Then came Bronson: "High End" Duo-sonic copies

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:46 pm

BODY : Alder 2P
NECK : Madagascar Rosewood Slab Board on Maple / 22F
NECK : SCALE 24â€� (610mm)
NECK : SHAPE Regular
RADIUS : 180R
NUT : Bone
PICKUPS : FLAT-POLE x 2 / made in U.S.A.
ELECTRONICS : 1 Vol. 1Tone / 1 Toggle SW
FINISH : All Nitrocellulose Lacquer
COLOR : Vintage White w/ Red Tortoise Pickguard

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serfx · Post by **serfx** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:50 pm

excuse me while i go change my pants.

wow..

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:51 pm

Link to website?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:11 pm

Pens wrote:Link to website?

ishibashimusic sells them. They cost more than an original Duo (Link)

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:25 pm

Holy hell. $2k????

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:47 pm

Pens wrote:Holy hell. $2k????

Well...they do use a lot of high end comporments.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:56 pm

Ex-Fucking-Scuse me?

louis · Post by **louis** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:02 pm

aen wrote:Ex-Fucking-Scuse me?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:10 pm

i still like mine better

mine used lots of high end components and it cost 200 bucks

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:17 pm

Liek the black/gold and black/red combos. 2K is a joke though, you'd expect exotic woods and thru-neck malarky for that money.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:30 pm

TWO FUCKING GRAND AND YOU STILL END UP WITH A SHITTY THREE BARREL BRIDGE??!!??

Post by **dots** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:20 pm

2k buys you like 5 or 6 cv duos that i guarantee are of similar quality. fuck them shits.

A_saVANT · Post by **A_saVANT** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:50 pm

For $2k it better come with a built in klon and a dumble practice mapz.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:51 pm

CV duos are probably of similar quality. the 90s ones are definitely not. and neither are very accurate reissues like this. this has the correct body and pickguard shape, and the correct pickup locations/positions. I still wouldn't pay $2K for it... but some people might. maybe it will get fender to consider an accurate reissue.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:54 pm

these are how I wish the CV duos would look. still would rather have one of those. fuck 2k for a duo sonic.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:29 pm

Pens wrote:TWO FUCKING GRAND AND YOU STILL END UP WITH A SHITTY THREE BARREL BRIDGE??!!??

Phil O'Keefe · Post by **Phil O'Keefe** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:42 am

Pens wrote:TWO FUCKING GRAND AND YOU STILL END UP WITH A SHITTY THREE BARREL BRIDGE??!!??

Nothing wrong with a three barrel bridge - you just need a $12 set of compensated saddles. I like brass, but they're available in steel and aluminum too.

The tuners on that very nice looking Van Zandt look like Gotoh SD91's - I've got those on my Duo Sonic and absolutely love them. They're super smooth and they stay in tune great. They look cool too. But yeah - I'm sorry, but two grand is way more than most shortscalers are going to want to pay for a Duo Sonic. No matter how well done.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:55 pm

$2K and you would still have to sand that ridiculous horseshit logo off the headstock. Does anyone think there is suddenly a market for these?

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:13 pm

DGNR8 wrote:$2K and you would still have to sand that ridiculous horseshit logo off the headstock. Does anyone think there is suddenly a market for these?

Considering this seems like a Japan only thing, yes. Aren't short scales the biggest sellers in japan?

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:30 pm

Phil O'Keefe wrote:
Pens wrote:TWO FUCKING GRAND AND YOU STILL END UP WITH A SHITTY THREE BARREL BRIDGE??!!??
Nothing wrong with a three barrel bridge - you just need a $12 set of compensated saddles. I like brass, but they're available in steel and aluminum too.

The tuners on that very nice looking Van Zandt look like Gotoh SD91's - I've got those on my Duo Sonic and absolutely love them. They're super smooth and they stay in tune great. They look cool too. But yeah - I'm sorry, but two grand is way more than most shortscalers are going to want to pay for a Duo Sonic. No matter how well done.

For $2k I would expect them to come standard with compensated saddles.

I guess I'm trying to understand why they think they can charge that much for this guitar, considering this is more expensive than even the highest end Jaguar from Fender, or even most of their high end guitars.