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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:15 am
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Today I pre-ordered the candy apple red Fender Coronado from MF, got a 15% discount from their regular price too! Supposed to ship 12/13/13. :D

Shipping has been pushed back again. Now early January 2014, very frustrating! :(


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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:54 pm
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Upon review the reason the volume control cannot be seen or used easily is because the pick guard has been extended down to the end of the bridge pickup. If you look at original models you will see the pick guard only reaches the very tip of the bridge pickup. Why the change (and a change for the worse) I do not know. It's obvious no one at Fender had played these before they started mass producing them or it would have been noticed. But that's China quality right there for you.

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:04 pm
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The Starcaster doesn't seem to have the same problem.
But then again, you can't get the Starcaster with rosewood neck, fidelitrons or a floating bridge...

But perhaps the smaller strike plate from the Starcaster could be used on the Coronado too?


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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 4:52 pm
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wferguson wrote:
Upon review the reason the volume control cannot be seen or used easily is because the pick guard has been extended down to the end of the bridge pickup. If you look at original models you will see the pick guard only reaches the very tip ickof the bridge pickup. Why the change (and a change for the worse) I do not know. It's obvious no one at Fender had played these before they started mass producing them or it would have been noticed. But that's China quality right there for you.


Pick guard on my 1968 Antiqua...Image..obviously, new version did not precisly replicate original design.

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:21 pm
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Maybe because it's a "Modern Player" not a "reissue." But it would still be nice if the pickguard were smaller.

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:47 pm
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But why change something for the worse, so basically all modern guitar players never use their bridge volume??

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:44 pm
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wferguson wrote:
But why change something for the worse, so basically all modern guitar players never use their bridge volume??

I guess.

I like to use it.

It wasn't immediately obvious to me before I played it--but as soon as I did, I noticed.

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:59 pm
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But perhaps the smaller strike plate from the Starcaster could be used on the Coronado too?


It doesn't look like it would work.

Why did they move the knobs so far up? Or did the other stuff get moved down?

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:56 am
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Once again, the knobs are at their "original" location, but the pick guard has been elongated down to the end of the bridge pickup, whereas the original only touched the top of the bridge pickup.

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:11 pm
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wferguson wrote:
Once again, the knobs are at their "original" location, but the pick guard has been elongated down to the end of the bridge pickup, whereas the original only touched the top of the bridge pickup.

If you closely compare the position/location of the knobs on the 68' in the picture I previously posted, against the position/location of the knobs on the Modern Player, you will see that in fact the are not the same. As well, the spacing between the outboard tone and volume knob is closer on the original, whereas, the spacing of both sets on the Modern Player is equal distance.

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:22 am
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wferguson wrote:
Once again, the knobs are at their "original" location, but the pick guard has been elongated down to the end of the bridge pickup, whereas the original only touched the top of the bridge pickup.

If you closely compare the position/location of the knobs on the 68' in the picture I previously posted, against the position/location of the knobs on the Modern Player, you will see that in fact the are not the same. As well, the spacing between the outboard tone and volume knob is closer on the original, whereas, the spacing of both sets on the Modern Player is equal distance.


I agree.
The location changed.
That 68 looks much better--and where I would expect them to be.
On the 68 shown, the bridge knobs are at least an inch lower, and the neck knobs a bit more than that.

But whether or not the knobs are the same--this is poor placement.
And should be changed if Fender makes any more of them.

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 5:28 am
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It's the Fender way - instruments designed by someone who doesn't play guitar.
This can lead to brilliance, but also WTFs like this.

I think this one will be extremely short-lived, which ironically might make it an investment object.


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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:16 pm
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zontar wrote:
I agree. The location changed.
That 68 looks much better--and where I would expect them to be.
On the 68 shown, the bridge knobs are at least an inch lower, and the neck knobs a bit more than that.


Yeah, I knew my eyes weren't playing tricks on me.
Compare the bridge position and that volume control.

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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:53 pm
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Whining about the pick guard isn't the same as the original, but not a word about Fideli'tron pickups vs the DeArmond pickups on the original or that the originals were hollowbody and the new ones are semi-hollowbody. In the old days if the pickguard was too long you would just cut it down. :roll:


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Post subject: Re: Coronado reissue
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:40 pm
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It's not the pickguard--it's the position of the controls.

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