Members xStonr Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 HNGD. Congrats. Sweetwater takes the best photos of their guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 There's a guy in Florida that has a few listed on eBay at the moment... this one is particularly hot though I'd prefer it without the big pickup ring and with a more contoured pick guard. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TV-Jones-Pickup-Cabronita-Esquire-Tele-Telecaster-/220891296662?pt=Guitar&hash=item336e25b396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Id like to see a rosewood board one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Id like to see a rosewood board one Hmmm, Really. I somehow think that might taint the retro vibe a hair. And that's coming from someone who has a slight pref toward rosewoods vs maple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Looks hot. I definitely would want to play one though to see how I would respond to the "no tone control". My Thinline has a TV Classic in the neck and I usually push the tone control up some on the treble end because it is a little too dark sounding if I don't. I might adjust it down sometime just to see if that changes the tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 wow who made that? I like the black one best...not crazy about the small guard though on any of these. I put it together...the body was made by Marc Rutters including strat contours. I finished it myself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Looks hot. I definitely would want to play one though to see how I would respond to the "no tone control". My Thinline has a TV Classic in the neck and I usually push the tone control up some on the treble end because it is a little too dark sounding if I don't. I might adjust it down sometime just to see if that changes the tone. Yeah, it's just a bit annoying that they'll do style over function. But I decided to "bless it and forgive it" and go with it. It will make a fashion statement with this in my collection but most likely I will wish it had a tone control. But if I get apoplectic enough about it, I could always have a mod done on it for a concentric knob control. Interestingly enough though, on that link I posed above for the "LaCabronita" it did have a greasebucket control wired in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Looks great, I kind of like that there's no tone knob. Simplicity. Very fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Looks great, I kind of like that there's no tone knob. Simplicity. Very fun. Thanks. No doubt, that's a big part of what the Cabronita is pedaling, i.e. stripped down Fender simplicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm holding out for a $700 MIM version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm holding out for a $700 MIM version. I wonder if that will be a Black Top Cabronita Pawnshop Cabronita or simply Players' Cabronita. Could also be a Squier Classic Vibe Cabronita someday for half of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndrewGG Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm sure it's a very nice instrument, but in this Luddite's opinion it's just a Tele-shaped guitar containing nothing that makes a Telecaster a Telecaster-just as a Stratocaster with two humbuckers isn't really a Strat anymore. Sorry if this offends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm sure it's a very nice instrument, but in this Luddite's opinion it's just a Tele-shaped guitar containing nothing that makes a Telecaster a Telecaster-just as a Stratocaster with two humbuckers isn't really a Strat anymore. Sorry if this offends. No it doesn't offend. I'm just a bit of a gear whore so I've got some good examples already in my gitfiddle collection of what a Tele "should be" (like a Swamp Ash '52 RI), so I'm more into getting variations these days. Part of the draw for me on this Cabronita though is the styling of simplicity, light weight with a laquer (not poly) finish, and the TV Jones for some nice janglies from an HB guitar. But I'll have to see how it sounds when it arrives. The salesman I use at Sweetwater is a big Tele fan and he gave me the thumbs up on this model (he'd demo'd it). He knows I'm good for blowing money there on one item or another (and he had been pushing me towards Custom Shop pieces on my previous call) so I was asking him candidly if this one is close (in the ballpark) or if I should hold out. With his positive endorsement I thought I'd give it a whirl. So we shall see. And heck yeah, all comments welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm sure it's a very nice instrument, but in this Luddite's opinion it's just a Tele-shaped guitar containing nothing that makes a Telecaster a Telecaster-just as a Stratocaster with two humbuckers isn't really a Strat anymore. Sorry if this offends. thats whats cool about it. "real" teles are dime a dozen this one is different. I already have 4 real Teles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 I wonder if that will be a Black Top Cabronita Pawnshop Cabronita or simply Players' Cabronita. Could also be a Squier Classic Vibe Cabronita someday for half of that I'd be all over one of those. Would be a great match for this girl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hubert Stumblin Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Very nice! Happy New Cabronita-type-thingie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 i dig it. I'd love to see a MIM run or maybe a low end American version for ~800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Whew! I was worried you were running out of guitars to play! Hahahaha the little goat is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Whew! I was worried you were running out of guitars to play! Hahahaha the little goat is cool Yeah, I'm a sick f@#k who needs to get kick f@#ked the next time I think I need a new git. I need to start thinning out soon so I can get out from under the weight. I figure 10 more years possibly of productive work left in me and then I will be retiring, so less weight and less I owe will be the way to go. But in the interim, any contributions to help me find the cure for GAS are gladly accepted. Thanks JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 8, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 Very nice! Happy New Cabronita-type-thingie. Thanks HS. It got the better of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 There's a guy in Florida that has a few listed on eBay at the moment... this one is particularly hot though I'd prefer it without the big pickup ring and with a more contoured pick guard. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TV-Jones-Pickup-Cabronita-Esquire-Tele-Telecaster-/220891296662?pt=Guitar&hash=item336e25b396 I don't care for his bridge choice either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted December 8, 2011 Members Share Posted December 8, 2011 That is the guitar version of the chick I would marry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 I'm sure it's a very nice instrument, but in this Luddite's opinion it's just a Tele-shaped guitar containing nothing that makes a Telecaster a Telecaster-just as a Stratocaster with two humbuckers isn't really a Strat anymore. Sorry if this offends. lol, well, considering there are already 100 trillion proper examples of a Tele, I think something out of the box isn't gonna hurt anyone. This whole unacceptance of anything that isn't by the rules Tele is strange to me. Isn't rock and roll supposed to be about breaking a rule or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 damn, I want a TV Jones Tele now...what PUPs are Y'all using? I think Id like a Novak in the bridge and thats it-a Gretschsquire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndrewGG Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 lol, well, considering there are already 100 trillion proper examples of a Tele, I think something out of the box isn't gonna hurt anyone. This whole unacceptance of anything that isn't by the rules Tele is strange to me. Isn't rock and roll supposed to be about breaking a rule or two? Of course, and I couldn't agree more, I guess I'm just old and stuck in my ways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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