New here! Greetings from Detroit. Owner of US Combo, Japanese Ventures

[nikgrayson]

hi all
been lurking on the forum now and the for a year or two now. love the info and history available here.
i have had a combo for a bit but recently got a japanese ventures model. was curious if you guys could help me pinpoint what, exactly, it may be.

pics of both...

combo:





this is my new one that i would love some help with. i kinda think its a kurokumo not not positive. tried to take pics of identifying features..







sorry the pics arent great.
thanks!
-nik

[Sarah93003]

Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on both guitars!

[MozRite]

Welcome aboard. Greetings from Los Angeles, CA. I can't help you with the quest for info but I have a Japanese Mosrite Avenger. Not a Ventures model but I did put a decal of The Ventures Model on the headstock so now it's a certifiable Ventures guitar!

I love it. It's an extension of me. Maybe you can say it's another limb of mine. I wish I had it years ago. The tone is amazing. Sounds like The Ventures Live in Japan 1965. Not only that but the feel is great. The neck is awesome. I would say the frets are great because they are but the previous owner put them on so I don't know how stock frets on a circa 1970 Mosrite Avenger would be.

[MozRite]

By the way, that wood grain on yours is amazing. Most those guitars were made of basswood I believe but I wonder if that's an Ash wood pattern?

[FrankJames]

Welcome to the forum !!

[nikgrayson]

Thanks people!

[LoveyX]

Hi Nik,
Nice looking guitars you have there!
On the Ventures model, would there happen to be a serial # stamped between the two highest frets?

[nikgrayson]

There is no serial number anywhere.

[LoveyX]

Hmmm... wish I had more info to identify it, I'd guess maybe a Fillmore or Kurokumo... maybe someone who is more familiar with this one will chime in?
BTW that Combo is a beautiful instrument too!

[nikgrayson]

there arent many features that lead me to believe its anything other than a kurokumo. there was one thing that made me think it may be an avenger but the headstock and tuners negate that. im happy thinking its a kurokumo haha. thanks everyone for the kind welcome. i will be checking back in.