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E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:37 pm
by woodchuck30
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:13 pm
by handbrake
For two of those guitars, Ed was faithfully replicating the originals that had to have the trem recessed into the body 'cause the neck was lower than anticipated (or the trem just ended up being too tall!). So he recessed for the trem and added the infamous "mistake plates" that concealed the edges just like the real ones.
Check out the one second from the right.
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:41 pm
by woodchuck30
Hay Handbrake thanks for the info, I takeit thats what they call a mistake plate right?
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:02 pm
by handbrake
woodchuck30 wrote:Hay Handbrake thanks for the info, I takeit thats what they call a mistake plate right?
Yeah, I think that's what is meant by "mistake plate". It took me a while to figure this out, too.
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:40 am
by MWaldorf
BTW, that's a fantastic picture of Ed's guitars!
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:47 am
by Strat-o-rama
What a fantastic picture showing the variations of early sidejacks. Ed's guitars are masterpieces...works of art.
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:48 pm
by Veenture
handbrake wrote:Ed was faithfully replicating the originals...
I had to pick up my eyeballs from my key pad after beholding that picture of the 4 guitar wonders that Ed Elliott made
I wish Ed was my uncle...and I was his favourite nephew
...thank you for posting handbrake!
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:55 pm
by handbrake
Yes, a stunning photo. Credit goes to arpsum and his effort to market Ed's products in Japan.
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:26 pm
by Veenture
As far as I'm concerned, those are REAL Mosrites...after all, Ed Elliott built Mosrite guitars directly under/next-to Semie for the Mosrite Company...The only difference is the logo on the headstock
Who Needs a Time Machine When Ed is Around! (
hmmm...maybe a suitable title for an Ed Elliott book on Mosrite? 
)
Re: E Elliots mosrite project
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:01 pm
by EFElliott
Hey there Veenture,
Ed Elliott here, I'm working on a new line of hand-built guitars and basses that's a bit more affordable than my 59 and 63 models. "The RS Series" based on Ol' Uncle Semie's 61-62 Pre-Ventures proto-type, Mosrite's first Reverse Strat
design, the shape that started it all. The're going to avaliable in 1,2 and 3 pickup models
with and without Vibratos, and a Bass model, no extra charge for left-handed guitars and basses, all sorts of custom colors.
I'm taking orders now on a limited bases, I'll have some photos to show in a week or so.
Stay Tuned,
Eddy
