I didn't know this Fender EXISTED?! | Friday Fretworks
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- A closer look at a somewhat forgotten point in Fender's history; the Duo Sonic!
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Key points:
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - JAM!
1:07 - What is a Duo Sonic?
1:48 - MusicMaster and Duo Sonic
2:02 - Is it really three quarter sized?
2:36 - The Duo Sonic's features
3:05 - Introduction/changes to its design
3:30 - What does it sound like?
4:00 - The Mustang!
4:35 - Famous Duo Sonic players
4:54 - The Reissue!
5:33 - My lack of an Offset...
6:24 - JAM!
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my god are you a DISGUSTINGLY amazing guitarist ..... makes me just floored every time i see you play man! Such talent !!! massive fan!
It hurts doesn't it...hoping to sell my soul to the devil in exchange for this kind of talent.
I know right...I will never let him play my guitars, because they will ask for a divorce.
How many hours did it take to reach this point ?
+1
Your playing is just amazing, putting 99% of shredders to shame, including me. A lots of feeling and outstanding dynamic in playing.
I got a Capri Orange Duo Sonic in a clearance sale and I honestly can't believe how amazing they are. It's so good that there's a major focus on them at the moment because they're deserving of more recognition.
That first clip! Your phrasing is something else!!
So tasty.
Hendrix and Trucks all in the same line, unbelievable groove.
@@teaheadQ exactly what I thought
smoothly breaking strings @ 0:59
Crap... Haven't noticed it until this comment
The show Must Go On!
Damn that was smooth. Wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't read your comment!
I have a 1957 Fender Duosonic, I bought in 1968 when I was 11 years old from a neighbor. I played in bands for years. Still have it but it stays home now, my 1972 Telecaster and '86 Strat go on the road with me. Glad to see reissued!
Always like the gear, but the music draws me here.
fun little fact: the word "offset" refers to the non-symmetrical waist curves on guitars like mustang, jaguar and jazzmaster. however, if you look at the waist on the duo-sonic, you'll see that the wais is symmetrical, thus technically making it not offset.
Just witnessed what you did with this guitar on Cardinal Black new tune Jump In! Now I must have one! Thanks Chris
What a joy is it to listen to this guy's playing. It's phenomenal. I hate myself for not subscribing here long ago
I honestly look forward to these friday fretworks mate 🤟🏻
That outro using the middle position was gold, sweet sounds Chris!
Chris, that’s the best I’ve ever heard you play. Can’t wait to see where you’ll be 5 or 10 more years and beyond...!!
Man how I look forward to Friday Fretworks. It's always great to hear something new from you...
Great playing! It kept tune through the string break nicely.
can't keep my eyes off your right hand Chris, fantastic stuff !
I love the desert sand/anodized pickguard/maple fretboard look
That intro alone was worth the admission! Stellar.
That postlude was lovely !
the 24 in scale is so comfortable
Liz Phair famously played a yellowed Olympic White Duo-Sonic II (the Mustang-style one, minus the Mustang’s Dynamic vibrato) and a Dakota Red Musicmaster in the 90s.
I had a '64 Duo Sonic II and I think the scale was 24". I regret selling it every day. One thing I wish Fender had kept from the original was the two three-way switches above the pickups. This allowed a couple of combinations that were out-of-phase that sound even more quacky and quirky than positions two and four on a five-way pickup selector on a Strat. Also a couple of in-phase positions which were "humbucking."
Nice bit of history coupled with superb playing, a win win.
OMG Chris! You could make a broken umbrella sound epic if you put strings on it, FABULOUS! 👍♥️
Always nice playing Chris!
great playing bro!
I wasn’t quite to sure what to make of the guitar’s tonality relative to all the other choices Fender offers especially if you include the Squier range. Then Chris ends the video with a tasteful stylish jam and all my doubts melt away. Lovely mocha color, I like the way it matches the tint of the neck.
I wish it was Friday everyday. Your playing is wonderful.
Bought one today after seeing this video. The exact same model. Love it to pieces. Thanks Chris. You’re awesome.
Sounds so good!
I have watched alot of vids about the duo sonic, this is the first one where someone plays lead, I always wondered why no one jammed on the duo sonic, sounds s great, thanks.
Great playing, and I’m really impressed by how this guitar sounds. I’ve fancied one for a while but I’ve been in the fence.
I just bought one and this made me so excited for it to come
I've got the 2008 Squier Classic Vibe re-issue. Still my favourite axe.
That is a cool guitar. And your playing is just awesome!
The original Duo one of Tomo’s favourites. Sweet intro Chris.
I have 2 duo sonics, 3 mustangs, and 1 musicmaster bass, love this guitars, I want a Musicmaster guitar in my collection
Yeah love these guitars - sounding good!
That was a great intro man. Wow
I just bought a Duo sonic in desert sand.
I have a late 50's Musicmaster but sadly it is in no shape to be played. I was going to attempt putting the neck onto the Duo sonic but haven't yet. It has a beautiful soft v that the Duo sonic doesn't have. Thanks for making this vid!
I've got a nice 65 MM neck that I would like to match up with something cool off set or not
It is a cool guitar, but anything in your hands is going to be fantastic.
Came here once again for the most amazing right hand ever, though the other one is no slouch, and left with a Duo being shipped. Had it a week now, new best friend, thank you Mr. Buck 😉
My father-in-law's prize guitar is a pre-CBS Duo Sonic.. suits him because he is 3/4 size too. He had it serviced recently and found out it has a 1960 Strat bridge pickup. It really is like a mini-Strat.
Lovely description of your father-in-law! I now have an image of Bilbo Baggins playing a Duo-Sonic.... 😂
Great sounding guitar! The colour, though, is absolutely ghastly! Playing as usual is sublime! Ya big show aff!
Got one. Love it. Great sound.
Hooray it's Friday... have a lovely weekend everybody
Dham you play so good!
Amazing song man!!
I have a 63 that I bought (beat-up) in 65 and even though it's a tad too small for my hands I still use it for slide in DGDGBD. Mine has been customized over the years with a DeArmond dynasonic pu in the bridge and a 60's strat pu in the neck. Has a great voice for slide with real variety of tones. Your stunning playing is why I come here, but always enjoy the gear as well.
Thanks! Great Review!
That is one beautiful guitar
Chris have you recorded or considered recording an instrumental? A tribute song perhaps? Or an instrumental album would be awesome. I'm sure the overwhelming majority of the folks subscribed to this channel would agree and would purchase it. Obviously you're a very busy man but keep it in mind if you would...
I'd pay good money for that! Give the people what they want Chris!
I just spent the afternoon cooking the family Sunday dinner and listening to buck & Evans. Chris is great in that band. But I’m starting to think that he’s rising above! His playing over the last few years has really gone to the next level. From really really good to WOW! This kid is amazing!!
Just subscribed. You are an amazingly talented guitar player and I really enjoy your videos. I practice and practice and then watch one of your videos and realize I still suck at guitar. I've lately been trying to copy your pick roll. You make it looks so easy when you change from pick to fingers. I've probably dropped my pick over a million times now trying to learn that 🙂 Kind Regards and please keep the videos coming. Thank you.
Years ago I had a 1963 Duo-Sonic with the slab rosewood in white with a reddish tortoise pick guard. The configuration was exactly like yours with the three way toggle. Interestingly enough, unlike the "new" reissues the switch went between neck pickup-both pickups IN SERIES- and bridge pickup. There was a significant boost in volume and girth when switched to the middle position (like a humbucker). I believe that this era (1955-1964) Duo-Sonic was the only guitar that Fender made like this.
No matter what you play it sounds like Chris Buck. Your feel is unreal. Thanks for all of these.
All the best!
I have a '66 Duo-Sonic II with a 24 inch scale length. The neck looks and feels just like a Fender Jaguar neck. The top load three saddle bridge can be intonated "close enough" and in the days before electronic tuners it was fine. I wish Fender would re-issue the Duo-Sonic II because I prefer the design over the original Duo-Sonic. Thanks for the video and for proving that you can get great sounds out of a little package.
The Duo-Sonic II exists in the form of the hardtail Mustang. Only thing missing is the phase switching.
I absolutely love these
Your outro was to die for...
Yes, pure poetry.
The intro floored me, and the outro finished me off
there is static noise in the ending jam solo, man I download the video just love it and I love playing it, you da best!
Fender also brought back the duo sonic in 1993 for a short time. I know because I have the 93 reissue. scale length for some reason was 22.7 inches.
The original Duo-Sonic and all other student models were 22.5" scale. 24" wasn't available as an option on student models until after the Mustang. Even the first Mustangs had 22.5".
What a pretty guitar. Impeccable playing as always - feel and phrasing to spare.
Dude this is one of my favorites! I've been waiting for you to check one of these out on FridayFretworks!
Cheers Chris, I think you might have converted me, that really sounded excellent. :)
I've heard a few people say it's not actually an offset, when you look at the body next to a Mustang you can see it's nowhere near as offset at that. It's like a different guitar all it's own I think that's why I like it so much.
I've heard the names before somewhere, but this ties it all up in a concise thought stream. Wouldn't mind at one myself. Alas...
The first guitar I ever played, was my father’s Fender Duo-sonic which looked identical to the one behind you in the video, which he bought back in the late 50’s or very early 60’s when he was in his 20’s. It may have had a different colour strike plate, don’t recall, and still had the snap-on chrome metal cover piece for the string loader. Guess I was pretty spoiled learning to play on an easy guitar like that. (didn’t help though☹️) Great to learn a bit about it from your video!
Love this guitar in the new Cardinal Black track!
Well spotted! ;)
theres also aH/S and when i heared it with some effects on it i was literaly thinking "kurt would have loved this so much"
your guitar playing makes my muscles contract its so good wtf teach me
F**king awesome playing. Saving that to slow down and try to figure out. Should only take me a year or two. Ha ha and thanks.
It’s funny because my first guitar was a Squire Duo-Sonic and I never saw another one for a long time
Just wow!
Don't know why Dave Alvin never gets a mention when talking about Duo Sonics. He rocks.
Hi Chris. I went looking for a shorter scale guitar about 10 years ago when my arthritic fingers started to struggle with the stretches. I bought a Jaguar - not the original single coil type favoured by Johnny Marr, but a Classic Player HH. The 24" scale is pretty much my comfort zone these days. I do own a Strat and a Tele, but they are a bit of a challenge. On this Jaguar, the roller knobs above the bass strings provide a variable blend between coil-tapped and full humbucker, independently for each pickup. This does allow for a great variety of sounds, and this Jag is really a very versatile guitar.
It may be obvious but - down tuning the strat/tele to Eb essentially gives you the same tension you'd get on a 24" neck in E
Fender MIM Duo Sonic HS is now my main guitar 🤘🏻
Personally, I like the big toggle switch. It’s just cool looking!
I always wondered about these
So Cool...
man that's a lovely guitar! you've said before about making all the backing tracks you play to in the videos yourself, just wondering what you use for drums?
Fender did actually have a short run in the 90s with Strat pickups and a 22 inch scale length, too. I can't remember if they were part of a specific line, but they can still be found occasionally for pretty reasonable prices. I've seen some on craigslist in the past for only a couple hundred bucks.
I had one of those for a year or so…ended up giving it away to a co-worker. It was alright but then I got a ‘65 white Mustang that, as they say, smoked it. ☺️
Duo Sonic short scale ,with humbucker in the bridge ,perfect guitar !!!
The Duo Sonic was an inexpensive entry level Fender, as Chris said. It was a very common electric guitar in the States, along with the Mustang, and many young guitarists began with it. I always liked how it sounded, very Fender-ish and not at all a big sonic come-down from a Strat or a Tele. I never liked the 22.5” scale neck, though, as my big fat fingers have a hard time of it past the 12th fret. It would make a great slide guitar, however.
As the re-issue Duo Sonics have the same neck as the Jaguar with its 24”scale, this is a lot better for me and only a slight bit shorter than most Gretschs at 24.6”.
So, what does this tale tell us? Well, listen to Chris’s always brilliant playing on it. He shows us that a good or great player will sound good and great and like him/herself on any properly working instrument.
Duo-Sonics were actually first re-issued in 93/94. I bought one at the time and still have it. I wanna say it way $250... the cheapest Fender in the music shop at the time.
there is also a chinese made classic vibe version of this in desert sand with gold pickguard from like 2008 but with plastic button vintage open shaft tuners. i got mine for 150 dollars used and had to resoder a broken wire and replace the switch and its one of the best guitars i own, great to play all day standing up or on the couch, even has insane specs like quartersawn maple neck with crazy figuring and is rock solid
I bought one a couple weeks ago
I too never knew this existed
I love it
Omg that string popping off at 1:00 haha
Tomo Fujita's got a gorgeous 1955, I believe he said it was, that I watched him play earlier today. Man that thing sounds amazing.
Just ordered one!! Sea foam! Oohhhh woop
I've got an original 62 duo sonic that sounds absolutely amazing. small but still very playable even with big hands. I'd love to hear chris play it!!!!!!!!!
Same here mines a 62 love it. It's like a mini strat
OMG the string break!
Duo Sonics are extremely fun guitars. They're like great-sounding toys after adding decent pickups. String them with 11s. Your scholarship is impressive, as always.
These strings are perfect for 24" scale guitars: stringjoy.com/guitarstrings/strings/electric-guitar-strings/balanced-11-5-gauge-electric-guitar-strings/. As for the saddles, Highwood 10.80s are a massive improvement: www.highwood-guitarparts.com/.
@@Wxterslide that’s actually just silly.
@@walterrizotto8668 Love those on my Les Pauls.
My first guitar was a 1961 Fender Duo-Sonic that belonged to Stephen Stills and he traded it to Charlie Wirz of Charlie's Guitar Shop Dallas when it was on Harry Hines (R.I.P.) for some gear in 1977 then Charlie gave it to me (My mom knew him, I was 9 yrs old). Sold it and have searched high and low for that guitar but to no avail. Great Guitar.
Excellent and musical playing and fantastic tone. Wow. What amp?
Nice! I have been looking hard at these and well I think I will have to get it sooner than later. Loved the tone and the look has grown on me. I wasn't a fan at first. The interview was great with "G" @Thomann. It was interesting the offset conversation came up. Got to be a sign... I hope my wife believes in destiny.... Thanks!
Some of these had the old red bobbin pickups...with that nice glassy tone...
I own a 1963 Duo Sonic. It is Candy Apple Red. There is an circled OK ink stamp in the neck pocket that is half on bare wood and half on paint. 1963 was the first year for Candy Apple Red.
I love that backing track. Is there any way to get ahold of it/is it online anywhere? Keep up the good stuff.
I want badly to hear the instrumental trio record you make with Steve Jordan and any rando b-3 player.
Really nice sounds, a very neglected guitar!
The 24 inch scale length version is the same scale length as Brian May's red special. It makes me wonder if it could be a useful base for a Brian May like tone.
Love your playing, My wife who does not like anyone loves your playing, BROKE A STRING DIDN'T you?