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Chris,
I have a tune on my second CD "A Day At The Beach" which is called "The
Dirt Surfers Get Wet." It uses an electric 12 for the lead part. On the
recording, I used my old Rickenbacker 12-string. But that guitar is WAY
too valuable to tour with. So I go live with the Epiphone Riviera. I
suppose I could have used any elec 12 but the Riv is pretty good for
the job. If I found a Mosrite 12, I'd probably buy it if it were in
nice shape.
If you want to hear "The Dirt Surfers Get Wet" where a 12-string is
used for surf music, check it out at:
This song was one of several #1 hit singles that I had at mp3.com.
Regards,
Les
On Feb 23, 2005, at 7:43 PM, Chris wrote:
>
>
> What do you guys use your 12 strings for? I really like the sound,
> but I wonder how much I would use it. On the other hand, I could
> easily justify another guitar if it had 12 strings instead of only
> six!
>
> anybody play a danelectro 12 string? i tried one, and the neck was
> a little narrower that my accoustic 12, but still kinda wide.
>
> Chris
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
>> 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?
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> On Feb 23, 2005, at 1:38 PM, mctippens wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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