Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby dubtrub » Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:50 pm

Dennisthe Menace wrote:"MR. Craftsman" doesn't know it yet... but I just thought of a "Develish Idea" for possibly
his VERY LAST PROJECT......and it will be....the MOTHER LOAD!!
He will be cursing me all the way!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :mrgreen:


Let me guess. A double neck? Ain't gonna happen. :lol:
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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:09 pm

dubtrub wrote:
Dennisthe Menace wrote:"MR. Craftsman" doesn't know it yet... but I just thought of a "Develish Idea" for possibly
his VERY LAST PROJECT......and it will be....the MOTHER LOAD!!
He will be cursing me all the way!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :mrgreen:


Let me guess. A double neck? Ain't gonna happen. :lol:


PPFFFF!! Nawh, that's WAAAAY too easy for ya! :twisted: LOL! :mrgreen:

BUT, Let me know when you give up..... ;)
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby MWaldorf » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:14 pm

Dennis, are you looking for Danny to make up a set of these?

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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:25 am

MWaldorf wrote:Dennis, are you looking for Danny to make up a set of these?
http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/she ... -thumb.jpg

LMAO!!! Mel....that's just pure INSANITY
I wouldn't do that to Danny.....well, wait a minute :twisted: ........
nawh, I couldn't do that......All right, here's one and ONLY one hint.
It's not the Strawberry Alarm Clock Model, Ramones, Doubleneck,
Tripleneck, Mandolin, Dobro, or Barbara Mandrell's Crutch........
There............only ONE hint :mrgreen: .
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 Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:54 pm

and the Survey Says: :mrgreen:
ImageMosrite Brassrail

Solid hardwood body with maple neck. Available in Std or Deluxe which had active circuitry with a "cassette" insert that could be put in the back through a metal access plate to give different sounds. This guitar gets it's name from the 22 brass frets that are attached to a "brassrail" that runs down the length of the fretboard. Only about 75 of these were built.

p.s. As mentioned earlier, the Doubleneck was WAY too easy! :mrgreen:
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
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.....proud owner and documented:
1963 "the Ventures" Model s/n #0038
http://www.thevintagerockproject.com/

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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby dubtrub » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:09 pm

NO THANK YOU! I do not care for the brass rail guitars at all. :shock:

But, a nice double neck has always been at the back of my mind. But most likely this bass is my last. ;)
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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby dubtrub » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:07 pm

I am now getting down to the final stages of scratch building a Mosrite bass clone, here are the latest photo's of rough shaping the German carve. This was accomplished by the use of router, chisel's, power sander and a lot of imagination and elbow grease. Most of you have already seen and heard the guitar played at our recent family gathering. If not Go here.

The next photo's you see will be in the finished stages as I paint it.

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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby brutus » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:27 pm

Hey Danny I hope you will make a double neck someday. It would be a challenge I'm sure, but it would a great tribute to Semi and also quite rewarding i would think. Plus I would love to see the process and learn from your posts as I would love to build a clone and if I ever do I'm going for the double neck!! I have no luthier experience, but with the help of this forum and enough money for parts it could be done. It is ambitious true, but hey life is too short not to give it a shot

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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby Strat-o-rama » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:55 am

Danny,
With Dennis and Damon available for tech details, I will also suggest a doubleneck-- not the 50's style like the Maphis/Collins style, but the type Dennis uses as his Avatar signature. Now, Damon throws it into a new perspective. His is a solid body type with an octave neck, while Dennis has the 12 string neck production guitar from a few years later.
Which would it be?

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Re: Mosrite Bass Clone: Project # 4

Postby dubtrub » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:10 pm

Strat-o-rama wrote:Danny,
With Dennis and Damon available for tech details, I will also suggest a doubleneck-- not the 50's style like the Maphis/Collins style, but the type Dennis uses as his Avatar signature. Now, Damon throws it into a new perspective. His is a solid body type with an octave neck, while Dennis has the 12 string neck production guitar from a few years later.
Which would it be?

I would probably never use either 12 string or octave enough to make it worth while, but more of a final challenge. I have always be partion to the simplicity and looks of this double neck in the attached photo. Remember this topic?

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