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    JIM CAMPILONGO

    May 29, 2020 4 minutes
    [JD]

    What was the last guitar you bought and why?

    “I bought a 1956 Fender Duo-Sonic. I bought it because Luca Benedetti, the guy I play with frequently in Honeyfingers, came over with one and I just fell in love with it. The neck was like this perfect C shape. I mean, it’s a smaller scale, but that said, it just kissed your left hand. And the bevel, where the fingerboard curves on the top and bottom, is so lovely. Not to mention the Desert Sand paint job and the gold anodised pickguard, and somehow the silver volume and tone knobs look perfect. The middle position is just an amazing-sounding configuration. Honestly, the front and back pickups by

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