Creamyapples1
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I just got one of eBay for 109.90 and I'm super geeked! Can't wait to turn loose on it. Anyone else have/like/dislike Duo-Sonics? Let's see em!
A
astoebe
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I sold a 1950's duo-sonic on ebay for 1300...i've got pictures of it somewhere though
Sloan
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I've got a '93 reissue that someone sloppily stuck a crap bridge humbucker in. It's a very twangy sounding guitar and great for dirty blues. The 22" scale is pretty interesting.
philboyd studge
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Had a '64, a white one. Cool sound, and I used it a bit for recording. Stolen along with a lot of other guitars back in 1986.
Creamyapples1
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philboyd studge said:
That sucks!!!!!! I don't know much about the one I just got off eBay yet, but I hope to find out more about it as soon as it arrives.
Creamyapples1
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Any other Duo-Sonic owners/players have anything to add?
Sloan
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Since your joining the "Fender short-scale awesomeness club" you might want to check out http://www.jag-stang.com there's a great forum there and lots of info on the "other" fender guitars. Most everyone there likes all those "other" guitars as well, like old Hagstroms and all those wacky 60's Japanese guitars. I've been going there for a really long time and I like it.
Flamin Lip
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Traded a 67 Duo Sonic II in college for a bad of weed.....a B I G bag of weed. Felt like I got a good deal then.......... played one again recently and STILL think it was an OK trade.
Seriously though, they are fun little guitars, but just dont play and sound as good as strats and teles.
Seriously though, they are fun little guitars, but just dont play and sound as good as strats and teles.
Creamyapples1
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Still haven't received mine yet, but a friend had one years ago and from what I remember it seemed like a decent little guitar.
UPS needs to drive faster imo
UPS needs to drive faster imo
hiwatt357
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I have a '64 Duo-Sonic II and a '65 Duo-Sonic II.
I went through a Nirvana/Mustang kinda phase in the early 90's, and the Duo-Sonic II's had the same switching as the Mustangs without the crappy vibrato system.
I have some old cassette 4-track recordings with one of them on it somewhere. I haven't tracked with it recently, though. I think I may need to do that.
The '64 has a shorter scale and clay dot-markers and the pickups sound great distorted. The '65 has the longer scale (well...long for a short-scale gutiar) MOP dot-markers and the pickups are a bit brighter than the '64. the '65 also has this really nice flame on the neck...it's crazy. It's a much nicer neck than should be on this thing.
I didn't care for the MIM "re-issues" if the Duo-Sonics they did in the late 90's, though.
I went through a Nirvana/Mustang kinda phase in the early 90's, and the Duo-Sonic II's had the same switching as the Mustangs without the crappy vibrato system.
I have some old cassette 4-track recordings with one of them on it somewhere. I haven't tracked with it recently, though. I think I may need to do that.
The '64 has a shorter scale and clay dot-markers and the pickups sound great distorted. The '65 has the longer scale (well...long for a short-scale gutiar) MOP dot-markers and the pickups are a bit brighter than the '64. the '65 also has this really nice flame on the neck...it's crazy. It's a much nicer neck than should be on this thing.
I didn't care for the MIM "re-issues" if the Duo-Sonics they did in the late 90's, though.
Creamyapples1
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So I got it, MIM 1993 Black with white pickguard and love it, wish I'd have picked one up a few years ago. I'll post some pics later today