i'll have a coronado II please, thanks.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:37 pm

i have been eye fucking a few of them for about 1,000.00 bucks.
one is a coro II 6 string with the standard trem of the time.(mustang look alike)
and the other two are coro II 12 strings(one in sunburst, one in red)
i have had a really itchy finger since talking with cowbell about his and how much he likes it.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:11 pm

a grand seems about the going rate in both UK and US equivalents (Â£1000/$1000). when i started looking at them about 3 years ago you could pick them up for Â£700. mine wasn't cheap, but i liked it so much i was willing to pay a bit more for it. it's one of those guitars you know you'll never sell, and worth the investment to me.

Wonka · Post by **Wonka** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:38 am

Damn that Coronado is sugar. I love it when CAR yellows to more of a copper metallic. Not to mention the Herring Bone binding on the body. Are the pickups missing some sort of black cover to them. Others I 've seen were black with chrome outside pointy covers.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:11 pm

There's a few on ebay US now.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:05 pm

Wonka wrote:Damn that Coronado is sugar. I love it when CAR yellows to more of a copper metallic. Not to mention the Herring Bone binding on the body. Are the pickups missing some sort of black cover to them. Others I 've seen were black with chrome outside pointy covers.

those were the later pickups they used, the silver ones are the first version (and superior, according to coronado lore).

Post by **Mike** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:11 pm

The ones in yours are definitely the prettiest. I love them.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:20 pm

oh, you say that now, but february 14th rolled around and.... not a peep. i had to make them a card and write 'from mike' inside it so they wouldn't get upset.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:00 am

there is one identical to your except in sunburst on us ebay for 800 bucks with 1 hour to go.
i guess that they did the bigsby trem for a short while.
i still like the later setup tho, with the mustang ish trem and the bridge thats posted in, not archtop style.
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1966-FENDER ... 7C294%3A50

matocaster · Post by **matocaster** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:37 am

Wow what a guitar, I have always loved those damn things, and the custom color just sets it off. Would love to see day time pics!!!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:13 pm

there's daylight pics on page 3, second post.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:57 pm

stewart wrote:oh, you say that now, but february 14th rolled around and.... not a peep. i had to make them a card and write 'from mike' inside it so they wouldn't get upset.

I only just saw this.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:00 pm

ooh, that hurt!

Post by **Mike** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:03 pm

Retrospective Chips Application Burn!

<3

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:13 pm

rubbing salt & vinegar in the wound, that is...

Post by **Mike** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:28 pm

Fuck. We need a negative version of the Chips for when you really fuck about like that.

wanderingjew · Post by **wanderingjew** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:04 am

that is hot... but you need a starcaster.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:01 pm

Starcasters are over-rated because of some shit band using them.

CORONADOS FTW!!!!

Looks lovely Stewart! Welcome to the club! Aren't they light?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:54 pm

they are really light, although i suspect that the bigsby adds a fair bit to mine.

the necks are lovely, i much prefer the profile of 60s fender necks in general compared to 70s ones.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:43 pm

stewart wrote:they are really light, although i suspect that the bigsby adds a fair bit to mine.

the necks are lovely, i much prefer the profile of 60s fender necks in general compared to 70s ones.

The necks are rumored to be the same exact profile as Jazzmasters from that era.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:51 pm

thats what i have heard as well, and i thought that about the coro at the GC in indy a while back.