Bass of the Week: Fad Guitars Corona P50
This week we’re checking out the Corona P50 by Indonesia’s Fad Guitars. Despite its name, the bass was introduced last year as their first-ever hollow body bass.
It has an interesting wood combination that utilizes jackfruit back and sides with a mahogany top. Its maple neck sports a vintage “C” shape and a rosewood fingerboard with 21 frets. Finished in a “licorice” color, the bass gets some extra elegance with a gold/copper colored pickguard, hardware, and finger rest.
For electronics, the company opted for a single Seymour Duncan Antiquity 50 P pickup with passive electronics. The tone control has a push-pull function to double as a kill switch. Finally, the hardware includes a Badass II bridge and Hipshot HB2 tuners.
Fad Guitars Corona P50 Bass Specs:
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Body: | Jackfruit |
| Top: | Mahogany |
| Neck: | Maple |
| Neck Shape: | Vintage C |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Frets: | 21 Medium |
| Radius: | 7.25″ |
| Pickup: | Seymour Duncan Antiquity 50P |
| Controls: | Tone w/ Push-Pull Killswitch |
| Bridge: | Badass II |
| Tuners: | Hipshot HB2 |
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
