NEW MEMBER - From SF

[mattreverberation]

Hi all,
I decided to register and be part of this forum because I really need to share and get some info about Mosrite guitars. I'm in the process to buy a 1966 Ventures and I realized there's some much stuff you want to know before spending that kind of money without risking to get a cheap copy on eBay.
I was especially looking for info about the Japanese Firstman Mosrite which they look pretty similar to the original ones. I just discovered they even used the same logo!

How do I see the difference? And how do I know wether or not the Mosrite I'm willing to buy it's an actual 1966?

Thanks.

[KRamone27]

Welcome to the forum Matt, I'm sure you'll notice that there's lots of knowledgeable people here.

[FritzCat]

Welcome Matt! If you can show some pics I'm sure someone can help.

[GattonFan]

Welcome to the forum ... the early Firstman had a rectangular neck plate with a small "teardrop" at the bottom of the rectangle - Mosrite had the kidney-shaped neck plate (one difference you can notice immediately)
Dennis

[mattreverberation]

Hi there,
Thanks for the replies.

Here are some pictures...
http://www.matteoperra.com/mosrite1.png
http://www.matteoperra.com/mosrite2.png
http://www.matteoperra.com/case.png

I'm curious to know what you think and how much you think is worth.

[mattreverberation]

Here's another detail...
http://www.matteoperra.com/mosrite3.png

[woodchuck30]

Welcome to the forum, looks priety real to me, of course I,ve never had one, but the guys that are in the know will tell all.

[mattreverberation]

Thanks,
Yeah... I guess it was a good one. I've been outbid tho. Sold for $1845. Do you guys think that's what it's worth or whoever outbid me got a great deal there?
I have the feeling that was a good bargain for that guitar.

[MWaldorf]

Welcome to the forum. That looks like the real deal to me. Not that it matters at this point.

[Veenture]

Welcome Matt, before you decide to spend good money on a real (i.e. Semie Moseley-made/authorised) guitar, browsing this forum for a while first is the best way of gathering Mosrite knowledge to help you decide. There's lot's to learn from this thread too... viewforum.php
...and enjoy the forum while you're at it

Paul