Fripperton
Joined: Aug 14, 2006
Posts: 270
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Posted on Aug 22 2006 11:12 AM
I have a special deal on the White or Black Wilson Bros The Ventures VM65 model guitars. They have Agathis bodies, maple necks and rosewood fingerboards. The VM65s have a strat style trem and 2 P-90 pickups.
Full 1 year warranty Gigbag included. List is $699 but because you saw it here at Surf Guitar 101...
$475 shipping in the USA included.
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Contact me for more pictures or forany questions.
vince at guitarsandaudio dot com
— There is Surf east of Sepulveda.
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Samosurfer
Joined: Jun 24, 2011
Posts: 52
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Posted on Sep 03 2012 08:53 AM
Hey Fripp...I hear Mosrite don't do heavy gauge strings very well. Do you know if these can handle 12 gauges? can the neck handle it. Thanks
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WoodyJ
Joined: Apr 05, 2006
Posts: 1547
Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Sep 03 2012 10:06 AM
These guitars are happier with 11's or 10's.
I've had two of them and properly set up they sound good. I didn't care for the wide, flat Gibson-ish neck profiles they have, though.
Aside from some similarity looks-wise, the Wilson Bros. VM-65 and 75 have NOTHING in common with a real Mosrite from a playing or sound standpoint.
The best tone I got was with DR Pure Blues 11-50 nickel roundwounds. You'll probably need to tweak the truss rod a bit with 11's.
— Jack Booth
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Last edited: Sep 03, 2012 10:09:22
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