should fender reissue the coranado?

[SamClemons]

Doesn't Fender own Guild???

[dan1952]

The Coronado was not much fun to play (No sustain, noisy DeArmond pickups) originally. Why bring it back?

[waparker4]

Originally Posted by dan1952

The Coronado was not much fun to play (No sustain, noisy DeArmond pickups) originally. Why bring it back?

Raise your hand if you want to see them come back because of how cool they look *me*

[Scantron08]

Originally Posted by SamClemons

Doesn't Fender own Guild???

Yep, and Gretsch and Jackson.

[63dot]

Originally Posted by dan1952

The Coronado was not much fun to play (No sustain, noisy DeArmond pickups) originally. Why bring it back?

That's what I thought about Gretsch when I was into harder and harder rock and everybody was throwing brass bridges and DiMarzios into Les Pauls and strats. But when the '80s and retro rock hit, people started going for the jangly, less sustaining guitars with less output. Those few Coronados and Guild hollowbodies became a lower cost, poor man's vintage Gretsch 6120.

[jazztele]

Originally Posted by dan1952

The Coronado was not much fun to play (No sustain, noisy DeArmond pickups) originally. Why bring it back?

People are always talking about sustain like it's a good thing....

[62 Jazzmaster]

Originally Posted by Scantron08

I'd rather see the (real) Starcaster come back, too, but I'm betting it ain't gonna happen.

^You know that FaceBook has wormed itself into your mind when you look for the Like button when you read a post like this!

I'd love to see a (real) Starcaster too, though I wouldn't mind a more conventional peghead.
That was the deal-breaker for me back when I was considering buying one.

[BigDaddyLH]

Just for looks:

Starcaster > Coronado

[dan1952]

Originally Posted by jazztele

People are always talking about sustain like it's a good thing....

No sustain is good in some cases...banjos, for example, and I don't mind Rickenbackers, which don't sustain much, either. Coronados just kinda sit there and buzz,. Also, I'm a big Gretsch fan, but a Coronado feels nothing like a Gretsch, and it still has those bizarre pickups that sound like those old DeArmond soundhole pickups.
I always wanted to like Coronados, but then again, I always wanted to like barbecue pizza, too...to each his own...

[DonB52]

Originally Posted by Mack93

I think it would be a good candidate for Squier's Classic Vibe line. Maybe that or the Starcaster

That is the guitar I would like to see back in production.

[Matthias]

You can still pick up a mid-sixties Coronado for about £1000. Starcasters are going for 2-3 times that. They certainly seem to be more in demand.

I'd love to see an updated Starcaster with a modern hardtail bridge, a La Cabronita shaped pickguard, switch on the top horn and in sonic blue with matching headstock swoosh. :)

[Shidoin]

I have a Coronado XII that, after some work, plays and sounds great. I would love a reissue 6 string to go with it. Bring it back!

[ludashoeless]

yes

[spikypaddy]

Originally Posted by Mad Kiwi

I can't see why, Gretsch guitars (via Fender) have the series of budget hollow bodies (inc Bigsby's adding to the cost) as does Epiphone etc....

Whats so special about that guitar that makes it expensive to make?

Lawd only knows, but I remember reading something to that effect somewhere online... 'Course... It was something on t'interwebs, so it's accuracy isn't gonna be exactly 100% guaranteed!

[jkats]

No.

I owned and played a Fender Coronado II from 1969-1972. Fender should not reissue that guitar. Ever. Period.

[DrumBob]

My bro-in-law has a 12 string Coronado and it's a total bow wow. I say let it lie in obscrurity.

[hemingway]

I say bring back the Katana!!

[Abu Twangy]

[QUOTE= The Coronado didn't have the block and most models, especially the 12 string were "neck heavy". [/QUOTE]

They were howlers at volume due to being full hollowbodies. If you think Casinos feed back easily you can guess what a Coro would be like.

I always found it strange that the Coronado's pickups were DeArmonds not Fenders. But it had a unique sound unlike any other Fender guitar.

I'm still partial to the wildwood ones.

[RevMike]

Originally Posted by DrumBob

My bro-in-law has a 12 string Coronado and it's a total bow wow. I say let it lie in obscrurity.

+1

Had a chance to buy one for like $75 back in 1983, when I was around 15. I passed on it. It was a dawg.

[oramac7891]

To answer the op question,

No