Mosrite Guitars: A Short History
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"It looked like an upside-down Stratocaster."
I read an interview with Semie Moseley many years ago wherein he was asked how they got that shape, and he said they laid a Fender Strat face down on some paper, traced around it, made a few small changes to some of the curves, and it was done. It took about 10 minutes.
Also, Keith states Mosrite made their own pickups. In that same interview, Moseley said they originally got their pickups from Carvin--a maker that at the time made lap steels and steel guitars as well as pickups under contract to other brand-name instrument makers. Tooling up to produce pickups added too much cost so they outsourced them.
I read an interview with Semie Moseley many years ago wherein he was asked how they got that shape, and he said they laid a Fender Strat face down on some paper, traced around it, made a few small changes to some of the curves, and it was done. It took about 10 minutes.
Also, Keith states Mosrite made their own pickups. In that same interview, Moseley said they originally got their pickups from Carvin--a maker that at the time made lap steels and steel guitars as well as pickups under contract to other brand-name instrument makers. Tooling up to produce pickups added too much cost so they outsourced them.
The strings would be dead before you got them stretched and in-tune!
bottlenecker
Doctor of Teleocity
Mosrite started out with Carvin AP-6 pickups, which were intended for guitar or lap steel. This is the sound of Joe Maphis and Larry Collins, on their custom doublenecks. Somewhere between Joe Maphis and the Ventures Semie started making his own pickups, which are on most of the Mosrite guitars out there.
Curtis Novak makes replicas of the old Carvin AP-6 pickups.
When I croak, and go to Hades, Ol’ Nick will hand me a Moserite, strung with .7s, and make me play in a yodellin’ death metal band.
bottlenecker
Doctor of Teleocity
Can I get a ticket to this show, or do I have to "become a member"?
thescarecrow
Tele-Holic
I had the opportunity to play a Mosrite about six months ago. It was a Ventures model. It played well and sounded nice, a lot nicer than I would have imagined. The guitar looked brand new!
Monoprice99
Friend of Leo's
Yep, a left handed Strat body with Amoeba pickguard & LP arch top-like deck/top & 3/3 headstock.
Watch out for that pitchfork!
And he’ll make me tune up with a pitch pipe!Watch out for that pitchfork!
Or even worse, won’t let me tune, at all.
It will be a band of banjos and bagpipes. You won't be heard because there isn't likely to be electricity.
Monoprice99
Friend of Leo's
Then again, imagine going to Rock & Roll Heaven, playing with the Ramones. You could be the 9th Ramone.
Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, Tommy, C.J, Marky, Richie & Elvis.
teleplayr
Friend of Leo's
No mention of when he lived in Oklahoma City.
He was in Arkansas for a time too.
Timbresmith1
Poster Extraordinaire
Umm, that might be the h-e double toothpick place…as in, sounds like not fun, to me.
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