Coronamaster - FINISHED - pg 4

[parry]

Very nice!!

ooh thats what i love to see

So good.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words! I'm looking forward to posting the finished build!

I've never played one. I'm sure they don't sound like a JM exactly, but are the pickups pretty cool sounding on a hollowbody?

Me either! But I've wanted to do this build ever since I learned that the Modern Players had a full centre-block. I'm excited to hear how they sound - in my head, I think it could be really good. I've also been toying with the idea of hiding a Jag pickup under the covers, to experiment. Maybe one of each...? Who knows. It's going to be fun though.

[parry]

Quick mock-up, to see how this will come together



It's not without it's issues - the neck pocket still needs to be levelled out - as a result of the steep angle, the Staytrem is cranked way-high, the pickup covers are essentially resting on top of the body to achieve a decent relationship to the strings... and of course, the strings are also resting on the trem screws. Not a big deal. Decreasing the angle of the neck pocket should sort out the bridge issues and still allow me room to install the jag mute


... and I'll probably flip the screws on the trem plate, so there's no contact there.

Otherwise, the trem works beautifully - just need to make a few subtle tweaks to the arm, to get it perfect - and the neck... I'm in love with the neck! The width at the nut is nice and wide. Which is GREAT. I'm really looking forward to getting this built. Now, to get the neck pocket sorted out...

[wproffitt]

I’m loving this! I can’t wait to see it finished.

[greens]

Great work so far!

[Rgand]

Looking good!

[amplituden]

Get on with it? AMIRIGHT?

[Snake Hips]

Fantastic looking mod! well done

[Fiddy]

Corona?

[Danley]

Corona?

No - Probably Wuhan



Add this:

[parry]

Behold! Coronamaster - finished on Saturday evening. This was a really solid guitar to begin with, so not much of a surprise.. and it came together just as well. I spent yesterday playing it acoustically for the most part, but I did get to play through an amp for a bit. Not disappointed! It's very loud and rings out like crazy (behind the bridge). Played through an amp, it definitely maintained JM characteristics, maybe just a touch more woody(?). It's very strong and present-sounding, so that'll take a bit of getting used to, compared to my Sheraton (which looks exactly like this guitar, hahahaha). And man - that trem! Oh, how I've missed it...


I had to remove the two outside screws on the trem plate, so the strings aren't resting on them (part of why it rings out so beautifully), so I'm considering getting a Mastery trem for it, if the world gets back to some semblance of normal. Of course, I'm ITCHING to get this thing to practice with the full band, but that's not going to happen until all this blows over.

I'll see about getting some more shots of it later. For anyone interested, here's what happened:
Matched headstock, Fender 70s (repro) button tuners, "F" neckplate, cream pickguard, PickupWiz CBS-style JM pups (my favourites) with open JM/Humbucker conversion covers, 1meg pots, cloth wiring, Staytrem bridge, Jag mute (cosmetic, for now), vintage Coro knobs, AVRI trem

[Rgand]

That really is nice! Glad to hear it sounds the way you like.

[Amon 7.L]

I gotta confess that for a split second I've red the title as "Coronavirusmaster"
I think in this unfortunate times seeing something, this time, for once, it's a pleasure to see beauty in the Corona.
Congratulations

[jasonpetzold]

Love it, looks great!

[beauzooka]

Big thumbs up!

[The Dead Ranch Hands]

I love it. I wish Fender would put out something like this. Coronado with JM trem. Maybe JM pickups or P90s would be great.