From The Chinery Collection

Fender Lucite Duo-Sonic
Fender Electric Instrument Company
Fullerton, California
1960

Introduced in 1956, the Duo-Sonic has double cutaways like the Fender Stratocaster, but only two pickups. The Duo-Sonic, and its single-pickup Musicmaster companion, was a three-quarter-size student model electric guitar.

This particular guitar was made of Lucite for trade-show purposes. By using new synthetic materials, designers created an ultramodern look for the solid-body electric guitar.