Beware the 60 Custom

[gplayer]

It can spoil you, rotten. I keep about ten guitars out a rack and on stands, that I use in rotation, because I like the variety of sounds and feel of different guitars. Well, I hadn't played any of my other guitars in the last month, since I got the Hallmark 60 Custom. When I first got it I had to get accustomed to the smaller frets and thinner neck. It didn't take long and I really enjoy playing it, now.

Last night I decided I had better start playing my other guitars. WOW!!! I first picked up an "Agile" Strat copy (very nice guitar BTW). The neck felt like a fence post and the frets were like railroad ties. I could hardly play the thing. I felt hindered and slow. But, what really shocked me, was how huge the dot fret markers looked.
So I put it down and picked up my 335. It was easier to get acclimated too, but still felt slow and clumsy.

Has anyone else experienced this adjustment when going from a "Mosrite" type neck to a run-of-the-mill guitar neck?

[Dennisthe Menace]

Nice review gplayer. And ditto on changing to another guitar with a fatter neck ! On a side note, we played last nite, I broke a 'B' string, changed to the Strat and ! I felt as though I picked up a baseball bat! I usually bring a 2nd Mo' for a backup, but I was in one of those 'moods' as to "Hey, why don't I bring something different tonite!"
Well, I WON'T do that again with another guitar unless I play it for a little while B4 I leave for the gig.....what a NIGHTMARE !.....sorry for hijacking, but your description
of the 'fence post' hit a nerve from last night.......

[gplayer]

It's good to know it's a common occurrence. Yesterday morning I played the "Strat" for a while, standing up. It wasn't quite so bad. I tend not to look at the neck when I play standing up. Oddly,the transition back to the hallmark wasn't nearly as noticeable.

[Eric]

Yes, Going from my Fillmore Mosrite to my Gretsch Electromatic is HORRIBLE! Its like pushing your supermodel aside to go chubby chasin'

[Dennisthe Menace]

Yes, Going from my Fillmore Mosrite to my Gretsch Electromatic is HORRIBLE! Its like pushing your supermodel aside to go chubby chasin'

LOL! well said Eric .

[gplayer]

Yes, Going from my Fillmore Mosrite to my Gretsch Electromatic is HORRIBLE! Its like pushing your supermodel aside to go chubby chasin'

Whoa...that gives it whole new perspective.

[sleeperNY]

Try going from a Mosrite to a Gretsch 6122-59 with a 1 3/4 neck .

Jim

[tonetti]

My 68 MK1 Mosrite is a total love hate relationship, I love to play it so much it has made me not want to play my strat, or any other guitars. Since I have been playing the Mosrite, the only thing that feels comfortable to me is my dads Celebrity. The frets on my MK1 are even smaller than the celebrity, any lower, and it would be fretless. I picked up my strat 1 time in the past year, and I had a really hard time playing it, it felt bulky, slow, and the trem felt wrong. BEWARE!!! any of you planning to get a Mosrite, you will never feel the same about your other instruments.

[LOSTVENTURE]

I'm sorry to be so late on this thread but I only got my Hallmark in June. It has had a similar effect on my choice of guitars since I first layed my hands on it. It was difficlt to interchange it with any of the other guitars that I own, and that includes several Fenders with rather small necks.
My favorite guitar repair guy wanted to see it so I took it for his inspection. He works on Mosrites now and then and wanted to see what I was bragging about. He said that the slightly wider neck was the only difference he could detect. That as well as the taller frets. He offered to set it up and do some fret filling so that I could experience the total Mosrite mojo. I completely trust this guy so I said yes and left the guitar overnight.
I really liked the original action right out of the box and could not imagine much of an improvement. But WOW. The minute I wrapped my hands around the neck I could feel the difference. The frets are still taller than some of the early Mosrites that I've played, but much smaller that anything else that I've ever owned. Think of the frets on Gibson's 1969 re-issue of the Les Paul Custom and we're right there.
All of this combined just makes the guitar harder to put down and keeps my other guitar safe in their cases.
This is clearly an addiction so let me join the club:
"Hi, my name is Don and I love my Mosrite."