Cabronita Cantina

[ejaggers]

I played one of these this week at GC, and left the store sexually aroused!!! These are sweet!!!

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[Guinness20]

How do these sound when compared to a precision?

Do you think it would be possible to put an early 50s precision-style pickguard on one of these, how about a a 51 control plate too?

 

[PWRL]

How do these sound when compared to a precision?

Well to be technical, it is a type of Precision. But to compare it to a classic Precision, I'd say it's closer to a 51-type instrument but grittier. It doesn't sound like a classic P-bass. It sort of falls between the two.

Do you think it would be possible to put an early 50s precision-style pickguard on one of these, how about a a 51 control plate too?

Yep.
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[tribbledaniel]

I own this instrument and I adore it. I'm a newbie (playing for 3 years) and I was worried about the neck size but the second I put my hands on it I was hooked.
It does not sound like a standard splitcoil Pbass.
Think Dusty Hill from ZZ Top's live tone but you don't need effect pedals to get there!!

 

[PWRL]

Think Dusty Hill from ZZ Top's live tone but you don't need effect pedals to get there!!

Good comparison. I was playing along with Tres Hombres on mine the other night, just for kicks, and was surprised at how close the tone came.

 

[Guinness20]

Thanks for the help, bit expensive though for the proto. Would look so much better in CAR too!

 

[tribbledaniel]

Good comparison. I was playing along with Tres Hombres on mine the other night, just for kicks, and was surprised at how close the tone came.

I have the ZZTop live in texas cd and I play along ( correction: I try to play along ) and by cranking the mids a bit on my Micro-Cl I get very close to that tone. Even with Labella Flats on!!
I just wish that cnc hole wasn't there!!

 

[Guinness20]

It's interesting isn't it that a gretsch-esque pickup can produce a sound growlier than your average p bass?

 

[Apolicious]

Has any of you looked up what "Cabronita" (somewhat) means in Spanish?

(and remember, Fender is based out of AZ, where we hear a lot of spanish.)

 

[veebass]

Here's my Cabronita, strung with flats- minor pickguard experimentation.

Here is something to do with a Cabronita 6 string pickguard. My Asat.

 

[mongo2]

Has any of you looked up what "Cabronita" (somewhat) means in Spanish?

You made me curious so I checked and it doesn't translate into anything using either Systrans or Google Translate.

 

[Apolicious]

You made me curious so I checked and it doesn't translate into anything using either Systrans or Google Translate.

That's because they (cleverly?) mis-matched the gender of the stem and the modifier. "ita" indicates a feminine noun. The stem, however... is best left excluded from polite company. Urban Dictionary will be far more helpful that GT in this case.

(and no, I'm not making this up. I've run it past my spanish professor and an inside contact at fender. they know what's up, and I can only imagine the laughter.)

I'll leave the research up to you.

 

[Shovel]

That's hilarious. I've been seriously lusting after these basses for a while now, but I think that in a bright orange or purple color these things would look fantastic

 

[PWRL]

I have looked it up. It's a bit of slang. Funny stuff.
I love the black PG there. That's what I was going to do to mine sometime.

 

[Apolicious]

the best part is that they're TOTALLY GETTING AWAY WITH IT! I can only hope that more companies name their instruments "it has enjoyed carnal relations with your mother."

 

[scotch]

I love my Cabronita! Got it on a whim when the affordable Fender models first came out. I've ended up using it surprisingly often!

Here it is playing a brewery with my Surf-Rock band:

The tone is a bit of a departure from a P bass. More aggressive with more high mids and a little less low mid punch. Not far off from a good Ric bridge pickup. I'd say it lands between Precision and Ric territory.

Given the lower price point, simple design and solid & stable deep U shaped neck- I often use it as my fly-date bass. I've gigged it in Canada, Indonesia, Argentina and Japan so far. Haven't had to adjust the truss rod yet!

More info on the Cabronita in this thread: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=974936

 

[mongo2]

That's because they (cleverly?) mis-matched the gender of the stem and the modifier. "ita" indicates a feminine noun. The stem, however... is best left excluded from polite company. Urban Dictionary will be far more helpful that GT in this case.

(and no, I'm not making this up. I've run it past my spanish professor and an inside contact at fender. they know what's up, and I can only imagine the laughter.)

I'll leave the research up to you.

So I checked UD for the noun without the modifier...LOL, what a hoot.

 

[Scotty DelMar]

Well I'll be a Cabronit-O! I thought this thread was muerte. Keep 'er goin' hombres. Maybe we'll get a senorita to post...

 

[PWRL]

I personally can't say enough good things about them. Best impulse buy I ever made.

 

[scotch]

I personally can't say enough good things about them. Best impulse buy I ever made.

Likewise! Total impulse buy that worked out.