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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The La Cabronita model introduced by Fender in August has been quite a hit, which is no surprise. A very cool looking and sounding guitar that a lot of players have been lusting after for a while. However there are a few things that can be done to improve it for minimal outlay. I’ve already […]
The La Cabronita Especial from Fender has gone through a few changes since its launch. It started off as a Custom Shop Limited Edition, then a more “affordable” version was introduced as part of Fender’s “Telebration” series, and now finally Fender is producing a Mexican made “standard” version (to be released in the UK later […]
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