Fender
Musicmaster
and Duo-Sonic
The Musicmaster was
Fender’s first offering in
the student guitar market,
and was released in 1956.
Leo and company had
previously taken note of
the fact that their flagship
model, the Stratocaster,
was financially out of
reach for many younger
players that wanted it,
and thus began to design
something smaller and
more affordable, but with
a similar look and sonic
character. Prototyping
began in early 1956, and
by April of the same year
the Musicmaster was in
production.
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