I've had a chance to play all of the Classic Vibe series and, as I use a Jag-Stang, I'm slightly biased toward the short scale... Add to that my love of maple fretboards, the gorgeous flame on the neck of the Duo-Sonic I played, and the serious case of GAS it gave me, the Duo-Sonic didn't have much competition for my vote.... Second place goes to the Tele, however, as it played and sounded just as good, if not better, than a AVRI Tele the store also had...