Fender Traditional Duo Sonic 1994 Black In Excellent Condition. Guitar is in Excellent condition. Includes Chromacast Gig Bag. 

1994 Fender Duo-sonic. Re-issue. Set up to play well. Made in Mexico. Old style-fender tuners. Maple neck, Two Single Coil pickups, Tele style Bridge , 3 way switch, volume and tone. 
David Byrne in 1978, playing his white Duo-Sonic II onstage with Talking Heads. 
Minimal wear on frets. Excellent except for some dings. See photos. Sounds great!

Notable people who played one 

Damon Albarn of Blur, a white Duo-Sonic II 

Walter Becker – of Steely Dan 

Mike Bloomfield - played a Duo-Sonic with 'The Group' in 1964, at their December 7 Columbia recording session, directed by John Hammond Sr. 

David Byrne – of Talking Headsearly in his career. 

Jim Campilongo - plays a 1956 Duo-Sonic from time to time with a maple fretboard, desert sand finish and gold-coloured anodized pickguard. 

Rory Gallagher – used a Duo-Sonic guitar with Musicmaster neck that was tuned up one step circa 1982. 

Martin Gore of Depeche Mode 

Jimi Hendrix – played a Duo-Sonic when he backed up The Isley Brothers in the early 1960s and was known as Jimmy James, also in the studio in the mid-1960s, and while gigging with Curtis Knight & the Squires (New York, late 1965). 

San Holo - plays a 1966 Duo-Sonic in a lot of his electronic music. 

John Lennon – of The Beatlesbought a Duo-Sonic at Manny's Music in the early 70's which lived at the Dakota. Then he gave it to Clive Johns from the band Man. 

Richard Lloyd of Television 

John McLaughlin – before switching to a Gibson doubleneck in 1971. 

Liz Phair – one of her main guitars is a now-faded white '60s Duo-Sonic. 

Molly Rankin of Alvvays – used on their self titled LP and at live performances.[Patti Smith – plays a Duo-Sonic and has featured her guitar in song lyrics, for example in "Radio Ethiopia/Abyssinia" from the Radio Ethiopia LP. 

Tom Verlaine of Television 

Joe Walsh 

Dean Ween – Michael "Mickey" Melchiondo, Jr. of Ween plays a cherry-burst '60s Musicmaster with an added Duo-Sonic pickguard and Hot Rails bridge pickup. 

Johnny Winter – used a modified Duo-Sonic during the late 1960s and early 1970s, on his first few albums

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Listed4 months ago
ConditionExcellent (Used)
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Brand
Model
  • Traditional Duo-Sonic
Finish
  • Black
Categories
Finish Style
  • Satin
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Body Shape
  • Double Cutaway
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Series
Offset Body
  • Offset Body
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Top-Load
Color Family
  • Black
Model Family
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 22

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