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Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:43 pm
by Nokie
I used a Mosrite Super Custom '65 on a mini tour with the Insect Surfers this last weekend. We did a couple of biker bars in Reno and another jig in Frisco at the Hotel Utah. The Mosrite sounded great through a '65 Fender Super. Pictures can be seen at
http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x276 ... 20Surfers/I hope to put up some youtube's of it soon.
-Marty
Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:50 pm
by Dennisthe Menace
Marty, nice lookin gtr! Is that a recent purchase?
Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:16 pm
by MWaldorf
Marty,
Sorry I missed the Utah show; I heard it was a blast. We had a gig in Napa at Judd's Hill Winery, and, well, as they say, with one tuchus you can't dance at two weddings.
Mel
Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:12 am
by Nokie
Dennisthe Menace wrote:Marty, nice lookin gtr! Is that a recent purchase?
Thanks Dennis,
Yeah, I got this one 3 or 4 weeks ago. It compares closest with an Excellent I have but has a brighter tone that I like (A/B comparison of course!). On the other hand, the Excellent is a bit lighter in weight, has a nicer burst paint job, and has "Mosrite" stamped into the 4-bolt neck plate. Am I thinking of pulling the ol' switcheroo with the Excellent and SC'65 bodies? Yep, but I'm too lazy right now and I really don't want to mess up either guitar as they both operate beautifully as they are.
-Marty
Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:15 am
by Nokie
MWaldorf wrote:Marty,
Sorry I missed the Utah show; I heard it was a blast. We had a gig in Napa at Judd's Hill Winery, and, well, as they say, with one tuchus you can't dance at two weddings.
Mel
Hi Mel,
Yes, we heard that you guys were doin' yer Klesmer-meets-Surf outta town that day. Were any Mosrites involved at the Winery gig? I'll tell ya, I much rather woulda been playin' Napa. I love that area.
-Marty
Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:20 pm
by MWaldorf
Nokie wrote:MWaldorf wrote:Marty,
Sorry I missed the Utah show; I heard it was a blast. We had a gig in Napa at Judd's Hill Winery, and, well, as they say, with one tuchus you can't dance at two weddings.
Mel
Hi Mel,
Yes, we heard that you guys were doin' yer Klesmer-meets-Surf outta town that day. Were any Mosrites involved at the Winery gig? I'll tell ya, I much rather woulda been playin' Napa. I love that area.
-Marty
I had my '66 Ventures model with me:

Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:06 pm
by Nokie
MWaldorf wrote:Nokie wrote:MWaldorf wrote:Marty,
Sorry I missed the Utah show; I heard it was a blast. We had a gig in Napa at Judd's Hill Winery, and, well, as they say, with one tuchus you can't dance at two weddings.
Mel
Hi Mel,
Yes, we heard that you guys were doin' yer Klesmer-meets-Surf outta town that day. Were any Mosrites involved at the Winery gig? I'll tell ya, I much rather woulda been playin' Napa. I love that area.
-Marty
I had my '66 Ventures model with me:

Very cool! Your Mosrite looks like an early '66 with the truss rod access at the base of the neck. In keeping with the theme of the Meshugga Beach Party you could call it a Mosesrite, but I'm guessing I'm not the first to make that observation. -Marty
Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:50 pm
by MWaldorf
[quote="Nokie
Very cool! Your Mosrite looks like an early '66 with the truss rod access at the base of the neck. In keeping with the theme of the Meshugga Beach Party you could call it a Mosesrite, but I'm guessing I'm not the first to make that observation. -Marty[/quote]
Oh, you mean like this?


My Ventures model has the trus rod at the headstock, it's just hard to see in the photo. Come to think of it, I haven't pulled the neck or checked the pots for dates so I suppose it could be a '67, as the serial number is pretty high for a Ventures model.
Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:01 am
by sleeperNY
Great pic's Nokie. Did I see a thumb pic in some of those pic's???
Jim
Re: Mosrite on tour with the Insect Surfers
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:20 am
by Nokie
MWaldorf wrote:[quote="Nokie
Very cool! Your Mosrite looks like an early '66 with the truss rod access at the base of the neck. In keeping with the theme of the Meshugga Beach Party you could call it a Mosesrite, but I'm guessing I'm not the first to make that observation. -Marty
Oh, you mean like this?


My Ventures model has the trus rod at the headstock, it's just hard to see in the photo. Come to think of it, I haven't pulled the neck or checked the pots for dates so I suppose it could be a '67, as the serial number is pretty high for a Ventures model.[/quote]
Well that makes it easier to adjust the truss. Did you just now make that Mosesrite logo? Very funny.
-Marty