2/12/2024 0 Comments Fender duo sonic electric guitar 2Both bodies are equally bulky area-wise, considering the Mustang body is somewhat narrower, yet longer So both guitars are about the same overall length (looks like within an inch of each other) counting the shorter neck. The Mustang body is actually longer than a Strat body, measured from heel of the neck to the lower strap button though the upper strap buttons are located about the same place For example, Fender Squier Affinity and Bullet lines have thinner, and thus lighter, bodies than Squier Standard and Classic Vibe lines or the regular Fender models.Ĭouple more ergonomic notes (since I don’t think there’s really a more important thing about a guitar.) A Mustang is referenced but should apply to Duo Sonics. Also, the different model lines of strats and duosonics have different wood characteristics that might affect your comfort. The tones produced by any of these pickups are widely transformable with playing style, the tone and volume knobs on the guitar, and outboard gear such as guitar pedals and amplifiers.įor someone with a back injury, trying out these guitars is probably worthwhile to determine whether some ergonomic feature of one over the other affects playability and comfort. In terms of pickups, both models are available stock with a range of configurations of single coil and humbucker pickups, sometimes with AlNiCo pickups, sometimes with ceramic. Strats: slightly heavier and bigger, with vibratoĭuosonics: slightly lighter and smaller, no vibrato size: Stratocasters have a 25.5 inch scale length and Duosonics have a 24 inch scale length - so strats are slightly bigger guitars, with a tiny bit more distance between the frets, than Duosonics. tailpiece: Stratocasters have vibrato (aka "whammy") tailpieces and Duosonics have fixed tailpieces (aka hardtail). There are two key differences between these guitars that might help narrow your decision. Just play a bunch of guitars pick the ones you like. That said: I did come to appreciate Strats I have three, and they’re not going anywhere.ĭon’t worry about ‘missing’ something because you’re not playing the same guitar as Jimi, or about being ‘boring’ by doing the opposite. I think most offsets just feel better and more natural than Strats in particular, but also Telecasters I’d say they even seem more like a Les Paul as far as where everything falls at-hand. It took me a LONG time to get used to Strat ergonomics they’re different completely from Offsets: bridge feels like it’s the strings are right on top of the body and too close to the strap button, knobs and pickups where they interfere with your picking hand without adjusting your technique etc. Pickups: middle and bridge position from '70s Fujigen (Japan) Strat copyĬondition notes: body shows wear and tear and everything is non-original.I didn’t have a Strat or Telecaster until a couple years ago I had nothing but offsets, a Les Paul and a Schecter (both of those only briefly) for over a decade prior Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Mustangs.ĭuring that decade prior, I would pick up other people’s Strats (in particular) and marvel over how much better my guitars were in every way. Neck feel: medium C/soft V shape, ~9.5" radius board Setup notes: the neck is straight, the truss rod works, the frets have plenty of life in them, and action is spot-on at 1/16" overall at the 12th fret. Harness has 500k pots and a 010 Mallory cap. Repairs included: a fret level/dress, fresh wiring harness, fitting of parts, minor bridge mods, setup. It also has the vibe of an earlier '50s Duo Sonic with its pre-offset body shape and 1-ply guard. It sounds like a "grown-up" Duo Sonic, really. The two-pickup mount gives a bright, clean, clear sound reminiscent of a Strat but with a bit more chime and a simpler series of overtones. It's light and easy to handle yet has good sustain and snap because of the steep back-angle on the Tele saddles and the hardtail mounting. This design, mixed with the lightweight basswood body, makes a really fun guitar. Mix-in a good wiring harness, aluminum Tele-style saddles, and some '70s Fujigen Strat pickups (they're flush-poles so they're more like Mustang/Duo Sonic pickups), and this is what came out the other side. Then I picked-up a WD repro pickguard for it in 1-ply black. I found a 2000 Mexican Strat neck ('50s vintage-style) to use with it because I noted that the bridge location doesn't match-up with any normal Fender-style neck you'd expect to use on it (24" scale Mustang or Jaguar neck) but that it works "close enough" with 25 1/2" scale necks. He traded it towards some work and it has just the right amount of finish grunge, finish cracking, and wear to give it a lived-in feel. My friend Steve bought this Mexican-made '95 Duo Sonic body (these were meant for a really-short-scale instrument) to mate with an old '60s Fender neck on a super-secret project, but wound-up finding an original Duo Sonic body to use instead.
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