This iconic piece of history plays beautifully with low action and the sound is fantastic. This guitar is overall in very good condition. 1966 Fender Musicmaster II Guitar Red Original w Fender Case VGC - $1,995 (Westlake)ġ966 Fender Musicmaster II 24" scale, with original period hard shell case.
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1966 is often recognized as the first full year of CBS-controlled production, though CBS bought the company in January of '65. It was only offered with one single coil pickup at the neck from the factory. History: The Fender Musicmaster II was a short-lived transitional model during the CBS takeover that featured the same design as the original Musicmaster. The period correct hard shell Fender case two main latches are fully functional, the center has lost its spring but is still intact. The neck is stamped "9 June 66 A" See photo. Overall amazing 1966 Fender Musicmaster II. It remains structurally sound with no cracks, breaks or repairs. The neck has a very comfortable medium profile and the guitar is very lightweight! It has some minor nicks + dings, with a little and slight finish checking on the headstock and minimal other minor cosmetic wear appropriate for a well cared for Fender from the 1960s. The original pickup is still loud and clear with the classic Fender tone. The truss rod turns properly and the electronics function, pots also original has a little scratch, due to age. The Rosewood finger board has little wear and frets exhibit little to no wear. It has that Fender character but we do question its target market.1966 Fender Musicmaster II 24" scale, with original period hard shell case. Installing heavier strings will soon get it feeling tighter. But it has a sharp build, a 'proper' finish and good versatility via its dual pickups. The Duo-Sonic has not proved that popular over the years, probably because of its too-short original scale. Sound-wise it's actually a great rhythm guitar - especially with a clean-ish, loud Fender amp.Īdd in some gain and that slight softness certainly helps to easily achieve some nastier, but gutsy tones: punky and grungy, although leave some ring to the sound and you perhaps find its sweet spot. The placement of the bridge pickup means it's not over sharp, the neck is admirably Strat-y and the mix is wide and Tele-like. It is a little softer, though, less explosive perhaps. But the light weight yields plenty of resonance and, although the pickups are quite low in output, there's no doubting the Fender flavour here. SoundsĬoming from a Telecaster to the Duo-Sonic it does feel a little toy-like and really needs a minimum of 0.010s, preferably 0.011s.
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Medium gauge frets are cleanly installed and polished (there's a little gap under one end which should have been spotted) and the untinted maple finish, which matches the desert sand, is perfectly done without the sometimes over-thick feel of a lacquered maple fingerboard.Ī small point but we have a modern truss rod access behind the nut, which is a lot easier to adjust than the vintage end-of-the-neck style. While not vintage accurate it is superb, with a wide 'C' profile that feels 'right' from the off. Stellar neckīut we've left the best until last: the neck. The tuners are standard split-post vintage types and the 'student' cream plastic buttons suit the guitar.
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However, they are not as accurate as a Strat's individual saddles.
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There's no vibrato, but the top-load bridge is efficient with three saddles that, like a Tele's, are adjustable for height and intonation. Likewise the brushed aluminium scratchplate - a deeper gold than the originals and hopefully the anodising is more robust - that holds the two cream covered single-coils, Tele-knobbed volume and tone, the output socket and a robust feeling three-way toggle pickup selector on the treble-side horn. It may be manufactured in China but its finish takes you straight back to 1950s America. The Duo-Sonic features a really good desert sand finish over a thinner 38mm thick basswood body (with rear belly contour), that is more opaque than the original blonde. The fundamental difference is that, sensibly, the scale length is increased to 24-inches (the same as the Jaguar), and we have a different name on the headstock, but it has vintage vibe in spades. But of the range, this Duo-Sonic really does a very good job of nailing the original design.