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    Duo-sonic comparisons?

    Hey has anybody ever done a head-to-head with the various duo-sonics?

    I could get a Squier desert sand Vintage Vibe Duo-sonic for around the same price as a Fender Mexican Duo-Sonic.

    I'm wondering which one sounds better stock.

    I have played both, but not head to head.

    I "feel" like the Squier one has way more high end chime, but then I was running it through a Vox AC15 CC.

    The Fender Mexican Duo-Sonic sounded really great as well but it was at another store and through a tweed Fender Blues Deluxe. It was really bubbly and the bridge pickup was like a cross between a Tele and a Strat.

    I'd like to go with the guitar that sounds the least like a Stratocaster or Telecaster, something unique. I feel like the Squier is that guitar, but does anybody disagree? Wish I could find a head-to-head video or sound file.

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    Re: Duo-sonic comparisons?

    AFAIK, the principal difference between these models is that the MIM Duo-Sonic's body is poplar while the Squier's is basswood. That may account for the sonic differences, absent any other variables.

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    Re: Duo-sonic comparisons?

    The CV's are a classic 24" scale and the MIM ones are a shorter 22.5 or so scale, same as the new squier mini strats. The CV ones are much better overall also IMO.

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    Re: Duo-sonic comparisons?

    The scale length makes a huge difference!

    The MIM Duo-Sonic's scale length is 22.7" which is very close to the original 1950s Duo-Sonic scale of 22.5". It makes the guitar really slinky playing and plucky sounding. I had one and would recommend the Squier for the scale length increase alone.

    The MIM had ceramic magnet pickups that are fairly powerful. Their not real dynamic but it makes a ballsy slide guitar. The pickups were not wired in series (louder in the combined position) like an old Duo-Sonic. I don't think the Squier's are either.

    I don't think either has a combo of features that were ever offered one one vintage Duo-Sonic at one time.
    Last edited by Don; 02-08-2012 at 04:57 AM.

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