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popeye · January 20th, 2009, 10:45 PM

I know I am in the wrong place to ask about the following guitar but...I found a 1967 Fender Coronado 12 string for sale in my area and the guy is asking $1000.00 for it. Is this guitar collectible ?? Thank you.

Tim Armstrong · January 20th, 2009, 11:06 PM

I believe that they're somewhat kinda not amazingly collectible (but I'm no expert). Ah, but they also really quite cool guitars! You should check it out and see if it's in good shape and playable, and evaluate it as a player...

Tim

TxTeleMan · January 20th, 2009, 11:11 PM

When I was in high school, a looong time ago, one of my guitar buddies had a Fender Coronado XII. I had a Yamaha classical and we would trade off. When he played lead on the Yamaha, I played rhythm on the 12. Btw, the guy's name was Clemmons.

It's a cool guitar, and 12s seem to be making a comeback. $1000 sounds kind of high, but I know nothing of the collectible side. If it's in excellent shape, who knows, it might be a good investment.

Check with real collectors.

Tim Armstrong · January 20th, 2009, 11:13 PM

I just looked at completed auctions on eBay, and regular Coronados seem to be going for over a grand, so a 12-string certainly should! Like I said, if it's in good shape and you like it, it's probably a keeper!

Tim

boris bubbanov · January 21st, 2009, 12:01 AM

I've got a 1966 Fender student steel. Like Mustangs and Duo-Sonics, it is only considered a "collectible" by the guy trying to sell one.

I'd drag a good tube amp and guitar cable over there, a new set of strings if they'll let you, and give the guitar a try. If it makes you giggle, offer $ 850 and bring her home.

Buckocaster51 · January 21st, 2009, 12:53 AM

If you have lots of discretionary income, and can sit on it for a few years...sure...why not.

If you want to play it while you are sitting on it...give it a good wringing-out before you get out your paper bag full of twenties.

I haven't played lots of Coronados...but I have yet to bond with one.

At my house all they do is stop for a cup of coffee...

If you know what I mean.

yegbert · January 21st, 2009, 02:20 AM

I've played a couple of 12-string guitars briefly and they didn't have enough appeal to me, for me to want one for myself.

I've never seen up close, or had a chance to play, a Coronado. But I love the looks of the Coronado Wildwood II with two P-90-looking pickups on page 151 of Tony Bacon's The Ultimate Guitar Book.

January 20th, 2009, 10:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
popeye Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Clemmons NC Age: 51 Posts: 116	1967 Coronado question I know I am in the wrong place to ask about the following guitar but...I found a 1967 Fender Coronado 12 string for sale in my area and the guy is asking $1000.00 for it. Is this guitar collectible ?? Thank you.

January 20th, 2009, 11:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ocean Pines, Maryland, USA Age: 50 Posts: 13,150	I believe that they're somewhat kinda not amazingly collectible (but I'm no expert). Ah, but they also really quite cool guitars! You should check it out and see if it's in good shape and playable, and evaluate it as a player... Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

January 20th, 2009, 11:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
TxTeleMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 54 Posts: 355 22 Photos	When I was in high school, a looong time ago, one of my guitar buddies had a Fender Coronado XII. I had a Yamaha classical and we would trade off. When he played lead on the Yamaha, I played rhythm on the 12. Btw, the guy's name was Clemmons. It's a cool guitar, and 12s seem to be making a comeback. $1000 sounds kind of high, but I know nothing of the collectible side. If it's in excellent shape, who knows, it might be a good investment. Check with real collectors. __________________ "Every musician adds something to a song; some when they play, and some when they don't." -G. R. Storey

January 20th, 2009, 11:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ocean Pines, Maryland, USA Age: 50 Posts: 13,150	I just looked at completed auctions on eBay, and regular Coronados seem to be going for over a grand, so a 12-string certainly should! Like I said, if it's in good shape and you like it, it's probably a keeper! Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

January 21st, 2009, 12:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 15,213	I've got a 1966 Fender student steel. Like Mustangs and Duo-Sonics, it is only considered a "collectible" by the guy trying to sell one. I'd drag a good tube amp and guitar cable over there, a new set of strings if they'll let you, and give the guitar a try. If it makes you giggle, offer $ 850 and bring her home. __________________ When i listen

January 21st, 2009, 12:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,398 1 Photos	If you have lots of discretionary income, and can sit on it for a few years...sure...why not. If you want to play it while you are sitting on it...give it a good wringing-out before you get out your paper bag full of twenties. I haven't played lots of Coronados...but I have yet to bond with one. At my house all they do is stop for a cup of coffee... If you know what I mean. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

January 21st, 2009, 02:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
yegbert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 55 Posts: 5,677 95 Photos	I've played a couple of 12-string guitars briefly and they didn't have enough appeal to me, for me to want one for myself. I've never seen up close, or had a chance to play, a Coronado. But I love the looks of the Coronado Wildwood II with two P-90-looking pickups on page 151 of Tony Bacon's The Ultimate Guitar Book.

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