67-68 Fender Coronado I Bass?

[rxbandit79]

So, I was looking on Ebay this weekend and found a 67-68 Fender Coronado I Bass... only trouble is, I can't find much about it online... any time I search, it suggest my search should be for a Coronado II Bass...

Does anyone have any info on this? maybe an average cost it should be, or any literature on anything about this particular bass... or even better, if you have one, let me know what you think!

Thanks

 

[thumpbass1]

I remember these, and as a hollow body bass, I wasn't too impressed with them.
Gibson did this sort of bass much better than what Fender tried with the Coronado
model line up. If you are wanting it from a standpoint of collecting one as a Fender
fan you will have to try searching one out with the dealers that deal with vintage instruments. Most players didn't like them back then and they weren't a big selling model
for Fender. If you find any of the series it's the Coronado II model with the two pickups
that surfaces more often.

I couldn't tell what they would go for at auction or what the current Blue Book value
would be. The Coronado's have some appeal as a collectible, especially if you can find
one of the Wildwood models but they aren't bringing the same sort of money as a
good vintage Precision or Jazz Bass will.