I have a Squier Classic Vibe Duo-Sonic. Haven't played it for quite a while. It needs new strings and the set up probably needs a little tweaking too. I've used 11s on it, but use them on all my guitars. I have thought about trying 12s, but never did. It sounds like a mellow strat. I can reach stuff I can't on other guitars. It makes me think about players with big hands: "No wonder the jimis of the world are all over the fretboard."
NGD Duo Sonic
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Dave Hicks
Friend of Leo's
My wife will only play tiny guitars. I keep telling her she needs a Duo Sonic, but she doesn't believe me. They come in shades of blue, too. 
D.H.
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I enjoyed mine, small, light, and played well, wasn't real crazy with the pickups.
Boreas
Doctor of Teleocity
Something I forgot to mention - pickup height can change the personality of Duos a fair amount as well.
Telecaster88
Friend of Leo's
I have 10s on mine, it's one of the 22.5" scale models. I generally keep 9s on 25.5" guitars, and 10s on anything shorter. I like 10s okay in general, I have a couple full sized Fenders I bought used that came set up with 10s, and I've kept them that way. 10s feel like 9s on a Duo-Sonic, so YMMV.
It matches your dog!
Gary Gretsch
TDPRI Member
Very cool looking guitars.i
Winjeel
TDPRI Member
Nice score!
I believe Liz Phair and Thurston Moore both use / used Duo Sonics.
I believe Liz Phair and Thurston Moore both use / used Duo Sonics.
MaxPower93
TDPRI Member
I have a 2019 player series HS in Crimson Red. It’s my watching tv on the couch guitar 
and anytime anyone asks me to teach them guitar I hand them that to start with. It’s So light and comfortable to play. Too bad they jumped in price so much they were dirt cheap used a few years ago. I think a lot of people haven’t heard much about them. Except us nerds on guitar forums of course! Lol. I actually just restrung with 9’s it’s so slinky
and anytime anyone asks me to teach them guitar I hand them that to start with. It’s So light and comfortable to play. Too bad they jumped in price so much they were dirt cheap used a few years ago. I think a lot of people haven’t heard much about them. Except us nerds on guitar forums of course! Lol. I actually just restrung with 9’s it’s so slinky
Brian Krashpad
Friend of Leo's
Congrats!
Here's my '60 re-fin.
Here's my '60 re-fin.
We got my son a MIM Duo Sonic in Mystic Surf Green as his first electric guitar and I was pretty impressed with it. The bridge humbucker was a little "meh", so I replaced it with a Super Distortion that I had lying around.
He has several others now, but that one is still his favorite.
He has several others now, but that one is still his favorite.
Jack Clayton
Tele-Holic
You got a good one. Since they've gone to 24" scale standard and started using the strat-style bridges, these guitars have gotten really really good.
My favorite thing about duo sonics is that you can swap the electronics out with no soldering. picked this one up last year and then swapped out the pickups for a single TV Jones. It sounds as good as it looks.
My favorite thing about duo sonics is that you can swap the electronics out with no soldering. picked this one up last year and then swapped out the pickups for a single TV Jones. It sounds as good as it looks.
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sloppychops
Friend of Leo's
I just revisited this thread and, to update my previous comment, have decided not to sell mine after all. It occupies a unique tonal niche in between a Strat and a Tele. Plus, it just looks so cool.
sloppychops
Friend of Leo's
That looks like a great mod. But, what do you mean "no soldering"? I haven't looked under my pickguard, but I suspect the leads are soldered to the pots at least.
Jack Clayton
Tele-Holic
Well yes, of course the pickups are soldered to the pots, which are soldered to the switch etc. But the only thing connecting the fully loaded pickguards to the guitar itself is the ground wire. So if you have two or more preloaded pickguards, swapping one out for another requires zero soldering.
sloppychops
Friend of Leo's
OK, I thought you meant that you switched the pickups out. Didn't realize you put in a preloaded pickguard.
Fendereedo
Doctor of Teleocity
Hngd OP 
dreamingtele
Poster Extraordinaire
Congrats! I've always wanted one of these, but it always felt too small!
I'm more of an average build, 5'11, 190lbs.. asian.. but still this guitar is so small on me! LOLOL I still want one though!!
I'm more of an average build, 5'11, 190lbs.. asian.. but still this guitar is so small on me! LOLOL I still want one though!!
ReverendRevolver
Friend of Leo's
I'm throwing around the idea of swapping the bridge on mine. I like how it looks, except the bridge. I like how it sounds (because I specifically ordered the pickups to sound like they do). I don't like how it plays compared to both other 24" scale fenders I own.
I'm thinking new bridge, redo the setup, see what happens. I've thought about popping in a 4way switch for neck-series-paralell-bridge, maybe with a jag 4way plate.
Regarding soldering, when I swapped the pickups I barely had to add any solder due to how much the factory left on the switch
These things still sell pretty cheap on Reverb. @Jack Clayton , that looks great with the 'tron and no selector switch cluttering things up.
I'm thinking new bridge, redo the setup, see what happens. I've thought about popping in a 4way switch for neck-series-paralell-bridge, maybe with a jag 4way plate.
Regarding soldering, when I swapped the pickups I barely had to add any solder due to how much the factory left on the switch
These things still sell pretty cheap on Reverb. @Jack Clayton , that looks great with the 'tron and no selector switch cluttering things up.
