In addition there were also two special variants, the ‘Wildwood’ and ‘Antigua’, which were introduced to help broaden its appeal. Also part of the line-up was a 12‑string version, (the Coronado XII) and a bass model. The Coronado range came with single (Coronado I) or double (Coronado II) pickups. It was intended to compete head‑on with Gibson’s popular ES series semis. The Coronado was launched in 1966 and stayed in production until the early 1970s when it was discontinued. ![]() The Coronado is a double cutaway, thinline hollow body electric guitar with maple neck. ![]() It possibly takes design inspiration from competitors Gibson and Gretsch, as well as from European semi‑acoustics such as the Hofner Verithin. The model was designed by German luthier Roger Rossmeisl who had also designed guitars for Rickenbacker, so Fender had high expectations for its first production semi‑acoustic guitar. ![]() The original Fender Coronado was introduced just a year after CBS took over from Leo Fender.
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