Mosrite humbuckers?

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Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby MWaldorf » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:26 pm

This 70s Mosrite with humbuckers was brought up in a different thread:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mosrite-electric-guitar-70s-model-with-hardcase-look_W0QQitemZ160260418630QQihZ006QQcategoryZ2384QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Makes me curious - how do the Mosrite humbuckers sound? How do the sound with a coil tap - anything like regular single coil Mosrites?
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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:06 pm

MWaldorf wrote:This 70s Mosrite with humbuckers was brought up in a different thread:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mosrite-electric-guitar-70s-model-with-hardcase-look_W0QQitemZ160260418630QQihZ006QQcategoryZ2384QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Makes me curious - how do the Mosrite humbuckers sound? How do the sound with a coil tap - anything like regular single coil Mosrites?

I LOVE my Mo's Humbuckers. They are just as good as the Gibsons. I have Coil-Taps on my
'88. I can either split the neck or the bridge. It's also wired up in such, if I split the bridge with
both P-ups on, the wiring is reversed in such a way, that I can get the "quack" tone happening
like an out of phase Tele (not the Strat). However, if both p'ups are on and split, I can get an
"in phase" single coil tone. If both p'ups are in Humbucking mode and both on, I still can get an
in phase tone, but with the Humbuckers. It's an AWESOME P'up selection for only 2 p'ups, although
you can get more, but I'm plenty happy with this set up :mrgreen: .
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
.........Owner of 9 Mosrites...
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1963 "the Ventures" Model s/n #0038
http://www.thevintagerockproject.com/

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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby brutus » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:01 pm

I have a combo with hum-buckers and it sounds great!!! Not quite the bite of the single coil but then again feedback is not a problem, so it works out good.
No coil tap just a three way switch.. the middle position is just so sweet!!..I don't know if that means all on or a coil from each or what. Heck, they might not be Mosrite pups.. I have not seen them on any other Mosrite, they might be off of some copy but I haven't seen them on any of those so far either.

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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:04 pm

Brutus,
They would look EXACTLY like the single coils with the "Mosrite of California" stamped on the casings, the only difference would be that you would have 2 rows of screws for each p'up.
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
.........Owner of 9 Mosrites...
.....proud owner and documented:
1963 "the Ventures" Model s/n #0038
http://www.thevintagerockproject.com/

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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby dubtrub » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:06 pm

Oh Man! I'd love to have that guitar on eBay. Notice the neck binding across the rear of the fretboard and the larger position markers. Dennis, does your guitar have the large markers?

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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby brutus » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:22 pm

I would like to have that guitar also....The hum buckers I have have no stamp and there is one row of screws and a row of small rectangles about the same size as the the screws on each pup they are the same size as Mosrite pups. Do they sound like anything anyone might have seen on any other mosrite or copys? (I thought they even might be a single coil but I get none of that single coil hum)

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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:36 am

dubtrub wrote:Oh Man! I'd love to have that guitar on eBay. Notice the neck binding across the rear of the fretboard and the larger position markers. Dennis, does your guitar have the large markers?

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Nope, no large markers, but my '63 does have the binding going across the rear of the fretboard.
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
.........Owner of 9 Mosrites...
.....proud owner and documented:
1963 "the Ventures" Model s/n #0038
http://www.thevintagerockproject.com/

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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby ziggy00 » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:04 am

DO THEY REALLY WORK? NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT

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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:50 pm

ziggy00 wrote:DO THEY REALLY WORK? NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT

Welcome to the Forum ZIGGY....Does what work???
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
.........Owner of 9 Mosrites...
.....proud owner and documented:
1963 "the Ventures" Model s/n #0038
http://www.thevintagerockproject.com/

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Re: Mosrite humbuckers?

Postby dubtrub » Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:15 pm

Dennis,

I believe ziggy00 is just an internet spook or hack. I checked and he has registered all over the internet with only one or no post just to provide a link to a silly web site which I deleted. I'll give it a few days and delete the account unless he wants to prove himself legit. Mazzrite forum Deja Vu.
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