...The corona I have,has the first four digits burned out and says “USED” on the back of the headstock...
I get the idea you kinda like D 25's.Timmy, welcome to LTG!
You may get a muted response to your question - AFAIK not many here have tried, much less owned a
Corona D25. There are not that many of them out there relative to Westerly-built D25s,
as Guild didn't operate in Corona very long.
I've had 5, still own 3. Great volume, bright tone, fast necks, excellent built quality on all.
Volume and projection are not necessarily what I would typically associate
with all-hog dreads, but the Corona 25s seem to have both. Ime they do not manifest the
rich overtones the way the the arch-back Westerly-era spruce top D25s do.
The only nitpick I have is the finish on all is low gloss and has a noticeable fine orange-peel texture
- imo these excellent instruments would have been more attractive with a high-gloss finish.
In the 1st photo, 2, 3 and 7 are Corona D25s, the rest are Westerly.
2nd photo is closer look at the Crimson Transparent finish, which
can appear nearly black or very saturated, depending on the light source.
Have seen more Corona D25s finished this color than the others.
Not sure how the Corona serial #s work, there are those here that do, perhaps we'll
hear from someone. What you're describing sounds like a MIRC instrument.
From Chazmo, one of our moderators:
MIRC = http://mircweb.com/ Reclamation company that sold Guilds. Factory reject guitars that came without warranty. Usually accompanied by sticker overlaid on label and "USED" stamped on back of headstock.
Have read various accounts here of MIRC instruments, which, other than the identifiers described above, appear and play as well
as non-MIRCed instruments. Here is one:
Kudos to MIRC
For those who are not familiar with MIRC they are the Manufacturers Instrument Reclamation Corp. They take factory second guitars and refurbish them for resale. My F-130 is a refurb and I contacted Guild to see if they could give me any info on it, specifically what kind of repair work was done...www.letstalkguild.com
Looking forward to seeing some photos of your Corona D25.
that’s my colour,as well.Timmy, welcome to LTG!
You may get a muted response to your question - AFAIK not many here have tried, much less owned a
Corona D25. There are not that many of them out there relative to Westerly-built D25s,
as Guild didn't operate in Corona very long.
I've had 5, still own 3. Great volume, bright tone, fast necks, excellent built quality on all.
Volume and projection are not necessarily what I would typically associate
with all-hog dreads, but the Corona 25s seem to have both. Ime they do not manifest the
rich overtones the way the the arch-back Westerly-era spruce top D25s do.
The only nitpick I have is the finish on all is low gloss and has a noticeable fine orange-peel texture
- imo these excellent instruments would have been more attractive with a high-gloss finish.
In the 1st photo, 2, 3 and 7 are Corona D25s, the rest are Westerly.
2nd photo is closer look at the Crimson Transparent finish, which
can appear nearly black or very saturated, depending on the light source.
Have seen more Corona D25s finished this color than the others.
Hey B!!! I'll fight you for it!! LMAO!!Tom, did not know Corona did that with unsold inventory!
I'm always on the lookout for a Sapphire Blue Corona D25 - have seen exactly two come up for sale over
the past several years, could not manage to land either one.
Hey B!!! I'll fight you for it!! LMAO!!
Oh for sure they did but I think that Fender actually stamped "Used" in-house and MIRC only obliterated s/n's and put their bar code label over the s/n on the factory label.They did it for both. First with Corona to keep from moving inventory from CA to WA and to liquidate stock and not be burdened with any warranty work. Not sure if they used MIRC for Corona.
Right, the barcode label is universal on MIRC refurbs, we've even seen cases where it looks like attempted removal took off the underlying paper of the original label too.That's why I asked if Timmy had a photo of the label of his D25, as I'd like to see how they handled that. MIRC instruments have the serial number obliterated and a different reference number put over it.