I just aquired a Fender Duo Sonic. It is one of the reissues made in mexico. The guy that had it before me didnt like the small neck so he put an aged Strat neck on it. It plays great but i hate the bridge! Cant get the intonation right and the strings just kinda slide around on the saddles. Im thinking about just putting a fixed strat bridge on it cause i dont know much about all this and i dont wanna risk drilling holes in my guitar. Any suggestions??
I don't really have a good solution for you, but what I do have is a link to other people's crazy ideas to fix the bridge. this is my favorite:
Here are the links:
http://www.jag-stang.com/forum/viewt...hp?f=5&t=15263
http://www.marcelroy.com/mods/bridge/
"The other Shaltanac's joopleberry shrub is always a more mauvy shade of pinky-russet."
"there's NOTHING WRONG with a live penguin, but...I expected a hamburger!"
Will a Duo-Sonic even intonate correctly with a Strat neck without moving the bridge?
What's the scale length on an MIM Duo-Sonic?
I believe it's 22"
The Duo-Sonic scale length is too short to intonate properly with a Strat neck. It could be either a 24" scale length or a 22.5" depending on the model. Measure from the nut to the 12th fret of the neck. Use that measurement and extend it onto the body of the guitar from the 12th fret. That will tell you where the bridge should be located to intonate the guitar properly. On a Duo-sonic you'll come up a few inches shy of where it should be. You need a shorter scale neck.
VM
If aliens listened to our current top 40, they'd think that the entire planet was populated by sexually ambivalent robots with ethnic insecurity.
Fripp, you have a way with words
It should be ok. You'll need to get them saddles moved back almost all the way.
Thanks for all the suggestions. The guy that i got it from gave me the original neck as well, so i could put that one back on if that would help. This strat neck is sweet though. How do these sound with the original neck? Seems like it would sound really thin.
It would only take a few minutes and a set of strings to find out.
Short scale Fenders are fun to play. They're very slinky feeling due to the shorter scale length.
If you like it, you could probably sell the Strat neck for what you paid for the guitar!
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote