Fender Coronado pics

Post by **Mike** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:53 pm

So. Viciously. Hot.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:18 pm

I was talking to Lorez about this white plastic F being missing from mine and came across a good picture of one. It seems quite common for them to be absent, though. He also asked which ones came with the checkerboard binding and this standard Cherry finish II has it.

I don't seem to have a close up tailpiece pic (probably because the F is missing) but you can see it well enough in these two.

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lorez · Post by **lorez** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:24 pm

james, that is one lovely guitar and the pictures don't do it justice especially the different changes of colour from blue to green depending on the light. also the checkering of the finish is spot on.

as for the chequer binding it amazes me how no one mentions it so much. i think its on of the guitars great features.

the other thing is the pictures will never show how the neck feels, unlike a lot of semi acoustic guitars i've played it is less acoustic which really great.

mcjt · Post by **mcjt** » Wed May 04, 2011 2:52 pm

My Partsonado with Rickenbacker checkered binding:

I bought the body and then every piece one by one after that. Ripped the legs off a mustang bridge and it fit right onto the original Coro bridge feet!

The jazzmaster neck came off of it and i am reworking a USACG neck with a Coro headstock. The circuit is being redone. Got the Radio Shack control knobs that are almost identical to the originals. Pups being rewound as we speak....

Click here to see the Coronado!

George · Post by **George** » Wed May 04, 2011 3:17 pm

Here it is:

If you delete the end of image url until it says .jpg or similar you're golden.

mcjt · Post by **mcjt** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:06 am

Then i got another Coronado.....

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun May 29, 2011 1:40 pm

Nice. I like antigua when it doesn't look like a bunch of slightly under-ripe bananas.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sun May 29, 2011 1:44 pm

stewart wrote:Nice. I like antigua when it doesn't look like a bunch of slightly under-ripe bananas.

Haha... great observation. Sig worthy !!

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Sun May 29, 2011 2:54 pm

mcjt wrote:Then i got another Coronado.....

Does thr Antiqua Coronado have a Mustang trem?!

James · Post by **James** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:09 pm

That's the standard trem for Coronados. Have a quick browse through the thread for more pics.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun May 29, 2011 4:23 pm

I'd never noticed that before. I think that means I now prefer hardtail ones because the trem looks a bit cobbled together.

kapepepper · Post by **kapepepper** » Sun May 29, 2011 6:04 pm

mcjt wrote:Then i got another Coronado.....

thats a beuatifull antigua
is that the one from ebay without bridge? If so yu dod a good deal!!!

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Sun May 29, 2011 9:08 pm

Good photo, too. Those two colors raise elevate your entire zip code. I just realized I could probably get all the rust off my CO bridge with the stuff I am using on the Olds. It converts it to another mineral or some shit. Then I can take a steel brush to it. I like a good patina, but this thing looks fished out of a goddamn outhouse.

I have an extra tailpiece that is missing the F. I was trying to cast one out of a polymer clay. The trick is that it is so thin. I think the ebony without it looks pretty good. I was also thinking there may be other Fender logos or even car logos that could be attached. SRV used house numbers.

How great would it be to have this Coronado?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun May 29, 2011 9:43 pm

DGNR8 wrote:I have an extra tailpiece that is missing the F.

if you ever sell that can you let me know? i'd like to have one in the (admittedly unlikely) event i ever take the bigsby off mine.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun May 29, 2011 10:35 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:I'd never noticed that before.

Ooh, me neither - would like to try a trem one.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun May 29, 2011 11:05 pm

I think i still prefer 335's.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun May 29, 2011 11:26 pm

... and Casinos.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun May 29, 2011 11:31 pm

aen's had the trem but he took it orrrrrffff.

mcjt · Post by **mcjt** » Mon May 30, 2011 2:50 am

My SB Coronado in the photo is the same model and vintage as the one with Elvis and Nancy Sinatra

Elvis and Coronado

DGNR8 wrote:Good photo, too. Those two colors raise elevate your entire zip code. I just realized I could probably get all the rust off my CO bridge with the stuff I am using on the Olds. It converts it to another mineral or some shit. Then I can take a steel brush to it. I like a good patina, but this thing looks fished out of a goddamn outhouse.

I have an extra tailpiece that is missing the F. I was trying to cast one out of a polymer clay. The trick is that it is so thin. I think the ebony without it looks pretty good. I was also thinking there may be other Fender logos or even car logos that could be attached. SRV used house numbers.

How great would it be to have this Coronado?

Delirium · Post by **Delirium** » Mon May 30, 2011 8:46 pm

James wrote:

That is absolutely mouth watering...