This guy is an excellent player. One of my favorite players. Met him at the Burbank Airport once. Didn't want to bug him so I didn't take too much of his time. Ever hear his surf music like Monte Carlo Nights? Excellent.
He was going to the Mosrite Forum in 2010, I saw his posts there a bunch of times. It always was a nice, but niche forum without a lot of traffic. Traffic slowed down massively after maybe 2015, though.
I met Elliot in person in 1988 at a guitar show in NYC. Nokie Edwards and Semie Moselyy were there and Semie was selling his 1988 models and the new Nokie model Mosrite.
The Mosrite Mark 1 is my favorite guitar design. Unfortunately the price and the nut width exclude me from owning one, but I do have a Hallmark Custom 65, so I'm not going whine. PS: Elliot is such a fine guitarist, from The Cars to The Empty Hearts. Taste, style, technique. He's got it all.
If you want a real Mosrite in the Ventures / Mark 1 body style, look for a 1970s "V I" or "V 1" model; they have wider necks. The neck _depth_ is still the same, though.
I have a 66 from gruhn I was 13 that year I got my 1966 in the 90’s when I could afford it. It takes me back whenever I am around it to my high school band where one of my friends had one I wish mine was in a little better shape I have always loved the design If anyone is looking it is time to pass it to someone who will care for it
I like the rift that was played near the beginning of the demo. I think a lot of players would be interested in hearing why the neck pick-up is slanted the way it is on the body of the guitar. And what does it do to the sound in comparison to a pick that is straight or one that might be angled the other way then it is on the Mosrite...?
I always thought it had to do with string intonation. In other words, a deeper stretch into the neck pickup position for the string resonance. Semie Mosely was a genius guitar builder. Nothing sounds like a Mosrite.
when they went bankrupt in the late 60s my dad ken sr bought all their inventory.. necks, bodies,strings and finished guitars...had Gene Moles take care of inventory and build and paint them..they were works of art...they built me a Sunburst Red Left handed...ended up selling and Billy Mize ended up with it..matter of fact Billy MIze bought up all the inventory later and took to his Store in LA....came from Genes Music store on Niles street in Bakersfield California.. was a shame the Moselys lost it all...were great music makers and guitar builders but the economics game took them over....long story on them in bakersfield sound background
and he only went to buy back his Cincinnati Time clock that was for the employees but the bidding was very low.. he bid and got it all...even the orders for guitars unfinished..Gene was building them and shipping to people all over the world..
I have a Left Handed, 88 ventures model with paperwork including the custom order sheet, even the Mosrite price list from 88, in a candy apple red, stored and only played at my house on special occasions a few times a year,
Do you want to sell it? Seriously. I have a custom order in with a luthier right now to build me a lefthanded copy of a Venture 2, Slab Body. I could not find an authentic lefty anywhere..and I looked for about 2 years. My guitar isn't going to be ready for about 10 more months...and if you are wanting to sell it, let me know. Serious offer..
@@michaelr.4878 Had it for many years and it sits in a case 99.9% of the time so I could consider an offer. I have a collection of old Gibson and Fender lefties and I pretty much only play the Gibsons, so there is not a single mark anywhere on the Mosrite. It could hang as brand new in any store. it has never played anywhere other than my rec room and would have under a half dozen hours playing time on it total. The luthier I bought it from is a long time friend of mine who worked for Mosrite until Semie died. Semie's daughter gave it to him along with some right-handed ones and hardware, towards money owed to him at that time. He had built it himself and had photos of the build process before painting. The Luthier had a full photo book of him with Semie and staff, a couple of him with Elliot Easton, and a whole book full of him with the members of the venture as Nokie and the boys were very good friends of his. It came with a lot of the original late 80's paperwork, price lists, and the order sheet for it all on letterheads and I still have it all in the case.
@@garyinglis5959 - That is incredible. Do you have a number in mind? I am interested. Although, since I posted my last message, I just made a pretty big 'impulse purchase', by buying a new drumset. I am a little more hesitant now. But I'd love to have that guitar. We both know how hard it can be to move lefthanded guitars. After playing for over 30 years, I now wish that I had forced myself to learn right-handed.
@@michaelr.4878 I will leave it up to you to throw a number at me if you wish to and I will give a simple yes or no thank you. I collect vintage lefties and seldom resell any of them (have over 15 at this time) but it is a shame that such a great guitar has been sitting in a case for over 30 years, not played, and I have nobody to hand it down to. I could never get use to the very thin neck, and the signiture Mosrite extra 0 fret would throw me off after always playing thick necked Gibsons with the same neck scale most of my life. I always loved the tone, quality, and beauty though and the action is incredible. I have posted it on my face book and on Lefty guitar groups that I am a member of and every time I get a bunch of people wanting me to sell it to them. It is an 88 Ventures model , 10 out of 10 condition, and looks identical to the one Elliot is playing in this video except the candy apple red paint has a fine metallic flake in it on mine. Being a lefty is great as nobody ever asked me to play or borrow any of my guitars, lol
They do. The one Elliott has, has its truss rod adjustment at the body end; behind the Neck pickup. Some of the guitars have it at the headstock, others at the body.
Great Guitar.s...Fantastic Necks & Action, and the Whammy actually worked. Unfortunately, being associated with surf music (Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello) eventually made them seriously un-cool, once bands like Zeppilin showed up. Oh, and that slanted neck pick-up probably didn't help...Along with the up-side-down Strat body, Mosrites did sort'a look like like a high-school art student's Idea of a Picasso. Zero Fret or Not, you just can't over-come that much ugly..
This guy is an excellent player. One of my favorite players. Met him at the Burbank Airport once. Didn't want to bug him so I didn't take too much of his time. Ever hear his surf music like Monte Carlo Nights? Excellent.
Just when I thought Elliott couldn't get any cooler he busts out with a Mosrite guitar.
He was going to the Mosrite Forum in 2010, I saw his posts there a bunch of times. It always was a nice, but niche forum without a lot of traffic. Traffic slowed down massively after maybe 2015, though.
My 1st electric guitar was a mid 60's Mosrite Celebrity purchased at Bath Music in Brooklyn for around $130 in 1975.
love the Mosrite guitar! I always think of "Ventures In Space" for some reason.. Great guitar.!
I met Elliot in person in 1988 at a guitar show in NYC. Nokie Edwards and Semie Moselyy were there and Semie was selling his 1988 models and the new Nokie model Mosrite.
Love my Fillmore
Mosrite too Elliot 🎸👍
I got the Red White & Blue🇺🇸 Buck Owens tribute model 🎸😎
got my first moserite in 1968, it was a 12 string and i bought in the town they were being made.Bakersfield,ca
The Mosrite Mark 1 is my favorite guitar design. Unfortunately the price and the nut width exclude me from owning one, but I do have a Hallmark Custom 65, so I'm not going whine. PS: Elliot is such a fine guitarist, from The Cars to The Empty Hearts. Taste, style, technique. He's got it all.
If you want a real Mosrite in the Ventures / Mark 1 body style, look for a 1970s "V I" or "V 1" model; they have wider necks. The neck _depth_ is still the same, though.
I have a 66 from gruhn I was 13 that year I got my 1966 in the 90’s when I could afford it. It takes me back whenever I am around it to my high school band where one of my friends had one I wish mine was in a little better shape
I have always loved the design
If anyone is looking it is time to pass it to someone who will care for it
I like the rift that was played near the beginning of the demo. I think a lot of players would be interested in hearing why the neck pick-up is slanted the way it is on the body of the guitar. And what does it do to the sound in comparison to a pick that is straight or one that might be angled the other way then it is on the Mosrite...?
I always thought it had to do with string intonation. In other words, a deeper stretch into the neck pickup position for the string resonance. Semie Mosely was a genius guitar builder. Nothing sounds like a Mosrite.
Gives the high strings more body. I think they didn't it because the string spacing gets closer together nearer the neck.
Such a good guitarist!
He is moving in stereo!
YOU ~ ROCK ! !
i own a 1968 and played it till 2004 . i wish i hadn’t removed the original finish back in 1973
I have a Mosrite serial no. 350
when they went bankrupt in the late 60s my dad ken sr bought all their inventory.. necks, bodies,strings and finished guitars...had Gene Moles take care of inventory and build and paint them..they were works of art...they built me a Sunburst Red Left handed...ended up selling and Billy Mize ended up with it..matter of fact Billy MIze bought up all the inventory later and took to his Store in LA....came from Genes Music store on Niles street in Bakersfield California.. was a shame the Moselys lost it all...were great music makers and guitar builders but the economics game took them over....long story on them in bakersfield sound background
and he only went to buy back his Cincinnati Time clock that was for the employees but the bidding was very low.. he bid and got it all...even the orders for guitars unfinished..Gene was building them and shipping to people all over the world..
Here's a better introduction...hi I'm Elliot Easton...one of the most bad ass guitarists who's ever lived!
I have a Left Handed, 88 ventures model with paperwork including the custom order sheet, even the Mosrite price list from 88, in a candy apple red, stored and only played at my house on special occasions a few times a year,
Do you want to sell it? Seriously. I have a custom order in with a luthier right now to build me a lefthanded copy of a Venture 2, Slab Body. I could not find an authentic lefty anywhere..and I looked for about 2 years. My guitar isn't going to be ready for about 10 more months...and if you are wanting to sell it, let me know. Serious offer..
@@michaelr.4878 Had it for many years and it sits in a case 99.9% of the time so I could consider an offer. I have a collection of old Gibson and Fender lefties and I pretty much only play the Gibsons, so there is not a single mark anywhere on the Mosrite. It could hang as brand new in any store. it has never played anywhere other than my rec room and would have under a half dozen hours playing time on it total. The luthier I bought it from is a long time friend of mine who worked for Mosrite until Semie died. Semie's daughter gave it to him along with some right-handed ones and hardware, towards money owed to him at that time. He had built it himself and had photos of the build process before painting.
The Luthier had a full photo book of him with Semie and staff, a couple of him with Elliot Easton, and a whole book full of him with the members of the venture as Nokie and the boys were very good friends of his. It came with a lot of the original late 80's paperwork, price lists, and the order sheet for it all on letterheads and I still have it all in the case.
@@garyinglis5959 - That is incredible. Do you have a number in mind? I am interested. Although, since I posted my last message, I just made a pretty big 'impulse purchase', by buying a new drumset. I am a little more hesitant now. But I'd love to have that guitar. We both know how hard it can be to move lefthanded guitars. After playing for over 30 years, I now wish that I had forced myself to learn right-handed.
@@michaelr.4878 I will leave it up to you to throw a number at me if you wish to and I will give a simple yes or no thank you. I collect vintage lefties and seldom resell any of them (have over 15 at this time) but it is a shame that such a great guitar has been sitting in a case for over 30 years, not played, and I have nobody to hand it down to.
I could never get use to the very thin neck, and the signiture Mosrite extra 0 fret would throw me off after always playing thick necked Gibsons with the same neck scale most of my life. I always loved the tone, quality, and beauty though and the action is incredible.
I have posted it on my face book and on Lefty guitar groups that I am a member of and every time I get a bunch of people wanting me to sell it to them. It is an 88 Ventures model , 10 out of 10 condition, and looks identical to the one Elliot is playing in this video except the candy apple red paint has a fine metallic flake in it on mine.
Being a lefty is great as nobody ever asked me to play or borrow any of my guitars, lol
Do these have a neck truss rod? I can't see where it would be adjusted...
They do. The one Elliott has, has its truss rod adjustment at the body end; behind the Neck pickup. Some of the guitars have it at the headstock, others at the body.
the width of the nut is too tight, i wish it was a 42 mm width, to be more confortable
Elliot, you're a little late. Where was your love for Mosrite during The Cars heydays?
Ventures guitars
Beuty lead
Great Guitar.s...Fantastic Necks & Action, and the Whammy actually worked. Unfortunately, being associated with surf music (Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello) eventually made them seriously un-cool, once bands like Zeppilin showed up. Oh, and that slanted neck pick-up probably didn't help...Along with the up-side-down Strat body, Mosrites did sort'a look like like a high-school art student's Idea of a Picasso. Zero Fret or Not, you just can't over-come that much ugly..
No, sorry.... in 1963 THE BEACH BOYS were king, not the Ventures. Love the Ventures, but they weren't king.