Fender Coronado XII 1966-1970Maple, Rosewood Roger Rossmeisl was an outstanding luthier. Before collaborating with Fender, he had worked for Gibson, Rickenbacker and perhaps Mosrite. His first contribution at Fender came under the form of the Coronado series, a set of semi-hollow and thinline guitars sporting DeArmond pickups. Whether the “Hockey cross” headstock was an answer to a design problem or simply a touch of fantasy remains unsure,  but it made the Coronado XII one of the most peculiar and unmistakable Fender ever made. Edit: The hockey headstock was actually designed a year earlier by M. Leo Fender himself for the Fender Electric XII. Hats off, Leo…
March 1, 2012

Fender Coronado XII

1966-1970
Maple, Rosewood

Roger Rossmeisl was an outstanding luthier. Before collaborating with Fender, he had worked for Gibson, Rickenbacker and perhaps Mosrite. His first contribution at Fender came under the form of the Coronado series, a set of semi-hollow and thinline guitars sporting DeArmond pickups. Whether the “Hockey cross” headstock was an answer to a design problem or simply a touch of fantasy remains unsure,  but it made the Coronado XII one of the most peculiar and unmistakable Fender ever made.

Edit: The hockey headstock was actually designed a year earlier by M. Leo Fender himself for the Fender Electric XII. Hats off, Leo…

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