Mcirish
TDPRI Member
I have been trying to find my perfect Telecaster style guitar. Some things that are non-standard were:
1) Set neck (not a bolt-on) - not critical but maybe nice
2) Control cavity routed from the back - I don't this the plate look
3) TV Jones classic pickups (half-way point between a sc and humbucker)
4) Pickup selector not in the typical Tele position (my fingers are too big to make fast changes)
5) Gold top with a stained back, sides and neck
6) Belly cut
I really liked the 2019 Cabronita in Gold, but it has a few problems:
1) Bolt-on neck (I could live with this)
2) No tone control (that's a problem) - doesn't look like there is enough room to add one either
3) Impossible to find one (I heard they only made a few hundred total?)
4) I could buy a few good guitars for $2K instead of just this one overpriced guitar
I ended up just buying an Special Edition Amber FMT HH. I don't even have it yet but I'm already thinking of what I want to do to it to make it what I want.
1) Install some TV Jones Classic pickups
2) Strip the top and paint it gold (that seems a real crazy idea. I'm just not into the flame top look. I was really wanting a gold top
I know your are thinking I should just buy a Gold top LP. I do already have a gold top Gretsch Jet and a black Duo Jet. I also have two Telecasters already. I don't really care for LPs. Too many controls, bad head angle, tuning issues and I also like the shape of a Tele better.
The FMT HH isn't a very expensive guitar because it was made overseas. I think they might be made in Indonesia now. The one I bought is a little older so I'm not sure where it was made. It may be tough to get the poly finish off the top. I'd then have to spray the top with lacquer and I'm not really sure how well the poly and lacquer would stick to each other. Yep, I'm crazy and a little bored.
Thoughts?
1) Set neck (not a bolt-on) - not critical but maybe nice
2) Control cavity routed from the back - I don't this the plate look
3) TV Jones classic pickups (half-way point between a sc and humbucker)
4) Pickup selector not in the typical Tele position (my fingers are too big to make fast changes)
5) Gold top with a stained back, sides and neck
6) Belly cut
I really liked the 2019 Cabronita in Gold, but it has a few problems:
1) Bolt-on neck (I could live with this)
2) No tone control (that's a problem) - doesn't look like there is enough room to add one either
3) Impossible to find one (I heard they only made a few hundred total?)
4) I could buy a few good guitars for $2K instead of just this one overpriced guitar
I ended up just buying an Special Edition Amber FMT HH. I don't even have it yet but I'm already thinking of what I want to do to it to make it what I want.
1) Install some TV Jones Classic pickups
2) Strip the top and paint it gold (that seems a real crazy idea. I'm just not into the flame top look. I was really wanting a gold top
I know your are thinking I should just buy a Gold top LP. I do already have a gold top Gretsch Jet and a black Duo Jet. I also have two Telecasters already. I don't really care for LPs. Too many controls, bad head angle, tuning issues and I also like the shape of a Tele better.
The FMT HH isn't a very expensive guitar because it was made overseas. I think they might be made in Indonesia now. The one I bought is a little older so I'm not sure where it was made. It may be tough to get the poly finish off the top. I'd then have to spray the top with lacquer and I'm not really sure how well the poly and lacquer would stick to each other. Yep, I'm crazy and a little bored.
Thoughts?