My name is Paul LaFranco, and I hale from the state of IL, and like you, Im a big Mosrite fan! Among the guitars I own is a 375 Ric, a 620 Ric, a G&L bluesboy, a G&L Legacy 2 HB, a Fender American Standard Strat, a Fender 60's custom Tele, a Gretch Tennessee Rose, two Tacoma acoustics, a Goldtone 5 string banjo, and a 1967 Mosrite Celebrity. I bought the Mosrite on ebay about three yrs ago, and it's all original, and in mint shape. Way back in the olden days, 1967 at the age of 16, I got my first Mosrite at the local music shop, it was a Mosrite Celebrity exactally like the one I have now. I really loved that guitar, when I got married in 1971 my wife bought me a Rickenbacker 375, those two guitars served me well. But in 1976 with a recession in full swing I was broke, and had to go to Saudi Arabia for work, I left my wife and three year old baby girl back here. When I left I told my wife to sell the guitars, I've regretted that for most of my adult life, so when the oportunity arose to replace my Mosrite I jumped on it, but I still missed that 375 Ric, well a few weeks ago my brother came across a 2002 reissue 375 Ric in new unplayed condition and bought it for me as an "early birthday present", so now after all these years it's like a homecomming for me. The music I play most is blues, and classic rock, but I also like country, and bluegrass. Since my retierment my brother and I have put the old band back together and we play a few gigs a month, it's nothing we're gonna get rich at, more of a hobby than anything else, but it's fun. Antway Im real glad to be a part of this forum and hope to be a good contributer as well.
Paul
