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Dear Group,
Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar this morning.
Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I receive it which
should be within a few days.
Thanks for the link to help me find them!
Regards,
Les Fradkin
Get Wet
On Friday, May 7, 2004, at 05:29 AM, Phil Kucer wrote:
> Forget the Dillions. Take a look at these:
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> On May 6, 2004, at 11:14 PM, dan downs wrote:
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>>
>> hey is anyone familiar with the line of guitars made
>> by Dillion? both Dillion and Tokai, they both make
>> basicly exact copies of popular but rare or expensive
>> instruments. they make some retro style guitars, like
>> a copy of the Venture's old Mosrite guitars and stuff.
>> was wondering if anyone ever owned one of these
>> copies or played one? they look good in their
>> pictures online, but thats as close as ive gotten to
>> one.
>>
>> --dan
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Hey Les, great. I've been curious about these since I
saw them. Did you buy it new? How much are they
retailing for?
Richard
--- Leslie Fradkin <> wrote:
> Dear Group,
> Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar
> this morning.
> Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I
> receive it which
> should be within a few days.
> Thanks for the link to help me find them!
>
> Regards,
> Les Fradkin
> Get Wet
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Those Wilson Ventures guitars rub me wrong for some reason. The
Jazzmaster tailpiece just doesn't look right.
For those of you who own the Wilson Ventures model or a Dillion how
do the necks compare to the real Mosrites?
--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
wrote:
> Hey Les, great. I've been curious about these since I
> saw them. Did you buy it new? How much are they
> retailing for?
>
> Richard
>
> --- Leslie Fradkin <lfradkin@e...> wrote:
> > Dear Group,
> > Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar
> > this morning.
> > Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I
> > receive it which
> > should be within a few days.
> > Thanks for the link to help me find them!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Les Fradkin
> > Get Wet
> >
>
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Bought it off ebay new for $399. Model VM-50. Will also be getting a
VM-75 which has binding.
Pros: The Ventures designed it and they use them. Price is right.
Cons: Don't know any yet. We'll see.
My decision was based on several criteria:
A surf guitar to perform with that has cool cache, is a real
instrument, has a company in business for support, doesn't cost a
fortune and can be replaced, Ventures endorsement.
Taking an old vintage Mosrtite on the road is insane, regardless of
cache.
Regards,
Les Fradkin
Get Wet
On Friday, May 7, 2004, at 09:28 AM, Richard wrote:
> Hey Les, great. I've been curious about these since I
> saw them. Did you buy it new? How much are they
> retailing for?
>
> Richard
>
> --- Leslie Fradkin <> wrote:
>> Dear Group,
>> Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar
>> this morning.
>> Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I
>> receive it which
>> should be within a few days.
>> Thanks for the link to help me find them!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Les Fradkin
>> Get Wet
>>
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Bought it off ebay new for $399. Model VM-50. Will also be getting a
VM-75 which has binding.
Pros: The Ventures designed it and they use them. Price is right.
Cons: Don't know any yet. We'll see.
I didn't buy the one with the Jazzmaster tailpiece. I bought the one
with the Strat style vibrato. Much better for my needs.
My decision was based on several criteria:
A surf guitar to perform with that has cool cache, is a real
instrument, has a company in business for support, doesn't cost a
fortune and can be replaced, Ventures endorsement.
Taking an old vintage Mosrtite on the road is insane, regardless of
cache.
Regards,
Les Fradkin
Get Wet
On Friday, May 7, 2004, at 09:51 AM, supertwangreverb wrote:
> Those Wilson Ventures guitars rub me wrong for some reason. The
> Jazzmaster tailpiece just doesn't look right.
>
> For those of you who own the Wilson Ventures model or a Dillion how
> do the necks compare to the real Mosrites?
>
>
> --- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
> wrote:
>> Hey Les, great. I've been curious about these since I
>> saw them. Did you buy it new? How much are they
>> retailing for?
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> --- Leslie Fradkin <lfradkin@e...> wrote:
>>> Dear Group,
>>> Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar
>>> this morning.
>>> Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I
>>> receive it which
>>> should be within a few days.
>>> Thanks for the link to help me find them!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Les Fradkin
>>> Get Wet
>>>
>>
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I figured you'd be all over these with your Ventures Tribute band...
I have the VMB-55 bass. It was under $400 and it's a real nice bass.
I'm actually playing it more than my Fender 51 P-Bass RI. It's made in
Korea and has a bit of that feel to it but it sounds great.
When I talked to Tim Wilson before I ordered mine, he said don't expect
a Mosrite copy. These have real necks, not the razor-thin Mosrite ones.
Phil
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The Cocktail Preachers
On May 7, 2004, at 10:51 AM, supertwangreverb wrote:
> Those Wilson Ventures guitars rub me wrong for some reason. The
> Jazzmaster tailpiece just doesn't look right.
>
> For those of you who own the Wilson Ventures model or a Dillion how
> do the necks compare to the real Mosrites?
>
>
> --- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
> wrote:
>> Hey Les, great. I've been curious about these since I
>> saw them. Did you buy it new? How much are they
>> retailing for?
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> --- Leslie Fradkin <lfradkin@e...> wrote:
>>> Dear Group,
>>> Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar
>>> this morning.
>>> Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I
>>> receive it which
>>> should be within a few days.
>>> Thanks for the link to help me find them!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Les Fradkin
>>> Get Wet
>>>
Which model did you go for, Les?
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie Fradkin
To:
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 7:59 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Wilson Ventures Guitar
Dear Group,
Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar this morning.
Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I receive it which
should be within a few days.
Thanks for the link to help me find them!
Regards,
Les Fradkin
Get Wet
On Friday, May 7, 2004, at 05:29 AM, Phil Kucer wrote:
> Forget the Dillions. Take a look at these:
>
>
>
> Phil
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> Phil Tiki
> The Cocktail Preachers
>
>
>
>
> On May 6, 2004, at 11:14 PM, dan downs wrote:
>
>>
>> hey is anyone familiar with the line of guitars made
>> by Dillion? both Dillion and Tokai, they both make
>> basicly exact copies of popular but rare or expensive
>> instruments. they make some retro style guitars, like
>> a copy of the Venture's old Mosrite guitars and stuff.
>> was wondering if anyone ever owned one of these
>> copies or played one? they look good in their
>> pictures online, but thats as close as ive gotten to
>> one.
>>
>> --dan
>>
>>
>
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I own two original Mosrites and one of them Japanese "Excellent" models as well
as a Wilson Bros. VCM 2002. The neck on a Mosrite is hell. It's too thin, I
prefer the luxury of plenty of room between strings. The low frets work against
its playability especially when it comes to string bending. The Mosrite is not a
"players" guitar BUT it has a wonderful tone and that funny nostalgic appearence
with it's wrong-way cutaway, German carve and beautiful finish.
The Wilson Brothers VCM 2002 is excellent in most ways. The neck is wonderful
with enough room between strings. It doesn't have the tone of a Mosrite but the
overall quality is way up there. I did need a buzzstop for the Jazzmaster
bridge. I had to put the buzzstop on in the reverse of the way I've installed it
on Jazzmasters. This is because the bridge is closer to the vibrato assembly
than it would be on a Jazzmaster.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: supertwangreverb
To:
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 8:51 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Wilson Ventures Guitar
Those Wilson Ventures guitars rub me wrong for some reason. The
Jazzmaster tailpiece just doesn't look right.
For those of you who own the Wilson Ventures model or a Dillion how
do the necks compare to the real Mosrites?
--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
wrote:
> Hey Les, great. I've been curious about these since I
> saw them. Did you buy it new? How much are they
> retailing for?
>
> Richard
>
> --- Leslie Fradkin <lfradkin@e...> wrote:
> > Dear Group,
> > Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar
> > this morning.
> > Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I
> > receive it which
> > should be within a few days.
> > Thanks for the link to help me find them!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Les Fradkin
> > Get Wet
> >
>
>
>
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Marty,
I wasn't aware that the Wilson Brothers guitars were so cheap. I
thought they fetched excellent 65 reissue mosrite prices.
How much was your VCM model?? Doesn't rub me so bad now. :)
regards,
Bill
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> I own two original Mosrites and one of them Japanese "Excellent"
models as well as a Wilson Bros. VCM 2002. The neck on a Mosrite is
hell. It's too thin, I prefer the luxury of plenty of room between
strings. The low frets work against its playability especially when
it comes to string bending. The Mosrite is not a "players" guitar BUT
it has a wonderful tone and that funny nostalgic appearence with it's
wrong-way cutaway, German carve and beautiful finish.
>
> The Wilson Brothers VCM 2002 is excellent in most ways. The neck is
wonderful with enough room between strings. It doesn't have the tone
of a Mosrite but the overall quality is way up there. I did need a
buzzstop for the Jazzmaster bridge. I had to put the buzzstop on in
the reverse of the way I've installed it on Jazzmasters. This is
because the bridge is closer to the vibrato assembly than it would be
on a Jazzmaster.
> -Marty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: supertwangreverb
> To:
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 8:51 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Wilson Ventures Guitar
>
>
> Those Wilson Ventures guitars rub me wrong for some reason. The
> Jazzmaster tailpiece just doesn't look right.
>
> For those of you who own the Wilson Ventures model or a Dillion
how
> do the necks compare to the real Mosrites?
>
>
> --- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
> wrote:
> > Hey Les, great. I've been curious about these since I
> > saw them. Did you buy it new? How much are they
> > retailing for?
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > --- Leslie Fradkin <lfradkin@e...> wrote:
> > > Dear Group,
> > > Just bought a black Wilson Bros. / Ventures Guitar
> > > this morning.
> > > Will give the group my in-depth review as soon as I
> > > receive it which
> > > should be within a few days.
> > > Thanks for the link to help me find them!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Les Fradkin
> > > Get Wet
> > >
> >
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Les,
What category was it listed under on eBay? I've been looking for Wilson guitars
now and
then, but haven't seen any.
San
You search "Ventures" in musical instruments.
Les
On Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 12:35 PM, San Barry wrote:
> Les,
>
> What category was it listed under on eBay? I've been looking for
> Wilson guitars now and
> then, but haven't seen any.
>
> San
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Sam,
Check out this link:
Regards,
Les
On Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 12:35 PM, San Barry wrote:
> Les,
>
> What category was it listed under on eBay? I've been looking for
> Wilson guitars now and
> then, but haven't seen any.
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> San
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> These have real necks, not the razor-thin Mosrite ones.
There's a real vintage Mosrite at my local music store here in Toronto,
The 12th Fret. The details are at:
It's a long page; do a search of the page for Mosrite. Along with the
details are links to 4 excellent photos.
--
Malcolm <<-- not a signature
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Dear Group,
Decided on a Wilson Bros VM-65. Couldn't resist the carved top. A
Mosrite guy at heart :-)
Will arrive Wednesday. Review to follow by the end of the week.
May the reverb be with you,
Les Fradkin
Get Wet
Dear Group,
Well, my review is now posted at Harmony Central for my Wilson Bros.
Ventures VM-65 model Guitar.
I'm playing and endorsing these guitars because I love 'em.
You can see my Ventures guitar at:
My Harmony-Central Review is at:
Model-01.html
My new "Les Fradkin & Get Wet" CD will be available as of the first of
June.
Sound samples will be available in a couple of days.
Catch a wave,
Les Fradkin
Get Wet
On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 09:06 PM, Leslie Fradkin wrote:
> Dear Group,
> Decided on a Wilson Bros VM-65. Couldn't resist the carved top. A
> Mosrite guy at heart :-)
> Will arrive Wednesday. Review to follow by the end of the week.
>
> May the reverb be with you,
> Les Fradkin
> Get Wet
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