Squier Duo Sonic classic vibe $99

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:45 pm

I played one of these in a shop today and they are really quite nice. They were wanting Â£259 ($425). $99 for one of these is such a mental price. I wouldn't buy one anyway, 'cause I'm not a fan of the radius and I don't really need another guitar. If I lived in America I probably would have bought one anyway though.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:14 am

Got mine. Absofuckinglutely fantastic. Great guitar at $200, pants-shittingly good guitar at $99 you lucky bastards.

Thanks again, Mickie.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:11 am

Thats good to hear, i have never played one but i have seen them, i remember being blinded by the amount of clear coat on the neck. Which, is a good thing.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:23 am

purplehaze19x wrote:i remember being blinded by the paleness of the neck.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:28 am

The paleness didn't actually bug me, but you can almost see your reflection in that clear coat.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:36 am

ha ha, yeah, it felt great when i played it, but aesthetically i couldn't justify owning such a white guitar. oh yeah, and i hate gold.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:24 am

The finish is thick but it livable. I disliked the idea of gold, but I came to like it after seeing it in person. It sort of offsets the guitar's paleness without breaking the overall color scheme. Makes it a bit more lively.

I plan to swap the bridge for a six saddle at some point, but am in no overwhelming rush to do so.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:47 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:ha ha, yeah, it felt great when i played it, but aesthetically i couldn't justify owning such a white guitar. oh yeah, and i hate gold.

Think I'm going to leave mine in sunlight as much as I can to try and age it a bit, my MIM Tele had a really pale fretboard when I got it, but it's gone a nice golden, though that's taken about 8 years D: I love the gold scratchplate, though :D I want one and a name thing for my RIC :E

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:50 am

The aesthetics have actually grown on me a lot, I'm still not keen on the whiteter than white maple neck but the body colour and gold are fine by me.

Maybe I'll try and tint the neck? I don't know how easy or hard that is though?

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:52 am

Mike wrote:The aesthetics have actually grown on me a lot, I'm still not keen on the whiteter than white maple neck but the body colour and gold are fine by me.

Maybe I'll try and tint the neck? I don't know how easy or hard that is though?

If it works you can do mine too >< ;D I'm pretty sure quite a few people on here have done it with success. I still don't get why it's not tinted in the first place. Did they tint them in the 50s? Maybe it's more period correct nonsense (even though it's a Squier, and the bridge pickup is baflflingly high)

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:56 am

BobArsecake wrote:
Mike wrote:The aesthetics have actually grown on me a lot, I'm still not keen on the whiteter than white maple neck but the body colour and gold are fine by me.

Maybe I'll try and tint the neck? I don't know how easy or hard that is though?
If it works you can do mine too >< ;D I'm pretty sure quite a few people on here have done it with success. I still don't get why it's not tinted in the first place. Did they tint them in the 50s? Maybe it's more period correct nonsense (even though it's a Squier, and the bridge pickup is baflflingly high)

The bridge pickup is conversion neck issue I believe. The pickup is in the same place as a vintage one but the bridge is further back, hence the gap.

Squier is doing weird shit with their necks on these classic vibes. Check this out:

Same guitar (50s Strat), two colour schemes, two neck finishes.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:57 am

I can't work out that strat thing. I think a lot of people would rather have the blue one rather than white or sunburst, but are put off by the fact that the neck isn't glossy.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:01 am

Nahnah that's the weird thing. It IS glossy (the Duo Sonic is glossy as hell), it's just clear gloss rather than vintage tint. Everything should be vintage tint. If I could I would vintage tint myself.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:02 am

I thought the strat neck was left plain, rather than being clear glossy?

That's not sooo strange then, but it's still odd.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:06 am

Mike wrote:Nahnah that's the weird thing. It IS glossy (the Duo Sonic is glossy as hell), it's just clear gloss rather than vintage tint. Everything should be vintage tint. If I could I would vintage tint myself.

D:

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:09 am

BacchusPaul wrote:I thought the strat neck was left plain, rather than being clear glossy?

That's not sooo strange then, but it's still odd.

Napes, it's all gloss according to the Squier site, irrespective of finish, and I definitely have heard from people that the Duo Sonic (which looks exactly the same in pictures) is glossy as all hell.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:35 am

Yeh, they do have glossy necks... I don't mind the paleness, just different & I think it suits the guitar.

They really are quite nice, just remember to give the strings a good stretching, and be careful not wear down the nut when string changing etc...

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:50 am

Yeah, I've played the Duo-sonic, and it's dead, dead glossy. I thought the Strat was plain. Dunno why.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:48 pm

Mike wrote:The aesthetics have actually grown on me a lot, I'm still not keen on the whiter than white maple neck but the body colour and gold are fine by me.

Maybe I'll try and tint the neck? I don't know how easy or hard that is though?

This may sound ridiculous, and well.. it is. I paint brushed really strongly brewed Twinings Black Tea on the neck of a Squier Bullet-Strat's neck. It was the same hideous white as these Duo-Sonics. It gave it a nice tint. It's holding up too. Of course the fretboard was rosewood, so I have no idea how it would work on the maple board. I was relicing it for a friend who bought it to be a trash guitar and he wanted me to do whatever I could without spending money. A mug of tea and a dremel tool later he had a reliced strat. May I add that I can't stand relics, but it was fun nonetheless.

Also, I also noticed the inconsistency between the classic vibe guitars. Some have the really nice tinted necks and some of them have that weird ass white neck. I don't understand what's up with that. That white look is just wrong. It makes them look cheap as fuck.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:03 pm

It would all suggest it depends on the age of the Maple used here, fairly new cut timber is always pale. Maybe darker necks with any brand is due to older timber stock being used.

Does'nt bother me either way. The guitar may be 'classic vibe' but its not Vintage.