![]() This one may be the "student" model, but all Fenders in that pre-CBS era were built using the same materials and to the same high quality standards as their more famous cousins. Fantastic build quality, amazing condition for its age, and a pioneering combination of single-coil and humbucker tones. But if you want the real deal, this is the one for you. Fortunately, you can't hold an iconic guitar down, so the Duo-Sonic has been reissued in various guises since 1993. The original model evolved to the standard scale Duo-Sonic II in 1965, but was discontinued in 1969. And one that, a decade later, became the favourite of the burgeoning US punk scene - Patti Smith, David Byrne, Television - and then again to later generations, including John Frusciante and Damon Albarn. So, a pioneering guitar in its own right. The 22.5" scale, the rosewood fingerboard, the single-ply white scratchplate, and the two black single-coil pick-ups that in middle-switch position created an early humbucker effect - something not missed by Gibson when this guitar first came to market in 1956. of course, upside-down for the left-handed Jimi.īut his was the same spec, same era model as this one. There are pictures of the young Jimi and the Duo-Sonic with The Isley Brothers' support act, The Turkords, in that year. And, as the story goes, he got that one for free from O'Kelly Isley, one of The Isley Brothers, when he joined the band in 1964. That one sold for a cool $246,000 in auction in 2010. No, it's not the guitar Hendrix owned and played. ![]() A shorter scale guitar marketed for the "student", not a bad place to start if you're on the way to rock legend status. ![]() A string-through-body bridge enhances vibration transfer resulting in increased sustain while the six individual saddles can be adjusted for precise intonation along each string. This Duo-Sonic model features a special neck plate engraved with a Fender “F” logo-a classic design element for Fender instruments.Not only a fabled Pre-CBS Fender, but the first Fender that a stage-named Jimmy James, aka Jimi Hendrix, is pictured with. ![]() The Duo-Sonic features a three-way toggle pickup switch, giving you the bridge pickup alone, the bridge and neck pickups together, and the neck pickup alone. This model features a hardtail bridge, rather than the classic tremolo, engineered for enhanced tuning stability and sustain. The instrument’s pure Fender tone shines through with enhanced upper harmonics and an articulate midrange that easily cuts through a mix. This instrument features a modern neck designed for comfort and performance, with a contemporary “C”-shaped profile (the shape of the neck in cross section), 9.5” fingerboard radius and medium jumbo frets. The 24” scale remains an authentic Fender design element still offered today. Clear and punchy-sounding, thanks to their vintage-spec output, Duo-Sonic single-coil and humbucking pickups add a unique character to the guitar’s voice. This classic shorter scale was originally offered during the 1960s on Fender classics such as the Jaguar and Mustang guitars. A surprisingly hip guitar with upgraded contemporary features, this instrument features slick style and a unique sound that's perfectly at home in modern music. Since its debut in 1956, the Duo-Sonic has found its way into the hands of genre-defining artists, becoming an underground sensation that helped create alternative music in the dingy clubs of New York City. ![]()
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