![]() The body shape & headstock are very similar to a Fender Jazz master but with one piece fixed, narrow neck, unlike Fender bolt on type. The Selmer Futurama Coronado Automatic was made in very small numbers, probably as few as 200. Rob Comment left 12th September 2022 02:02:07 reply A similar model, branded Futurama rather than Hagstrom, was the Coronado Automatic available through Selmer in the United Kingdom only. The name Condor was used by both American distributors who dealt with this guitar, Merson and Unichord. ![]() It had a set neck unusual as Hagstrom solid-bodies generally had bolt-on necks. The controls allowed for any pickup combination (black buttons, each pickup can be on or off), a tone setting of dark, mid or bright (red buttons), and either solo or accompaniment mode (blue buttons).Ī total of 1058 Corvettes were produced in 6 batches typically of between 100-250 at a time. ![]() It had rather interesting push button controls, consisting of eight separate switches allowing a total of 27 distinct tones. It was an impressive guitar with 3 pickups (as opposed to the two of the Impala) and a fetching Red or Mahogany Sunburst polyester finish. Between 19 Hagstrom were building the Corvette, (or Condor as it was known in America Gretsch were already using the name Corvette) alongside the Hagstrom Impala.
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