here's my latest duo sonic II

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:59 pm

Phil O'Keefe wrote:That looks like it's in really nice shape. How's the neck on it?

honestly, the neck on this is better than all of my other guitars. quick and nice frets

rawpower · Post by **rawpower** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:07 am

Sorry for the ignorance, but what is the "name" of the color on this Duo-II? Is it Torino, Dakota, or ?. That is so pretty golden. Congrats!

Phil O'Keefe · Post by **Phil O'Keefe** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:54 am

goldengurls wrote:
Phil O'Keefe wrote:That looks like it's in really nice shape. How's the neck on it?
honestly, the neck on this is better than all of my other guitars. quick and nice frets

Nice. I'm now doubly jealous.

Is that the factory stock (Dakota) red?

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:25 am

And I'm curious about the color also. In the photos the red looks darker than Dakota red.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:43 am

Weren't the "student" models (Mustang, Duo, Musicmaster) available in colours just called "red" and "blue" in the catalogues? I thought I remembered reading that.

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:53 pm

the red is suspect, i have no idea, it has finish crackage and all and the paint in the routes looks like it was all finished properly if it was redone, the body is stamped ES which i researched and found to be common.

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:23 am

goldengurls wrote:the red is suspect, i have no idea, it has finish crackage and all and the paint in the routes looks like it was all finished properly if it was redone, ...

That's the issue, whether it's an older refin. These 60's came in what is commonly called Dakota Red. This is the color of my '65. Darker than the orangey Fiesta Red but lighter than the way yours looks in your photos. A vintage expert can tell if you have a refin, even if it's very well done.

Regardless, great axe!

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:44 am

Doug wrote:
goldengurls wrote:the red is suspect, i have no idea, it has finish crackage and all and the paint in the routes looks like it was all finished properly if it was redone, ...
That's the issue, whether it's an older refin. These 60's came in what is commonly called Dakota Red. This is the color of my '65. Darker than the orangey Fiesta Red but lighter than the way yours looks in your photos. A vintage expert can tell if you have a refin, even if it's very well done.

Regardless, great axe!

thanks man it is a great guitar, honestly i am not worried about if it's a refin or not, I have only owned one duo sonic II that I felt was assuredly the og finish. I have owned 3 vintage mustangs that were legit undoubtedly including the one i gig with but the others well, who knows sometimes the finish just loosk weird. this one i would wager is potentially a refin, i mean it is darker than it should be and the finish checking is not similar to others I have seen, regardless it plays fantastic.

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:41 am

Now I understand your logo. You know exxactly what you're talkin about, GG.

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:09 am

it's a total truth! lol, i love the 24 inch scale so I am also readily addicted to jaguars.

MMPicker · Post by **MMPicker** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:55 am

Nice looking guitar.

The "Duosonic II" decal is missing from the headstock, something has to acount for that. Refinish? Replacement neck? I've no idea. So anyway it is not a prisitine original. But then doesn't post #1 refer to parts it was assembled from?
As long as its condition was as advertised, so there were no pricing implications to OP, and it plays and sounds good, and looks good too, who cares.

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:59 pm

yeah dude, i never implied it was original. it's made of 67 duo parts, the neck had been refinished and someone removed that portion of the decal, in person you can see where it was. Let's just say it was priced better than fair IMO

MMPicker · Post by **MMPicker** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:42 pm

I like these guitars too.

But when I had a a 2nd pickup added to my Musicmaster II, I wasn't sure I would like the sliders. I read various complaints about them on the 'net, and I'd been playing a Les Paul for years previously. So I had a toggle installed in the lower horn, like the older Duosonics had, instead of using sliders.

Some day I might find some other use for the sliders, the routing for them is already there.

But nowadays I'm mostly playing my CP Jaguar anyway, I like its neck/ frets a bit better.

here's my latest duo sonic II

Mustang afflicted Duo-Sonic junkie