Description
Yes, this is a guitar u2014 but plenty of bass players keep one of these around, and the Duo-Sonic’s 24″ scale is exactly why. That shorter length gives strings a looser, easier bend, which feels familiar to anyone who’s spent years fretting a bass neck. It’s a gently used demo unit, so you get full Fender quality without the brand-new price tag.
Born in 1956 and later adopted by the alt-rock underground, the Duo-Sonic pairs bridge and neck single-coils with master volume, master tone, and a 3-way toggle. That gives you a wide spread of voices, from bright, cutting jangle to fuller, rounder chord tones u2014 useful if you’re writing parts and want to hear how a guitar line sits against your low end without switching instruments entirely.
The alder body is downsized and light, easy to hold whether you’re seated writing riffs or moving around on stage. A 9.5″ radius maple fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets sits on a comfortable “C”-shaped maple neck, welcoming for smaller hands or anyone reaching for extended chord shapes. The 6-saddle string-through-body hardtail Strat bridge with bent steel saddles keeps sustain long and adds some upper-harmonic zing to help the guitar cut through a mix.
Classic Fender touches round it out: knurled flat-top control knobs, cast/sealed tuning machines, and a 3-ply Mint Green pickguard against the Aged White finish. Gloss polyester on the body, satin polyurethane on the neck u2014 tough where it needs to be, fast where you want it.
- Body: Alder, Gloss Polyester finish
- Neck: Maple “C” shape, Satin Polyurethane finish
- Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5″ radius, Black Dot inlays
- Scale Length: 24″ (610mm), 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Pickups: Duo-Sonic single-coil, bridge/neck, 3-way toggle
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat Hardtail, Bent Steel Saddles
- Strings: Fender USA NPS, .010-.046
- Condition: Gently used demo unit
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