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The Duo-Bronco is Alive!!!
- Thread starter PennyroyalWe
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I have one of those as well. It’s been my #1 guitar since 2011. That’s what made me want to make this bass!
I agree. Then I wouldn’t have had to go through all the trouble of making one lol.
In all seriousness, it was fun putting this together. Still, think I’ll mess with the wiring to see if I can’t eliminate that volume control issue. Might swap out the pickups for something else down the line. These sound fine for now though!
It should be doable... My Danelectro Longhorn has the same layout... two pickups, two stacked controls, and I can have either pickup's volume turned down all the way and it doesn't affect the other one.
No, the body & neck are both a Squier Bronco bass. I had the pickguard custom made to mimic the Fender Duo-Sonic guitar.
So it’s inspired by a guitar, but it’s all bass.
I love this and I am absolutely gonna try to make something similar myself.
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Eventually.
Also great bass line to use for the demo. It sounds awesome with both pickups on full!
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Eventually.
Also great bass line to use for the demo. It sounds awesome with both pickups on full!
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I probably should have mentioned this in my previous post but a few years ago I also took inspiration from my DuoSonic guitar and modified my Bronco by adding a neck pickup using two dual rail humbuckers for a Strat guitar to previous modifications including a Musicmaster 4 saddle bridge I modified for top loading the strings, a CIJ Mustang bass neck I bought from Stratosphere and Gotoh BG350 Res-O-Lite tuners. I simply went with two volumes since I never use the tone controls. I didn't do such a nice job of the pickguard so I should make another one but it still sounds good.
I used to call it my Mustonco for the Mustang neck and Bronco body but now I guess it's a DuoStratMustoncoMaster.
And do they sound like Strat pickups or bass pickups?
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YesAnd do they sound like Strat pickups or bass pickups?
Thanks. I like using that groove because it covers all 4 strings. Nothing bugs me more than when a demo uses a groove that only uses 2-3 of the strings.
There’s a video in the first post. The only difference in bass and guitar pickups is usually number of pole pieces and what you stick them in. They sound like single coil pickups in a short scale bass.And do they sound like Strat pickups or bass pickups?
Played my first gig with the Duo Bronco last weekend, and it performed beautifully. I typically use single pickup basses, so playing with the variety of tones on hand was fun.
The crowd was dancing, so must have been doing something right!
The crowd was dancing, so must have been doing something right!
