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Waiting on Ebay for a Japanese Ventures Model Mosrite is good BUT you need to
have Ebay contact you when the Japanese Mosrite auction appears (This is done
first by performing the search and then clicking on the "add to favorites"
option). Then email the seller immediatly if you are interested because the
auction will be gone within the day. The Ventures organization has been very
quick to get Ebay auctions for the Japanese Ventures Model Mosrites removed.
They own the copyright. The Japanese models were grey market and never had the
right to put "Ventures" on the headstock.
If you email www.zamminc.com , they will tell you that they can order the
Excellent or the Super Custom or the '63 Royal, but they can't sell 'em with
Ventures logo's.
The Excellent, Super Custom and Royal '63 are extremely well made and have THE
Mosrite sound.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: supertwangreverb
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Mosrite Dealers
Patrick, I like your breakdown. Maybe waiting on Ebay is the best
idea. I remember our first drummer was also a Mosrite nut and he
had an Excellent '65 which he got for around 800 bucks in the mid
90s. Which at the time seemed like a lot for a Japanese reissue.
That being said it did play better than 99% of the vintage Mosrites
I've played. I've thought about doing a modded Dillion, but I know
personally I won't be satisfied.
In the mean time...I try to remember how difficult that neck was in
hopes of extinguishing my desire for one.
Bill
www.reluctantaquanauts.com
--- In , "Patrick" <reverb_10000@y...>
wrote:
> There was a company called zamminc.com that had Japanese Mosrites
in
> the $13-1400 range at one point, although the only one I see left
> for sale is a red Ramones model.
>
> I've been going through Mosrite GAS for about a year now, and I
have
> no intention of going through Roman, either, if based on nothing
> else than that I've yet to see someone post a positive experience
> dealing with those folks. That aside - I've relegated myself to:
>
> a) eBay (alot of times, if you're into the "project guitar" think,
> you can peicemeal one, bit by bit, or on a rare occasion, find a
> reasonable Japanese remake),
>
> b) a good, yet cheap, copy, then upgrade parts/pups/etc - when I
1st
> came to the board, there was a member who mentioned grabbing one
of
> the Dillion Mosrite copies, ditching the Bigsby, and throwing on a
> roller bridge and a Tym Vibramute (which you can now get from
> Hallmark, domestically, for like $130 for a chrome version of
their
> Vibramute - not bad), which brings me to...
>
> c) a Hallmark Sweptwing (that is to say, for the tone, not the
> looks, although I think they look bitchin' too).
>
> Good luck...a Mosrite is a thing of beauty.
>
> Patrick
> www.thecavefish.com
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "Roland Bettenville"
> <roland.bettenville@t...> wrote:
> > Ishibashi used to have Mosrites, not the Fillmore but the other
> ones with
> > the "excellent" vibrato. It's not on their website any more, but
> maybe you
> > can mail them. Also Musicground London seems to have them
>
> > musicground.com/results.asp?
> manuID=43&Submit=Submit&catID=1&subCatID=3 And
> > when you google "mosrite excellent" you can find some other
> japanese stores
> > who have them. And then there is always tymguitars, expensive
but
> handmade.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Roland Bettenville
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------Oorspronkelijk bericht-------
> >
> > Van: supertwangreverb
> > Datum: 07/27/05 05:49:32
> > Aan:
> > Onderwerp: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Mosrite Dealers
> >
> > Thanks Shawn, too bad there isn't a cheap store like Ishibashi.
> > Man, Ed's prices are so unbelivable. The one time I was at his
> > store I remember the Mosrites as being off limits...pretty much
all
> > the guitars there are off limits.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In , "Shawn Martin"
> > <drumuitar@y...> wrote:
> > > --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> > > <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > > > Does anyone know of any overseas Mosrite reissue dealers? I
> > don't
> > > > want to go through Ed Roman.
> > >
> > >
> > > Here's a site that has contact info for Roman (the only US
> dealer),
> > > one in France, and one in Japan. It may be difficult buying
them
> > > through one of the overseas dealers though. Mosrite keeps
pretty
> > > tight reigns.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Shawn Martin
> > >
> > >
> > > Life is short. Play for the music. Wear your heart on your
> > sleeve.
> > >
> > > So I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a
handicap
> to
> > > keep me in constant touch with my limitations
> > > -Apostle Paul
> >
> >
> >
> >
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