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Cabronita Cantina
- Thread starter Scotty DelMar
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scotch
It's not rocket science!
- Nov 12, 2006
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Hmmmm,... I may have to try out a TV Jones afterall. I've been very happy with my stock MIM Cabronita, but I wouldn't kick any extra low end out of bed! ;-)
I would be surprised if there was any.
I've never used a TVJ bass pickup but I own or have owned most of his guitar pickups. Two things strike me about this:
1. The guitar Fidelitrons are clones of TV Classics. And they sound identical. So I would go forward with the assumption that the bass version is a Thundertron clone; it specs the same, FWIW.
2. The Supertron and Thunderblade are just TV Classics and Thundertron, respectively, with blades instead of pole screws. Same windings, which means same output. The extra metal in the coil means more inductance, which means less highs. That's not exactly the same as more bass.
scotch
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Yeah, I wouldn't go with the blades - just the regular Thundertron. I could get down with a Fidelitron with more windings to have even less treble but more bass. For me, the Cabronita is all about pick-rock tones.
In that case I'm certain it won't sound any different than the stocker. These are good pickups.
TVJ doesn't make 'strong' bass pickups like he does guitar. You've got the bass equivalents of the Classic, the Super, and the Magna - all vintage strength (and pretty much all the same coils, just different poles/mag structures).
No Powertron equivalent. As my son would say, "sad face".
No, but I'm going to install a string thru body 2 saddle bridge that does require ferrules. Hopefully it doesn't turn out like a Homer Simpson spice rack.
Guess I can save the bourbon to celebrate. Taped up the body before drilling.
Here goes nothin'! Looks like it came out ok.
The Forstner bit cut nice and clean.
Damn scary but successful.
Now on to final assembly. Hopefully my work schedule won't interfere. ;-)
Here goes nothin'! Looks like it came out ok.
The Forstner bit cut nice and clean.
Damn scary but successful.
Now on to final assembly. Hopefully my work schedule won't interfere. ;-)
Thanks! Sure glad that's over.
5/8" for the ferrule barrel and 3/4" if you want to countersink the lip as well. I decided to have the lip lay on top of the body just in case the finish was messed up when drilling so went with the 5/8".
This is probably a stupid question, but did you 'test fit' the bridge?
I ask because I looked at a two-saddle for mine, but I'd have had to shim the neck - the saddles are so thick (in diameter) that they'd have to be sitting on the baseplate to get the action right, and then there'd be hardly any break angle over them.
Might be that yours has smaller saddles than the one I looked at, but figure it can't hurt to mention.
I ask because I looked at a two-saddle for mine, but I'd have had to shim the neck - the saddles are so thick (in diameter) that they'd have to be sitting on the baseplate to get the action right, and then there'd be hardly any break angle over them.
Might be that yours has smaller saddles than the one I looked at, but figure it can't hurt to mention.
Quick question. I'm having some grounding issues on the cab and the TV Jones pickup I just installed. It starts humming whenever I touch the pickup with my fingers. What do you guys think it might be?
Everything is soldered correctly, although the white "hot" wire is stripped to a point that theres wire exposed...would that be the issue?
Everything is soldered correctly, although the white "hot" wire is stripped to a point that theres wire exposed...would that be the issue?
Did you ground the braided wire?
You should have three conductors - a white, a black, and bare braid. Ground the braid and one of the others (doesn't matter which with only one pickup), and use the last for 'hot'.
No test fit beforehand. But it's all assembled now and I find the saddles actually ride higher than on my other basses with the same bridge. So shimming might not be necessary.
Will be tweaking her tonight and hopefully have pics tomorrow. Very happy with the string thru bridge mod though.
Tried covering the exposed wire with electrical tape, but the hum's still there! I can't play the darn thing because I rest my thumb on the pup, and it starts humming.
Ok, when I touch the cavity with my finger it starts humming. Man it's frustrating.
Ok, when I touch the cavity with my finger it starts humming. Man it's frustrating.
