New member from Berea, OH

[Swept57]

Hello all, I'm a new member that has only been playing a few years. I have bought and sold a number of guitars, but I just purchased my first Mosrite, a Joe Maphis double neck. I play mandolin and rhythm guitar in a band and I got tired of constantly switching between them. I thought a mandolin/guitar double neck would make my life easier. And I thought I wouldn't have any trouble finding one figuring they would be popular among country/bluegrass players. Not so; all I could find was cheap MIC tele/strat styles that sold for under $300.00. Then I ran across this Mosrite and after doing a bit of research on it, I bought it. If nothing else, it was one of the coolest guitars I had ever seen! I currently have it disassembled for cleaning and setup. I'll post pictures and what I have learned about it when I return home tomorrow. BTW, my avatar is a picture of the previous owner and his wife taken, I believe, in the mid-70's. Dave

[Bob Shade]

Welcome Dave!

It's nice to see someone who will actually use a 6/mando double neck. Most guys don;t know what the heck to do with them!

Bob

[FrankJames]

Welcome to the forum, Dave !!

[101Volts]

Hi, Welcome. Sounds like a fine guitar you got, what year was it made? I've never taken one of these apart but my Ventures II does have a date stamped on the neck and a date stamped on the body, both where the neck meets the body.

- Austin

[StevieSTL]

-- Welcome to the forum! Can't wait to see pics of your doubleneck!

[BRRanger]

Welcome to the forum! I have a Mosrite 6/12 in sunburst...haven't had an occasion to use it, but it sure is neat!
Scott

[Bob Shade]

Just curious, your name here is Swept 57. Do you by chance have a 1957 Dodge Swept-Wing?

Bob

[Swept57]

Just curious, your name here is Swept 57. Do you by chance have a 1957 Dodge Swept-Wing?

Bob

Ha! You are on to me Bob. I have three 57 Coronets. One is a driver, one is under restoration, one is a parts car. All are base Coronets, V-8, manual trans.

[Swept57]

I posted the guitar pictures here:

http://www.mosriteforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6745

Dave

[BRRanger]

Swept57...by all means, post pics of your Coronets! If I can ever sit down and try to figure out how to post pics again, I'll post one of my '56 Packard and maybe some of my ex-Edsels etc....
Scott