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Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:37 am
by maxkat
Hi guys,
some updates on my Ventures II data base website:
http://www.hang10.de/mosrite-ventures-2-serial-numbers/32 slab bodies so far, 17 with known serial number, 15 with unknown # (without Johnny's black/black) – I hope there are no doublets
Any additional information welcome!
Thanks to Phil for showing me this one:
http://www.myspace.com/therorkusjinx.
Cheers, Max
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 4:38 am
by maxkat
Hey guys,
some updates can be found at my s/n collection, three more slab Ventures II meanwhile, for example a guitarist (Steve Spenard?) of the infamous GG Allin & the Jabbers appears to have played a sunburst one in 1982 (beware, NSFW):
Cheers, Max
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 6:58 pm
by 101Volts
Max, Do you have this one documented?
There's also this long-guard model which has been discussed on the forum before (Part of the body was cut off for higher fret access at one point):
Austin
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:02 am
by motiersbad
Hey Austin,
both are in the list
the blue one is B018
sry Max
best regards,
Phil
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:12 pm
by maxkat
Thanks, Phil,
you're right
The second one is B292...
Cheers, Max
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:23 pm
by SS90
Max,
I own serial # B125. Slab body. Sunburst. The guy in the GG video playing it is me...when I was a young man!!!
Steve S
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:44 am
by maxkat
Steve,
you're the man!
Cheers, Max
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:31 am
by 101Volts
Max, Could you please update the one I have? (B670 over B641) I do have it as a functional guitar now, Though not all stock; The pups and pickguard were crafted by Ed Elliott. As of this date it hasn't been refinished either.
Austin
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:25 am
by maxkat
Hey Austin,
great, I've just updated my little site
http://www.hang10.de/mosrite-ventures-2-serial-numbers/. Thanks for the info.
35 slabs so far (without Johnny Ramone's black/black), 22 of them with serial number. And thanks to two discoveries in Japan (B080 and B09x) the gap between B052 and B101 seems to close...
Speaking of Johnny's black slab with black neck and headstock: Does anyone have some info about that guitar? Johnny's played it as backup guitar between around 1978 and 1982 and it looks quite different from all other slabs – I guess it's not a real Mosrite. But who made it, and where is it now? Here's a good picture (live San Francisco '78, photo by Chester Simpson):
(from
http://cretin-family.tumblr.com/post/42222678709/zombiesenelghetto-ramones-san-francisco-photo – thanks!)
R.I.P. Johnny – nine years now...
Cheers, Max
Re: Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:40 pm
by 101Volts
Thanks. I did read somewhere that Johnny played two guitars which were clones of the Slab Body guitar and one was a sunburst played in a music video from 1981 or 1982 which was banned from TV?
Austin