{"id":650,"date":"2017-02-26T11:34:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T11:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutguitars.uk.gridhosted.co.uk\/?p=650"},"modified":"2021-01-29T22:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T22:36:34","slug":"fender-duo-sonic-reissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutguitars.uk\/?p=650","title":{"rendered":"Fender Duo Sonic Reissue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First introduced in the 1950&#8217;s \u00a0this guitar came with a much shorter scale (22.5&#8243;) aimed perhaps at the younger player or people with smaller hands. \u00a0The body style, known as &#8220;Fender Offset&#8221; is similar to the Mustang.<!--more--> \u00a0Over the years having been through many modifications and reissues, the latest version (late 2016) which I saw at the Guitar Show in Brum has a 24&#8243; scale as opposed to Fender&#8217;s usual 25.5&#8243; and a Strat type &#8220;Hard Tail&#8221; bridge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-651\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutguitars.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/duo-sonic.jpg\" alt=\"duo sonic\" width=\"280\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutguitars.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/duo-sonic.jpg 280w, https:\/\/aboutguitars.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/duo-sonic-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The two models are shown above the main differences being that the\u00a0HS RW SG has a Hum-bucking pickup at the bridge, which has a coil tap option, and a rosewood fret board. \u00a0Both are \u00a0MIM and retail in the UK at around \u00a3460<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U85IO9FPa5o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First introduced in the 1950&#8217;s \u00a0this guitar came with a much shorter scale (22.5&#8243;) aimed perhaps at the younger player or people with smaller hands. \u00a0The body style, known as &#8220;Fender Offset&#8221; 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