Fender: Coronado bass

I like everything about this bass less one feature but let's get to that later. This isn't the original Coronado bass, it's a reissue by Fender under the Modern Player series. I like the 30" scale length most; it's very guitar-player friendly, no extra stretching required. The neck width is also not too narrow so there's ample space between strings, especially for us players who arch our fretting fingers quite significantly. The pickups- sweet! More importantly, they complement the semi-hollow body very well, warm tones aplenty. Also, the pickups are truly neck & bridge units unlike some models where the 'neck' pickup is actually in the middle position & bridge pickup resides a distant away from the bridge. I find this especially meaningful as I can hear tonal differences as I toggle between units. 

However, if we look at the body width closely, we note its wider lower dimensions so for those of us who rest our picking hand wrists on the body, this one poses a real hindrance. Still with this lower body width issue, the bass doesn't fare well when played sitting down- you guessed it- neck dive.

Do not let the design quirks prevent you from considering this bass because it's a unique sounding instrument, thanks to the special pickups there (the Fideli'Tron, ladies & gentlemen) & that scale length is simply goodness for the taking (unless you look the other way when it comes to shorter-scaled basses).

Thanks, Swee Lee, for letting me have some test time with it :-)

Fender: Coronado bass (Modern Player Series)

List: SGD1,040

Availability: Swee Lee Bras Basah showrooom