FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The Coronado Bass II was Fender's attempt to capture part of the market enjoyed by the Gibson ES series and the Guild Starfire series of thinline semihollow electric guitars. These basses are somewhat uncommon today since they were not very popular. The Gibson, Guild, and even, Mosrite thinline basses were superior in most respects to the Fender. The drawbacks with the Fender were mainly due to the fully hollow body that was prone to feedback, and the low output pickups. The Coronado Bass II is better suited to recording or small groups where excessive volume is not expected to be a problem.

 Body:  Hollow; 2-piece laminated maple top and back, laminated maple sides; single bound top, back, and f-holes

 Finish:  Sunburst, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck:  1-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard:  Indian rosewood, single bound; pearloid block markers

 Number of Frets:  21

 Pickguard:  None

  Bridge:  Fender steel with trapeze tailpiece, chrome

 Nut:  Plastic

 Tuners:  Fender, open, chrome

 Pickups:  Two, Fender/DeArmond single coil with adjustable pole pieces, chrome

 Controls:  Tone and volume controls for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector

 Scale Length:  30 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 5/8 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  16 1/8 inches

 Body Depth:  1 3/4 inches

 Weight:  6.9 lb