Lester Coronado

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:16 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lester-Corona ... 1090921443

Spotted this Coronado copy on eBay.
I first thought it was on old serviceman type job but it's actually a brand new guitar;

"For those who don't know, Fender made a guitar called a Coronado in the 70's, when they were trying to branch into the semi hollow body market. Unfortunately, they couldn't compete with their rivals at the time and the guitar was withdrawn fairly quickly. This is why you don't see many of them any more. In fact, they're very rare and if you were lucky enough to find one from the 1970's, you would be paying a rather hefty price tag. A Lester Coronado is a fraction of the price, but retains all the character of a very rare instrument."

It's got a center block so not a true hollowbody like the coronado but still pretty cool. You don't see Coronado copies that often. The finish is a bit odd, can't decide if I love it or hate it. Kind of looks like it's been left out in the rain and the woods rotten haha.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:19 pm

Not that keen on that Coronado copy but they have some sweet guitars for sale.

Chris Fleming · Post by **Chris Fleming** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:50 pm

doesn't quite have the look of a Coronado... wish they would re-issue them

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:03 pm

Looks like there is a hole in the back of the git. Look through the right F hole.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:54 pm

^ that was my first thought.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:29 am

tomin8r wrote:Looks like there is a hole in the back of the git. Look through the right F hole.

A pretty large hole by the looks of it.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:12 am

Either missing back control panel or punched?

Trying to otherwise like it as a Coronado, but it's tough when non-wildwood natural finishes in a vague 335/twin-horned shape instead remind me of the unintentionally gaudy, Lucille-inspired Peerless Firefox, which gets thrown around a whole lot over here on the used market.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:21 am

Pickup switch is in the wrong place.

The headstock is also too small.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:40 am

Looks like Captain Falcon made that his bitch.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:29 pm

oh look, another coronado thread in which taylornutt posted a picture of his and mentioned the pickup selector is in the wrong place.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:24 pm

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:44 pm

Chris Fleming wrote:doesn't quite have the look of a Coronado... wish they would re-issue them

Dude, ask for an Electric XII now.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:07 am

So weird how now there is a copy of the coronado, which is pretty much a copy of a gibson. And this one has a huge hole in its ass.

mark76 · Post by **mark76** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:38 pm

There's a removable panel on the back. At the exact place the whole is

http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r51 ... 441f5f.jpg

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:32 am

Wait, you're telling me that it was designed to have a hole in its ass?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 3:44 am

FUN FACT: The amount of people in this thread not understanding the concept of a missing control cavity's backplate took 10 years off my life.

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:55 pm

Chris Fleming · Post by **Chris Fleming** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 3:53 pm

StevePirates wrote:
Chris Fleming wrote:doesn't quite have the look of a Coronado... wish they would re-issue them

Dude, ask for an Electric XII now.

doesn't quite have the look of a Coronado... wish they would re-issue them as well as an Electric XII