

Owned a couple of Fenders and a Squier. Currently have a partscaster with a single TV Jones in the bridge.
I’m a fan of the sounds, but my only problem with the Fender/Squier models is the lack of tone control.
The partscaster has a vol/tone and sorts my problem.

Bought from here. The wear was on when I got it, but I can live with that.

mikem8634 · November 2020

My thinking exactly @CountryDave ;;

I also fancy trying some Supertrons after seeing a TV Jones demo vid although I'll probably go for The Creamery versions unless a great bargain pops up.

It will also be a Jazzmaster shape. I'm waiting for a couple of quotes to come in for the body and I want to see what black Friday brings before going for it. I've got one pretty good quote so far for either alder or korina.

CountryDave · November 2020

Mine has the Powertron.
When I bought it the intention was top give it a go but probably swap for a Classic or Classic Plus. However I played it for a while and it fills a sonic space that no other guitar I own does, so the Powertron has remained.
It probably gets more play time than any other guitar as it sits on a stand in the front room rather than in a case.

RickLucas · November 2020

I had a Squier briefly. I like the simplicity, but don't care for the Filtertrons, so I recently built one with humbuckers. It turned out so nice that I've got another underway, this time with P90s.

Dominic · November 2020

I have had two........I should really have kept one and would certainly have another
I see them as a half way house between a Single and a Humbucker guitar.......easy to manage and no nonsense body
They sound fatter than a normal tele but keep the same vibe and clarity
I much prefer the compromise to P90s which always sound too aggressive in the bridge and too woolly in the neck position.
I think they look good too

chris78 · November 2020

I’ve had 2 cs cabronitas, a us and a Mexican. None stayed. I’ve got a tono caballo ligero and that was on the chopping block until @TheMarlin ;told me about the importance of picking heights with Gretsch pickups. The pickup got raised and it totally transformed the guitar into a keeper.

Jason · November 2020

Mine is my pic, love it, it sounds different enough from a regular tele to be worthwhile

I have a Fillertron wired straight to the output, it sounds massive (but you can't turn it down

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stickyfiddle · November 2020

I've had mine almost 8 years and still love it. Mine's a thinline body with rosewood board, and covers a lot of ground from Tele-adjacent to Gretsch. PERFECT for ACDC rhythm..

dazzajl · November 2020

Everyone should have at least one. There are two acceptable formats, a thinline with two pickups and a bigsby. Or a slab with a single bridge pickup, hot wired.

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