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First of all I am new to this sight as well as the short-scale world, so please bear with me. I have a Squier Duo Sonic reissue (not sure of the year), just purchased it and it is needing tuners and pickups. What is a direct replacement, no modification tuner for this piece? As well as a set of good pickups? I was told that the Strat pickups will work. I do not want to spend a fortune, just do this as a hobby...do not need the high dollar pro equipment! Also I was told I will need to use a heavier string as well...true? Thanks for the advice!

any strat size pickup will work fine
generally on any shortscale the rule of thumb is to use .11s or thicker (i use .11 - .49 w/ wound 3rd)
as for tuners it came with reissue klusion slot headed tuners but pretty much any reissue tuner should be fine.

I have a set of Klusen reissue tuners that I took off my 56 Duo-sonic would those fit?

westtexasred wrote:I have a set of Klusen reissue tuners that I took off my 56 Duo-sonic would those fit?

i believe so, though may require conversion bushings... to that i am honestly not certain at all.

I have seen the Klusen reissues on eBay, wasn't sure about the fit.

what color is your Reissue Duo Sonic ? Tan/Red/Black or white ?



im really hoping its not the new tan one with the white plastic buttons. I put them on all my guitars,

It is black...also it's a Squier "Affinity", from which I've heard makes it a '98 model, that the Affinity Duo Sonic was only in '98.

wow I thought the squier model only came in red.

I had the same exact guitar!!! (but red)

the stock tuners on that guitar were the worst i have ever owned on any of my guitars. if i were a kid just starting out with it ( it is a cheap smallish gutiar ) i would quit after a week struggling with the tuning.


even after replacing the tuners on this guitar, I found that the best way to make the thing stay in tune was to tune it up a half step to F. by making the strings tighter on the tuners / nut / bridge it seemed to stay in tune like magic. it was my 6th or 7th guitar in my collection at the time so i never had a problem with keeping it tuned like this all the time, but i could see how it might be an issue if anyone planned on making it thier every day player.

the tuners i used on it came right off my 2002 fender mustang. i think around this time stock fender slotheads from japan were made by PING.

im sure i had to use a pencil and sand paper to make the holes in the head stock a little bigger to fit the new bushings though.

its kind of a pain in the ass, but you can bore out all 6 holes in around an hour.

Thanks for the help! Especially with the Ping info, at least I know the mfgr name (and have found exact model number P2642) as a starting point for GOOD replacements... Thanks again.

no problem! welcome to the boards. any question ever asked on here has been answered by someone i think. there isn't a better resource of hands on information about these kind of fenders on earth.

Went with a set of KLUSON SD9105MN's...thanks again for the help!

robroe wrote:no problem! welcome to the boards. any question ever asked on here has been answered by someone i think. there isn't a better resource of hands on information about these kind of fenders on earth.

It's always good to see you on the board, Rob. It takes me home...and back to the original Tralf.

Doug from Kenmore

yeah...after people started getting stabbed and shot at out front of the place i quit going

robroe wrote:yeah...after people started getting stabbed and shot at out front of the place i quit going

Must have been, what, 1979, just before the Tralf moved downrown? I stopped playin there in "77.