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/ / bshouse USA Dec 29th, 2003 09:41 PM I have a mint Fender Coronado II with a serial number of 504005. From my research (could be flawed), this number is supposed to be from the 70's but it was actually purchased around 1965. Does anyone have any information confirming the date of this guitar? Contributing Member TheRealFrogman.hates dots. Dec 29th, 2003 11:09 PM There was a string of Fenders, mostly Coronados, from 66 to 68 with 50XXXX serial numbers. I haven't seen a 65 Coronado.early 66 the oldest.

65 had a few prototypes.is anything different than production?? Matching red neck, toggle by the vol/tone knobs, regular Fender headstock, 'Butterfly' tuners, 'Lyre' 6 finger talipiece.anything?

Find great deals on eBay for Fender Coronado in Vintage Electric Guitar Amps. Shop with confidence. Fantastic 1967 Fender Coronado II in a stunning original Antigua finish. '67 neck stamp. The gold neck plate has an 'L' serial number which dates to 1964, but the guitar was obviously made later than '64.

DarrelT Mandeville, LA I gotta have more cowbell!!! Dec 30th, 2003 08:07 AM My sunburst checkerboard bound has a 500XXX serial number. Remember this one? Melbourne, Australia Dec 31st, 2003 06:06 PM Early Coros ('66 & some '67's) had chrome-top pickups; later ones ('67, 68 & 69) black-top pickups with chrome surrounds.

The 500xxx numbers seem common on 66's. Does yours have checker binding, or plain? DarrelT Mandeville, LA I gotta have more cowbell!!!

Dec 31st, 2003 09:23 PM I think we're missing an obvious question. Have you pulled the neck, and if so, what's the neck stamp date?

Depending on the angle the neck is set at, you may even be able to see it without pulling the neck. Hawickes Finest UNITED KINGDOM Jan 4th, 2004 05:29 PM For what its worth.I bought a red Coronado II with a neck date stamped 10 April 66B, chequered binding, chrome pups and a 500K serial # on the neck plate.

Fixed tail not trem model.The good book said its the wrong # so I went out and bought a 66 # plate. Subsequently found out that 500K serial #'s were on some 66/67 Fenders of which the Coronado's appear to be most prevalent.

Trouble is not a lot of people are aware of this numbering 'phenomena' so the generally accepted 66 # plate stays on it. Melbourne, Australia Jan 4th, 2004 05:36 PM Fender 60s serial numbers were random at best - I take any 'good book' recommendation with a big dose of salt. Your Coro will be best kept with its original neck plate, I'd say. Hawickes Finest UNITED KINGDOM Jan 4th, 2004 05:53 PM Hi Scopo.

Agreed but when it comes to moving it on generally accepted convention will be the order of the day. Too much hassle trying to qualify the gospels. Sometimes it pays to go with the flow. Scopo Melbourne, Australia Jan 4th, 2004 06:46 PM But then you're perpetuating a 'myth' and confusing matters more, surely? If a buyer hasn't done sufficient homework to know that a) the numbers were pretty random, b) Coronados were only made '66-'69 so they.can't. possibly have a 'mid-70's' serial number and c) that the 500xxx numbers were common on 66 & 67 Coros, then I'd be even less happy selling them a guitar with an incorrect serial number.

Anyways, it's up to you, I s'pose. Hawickes Finest UNITED KINGDOM Jan 4th, 2004 07:20 PM The problem is that the bibles colour the matter so if a guitar is- example- meant to have f tuners then so be it. No f tuners then its gotta be a fake. Dealing with knowlege-assumed- and perception.See bhouse intro.Neck plates with # 200/300K adrift from the generally accepted numbering scheme for the 66 date really do give problems when it comes to resale. Foul up on a basic point and the rest of the guitar and your credibility perhaps is in question.

Potential Buyers have a perception and sometimes imperfect knowledge. When I bought it I thought that the number had been swapped out.

Ditto a very respected international buyer/seller of high end guitars who recently walked on it for this very fact.Possibly the lack of any corroboration from Fender itself or the respected reference sources to hand that admits to this specific fact is the problem. PS Wildwood Coronado's were still being sold in the early 70's.which is pushing on the 500K serial #. Contributing Member. TheRealFrogman.hates dots. Jan 4th, 2004 08:31 PM I don't believe Wildwoods made it past 1968.

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The Antigua made it to 1973 (not many). It was called The Anyigua with no mention of the word Coronado. The LTD and Montego were still in the 72 catalogue!! There were later examples (I have seen Sonic Blue and Red) with natural headstocks which probably started in 1971 when they stopped painting the Competition Mustang Pegheads (and probably Jaguars also.) Contributing Member. TheRealFrogman.hates dots. Jan 4th, 2004 08:35 PM I don't believe Wildwoods made it past 1968.

The Antigua made it to 1973 (not many). It was called The Anyigua with no mention of the word Coronado. The LTD and Montego were still in the 72 catalogue!! There were later examples (I have seen Sonic Blue and Red) with natural headstocks which probably started in 1971 when they stopped painting the Competition Mustang Pegheads (and probably Jaguars also.) Hawickes Finest UNITED KINGDOM Jan 4th, 2004 08:59 PM The Wildwood was overstocked/overproduced supply exceeded demand and more of an unpopular model than the standard Coronado.

The Coronado was on paper a good guitar with impecable pedigree but not without its critics. Like most model failure stories from the 'blue chip' makers the lack of guitar hero champions let it down badly. IMHO only the pups let it down tho'. Whatever, in the greater world it was still being offered for sale in the early 70's 70 Bells UK Catalogue plus MehmetsNicosia Cyprus in June 72. 'NOS' bodies still come up on E Bay and back up the view on the street that Fender just dumped the overrun in a shed and finally scrapped/sold off to people who just happened to be wandering by.What happened to the presumable corresponding necks and pups however is a mystery. (This message was last edited by Hawickes Finest at 04:36 PM, Jan 10th, 2004) 6872strat 68/72 strat, JV stra Jan 9th, 2004 01:45 PM Gibson Type neck perfection??!?!?!?!!?

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Hawickes Finest UNITED KINGDOM Jan 10th, 2004 04:49 PM Sorry 6872strat. Sometime ago I had a run in with a guy called pedaltheplonker or something similar. Just checked the thread and notice that all his posts have been removed without any evidence of an edit. Makes it look as tho' I'm responding to posts that don't exist. Thought that I would edit, as above, to see how it's done. Clearly it can't be done without leaving some evidence re edit. Spooky or what.

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