Cabronita standard vs thinline

[hanriky]

Hi, never tried the thinline of a Cabronita. Would like to know the tone difference between a standard or a thinline. I play blues and classic rock most of the time, which one should I choose?

Is the bridge problem happen on all Cabs? Last time, when I tried the standard piece, I didn't aware of the problem.

 

[soulman969]

I haven't played the Cabronita Thinline but I have a Modern Player Thinline (P90s)and have played a Squier CV Thinline (2 single coils). Number one is they're quite a bit lighter than a solid body by a pound to a pound and half. Tonally they're a little more open sounding. You get a little more body resonance somewhat like a semi hollow body.

IME it's a subtle difference but it's there. Even so it still sounds like a Tele and the pickups will dictate the flavor. My Thinline is a great guitar for blues and classic rock. I love the sound of the P90s and I'm sure the Filter-trons will give you a similar harder edged tonality too.

Can't tell you a thing about the bridge on a Cab but if it's similar to what they use on the Modern Player I haven't had any problems with it so far.

 

[hanriky]

Your CV thinline, is it the CV telecaster thinline which is whole mahagony. This one should sound very different from a Cab thinline. Actually, I am looking for one which sounds quite different from s standard telecaster, I have MIM James Burton tele myself.

 

[10thoufirst]

I have a Special Edition Cabronita standard and the Fidelitron pickups on that are great for blues, being humbuckers they push the front end of the amp that little bit more.
The bridge problem on some Cabronitas was that the strings did not line up with the pickup poles. I'm led to believe that that is not a major problem but I changed mine for an Axecaster bridge and everything is fine. The new bridge is a straight swap and looks neater than the original.
And those pickups still retain a Tele-like punch. A bit like Fender meets Gretsch.

 

[hanriky]

Since you have a standard Cab, willyou prefer it versus a thinline to play blues and hard rock?

 

[soulman969]

Your CV thinline, is it the CV telecaster thinline which is whole mahagony. This one should sound very different from a Cab thinline. Actually, I am looking for one which sounds quite different from s standard telecaster, I have MIM James Burton tele myself.

I realize that but was dealing more with the basic difference between a solid body Tele and a Thinline Tele regardless of pickups and body wood. Sorry I couldn't give you more of a comparison of the Cabs. Haven't played one yet.

 

[Danomo]

I was between a Squier Cab and CV Thinline for over a year, playability wise, not to different. It came down to tone, My two other Tele's can do most of what the thinline does, but nothing I have sounds like the Cab. No alignment prob on my Squier Cab.

 

[10thoufirst]

If I was going out to a blues gig, the Cabronita would be my first choice. It has a different tone to the Thinline, but sounds are a very personal thing. And, as ux4484 says, Cabronitas have their own sound.
I've also heard that the Squier Cabs do not have the bridge alignment problem.

 

[jammers5]

Hi, never tried the thinline of a Cabronita. Would like to know the tone difference between a standard or a thinline. I play blues and classic rock most of the time, which one should I choose?

Is the bridge problem happen on all Cabs? Last time, when I tried the standard piece, I didn't aware of the problem.

My MIM Cab had intonation issues, swapped it out for a axecaster hipshot bridge which was a drop in replacement. Doesn't solve the pole piece/string issue 100% but its better. Its a quality piece that makes the stock one feel like a toy!

J5

 

[rokdog49]

Go here for a very good comparison video:

 

[xtrajerry]

Sounded like almost none the replies were referencing the Cab thinline vs the solid body Cab. The tone is going to be almost the same once the guitar is plugged in. I would expect the weight to be almost the same. Solid body electric guitars in general are going to vary in weight a great deal. Fender Thinlines are not hollow bodies in that they are constructed differently. Fender's Thinlines solid body guitars which have been chambered in the upper wiing. Originally they were created because at the time Fender blanks were quite heavy. The heavier bodies were sorted and chambered. MIM & American models are built this way, don't know about the models coming over from Korea or Indonesia.

The bridge alignment issues are more of a visual complaint, their is no real effect on the tone. There is another issue that comes up frequently with these guitars, the neck
alignment which also effects the string alignment. Fix is very simple, while tuned to pitch loosen the neck bolts a couple turns and push/pull the neck into alignment, tighten and retune. Should take no more than 5 minutes. Personally I feel the cabs are equipped with low output pickups and aren't the greatest for blues/rock tones unless some sort of boost/overdrive is used to give them some heat.

If you intend to play unplugged, strum/noodle around with the guitar while watching tv or something the thinline is a better choice otherwise it's 50/50.

 

[bigjed]

I bought a La Cab Thinline loaded body a few days ago - it's yet to arrive - but combined with a Rhomco 12 neck - I'm hoping it'll be awesome..

 

[brookdalebill]

I bought the t'line cause it was "Gretschier" sounding.
Love it, especially after I put TV Jones pickups in it!

 

[fulldrive]

I have the solid body Mexican one, great guitars. The pickups are a little on the weak and dark side - not bad exactly, but I think they work better for something like blues with a solid body for a little more punch. I also did the axecaster swap and I think it was a key upgrade. It wasn't expensive, it looks much better, it's comfortable to rest your hand on, there is a slight improvement in string alignment and I might detect a slight increase in sustain. Down the road I'll probably get the TV Jones pup's but the fidelitrons are alright.

 

[etype]

I have a thineline cab. The Fidelitron bridge pole spacing is 1.95" (TV Jones' are at 2.03") and the original bridge string spacing was 2-3/16". So the strings are too wide. While this is mainly an aesthetic issue, I also found it too easy to pull the high e string off the side of the fretboard or deaden the high e with the side of one finger when reaching across the strings. Adjusting the neck, as was suggested above, could have probably solved that issue though.

I replaced it with a Hipshot 2-1/16" wide bridge and that solved the problem, although I had to remove the springs to get the saddles back far enough to get the intonation right. The saddles that came with the Hipshot are 13/16" long, so getting shorter ones is possible (I actually bought some 3/4" long saddles that I didn't quite need to use).

I am going to guess that the variance in sound between different cabs is going to be greater than the average difference between thinlines and solid versions.

 

[hanriky]

Cabronita solid vs thinline

Thx for all your respond so far. Watched the video clip, thinline is more to my taste but I agree that a solid Cab adds more lead punch.

 

[Judas68fr]

I have a Thinline partcaster (Squier CV Thinline Body). Tonewise I would say it's 80% Tele (depending on the pick ups you put in there)/20% hollow body (you get that "airy" quality to the sound, similar to Gretsch guitars).

The mahogany makes it slightly less agressive and more middy than a regular Tele, but it's not a huge difference (body wood doesn't affect tone a lot). I think most of the difference comes from the semi-hollow construction. Changing saddles material will have much more impact on the tone.

 

[xtrajerry]

Is the mahogany body a real semi hollow? Or did I read to much into your use of the term construction. I wouldn't use that term to describe how Thinlines are built/chambered.. But I would for a 335..

 

[digiprod]

I have a MIM Thinline Cabronita I love. I swapped out the pickups with real TV Jones Classic and Classic plus in the bridge. I replaced the bridge with a Hipstop Hardtail that was a direct replacement.

The stock pickups are not bad, but the TV Jones is really nice.

I don't think the sound is much different than solid body. I do think it is likely a bit lighter as this one is 6.2 lbs. With some MIM Teles weighting a lot every bit helps my neck and back.

 

[surfoverb]

i have the squier version with a basswood body.

the pickups are great once you replace the 250K mini
with a full-size 500K pot.

pickups are the same in the squier and MIMs
(made in Korea filtertons with different cover)