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Hi Marty,
Thanks for the tip. I put a new set of Blue Steel 10's on today and
spent a few hours playing through a new Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp.
Very nice sound, but I'm not sure about the Blue Steels yet. I'll
have to try a few other brands before I settle on one.
The new Fillmore feels sturdier than my other Fillmore. It's heavier
and has a nicer finish. The pickups seem to be a little larger and
more rounded on the edges with larger screws. The bridge has a
better height adjustment and the tailpiece doesn't have the cutout
with the wood showing through. It's still a rough metal though. The
fretboard is a very dark wood instead of the reddish wood my other
Fillmore has. Maybe ebony as opposed to rosewood? I don't know. The
neck seems slightly thinner, which is no problem for my skinny
fingers. The knobs are different too. They have 3 horizontal grooves
running around the circumference. The strap lug near the neck is
angled more towards the neck for a more secure strap attachment.
Bernie
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Bernie,
>
> I prefer 13's on my Fenders for surf but for the Mosrite, stick
with the 10's. Its what the Ventures used to create the classic
Mosrite sound and you'll have to mess with vibrato springs if you
even go to 11's. In what ways is the new Fillmore an improvement
over your earlier Fillmore?
>
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bernie Kornowicz
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 1:42 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Mosrite Guitars Help
>
>
> I just received a '65 Fillmore Mosrite from Ed Roman. Not
counting
> the case or shipping, it cost me $2188 and is superior to the
> Fillmore MkI I purchased from him last year for $1395.
>
> j-guitar.com in Japan is selling the same guitar for 189,000 Yen
> ($1,622.87 USD), as is mcci.or.jp. guitarman.fr is selling them
for
> 3300 Euros (4,029.38 USD). Based on the quality of the guitar, I
> believe I paid a fair price.
>
> Now a question to you Mosrite owners here: my guitar came with a
10-
> 46 string set. Is this the best gauge for the MkI model? Would
you
> advise a lighter gauge? What brands of strings would you
recommend
> for this guitar?
>
> Bernie
>
> --- In , "echoandpanda"
> <girlorchoirboy@> wrote:
> >
> > ed roman charges an awful lot for his mosrites. and for a
college
> student like me, too
> > much. if you do some research and see how much the fillmore
> mosrites go for in japan,
> > it's often a 700 dollar plus markup over here. a few years
ago,
> you could get koichi at the
> > ishibashi webshop to ship them over here for a mighty fine
price.
> but, that is no longer the
> > case, and they now cost 1800 dollars.
> >
> > the lower-end excellent 65 that zamminc sells goes for about
the
> equivalent of 900
> > dollars on some japanese webshops. in standard colors like
black,
> white, sunburst, and
> > the white pearl costing about 100 more. he also is now selling
> a 'super excellent 65' with a
> > better tailpeice and some great colors. but it's still cheaper
> than going through ed roman.
> >
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