Cheap vintage Duo Sonic II project

[thestratomaster]

Looks really good! Slotting and shaping the nut is about the only thing I have left on my JM project. Any advice on nut work?

[OffYourFace]

Looks really good! Slotting and shaping the nut is about the only thing I have left on my JM project. Any advice on nut work?

take your time! having the right files helps very much.

[whiteee]

i can never find bodies that cheap on eBay!

[thestratomaster]

I ordered this nut slotting tool from Monte Allums along with a blues driver mod and his OD 308

http://monteallums.com/enut_tuning.html#nst" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Think thatll work out?

[astrofoo]

I ordered this nut slotting tool from Monte Allums along with a blues driver mod and his OD 308

http://monteallums.com/enut_tuning.html#nst" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Think thatll work out?

That's a nice find. report back if it works or not because I'd be interested it that tool too. much cheaper than $80+ from stew mac for a set.

[garyptaszek]

i want this guitar

[thestratomaster]

I will definitely do that

[andrewdoeshair]

I want this guitar...

Does anybody know if his bridge is the same as a Toronado bridge?

I'm going to try to build a guitar like this for even less (I'm a poor person.)

[whiteee]

how much do these bridges go for fender and non-fender?

[OffYourFace]

how much do these bridges go for fender and non-fender?

I think Fender is the only one who produces them... I could be wrong though. I think it is a Toronado bridge that has been altered to use 3 saddles (3 holes drilled) and the original 6 holes that held the strat-type saddles are now the string slots. At first I thought it was from a '90s MIM duo sonic RI but those are not string-through.

[Fiddy]

I love this guitar. One of my faves here.

[OffYourFace]

Hey guys... I'm trying to finish. I've already installed a nut and started cutting it but I can't finish it until I get a set of tuners. I think I'll wait until I find a set of '66 skinny-shaft Mustang 'F' keys. Otherwise, I'll have to mod the headstock.

Also, no one has DS II decals that are high quality silkscreen. I decided to get an 'aged' silkscreen '60s Mustang logo from FenderBob just so it looks good. It is a Mustang neck anyway...
The 'other place' sells DS II decals but you have cut them out yourself and they only look good if you spray finish over them.

[sookwinder]

The 'other place' sells DS II decals but you have cut them out yourself and they only look good if you spray finish over them.

Mike, the decals I made for my "Mattina" EXII and thinline I had to cut out (made on decal paper) and I thought they would not look as good in a similar way as you comment above. But I wasn't going to have them clear coated, so I went ahead and cut them out (carefully) and low and behold if you are careful and pat out all the water they end up pretty good... might be worth the $20 to grab a couple from that other place.

the decals I made and cut out , without CC on top.. it is quite difficult to see the edge

[thestratomaster]

I ordered this nut slotting tool from Monte Allums along with a blues driver mod and his OD 308

http://monteallums.com/enut_tuning.html#nst" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Think thatll work out?

That's a nice find. report back if it works or not because I'd be interested it that tool too. much cheaper than $80+ from stew mac for a set.

Finished that nut with the tool above. Works great! I would recomend buying a real file for at least the high E but possibly also B as well. The thicker gauges worked amazing for cutting and the flat file it came with gave me a great shape. The smallest guage is like trying cut a nut with a high E string though. I'm happy with the result I got with it though. I don't think anyone will be able to tell it was my first time

[joh,n?dream]