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I think they cost $1200 or so retail. I have the vintage sunburst one.
And it is a stunner.
Les
On Feb 23, 2005, at 7:19 PM, Marty Tippens wrote:
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> I haven't seen that Epi Elite 12. I'll bet its a beaut. Do they go for
> around a thou?
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leslie Fradkin
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Mosrites 12 string neck?
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> Apart from the Mosrite Ventures 12 (which is a very good guitar, the
> Joe Maphis double neck had a great 12 string Mosrite neck. The 12ver
> I
> use now for touring is an Epiphone Elitist Riviera 12-String and it's
> like a semi hollow 335. The Beach Boys used one for years and it is
> truly a fabulous instrument for stage. Very reliable.
>
> Les
>
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> On Feb 23, 2005, at 1:38 PM, mctippens wrote:
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>>
>>
>> The Mosrite Ventures XII is the best electric 12 string I've played.
>> It's got a comfortable neck. I think the neck width is the same as
>> tthat of a Rick 12. Acoustic 12 string necks are wide but I can't
>> think of any electric 12-string neck that I would consider wide. I
>> used to have a Rick 12 string, the big double bound one, and I could
>> never get it intonated correctly. I realize now that I coulda put a
>> 12 piece bridge on it but I sold instead.
>> -Marty
>>
>>> How is your 12 string Mosrite neck? I find most 12 string necks
>> far
>>> too wide for my smallish hands ( short fingers ;-( )
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: trainwayne
>>>> To:
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 3:40 AM
>>>> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Mosrites
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a Fillmore re-issue Mosrite and an original '66......I
>>> think
>>>> Mosrites are a bit of an aquired taste. The small necks and low
>>>> frets do take some getting used to, but once you get aquainted
>>> with
>>>> them, picking up just about any other make of guitar will
>>> feel "big"
>>>> in your hands. A good comparison would be a Rickenbacker 12
>>> string
>>>> to just about any other 12 string made.....Rickenbacker necks
>>> are
>>>> also small and a lot of people just can't get used to them, but
>>> once
>>>> you've gained a comfort level with them, nothing compares to
>> the
>>>> ease of playing and the sound they have. I sure wish I could
>>> walk
>>>> into a "funky clothing store" and find 3 vintage Mosrites for
>>> sale
>>>> for $700-$1000 each....I'd RUN to the bank! --- In
>>>> , "darklsurf" <dcordes@s...> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a question for you Mosrite players. Are the older
>>> Mostrites
>>>> good or what?
>>>>> About six years ago a funky clothing store in town had a
>> bunch
>>> of
>>>> vintage gear in the
>>>>> back. They had what appeared to be three vintage Mostrites
>> for
>>>> about $700 to $1000.
>>>>> Don't remember the models, but they played pretty bad. Really
>>> thin
>>>> frets, thin necks,
>>>>> didn't feel very well made. I must be missing something here,
>>>> please help the
>>>>> uninformed...
>>>>
>>>>
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