1966 Mosrite The Ventures Mark II
$3495 CAD
($2481.45 USD)
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Semi Mosely had a fascination with guitars from a young age. He was born in 1935 and by his late teens had worked for Rickenbacker, done custom inlay work for Paul Bigsby, and was building and repairing his own instruments. In 1954, at the age of 19, Mosely started Mosrite of California with the financial assistance of his friend, Rev. Ray Boatwright. It took Mosely nearly a decade to find major success with his guitar company, but that finally came in 1963 when Mosrite collaborated with the surf-sensation, The Ventures, to create a signature line of instruments. The first "The Ventures" models were built in late 1963, with production ramping up throughout 1964.
1965 saw the introduction of The Ventures II Model, a slightly stripped down, budget-friendly model that featured a solid alder body with a maple neck and unbound rosewood fingerboard. The very first II Model guitars featured simple slab-bodies, but Mosrite quickly upgraded to the German-carved body style early on in the model's production.
This late ’65/early ’66 Mosrite The Ventures II is a current shop favourite. Sporting a fresh set of frets installed in-house, this guitar performs perfectly. The original pickups are magical, offering tones that are full, rich, and clean. Think Jazzmaster pickups but with the mid-range bloom of a great Gibson humbucker. The original sunburst finish presents beautifully and has aged attractively over these past six decades. Apart from the new frets and some cleaned up wiring, this guitar is in all-original condition.
With non-original hardshell case.
1965 saw the introduction of The Ventures II Model, a slightly stripped down, budget-friendly model that featured a solid alder body with a maple neck and unbound rosewood fingerboard. The very first II Model guitars featured simple slab-bodies, but Mosrite quickly upgraded to the German-carved body style early on in the model's production.
This late ’65/early ’66 Mosrite The Ventures II is a current shop favourite. Sporting a fresh set of frets installed in-house, this guitar performs perfectly. The original pickups are magical, offering tones that are full, rich, and clean. Think Jazzmaster pickups but with the mid-range bloom of a great Gibson humbucker. The original sunburst finish presents beautifully and has aged attractively over these past six decades. Apart from the new frets and some cleaned up wiring, this guitar is in all-original condition.
With non-original hardshell case.
