Sion has sent me an email detailing the steps he took to get his 2012 Fender La Cabronita set up correctly with the help of one of my aged hipshot style bridges and an Allparts bone nut. Thanks Sion! I was aware that the 2012 Cabronitas made in Mexico had some slight QC issues, but […]
This morning I received confirmation from Greg in Australia that our Hipshot Style bridge will fit a 2013 Thinline! He has a 2013 Shoreline Gold Thinline and changed the bridge. Greg says “Here’s my Shoreline Gold Thinline Cab with your hardtail. Great to see the strings over the poles and the top E sitting safely […]
EDIT>>Click here for a scale diagram of the layout of the mount and string-through holes that you can print out to compare with your guitar. Back in August I asked if anyone could confirm the bridge/string through specs on the Fender Thinline and Squier VM La Cabronitas. Chris was kind enough to write up his […]
Not quite as straight forward as on the Fender model as new screw holes have to be drilled. Many thanks to Chris Mann for this detailed description and photo set of switching the stock bridge for one of our Hardtail Hipshot style bridges. SQUIER CABRONITA TELECASTER – BRIDGE SWAP Here’s a step-by-step on how to […]
With the introduction of the new La Cabronita models from Fender and Squier I am trying to get some solid information regarding the bridges/string spacing. A couple of posts on TDPRI suggest that the Thinline has in fact through holes drilled to match the wider string spacing of the bridge, 54mm. This would be a […]
By the time the plug cutter set arrived I had almost finished the body – it was ready for wax. With the plug cutter in my drill press I set about cutting plugs (surprise surprise) from a hard ash blank. At this point I learned something new: plug cutters DO NOT like hard woods! Eight […]
This build was a snap decision last weekend. I have had this Mighty Mite MM2705A body laying around for a while. Not up to par to sell (the ferrule holes are at an angle and the neck mount holes out of line) it gave me an excuse for another build! I had attempted to plug […]
Following on from the superglue method of building up tuner holes to fit press in bushes, here is another method that works for both press in bushes for vintage style tuners and any modern tuners. Tools that you need: ruler, heavy duty scissors, pencil and an aluminium can. The tin snips (centre) are total overkill […]
EDIT>>I consider this method to be obsolete now – a much simpler, cleaner and non-destructive method is to use sleeves around the bush. You can find the write-up here. Here is a quick guide for an easy way to fix oversized tuner holes so push in bushes fit nice and snug. I would suggest doing […]
The first of the new products to be put into use on one of my guitars is a 500k linear* push/push pot. I have been waiting for these to arrive to use on my La Cabronita S1 switch alternative wiring. The functionality/layout is identical to the push/pull pots with the added benefit of being easier […]
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