The Official Mosrite Bass Owners Club

[machinerywatch]

Hey guys it is now October so I have been playing the Celebrity for about 6 months. The guitar player/singer that I back up regularly never wants me to bring any other bass! The thing has some ancient flat wounds on it and the intonation is not great. The neck needs some shimming to get the action right, but the sound is so SWEET! It makes me happy!

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[Dan B]

Some stupid questions since I am interested in Mosrite basses, especially the Ventures models...
- I assume these are short scale instruments?
Also
- What are these basses made of?

Just curious here; I've always loved the look of them but never had the opportunity to play one.

[P. Aaron]

I wanna Mosrite Bass!

EDIT: Went on Ebay, it's getting outta control: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOSRITE-VENT...item20cbe022be

Love the finish. Maybe I'll look at a Fodera?

[ToneMonkey]

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...2w&h=iAQEKTGBT

The bass player is just killin' it. Great tone, feel.

The name on the headstock doesn't appear to be Mosrite. I checked the Hallmark web site and they don't make anything like this.

Does anyone know what bass that is? I'm lusting after one.

[The EH Man]

Here's my 1966 Mosrite Ventures bass #6451. It's 19 days older than me. I bought this in 1989 from a local music store for $295. I played it for years in bar bands and it got stolen/recovered once. Now it's mostly retired.

[RickBlair]

Originally Posted by ToneMonkey

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...2w&h=iAQEKTGBT

The bass player is just killin' it. Great tone, feel.

The name on the headstock doesn't appear to be Mosrite. I checked the Hallmark web site and they don't make anything like this.

Does anyone know what bass that is? I'm lusting after one.

I believe that model is called the Combo. The guitars are hollow or semi-hollow bodies but it looks like the bass is a solid body.

Rick B.

[The EH Man]

Originally Posted by RickBlair

I believe that model is called the Combo. The guitars are hollow or semi-hollow bodies but it looks like the bass is a solid body.

Rick B.

I believe it's a Joe Maphis model bass.

http://www.rocknrollvintage.com/prod...resBassNatural

[RickBlair]

Originally Posted by The EH Man

I believe it's a Joe Maphis model bass.

You're right it is a Maphis. I was thinking about it this afternoon and I remembered that it was a Joe Maphis. I had looked it up quickly on the Mosrite forum last night and the Combo guitar has the same shape body but semi-hollow.

Rick B.

[RickBlair]

Here's a project that I have been working on for most of this year. I traced the body of my 65 Ventures bass and had a guy build a body blank with the edge carving. I used a Carvin neck with the paddle headstock and I had 3 EMG pickups and a BQC in my parts box. The fingerboard doesn't show in this pic but it's Birdseye Maple. I made the bridge and tailpiece and I just finished a polished cover shaped like the one on my 65. The finished product will have a white pearloid pickguard.

This whole thing started because of the "What is your ultimate bass" thread on this forum.

Rick B.

[FrednBass]

Originally Posted by ChristoMephisto

Here's a Mosrite Dobro Bass from '67 with a 24.5" scale

Ok, i need one.

NOW

[nyceddie]

My bass is on ebay for $1300 with Free shipping - $1430 Buy It Now

1972 Mosrite Bass - Sunburst - The Ventures Style - #B318 - With Accessories
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300824100730...84.m1438.l2649

Originally Posted by nyceddie

I'm heading towards my 74th birthday in March 2012 and I just acquired the lovely instrument you see in my hands, a 1972 Mosrite with an original sunburst finish.

In the 1970s I owned a The Ventures Model and in the 1980s I owned a Joe Maphis model.

I've also owned a J.K. Lado, an Aria Pro "Black 'n' Gold", a Univox HiFlier, a Eastwood Hi-Flyer, and some I've forgotten. And yet I can say I'm not a player!

[bassmanw]

I have a '66 and it does not have the plastic around the knobs...never did as there are no holes...every pic I see has them...anyone know anything about this? don't know if this is rare or not.
Thanks...
Bassmanw