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Re: Here is Mosrite Mark II slab body serial # B125
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:51 am
by 101Volts
Hi, I don't have much to add but thanks for posting photos of your guitar.
MWaldorf wrote:Cool guitar! The tailpiece is a modified stock part - the vibrato arm itself was removed and the base plate cut, bent and drilled to make a string mount. Actually a pretty neat solution!
I agree and it sounds like a very good thing to make, If a person is going to craft a folded-type vibrato for a Ventures II Slab Body model why not also make a base plate similar to this modified one, If going for functionality?
Austin
Re: Here is Mosrite Mark II slab body serial # B125
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:10 am
by SS90
eltuce wrote:An original case might run you some $$$ but you can probably get a Hallmark case for it for around $100. They're good quality and fit very well. You must know some people I know here in Boston. I know a few that played with GG.
Back in my day most local bands and fans in Boston hated GG and the Jabbers. After all, we were based in Manchester, NH
I know Barb Kitson (RIP) of Thrills liked us and even showed up at one of our shows at the A7 club in NYC when she was living there.
Because Merle played in Thrills Barb knew GG and Alan Chapple pretty well.
Steve
Re: Here is Mosrite Mark II slab body serial # B125
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:05 pm
by eltuce
SS90 wrote:eltuce wrote:An original case might run you some $$$ but you can probably get a Hallmark case for it for around $100. They're good quality and fit very well. You must know some people I know here in Boston. I know a few that played with GG.
Back in my day most local bands and fans in Boston hated GG and the Jabbers. After all, we were based in Manchester, NH
I know Barb Kitson (RIP) of Thrills liked us and even showed up at one of our shows at the A7 club in NYC when she was living there.
Because Merle played in Thrills Barb knew GG and Alan Chapple pretty well.
Steve
Off the top of my head, I know Matt Burns and Chris Brokaw who played with him. I also know Johnny Angel from the Thrills.
Re: Here is Mosrite Mark II slab body serial # B125
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:31 pm
by Brian
Awesome guitar. That cut and bent "tail piece" gives the guitar some serious character. . . I'd leave it as is.
Anyway, welcome aboard. Another VII accounted for!
Re: Here is Mosrite Mark II slab body serial # B125
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:26 am
by vibramutant1965
wow what a great history, folks were paying good money for mosrites even back then . Did your band ever meet the Fools back then??
Re: Here is Mosrite Mark II slab body serial # B125
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:38 pm
by johnnyboy1234
NIce guitar, nice story, it's just a shame you weren't the first guitarist in the Jabbers. Just another one of 'ol Kev's hammers.
Re: Here is Mosrite Mark II slab body serial # B125
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:08 pm
by SS90
vibramutant1965 wrote:wow what a great history, folks were paying good money for mosrites even back then . Did your band ever meet the Fools back then??
I never meet any of the Fools. Maybe GG or Alan did at some point.
SS
Re: Here is Mosrite Mark II slab body serial # B125
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:14 pm
by SS90
johnnyboy1234 wrote:NIce guitar, nice story, it's just a shame you weren't the first guitarist in the Jabbers. Just another one of 'ol Kev's hammers.
I was one of the last Jabbers guitar players.
'Ol Kev then started the Scumfucs and then started getting into metal and came out with that Live Fast Die Fast crap.
SS