Fender Japan American Pro II Cabronita Telecaster with DiMarzio Minibuckers
Fender Japan reimagines the Cabronita tone formula
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Fender Japan American Pro II Cabronita Telecaster with DiMarzio Minibuckers · Source: Fender
These new Fender Japan American Professional II Cabronita Telecaster models come with a set of DiMarzio Minibuckers. They are twisting the standard Cabronita formula into something new and exciting.
Fender Japan American Pro II Cabronita
This limited-edition Fender Japan American Pro II Cabronita model departs from the traditional Cabronita design. It features a pair of DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker pickups.
Cabronita Variation
Known for its distinctive Gretsch-inspired Filtertron-style pickups, the original Cabronita has maintained a relatively consistent specification for over a decade. However, Fender Japan’s latest iteration aims to redefine the Cabronita model’s tonal possibilities.
Vintage Minibuckers
The DiMarzio Vintage Minibuckers offer a more versatile sound palette that delivers clean country tones and high-gain rock sounds.
Dimarzio describes them as having chime and shining with extreme levels of amp gain because they don’t get muddy with a distorted amp.
Mahogany
Beyond the pickups, the American Professional II Cabronita Telecaster maintains the series’ core features, including a mahogany body and neck, a Deep C-shaped neck profile, and a hardtail six-saddle bridge. It has 22 medium jumbo frets on a 12″ radius rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays and a bone nut, so it should play smoothly.
The guitar’s control layout remains simple, with a single volume knob and a three-way switch. It’s pretty much all you really need, so it is stripped back and ready to rock.
These limited-edition models are available in Crimson Transparent and Shoreline Gold finishes. Both options come with a gloss-black painted headstock.
Exclusive
The American Professional II Cabronita Telecaster, including a hard case, is now available exclusively from Fender Japan for 324,500 Japanese Yen (approximately $2,185).
This limited-edition model has also made its way outside the Japanese market, so keep your eyes peeled for it on Thomann.
- Fender LTD Am Pro II Cabronita in Crimson Transparent at Thomann
- Fender LTD Am Pro II Cabronita in Shoreline Gold at Thomann
Verdict
As always, Fender Japan is creating some of the best-looking guitars in the whole Fender lineup worldwide, and they have some exciting models.
They often make the rest of Fender’s output look dull. I already like the Cabronita-style models, so this new slant is welcome. Mini-humbuckers can be fun, and these two finish choices look great.
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3 responses to “Fender Japan American Pro II Cabronita Telecaster with DiMarzio Minibuckers”
Fender Japan American? 😀
They’re USA made I think. Nothing to do with Japan
Exclusive to Japanese market, so a limited run for Japan (though some are available in Europe)
These are simple, no-frills guitars. I’d imagine they make a nice profit with these, considering the rather high resale prices.