Up for sale is a super cool vintage 1956 Fender Duo Sonic / Musicmaster Gold Guard in Desert Sand. Why say Duo Sonic / Musicmaster? Well, fundamentally they are the same guitar sans the headstock decal and 1 vs 2 pickups. It is our opinion this guitar started its life as a Musicmaster and at some point a period correct Duo Sonic guard was installed and a really good / correct looking Duo Sonic headstock decal was installed.

We love this era of the student gold guard instruments and this one is a lot of fun to play. It appears at some point in this guitars life the body was painted another color (Red?) and it looks as though the amateur refinish was sanded and removed to what we see now. This appears to be what's left of the original Desert Sand finish but its really tough to say for certain. The neck retains its original finish and decal and is pencil dated 9/56. The volume and tone pots are changed as is the tone cap. Pickguard, pickups, neck plate, bridge tuners and strap buttons are vintage. This guitar has been professionally setup in house by our tech and comes complete with its original hard case. Weight: 6lbs. 3oz.

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We want you to be happy with your purchase and we try to represent the condition of all used and vintage products as accurately as possible in our listings.  Every used guitar shows some signs of play wear and vintage models even more so.  We call out all areas of damage or unusual wear, and describe the overall condition based upon what is "normal" for the age of the instrument.  Expect to see minor dings, finish checking, or other evidence of normal use and aging which may not be captured by photography or explicitly mentioned in the listing. 

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