MOSRITE BASS - SOME SUPERFICIAL OBSERVATIONS

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Re: MOSRITE BASS - SOME SUPERFICIAL OBSERVATIONS

Postby dorkrockrecords » Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:28 pm

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Postby Dennisthe Menace » Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:49 pm

Adam, did you notice anything bizarre about S.B.? :shock:
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
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Postby handbrake » Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:04 pm

The red bass appears to be a set neck?

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Postby dubtrub » Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:15 pm

Dennisthe Menace wrote:Adam, did you notice anything bizarre about S.B.? :shock:
Are you referring to it being a bound '64 sidejack with a bolt on neck? ;)
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Postby Dennisthe Menace » Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:38 pm

dubtrub wrote:
Dennisthe Menace wrote:Adam, did you notice anything bizarre about S.B.? :shock:
Are you referring to it being a bound '64 sidejack with a bolt on neck? ;)

Nope. I don't remember seeing the guild knobs on a '64. Even the late '63s already had the
jewel knobs (lathe knobs). Some early '64s still had the body binding (probably leftover '63s).
I might be wrong about this, but I've never seen one B4). But there is something kind of weird
with the Guild knobs on there unless that person specifically wanted those on his Bass.
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
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Postby dubtrub » Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:47 pm

I'd guess Semie was simply using left over stock. He had already put the Ventures model six string into assembly line production, so using the limited supply of left over plastic knobs would only seem logical to an extremely limited run of basses of the time. Sorta like he did using left hand or upside down neck plates on his 70s basses like the one I have. Left over stock on hand.
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Postby Veenture » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:34 am

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Early 1966 VM Bass –1 PUP- “Topjack”
Interesting feature on this model is the apparent 'shift' of the bridge cover. ChazDeSpaz said: (borrowed from: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1460 ):

"No, the bridge cover is not shifted / it isn't sitting on top of the pickguard, there's a factory cutout on the pickguard (it's flush with the body). I've seen this on several '66 Mosrite basses and I'm not sure why. I assume it's because Semie was retooling for the double-pickup bass to become the 1966 standard (replacing the single pickup model - which become an option that year)."

Makes sense...thanks Charlie ;)

NB. notice in picture #6 (page 1) how the bridge cover appears to be 'tucked' under the pick guard!

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Postby bakeoboy » Sat Jul 11, 2009 8:57 pm

dorkrockrecords wrote:
handbrake wrote:I guess I'm in the dark about the controls here.

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That's a V-II bass, circa 1973. 2 humbuckers, 2 volume / 2 tone / 2 push buttons (probably phase). ONE output = mono (from the Greek).



I've seen a few of these models with the push buttons.Some were phase,and some were "straight through" switches, that bi-passed the vol & tone controls.
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Postby Dennisthe Menace » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:38 pm

bakeoboy wrote:
dorkrockrecords wrote:
handbrake wrote:I guess I'm in the dark about the controls here.

http://i44.tinypic.com/bj5wr7.jpg


That's a V-II bass, circa 1973. 2 humbuckers, 2 volume / 2 tone / 2 push buttons (probably phase). ONE output = mono (from the Greek).



I've seen a few of these models with the push buttons.Some were phase,and some were "straight through" switches, that bi-passed the vol & tone controls.
Artie

Mine is a '73 and has the 'Black Cherry Burst' (no yellow). The Switchcraft Push Buttons on mine are of the 'by-pass VOL & TONE" Mode type.
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Re: MOSRITE BASS - SOME SUPERFICIAL OBSERVATIONS

Postby MWaldorf » Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:46 pm

Dennisthe Menace wrote:Mine is a '73 and has the 'Black Cherry Burst' (no yellow). The Switchcraft Push Buttons on mine are of the 'by-pass VOL & TONE" Mode type.


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