NMGD - New Mosrite-ish Guitar Day!
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It's a '66 Noble, sort of a japanese Combo-wannabe. I've been looking for one of these for a couple years, I've only seen pics of 5 or 6 of them. As far as I can tell it's all original, and came with the original chipboard case. Just has a few nicks/chips, minor fretwear, no corrosion anywhere. It plays great with about the lowest action I've ever seen. The humbuckers actually sound pretty good, though the bridge pickup seems a little quiet to me. I'm super happy to have found it, now I have to decide which of my other guitars needs to go.
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Nice!
I see those pop up every couple of months here in Oz.
The Tremolo might not be as pretty as a Mosrite, but they stay in tune really well and let you go crazy!
I see those pop up every couple of months here in Oz.
The Tremolo might not be as pretty as a Mosrite, but they stay in tune really well and let you go crazy!
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Congrats Fritz - that looks like Salvador Dali had a go at a Combo!
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It's extremely Mosrite Combo-like: unusual body shape, narrow neck, zero fret, speed frets, stamped roller bridge, german carve, slanted neck pickup, volute on headstock, single volume/tone knobs. You can't really call it a copy but it's obvious which guitar they had in mind when they designed it. It was an excellent deal too, and in such good condition that I seriously think it lived forgotten under someone's bed for many years.
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That's wonderful FritzCat, congratulations, I like those kind of stories
Did it come from afar (Japan) or was it local?
Did it come from afar (Japan) or was it local?
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Congratulations Fritz! That looks really cool.
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1965 Mosrite Celebrity Prototype with Vibramute
1972 Mosrite Celebrity-III
1977 Gibson MK-53
1982 Fender Bullet
1994 Gretsch Streamliner G3155 Custom
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2006 Jude Les Paul 12 String
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I found it on ebay, in Indiana. I had been watching another one, but that one was kind of beat: replaced tuners, more chips/scratches, broken pickup ring, no case. This popped up at the same price ($300) so I jumped on it.
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It looks really nifty! How does it play?
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FritzCat wrote:I found it on ebay, in Indiana. I had been watching another one, but that one was kind of beat: replaced tuners, more chips/scratches, broken pickup ring, no case. This popped up at the same price ($300) so I jumped on it.
Nice score!
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1965 Mosrite Celebrity Prototype with Vibramute
1972 Mosrite Celebrity-III
1977 Gibson MK-53
1982 Fender Bullet
1994 Gretsch Streamliner G3155 Custom
2005 Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
2006 Jude Les Paul 12 String
1965 Mosrite Celebrity Prototype with Vibramute
1972 Mosrite Celebrity-III
1977 Gibson MK-53
1982 Fender Bullet
1994 Gretsch Streamliner G3155 Custom
2005 Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
2006 Jude Les Paul 12 String
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Fritz that is awesome, I had also never heard of this. I see one is on eBay right now in Chatsworth, CA which is about a 40 minute drive from my house, part of me is really tempted to buy it (although that will set back my plan to buy a Combo back a month or two....urrgh)
I can hear my mind trying to justify it to myself right now - "but you need guitar to use in alternate tunings for one of your bands" and "you're getting a raise in July, just buy it"
I can hear my mind trying to justify it to myself right now - "but you need guitar to use in alternate tunings for one of your bands" and "you're getting a raise in July, just buy it"
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