The "II" designation was then added to the DuoSonic and MusicMaster names. In late 1964 both models moved to second generation, coinciding with the introduction of the Mustang. Housed in the original Fender gray hardshell case with black leather ends and red plush lining (8.75). This guitar is in exceptionally fine (9.00) condition with minimal playing wear to the original frets, some very light finish checking and just a few surface chips and marks - mainly on the edges of the body. Combined bridge/tailpiece with three adjustable 'threaded' saddles. The potentiometers are both stamped "137 6642" (CTS, October 1966). Black plastic control knobs with seven sides and white line marker. Two controls (one volume, one tone) plus two three-way pickup selector switches. Three layer tortoiseshell over white/black plastic pickguard with twelve screws. The neck is stamped in black "16 JUL 66B". Two plain-top cream Bakelite covered single-coil pickups with gray bottoms and balanced outputs of 6.35k and 6.30k. Four-bolt 'F' style neckplate with serial number "177266" stamped between the top two screws. Headstock with transition logo with "Fender" in gold with black trim and beneath that ""Duo-Sonic II" / Pat.2,573,254 2,960,900 Des. Individual 'two-line' Kluson Deluxe tuners with white plastic oval buttons with "D-169400 / PATENT NO." inside. One-piece maple neck with veneer rosewood fretboard with 22 original medium frets and pearloid dot position markers. Solid alder asymmetrical double-cutaway 'slab' body. and has a nut width of just under 1 9/16 inches and a 'full' scale length of 24 inches and a medium neck profile. This 12 inch wide and 1 1/2 thick 'custom-color' guitar weighs 7.50 lbs. Exceptionally fine Olympic White Duo-Sonic II.
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