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Today I picked up a Mexican Fender Duo Sonic for 50.00. To say it needs a little work is an understatement. The pickguard is broken. The bridge is rusty and the nut is broken. I haven`t even plugged it in yet to see if all the electronics work. It was also painted with flourescent  pink and lime green lines all over. I am going to take it apart and repaint the body. My question is if the nut from a strat will fit on this. I always wanted to do a project like this and I think I have a good foundation to start with. If I screw up. I won`t be out much. I ordered a new pickguard on ebay for 50.00. Now I need to get a bridge and a nut. If the pickups don't work, I already have a plan for that. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. Pictures soon. ( Have to bug Roger)

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Re: NGD and a junk at that..

Thanx for the pic Roger. What do you think? Did I do good?

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Re: NGD and a junk at that..

Cannot got wrong at that price and a genuine Fender to boot. Lucky man!!

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Good find jjj,russell harding did alot of work on his stratocaster he may be able too point you too the right places too get parts.

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Re: NGD and a junk at that..

from what I can tell from the photo I would replace the bridge with a single saddle for each string it allows you to set the intonation for each string as well as the height this is important because it controls the action you can get a nut at amazon and wiring harness if you need it.

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Re: NGD and a junk at that..

Happy NGD Jx3 - looks like you've got a lot of work ahead! Looking forward to seeing the project as it progresses.

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7 Reply by joeyjoeyjoey (edited by joeyjoeyjoey 2013-08-05 01:32:19)

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I already ordered a nut on ebay. As far as the bridge goes, I will try to clean it up first. My wife wants me to paint it teal blue. My daughter (the trout) wants me to paint it lime green or the bluish-green colors that was on appliances in the 60s. I am thinking orange, yellow or gold metalflake to go with the black abalone pickguard I ordered. I need to get some black pickup covers and knobs and hope the electronics and switches work

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Surf green is a great colour:
http://www.frettedamericana.com/sites/default/files/01467_front_detail_0.jpg

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Good news- the pickups work. The toggle switch has seen better days. It is picking up radio signals though.

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Ignore your wife and daughter. Paint it purple.

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I think gold metalflake suits you most of all the colors you mentioned, but just about anything will be awesome if you get it working right!  HAPPY NGD!

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tubatooter1940 wrote:

Ignore your wife and daughter. Paint it purple.

My daughter already has a purple Strat. I have a red one. Has to be a different color

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Guitar is torn apart. Parts are labeled and in little sandwich bags. Started sanding the body. Pictures are on my facebook page.
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JJJ you may already know the site,, but for Misc parts

Hardware  http://store.guitarfetish.com/Guitar-Hardware_c_37.html   
Electronics  http://store.guitarfetish.com/Electronics_c_13.html 
Knobs  http://store.guitarfetish.com/Guitar-Knobs_c_23.html
Fender style bridges  http://store.guitarfetish.com/Fender-St … s_c_2.html

Their prices are so great!  Hope this helps.

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16 Reply by joeyjoeyjoey (edited by joeyjoeyjoey 2013-08-05 23:10:54)

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I already have or ordered most of the parts. When the pickguard comes. I have to put it together and hope the pickups work good. Just bought black knobs, pickup covers and a new toggle switch. I have to finish sanding the body and prime, sand some more and paint. Oh , thank you so much for posting the pictures. Total cost so far 125.00. Figuring on another 30.00 for paint and sandpaper. In the end, I will have a Fender electric for around 160.00 . I could have cleaned it and strung it and had a 50.00 fender. It would still be an ugly guitar. . It is a 1993. Has a shorter scale neck, but not 3/4 size.

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Re: NGD and a junk at that..

you know when i saw those photo's i had a strange feeling in my stomach, i felt a little sick and my mood changed to depressed. i know that's part of the process and once done the guitar will have a new lease of life, sound and look beautiful. but looking at it now makes me rather weepy. sorry, i just had to say that.....boo hoo. please hurry-up and get it back to beautiful and get the pictures up here. i could never be a guitar doctor!!!!!

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Re: NGD and a junk at that..

I'm in the middle of building a guitar kit myself (just put the primer coats on it tonight)....and it I really enjoyed seeing the pictures of the guitar in pieces.....gives me hope that mine will actually turn out to be a playable instrument!!

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Re: NGD and a junk at that..

Phill Williams wrote:

you know when i saw those photo's i had a strange feeling in my stomach, i felt a little sick and my mood changed to depressed. i know that's part of the process and once done the guitar will have a new lease of life, sound and look beautiful. but looking at it now makes me rather weepy. sorry, i just had to say that.....boo hoo. please hurry-up and get it back to beautiful and get the pictures up here. i could never be a guitar doctor!!!!!

The picture doesen`t  show what awful shape the guitar is in. Whoever had it before didn`t appreciate what they had. It was in a pile of (stuff) in a garage when I picked it up. The guy was trying to sell that one, a Peavey electric and a Squier amp for 150.00. I was ready to buy all 3 just to get the Fender. He separated them and sold me the Fender. Obviously it wasn`t pampered. It probably won`t be worth much more than my investment when I finish. But I can say I did it myself.

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The pickguard arrived in the mail Tuesday. Depending on the weather, I will either do the sanding and painting, assembling the electronics or both. Pics of the new parts are on facebook. Have to buy some sandpaper and the paint. Wish me luck

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GOOD LUCK!  Mostly though, HAVE FUN!!!  smile

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Sounds like a fun project indeed

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JJJ,you most likely want too paint it first,then put the electrics on.

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dino48 wrote:

JJJ,you most likely want too paint it first,then put the electrics on.

Yes. I can still assemble the pickguard though. I bought the paint already. It is a sky blue metallic. A Honda color. I have to do more sanding, Priming, sanding and sanding. When I am done sanding, I will have to do even more sanding.

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jjj,you might want too wet sand it ,that saves you alot of money on sandpaper and helps you too see areas highs and lows. Russell did it with his stratocaster. His finish came out great. judjing by the pictures you may want too get some wood filler also.

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