I knew it was gimmicky but I like gimmicky! I pull down my little cherry red MINI Mos all the time. So I thought this might be a fun addition. Just arrived from Japan and it's a little disappointing so far, but there may be potential.
I'm bummed that there's apparently a missing knob, and I'm not sure what it's used for. I suspect it might be a volume for the speaker, which is something I'd like to have because the speaker doesn't sound that hot. On the 'high' switch, you get a clean but slightly dirty growl that sounds like it's coming over one of those old Radio Shack pocket jobs. And that has some charm. The 'low' switch gets you an even more staticy-radio sound but it's so low you can barely hear it.
One somewhat bittersweet pleasant sidebar to this is I discovered that when plugged into the amp, you can still play out of the guitar's speaker, and that actually works well because now you've got some beef backing you up and it compensates for the speaker's tinny sound. Maybe that's the point and I just invented ice or something. But that may be how I use it.
Question: If I brought this to a guitar tech, is it realistic and reasonable to ask for a replacement knob be applied and the inner workings checked? I know I'm not getting a genuine Mos knob easily but I figure anything will do for now, I just want to know what the control is and if I can get it.
Plugged in, it has a nice crunchy bite to it. I haven't yet done the forthcoming audio shootout between it and its Ventures twin but that will be interesting. One blower is that the high E string is so low as to be basically dead all up and down it and playing a note sounds like a mosquito zapper. But the lower 5 strings all feel ok though they're all really low too. That will be adjusted.
'7773' is stamped into the neck in the usual location.
