• Fender’s Musicmaster and Duo-Sonic

    Terry Foster

    Fender’s Musicmaster and Duo-Sonic

    Little Brothers

    Often forgotten amongst Fender’s many classics, the Musicmaster and Duo-Sonic were conceived to capitalize on teenagers taking up the guitar in droves as Bill Haley and the Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock” rode the Billboard charts for 10 weeks in the summer of 1955. Fender’s Sales division was acutely aware that nobody would be using…

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  • Fender’s Musicmaster and Duo‑Sonic

    Terry Foster

    Fender’s Musicmaster and Duo‑Sonic

    Little Brothers

    Often forgotten, the diminutive student-grade duo went from concept to reality in short order to capitalize on teenagers taking up guitar to play along with “Rock Around the Clock.”

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