FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

In 1964 the Duo-Sonic was redesigned and christened the Duo-Sonic II. The differences in the newer model were in the body shape, pickguard, and electronics. It was available with either a 22 1/2 or 24 inch scale and it is most often found with the longer scale. The Duo-Sonic II was actually based on the Mustang which it resembles closely, except that the Mustang has a vibrato tail and the Duo-Sonic II has a hard tail. The 24 inch scale Duo-Sonic II, Musicmaster II, and Mustang of the 1965-66 period were sometimes fitted with a slab rosewood fingerboard and Fender experts speculate that the slab boards were leftovers from 1962 Jaguars. The Duo-Sonic II pictured has one of these slab rosewood fingerboards.

 Body:  Solid, alder

 Finish:  Olympic White, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck:  1-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard:  Brazilian rosewood; pearloid dot markers

 Number of Frets:  22

 Pickguard:  Tortoise/white/black plastic laminate

 Bridge:  Fender steel, chrome

 Nut:  Plastic

 Tuners:  Kluson Deluxe, enclosed, chrome

 Pickups:  Two, Fender single coil

 Controls:  Master tone, master volume, two 3-way pick-up selectors

 Scale Length:  24 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 5/8 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  12 inches

 Body Depth:  1 1/2 inches

 Weight:  6.5 lb