The coronado is a reissue of fenders first semihollow bass, while the starcaster is a model that never quite made it to market in 1976. Eminence legend bp102 10 bass guitar driver 200w 8 ohm. The guild starfire is a faithful rendering of a classic, and coincidentally, also a fender product. Apr 03, 2012 fender is fully capable of doing up a squier coronado for us. In the midtolate 1960s, the coronado family was fenders first foray into the hollowbody electric instrument world. The coronado is much more versatile thanks to its parallel link channels and tremolo, but the thunderbolt is the perfect platform for a pedalbased rig as it provides a pristine foundation for any variety of distortion, overdrive, eq and other effects. Find fender coronado basses on part of a series of new fender reissues, the coronado bass offers a sleek. Fender vintage 1967 coronado ii hollow body electric guitar with original case very clean. In 20, absara audio bought the rights to the supro name and revived the brand with a new line of reissue amps. Fender coronado ii electric guitar for sale online ebay. Other distinctive features include dual fidelitron. The 1690t coronado is our topoftheline 1964 reissue supro tube amplifier. Fender coronado bass rw 3 tone sunburst for sale, uk.
The coronado is a superb rhythm guitar and although care was taken when an overdrive pedal was appropriately engaged during the test, the guitar behaved itself accordingly, with none of the uncontrollable feedback that usually ensues. Im stuck between the fender coronado reissue and the guild starfire reissue mainly. Apr 17, 2014 coronados were strange mashupsfully hollow guitars with bolton necks, fenderstyle headstocks, and dearmond pickups. The airline 59 coronado is a tribute to the supro coronado model used by dan auerbach of the black keys.
Fender coronado bass ii 3 tone sunburst reissue bluesman. Fender coronado i, ii, and any other variations gearslutz. It includes, among others, the coronado, starcaster, mustang, marauder, jazzmaster and a number of teles, strats and basses. Fender coronado bass rw 3 tone sunburst for sale, uk, eu. Fender coronado the coronado guitar is back, with greater sound, build and beauty than ever for the guitarist who appreciates a different fender guitar with a special history. Now the coronado name and style returns to fender as an utterly cool new bass in the modern player family, with stunning looks, tone and features. Jun 10, 2014 i finally ordered this beauty, the fender coronado bass ii, for my birthday after watching stalking it for the past nine months. Shop fender guitars, basses, amplifiers, audio equipment, accessories, apparel and more. Fender 1968 coronado ii cherry red follow this product to see new listings in your feed.
This version is made with beachwood injected with dyes to give it its distinct colors. Unfortunately, not many stores carried them so finding one proved impossible. Mids focused, with excellent natural breakup when pushed hard. Unfollow fender coronado ii to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Please feel free to check out my other items, ask me any questions and pop back from time to time to see my range of products growing. Supro 1624t dual tone, s6420 thunderbolt and 1690t. The guitarist looks to be playing a new fender starcaster reissue guitar, exciting in its own right, but not the point, but look behind and to his right. Elvis with fender coronado ii from speedway 1968 photo courtesy web. Find out how to get your instrument serviced or repaired at an authorized service center in the us or canada. This product may have been opened for quality control purposes, returned by a customer, refurbished, or may have nonessential parts or software missing. Airline guitars 59 coronado black vintage reissue make. Wed heard whispers for years, but 20 finally saw the coronado make a comeback under the banner of fenders modern player series.
It retains the deco swagger of the original supro martinique and coronado guitars, while delivering the reliability of an axe fresh off the showroom floor. Fender coronado xii instruction manual pdf download. I grew up playing the coronado ii my dad built when he worked at the fender factory. Nevertheless, the rossmeisldesigned coronado guitars and basses were introduced in 1966. It retains the deco swagger of the original supro martinique and coronado guitars, while delivering. They were alsoat least relative to fenders other successesa commercial flop. View and download fender coronado bass i manual online. Fender coronado bass, rw, 3color sunburst gear4music. Supro drivers, the coronados tone remains clear, even when its distorted. Im looking at the fender modern player coronado, a semihollowbody guitar recently reissued by fender.
Just for perspective on cost, my first big amp was a sunn model t sitting atop a 415 cab, which had the drivers mounted in a cross fire v baffle. Fender modern player coronado bass demo at gak youtube. In the mid to late 1960s, the coronado family was fenders first foray into the hollow body electric instrument world. Jun 24, 2014 while the original coronado s were not hugely successful in the 60s, the coronado reissue offers excellent modern construction and components for playability and tone to match this bass. The slotted mag dearmonds black tops, chrome surrounds are to me the perfect pickup in a totally hollow body guitar, albeit bolt on but that was the charm and great sound of the guitar. Im wanting a short scale semihollow bass to string with flats for a couple of reasons. The fender coronado bass guitars thin semihollow maple body has an alder centerblock and bound top and back, with stylish bound fholes. Guild starfire bass so lately i have been wanting something different to my mim fender p bass, and ive been feeling like a short scale semihollow body would do the trick. They can easily get the same folks that cranked out the various groovy 60s models for guild guitars such as the dearmond reissues of the starfires. Its open backed of course so having the amp placed with something close and solid behind it helps. In the 1968 release of mgms speedway, elvis twentysixth film, he costars with bill bixby and nancy sinatra as a benevolent and successful race car driver in trouble with the irs nancy sinatra because of extravagant spending and mismanagement of funds by his childhood friend. Squier vm coronado hollowbody anyone squiertalk forum. Variety of pickup positions, fingerstyle, stock roundwound strings. Shop fender electric guitars, acoustics, bass, amps and more.
Curvaceous is one way to describe the coronados body. A doublecutaway, thinline, hollowbody, this bass was designed by roger rossmeisl, a wellknown designer from rickenbacker who came over to fender in the 1960s. The coronado bass ii is rare, but the wildwood edition is even rarer. Not sure, my coronado is a little bass heavy but the option of tweaking the tone controls on the linked channel seems to offer enough options. The first time i saw one of these was back in august of 20 when fender put up the video on youtube announcing the reissue of the coronado and starcaster lines of semihollow instruments. They are part of their modern player series of products. The coronado bass guitar is back, with greater sound, build and beauty than ever for the bassist who appreciates a different fender bass with a special history. Supro amps 1690t coronado 2x10 combo tube guitar amplifier for. The supro 1624t dualtone, 1690t coronado and s6420 thunderbolt are based on the 1964. Get the best deals on fender coronado when you shop the largest online selection at. Bass vi 1962 bronco 1966 bronco 1973 bullet guitar 1981 bullet h1, h2, s2, s3 1983 bullet deluxe guitar 1982 contemporary and standard series guitars japan 1985 coronado ii. The fender coronado guitars thin semi hollow maple body has an alder center block and bound top and back, with stylish bound f holes. The coronado was a true hollowbodied electric guitar. Fender coronado for sale in uk 25 used fender coronados.
The coronado xii, released in 1967, was a twelvestring version of the guitar. Your fender coronado, results provided by musicians friend. View and download fender coronado xii instruction manual online. Now the coronado name and style have returned in an utterly cool modern player bass with stunning looks, tone and features, including a thin semihollow body with stylish binding and bound f holes, special humbucking pickups, distinctive headstock, vintagestyle bridge. Now, it might just be me hoping, but i hope that fender will say something about it by the end of the year. These hollow body dimensions either work for you or they dont. New listing vintage fender vibro champ silverface tube amp vibrato tremolo 1970s. That right there looks like a spiffy new coronado ii bass. The fender coronado ii was a part of the shortlived. Fendergrover vintage set of coronado machines fender coronado semi acoustic bass ii. Now the coronado name and style returns to fender as an utterly cool new guitar in the modern player family, with stunning looks, tone and features. Check out any of these amp replacement speakers from brands like.
While it wasnt a roaring success on its initial release, the guitar has found enough favour among a range of leftfield musicians and alternative rockers over the last couple of decades to keep interest bubbling away, and the prices of vintage examples on a steady. I finally ordered this beauty, the fender coronado bass ii, for my birthday after watching stalking it for the past nine months. Fender coronado bass in 3 colour sunburst andertons music co. In the midtolate 1960s, the coronado family was fenders first foray into the hollowbody electric guitar world. Fender coronado ii reissue in black 20 free shipping. Not overly bass heavy, the cr10 is an excellent choice for recording and lower power applications.
From elvis to death cab, fenders obscure semihollow model grabs the spotlight. Now the coronado name and style returns to fender as an utterly. This is an ultrarare, 1967 fender coronado bass ii. Fender coronado bass has 0 ratings score 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings disclaimer. Unfortunately, with all the new technology, big bass amps are harder to justify now. Discover the sound of fender, the spirit of rocknroll since 1946. Fender coronado ii 1967 antigua guitar for sale thunder road guitars fender electric guitar, archtop.
Whether you need to speak to consumer relations or simply want to drop us a line, this is your source. Support for fender instruments, amplifiers, audio, and accessories. This isnt the original coronado bass, its a reissue by fender under the modern player series. The fender coronado bass guitars thin semi hollow maple body has an alder center block and bound top and back, with stylish bound f holes. Vintage jensen p10qs clean matched pair for fender. The coronado ii had an added bridge pickup with relative tone and volume controls. The instruments were prone to squealing at high volumes, which discouraged rock guitarists from playing them. Working together with master tube amp designer bruce zinky, david koltai of pigtronix fame, developed new supro amps that revive several of the most desirable models from the mid sixties.
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