Coronado Bass - almost finished!

drbassman · September 05, 2008, 05:37:46 AM

I've been wanting one of these for sometime, so I grabbed this one that will just need a little body touch up. I won't touch this one for months and will wait for pups and neck to pop up on the bay. If not, I have a Musicmaster neck I can convert and will use TV Jones instead if necessary. Heck, the TV pups are probably better sounding anyway!

Dave W · September 05, 2008, 08:53:16 AM

I miss the sound of my former Coronado, nothing wrong with those old DeArmond/Rowes. I don't miss the severe neck dive.

IIRC the Mustang neck would fit the pocket but with 19 frets instead of 21 you'd have to move the bridge back. Easy enough to move a floating bridge if there's enough flat space in the new bridge location on that arched top.

Chris P. · September 05, 2008, 08:59:53 AM

Great project! I love the looks of those TV Joneses so keep in touch with us about the sound!

shadowcastaz · September 05, 2008, 09:38:13 AM

I have always loved the Coronado. Isnt there one called smartwood or wildwood. Nat finish etc. That is a cool project. Doc,my info on the threads ok?

Dave W · September 05, 2008, 09:56:53 AM

Wildwood. IIRC it came from Scandinavian beech trees that had been injected with dye.

shadowcastaz · September 05, 2008, 10:04:07 AM

The one I remember was natural. very nice looker. Beech would be similar to maple in tone I bet,though its not as dense. Very stable though.

drbassman · September 05, 2008, 10:32:28 AM

Quote from: Dave W on September 05, 2008, 08:53:16 AM
I miss the sound of my former Coronado, nothing wrong with those old DeArmond/Rowes. I don't miss the severe neck dive.

IIRC the Mustang neck would fit the pocket but with 19 frets instead of 21 you'd have to move the bridge back. Easy enough to move a floating bridge if there's enough flat space in the new bridge location on that arched top.

Yeah, I miss the Coronado I sold a few years back too. I didn't have much of a neck dive problem, so I was lucky there. I'm actually going to use the Musicmaster neck as a model for a new one, I can always make it little longer if necessary. There's a lot of room on this body, so 19 frets still might be better anyway. That should help any potential neck dive issues.

I'd like to find the right pups, but they are pretty rare on the nay. We'll see what pops up!

Man, I am such a bass ho................

drbassman · September 05, 2008, 11:19:52 AM

Quote from: Dave W on September 05, 2008, 09:56:53 AM
Wildwood. IIRC it came from Scandinavian beech trees that had been injected with dye.

Dave's got it right. Very intersting basses and guitars as a result!

Pilgrim · September 05, 2008, 12:23:13 PM

Quote from: drbassman on September 05, 2008, 11:19:52 AM
Dave's got it right. Very intersting basses and guitars as a result!

Someone recently asked why they decided to inject trees instead of dying the wood.......never figured that one out myownself.

shadowcastaz · September 05, 2008, 01:21:05 PM

Letting nature do its thing.

drbassman · September 05, 2008, 05:33:19 PM

Quote from: shadowcastaz on September 05, 2008, 01:21:05 PM
Letting nature do its thing.

Amen!

Dave W · September 05, 2008, 07:44:08 PM

A couple of pages from Jules' site:
Some closeups of the wood
1968 catalog page

drbassman · September 06, 2008, 06:05:11 AM

I was gonna post those. Thanks Dave. These are really funky looking instruments. There have been a few Coro guitars on eBay in the Wildwood wood. They are cool.

drbassman · October 02, 2008, 06:37:57 AM

Got an old beat up Coronado neck for my project, so at least the neck and body will be authentic.

drbassman · October 03, 2008, 07:43:32 AM

Well, did I luck out our what!?! The guy I bought the neck from I knew from the old Fender forum I used to hang out in and he sold me a really nice complete Coronado wiring harness with pups to go along with the neck! Now we're talking!