MOSRITE SUPER EXCELLENT (Kurokumo)

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Re: MOSRITE SUPER EXCELLENT (Kurokumo)

Postby KRamone27 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:22 pm

Congrats on the Mosrite Paul. It's a nice little axe

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Postby Veenture » Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:15 am

Thanks for the heads up and positive comments everyone, I feel a lot more confident now :)
Yes Dennis, finally my own Mo'. I like your term "Mo'ney" :D
Sarah, the same seller also has an interesting GRETSCH amp for sale that you may wish to check out :shock: ------> http://cgi.ebay.com/Gretsch-6156-Amp-Va ... 43a8ff38af
olrocknroller, you utter words of wisdom, sir...I'm still enjoying my 'cheap' Hagstrom Super Swede! ;)
Danny, thanks for pointing out the ad on the Surf Guitar 101 forum. I have found Ted Murdock to be a nice person to deal with. As soon as the Super Excellent arrives I'll post my findings -of course.
Mel, would you believe that your Excellent was in the back of my mind when I decided to buy this beauty?!
Of course, I haven't forgotten your fine custom decal design for moi :mrgreen: :

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TimR, thanks for filling me in on a bit of Kurokumo history, ...really appreciate it! My next step will be to try and replace the present (privately applied) decal with a waterslide "The Ventures model" decal... :?

Yes, my first 'real' Mosrite -second hand; -for that kind of money I'm willing to take the risk of seeing if I can manage to get my hands to adapt to the slender Mosrite neck!
I don't have sausage fingers but when you are so used to playing Fender necks mostly... :roll: But it's fair to give my Hallmark 60 Custom due credit for helping me tremendously in this regard! I'd better stop rambling...thanks for listening, my friends!
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Re: MOSRITE SUPER EXCELLENT (Kurokumo)

Postby GattonFan » Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:41 am

Congrats, Paul! Those are very nice guitars, for the Mosrite 'feel' and sound. I keep mine out on the stand for easy access all the time - it's gotten to feeling comfortable, like my strats used to. I'm sure you'll like it
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Postby Sarah93003 » Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:02 am

Thanks Paul! I'll keep an eye on that, just in case.
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Re: MOSRITE SUPER EXCELLENT (Kurokumo)

Postby Strat-o-rama » Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:06 am

Nice score, Paul!
Look forward to your comments upon receiving it and "bonding" with it.

edit to add:
I'm not 100 percent on this, but I believe another difference between the Excellent and Super Excellent is the wood: basswood for the Excellent, alder for the Super Excellent.

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Postby juan_10 » Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:35 pm

Wonderful Paul ! With online tracking you will be able to follow its progress towards you ! That is one nice looking sunburst , the super excellent is going to be a work of craftsmanship A bit of excitement , good call. :-)

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Postby Chemo » Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:41 am

Congratulations! It is a beautiful quality guitar, and at that price I'd say you did very good.
This concludes my report from outer space. Now, back to studio!

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Postby Nokie » Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:15 pm

Super excellent score, Paul! The Excellents are done very well. I much prefer the burst job I see on the Excellent vs the burst on the other Kurokomo models I've played. I even had my '63 Royal stripped and professionally repainted 'cause the original burst wasn't near as nice as that on the Excellent. They don't have the hand-made mojo of an old Mosrite but, in my humble opinion, that's most often a plus. The modern tolerances are much tighter making for a better playing, more in tune guitar with more uniform action. I know you're havin' fun with it! -Marty

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Postby 64sunburst » Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:03 pm

Really nice! As an owner of a Japanese Mosrite - a Firstman I think - I can tell you that even if it's not a "real" made in USA Mo, you will still get a lot of satisfaction from it. Like Mel and his Excellent, my Mosrite really does nail the Mosrite tone. I've been using mine a lot in recent months ever since I got the trem to stay in place. I think you paid a fair price for it too.

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Re: MOSRITE SUPER EXCELLENT (Kurokumo)

Postby Veenture » Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:31 am

Trent, Juan, Kimmo, Marty and Byron, thanks guys for your kind and valued comments! It's winging it's way over the pond to me right now; I'll keep y'all informed :)


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