Summer Namm Duo Sonic

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 5:52 pm

astro wrote:
honeyiscool wrote:
astro wrote:I'm loving the PJ mustang bass as well. But I would like it better if it had the vintage Mustang bass bridge that strings through the body. Not a deal breaker for me though, if I get one I'll just have the original style bridge installed by a luthier.
I like the Mustang Bass bridge aesthetically speaking, but all it does functionally is make it harder to find strings for your bass.
I buy my strings online, so that's not a problem for me. I use medium scale bass strings on my mustang, which of course don't exist for sale anywhere other than on the internet.

I do find that string-through-body bridges sound better to my ears, although that could just be a psychological illusion.

And of course the Mustang bass bridge just looks cool...

Anybody know when these will be available for purchase?

when I had my mustang bass I bought a pack of fender bass VI strings and strung it up with, .75s on the low E. it played just like a 4 string baratone. I loved it

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:53 pm

singlepup wrote:
jcyphe wrote:Fender should have done a Squier Classic Vibe Duo-Sonic, that would have sold better than any of these models.
Again? I don't think those sold well either, although they were very nice guitars (as Gusman has said).

Not this one they did.

Something like this would sell well IMO. The Strat/Tele/Basses/Jazzmasters/Jaguars/Mustangs classic vibe/vintage modified guitars sold well from what I understand.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:22 am

serfx wrote:that green duo sonic ii mustang is choice

it'll probably end up being close to $900 canadian when they get here..
so who knows, but i want one.
and i've a 60's duo sonic ii neck on one of my jaguars at the moment.. so a neck swap could end up happening (depending on what spec they use for these new ones)

Unfortunately likely, I love my maple mustang neck and kind of regret letting the b2kua jag go with the maple neck it had. I'm guessing $750 cad, and is don't see many selling so used is basically a lost cause. Shame, it would look great beside the 70's stang...

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:43 pm

This is hot, you guys.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:45 pm

ehh, kind of turned off the jazz bridge/p neck pickup combo

might as well just be p bass only. if that's how we get a jazz neck on a p bass body though, fine. but people will dig it, maybe

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:05 pm

I don't like PJ with the J control panel, but the 3-way switch means that it'll sound as good as any Precision out there.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:05 pm

George wrote:ehh, kind of turned off the jazz bridge/p neck pickup combo

might as well just be p bass only. if that's how we get a jazz neck on a p bass body though, fine. but people will dig it, maybe

That's a Mustang neck on a Mustang body isn't it?

Post by **dots** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:53 pm

jcyphe wrote:
singlepup wrote:
jcyphe wrote:Fender should have done a Squier Classic Vibe Duo-Sonic, that would have sold better than any of these models.
Again? I don't think those sold well either, although they were very nice guitars (as Gusman has said).
Not this one they did.

Something like this would sell well IMO. The Strat/Tele/Basses/Jazzmasters/Jaguars/Mustangs classic vibe/vintage modified guitars sold well from what I understand.

it would be interesting to see how well a proper run of duos would sell.

astro · Post by **astro** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:01 pm

honeyiscool wrote:

This is hot, you guys.

Now that I see this pic, I see that there would be no room for a vintage style mustang bass bridge due to the jazz pickup, as someone here already mentioned.

I'm curious to see if there are any colours other than white... that olive colour from the hardtail mustang would be cool.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:05 pm

The bass is available in white, sonic blue and Torino red.

All the new Fender NAMM stuff appears to be listed on this Canadian website:

http://www.lamusic.ca/New-Fender-from-S ... s/1028.htm

Not many of them have pictures yet though.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:34 pm

White, blue and red, eh?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:21 am

sonic blue mustang bass.........tort pickguard.

BALSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:25 am

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:33 am

OK HERE IS YOUR COLOR LIST FOR THESE THINGS

DUO SONIC - Torino Red, Aged White, Capri Orange,
DUO SONIC HS - Black, Daphne Blue, Surf Green
MUSTANG 90 - OLY, Torino Red, Silver
MAPLESTANG - OLY, Black, Olive Green
PJSTANGBASS - OLY, SBL, Torino Red

guys on here that are old as me remember 99 dollar Squier Bullets only coming in Torino Red back in the 90's

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:35 am

ohh shit.

road worn shell pink J

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:36 am

that pickguard looks like fucking assspisss

thats a fucking 1600 dollar bass. fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkthatsssssssttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:37 am

nevermind thats a FLEA BASS

fuck that shit

wadeaminute · Post by **wadeaminute** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:35 pm

These are Pawn Shop series guitars without that designation / marketing. I think that they are cool. And I think that, like the Fender Pawn Shop Super-Sonics, they will be blown out in two years for half price.
The PS Super-Sonics were $799, and they were marked down to $350 two years later. So, patience.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:58 pm

lol i never saw a super sonic for 350 in my life

squier or fender

chemistforhire · Post by **chemistforhire** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 5:10 pm

These remind me of those cheap Korean mustang/duo sonic copies from a few years back that sold for like $85.