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Questions about CV Duo Sonic
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:17 pm
by loomerz
Been looking into getting one of these for a while, was wondering what peoples opinions are on the necks on them, cus I kinda like a fatter neck, and also what kind of mods are people doing to them..
Thankyou!
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:48 pm
by h8mtv
The necks are def not very fat.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:08 pm
by robroe
its the smallest neck fender currently produces.
if you want a fatter neck, buy a 57 tele
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:44 pm
by Lucamo
Really the smallest?
I thought the neck was SUPER glossy, and I also couldn't really get on with the 9.5 radius on it. I don't mind 9.5 on other necks, but for some reason it bothered me with the Duo.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:58 pm
by cur
definitely thin, but a little wide. I like it. This is the one guitar that I have not changed anything with or even though to.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:34 am
by lank81
Thin and Wide, my least favorite combination. I really enjoy the MIM 22.7" Duos but didn't care for the CV series Duo nearly as much.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:23 pm
by loomerz
cur wrote:definitely thin, but a little wide. I like it. This is the one guitar that I have not changed anything with or even though to.
Thats cool, I've heard some things about people changing the saddles on the bridges because the guitar goes out of tune quite easily, something like that
Surrey connection
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:57 pm
by Doug
Hi, Loomerz. I used to stay on Beauchamp Road, East Molesey. You may know where that is right in the middle between East & West Molesey, near Hurst Road. My buddy there is Michael Calander who went to school in Bath, then University of Manchester Medical School where we first met. That would be cool if you knew him or his family (his father was minister of Education in Nairobi, Kenya, if that helps).
Anyway, I have a 2011 Squier Duo-Sonic Classic Vibe which I've enjoyed. Absolutely mint condition. To me the varnished neck feels good, the weight is light, it balances well...I could "wear" it all night. Another distinction, the "touch" is very light. It's not just the action being low. It's the feel of the strings in relation to the neck that I can only describe as "light"...it may be the short scale. My '65 Mustang (i.e. made in '65) has a similar "touch". I guess that's something you'd have to experience for yourself.
I'm not so picky about radius or thickness. But after playing it for two years, I want a wider neck for my medium-sized hands (I'm 6', weigh 188 lbs...sorry, me metrics & stone have gone rusty
).
It has a wide range of tones through my 2001 Peavey Classic 30 and 1998 Danelectro HT-50 amps.
So I'm just waiting patiently for a buyer. I PM'd ya.
Cheers,
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:52 am
by loomerz
Thanks a bunch for that
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:00 pm
by Jamesstarky
Hey, I don't know if you've seen, but there is a Squier Duo-Sonic on Gumtree for £100, its old than the current CVs, but looks cooler I reckon.
I'd love it, but I don't need it.
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/squier-duo-sonic-by-fender/1006972909