Unknown Brown Bass (possibly AB0047) added.
Also, I've added a speculated # section to the 350 Bass section, and I removed the probable AB0032 from the Partial # section to the Speculated section.
Minor Update for May 20, 2021:
Minor update to A0344 added, to reduce confusion of "A0?44" being in the list.
Update for May 14, 2021:
Stereo 350 Bass AB0019 (Natural) added.
I also added info of which initials (E.W.) are on the fretboard, beneath K0005's number.
Other minor changes have been made, including a small model trivia section, for anyone who's unfamiliar with the differences between 300 and 350 models.
Legend:
An instrument new to the list (or moved from an Unknown section) as of the day the list is updated, whether the instrument has a number or not, will have Bold and Underscored Text for its Serial Number (or "unknown number") to stand out. (Examples: A0100 and A0xxx [Unknown 350 Guitar Example.]) When one of these marks is new, I'll also keep it in bold underscored text in the following update, but I'll remove the marks in the update after that.
Instruments that are finished in any kind except Natural, White or Yellow will have their finish set in colored text, except for Black. Black instruments will use Bold Text, to stand out more clearly.
Model Trivia:
300 models are 1-Pickup (in stock form) models. They came as Guitar and Bass. Few have shown up, though I don't think they'd be any more valuable than a 350 model in 2021.
350 models are 2-pickup models which came as Guitar and Bass. There are "Stereo" (2 cord output) and "Mono" (1 cord output) models of each Guitar and Bass, and it appears that Stereo models are more common than Mono models.
300 Models:
Basses - 4:
KB0002: Natural, 1 Neck Pup. Pic and page saved. Once owned by Michael Marks. I'm not sure if he still owns it. Found here: http://home.insightbb.com/~marksma/wsb/ ... 34980.html
KB0022: Brown, 1 Bridge Pup. Pics and page saved. Showed up on Reverb in February 2020. Listed by Hugo Helmer Music, Inc. https://reverb.com/item/32677431-mosrit ... arly-1970s
KB0048: Red Burst, 1 Bridge Pup.
https://hiveminer.com/Tags/70s%2Cmosrite
KB0063. Red, or Brown (maybe it's just an aged Red finish.) 1 Bridge Pup. Pic saved. Owned by Talkbass member blastoff, and he also bought another of these, Stereo Bass AB0036 (Blue.) KB0063 Number updated at the forum in Dec 2020. More photos downloaded, Jan 18, 2021. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/mosrit ... t-23820986
Partial Numbers Section - 0:
Guitars - 4:
K0005: Natural. Has 1 Stock Neck Pup. Pic saved. Also has initials, "E.W.," beneath the serial number. Owned by Alan Manoian, who also owns 350 Guitar A0150. http://www.mosriteforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=357
K0006: Natural. Owned by forum member mosriteforever. Mentioned at the same link as K0005, above.
K0010: ? One probably stock humbucking pup at neck position, no bridge pup. Mentioned first here, by Moaimen: viewtopic.php?p=71576#p71576
K0016: ? Has a probably stock and slanted Neck Humbucker, and a Single Coil Bridge Pup (which was probably added later.) It has 2 knobs, 3 switches, and Mono wiring. Mentioned first here, by Moaimen: viewtopic.php?p=71576#p71576
Speculated # Section - 1 Guitar:
K0009: Natural. Pic saved. Vaguely appears to be K0009, but I can't tell for sure in the photo. Doesn't have its stock pickup installed at the moment. It has been drilled to have a Bridge Pickup, too. It has a Bill Lawrence pup in the Bridge, a Seymour Duncan P90 in the neck, and an extra knob. Owned by forum member "rtdreep," who has owned it since 1978 (roughly speaking.) He does have the stock pickup, though. The guitar was mentioned in the forum, here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7994
350 Models:
Basses:
Known #s - 9
AB0019: Stereo, Natural. Photos and eBay page saved. Was listed on eBay in Mid-May 2021. Here's a link to my Forum Post, where I also pasted the description: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=8073
AB0036: Stereo, Blue. Photos and page saved. Has a Maple neck. Ad says the body's made of Alder. This finish may be original, since it looks old, and it looks like it aged like other 350s. This is the second Blue 350 I've seen; A0148 (a Guitar) is also Blue. https://reverb.com/item/34060236-mosrit ... blue-1970s Photos from 2016, before this instrument was for sale on Reverb, show this instrument without a Mosrite logo. No tape, just no logo. UPDATE, Dec 17/18 2020: Owned by Talkbass Member "blastoff," who also owns 300 Mono Bass KB0063.
AB0037: Stereo, Brown. (Ad says "Burgundy.") Does not have M Knobs. Pics and pages saved. https://reverb.com/item/479915-mosrite- ... s-burgundy https://www.amazon.com/70s-Mosrite-Ster ... B00TZNPP4E
AB0046: Stereo, Brown.
AB0063: Mono, Red. - Showed up on eBay on January 17, 2017 from seller "lipsticktube." Pics and page saved.
AB0072: Mono, Red. Pics and page saved. Was for sale at Fretted Americana, and then it was stolen in 2013. Still hasn't surfaced as of Mid June, 2020.
http://www.frettedamericana.com/product/1973-mosrite
AB0083: Mentioned here, but no finish variety is said: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/so-i-s ... te.399188/
AB0091: Stereo, Brown Burst. Pics and page saved. Does not have M Knobs. Mostly stock (if not all stock) as of March 22, 2018 (when it surfaced.) Has lacquer checking. Sold from Ant Farm Music in Stroudsburg, PA.
https://reverb.com/item/20879449-mosrit ... ass-guitar
AB0116: Stereo, Brown Burst. Doesn't have M Knobs. Pic saved. Owned by Jo Webb, who also owns Stereo 350 Guitar A0102. Thanks for sharing the number.
AB117: Black. Mentioned at the link provided, but only in a description from years ago. I saved the description. Link: https://thea.com/Bass-Mosrite-Bass/
Speculated #s - 2:
AB0032: Stereo, Red. - Was on eBay Australia in March 2010, for sale by seller "waitebt." This is likely to be AB0032, but I can't make out the A, or the first digit after the B.
AB0047: Stereo, Brown. I'm not sure of the 4 that I read, but I'm more confident that there's a 7 at the end. - 2 Piece Neck. Pic and page saved. http://www.oldfrets.com/Mosrite.html
No # - 1:
No Number: Mono, Natural. Pics and page saved. Oddly, it has Single Coils and 3 M Knobs. Has Grover tuners.
https://reverb.com/item/6616165-mosrite-mono-350'
Unknown #s - 6:
AB0xxx: Stereo, Black, owned by forum member HiFiHellcat. May or may not be the second instrument described just below this listing.
viewtopic.php?p=66715
AB0xxx: Stereo, Black (link no longer works.) May or may not be the instrument just above.
http://www.kaitori.guitars/products/det ... ct_id=4638
AB0xxx: Stereo, Black. Pic and page saved. Owned by The Gear Page member nmiller.
ABxxxx: - Stereo, Brown. showed up on eBay Australia in March 2010.
AB0xxx: Stereo, Lemon Yellow/Aged White Finish. Was on eBay in February 2011. Pics saved. Doesn't have Mosrite M Knobs (just like A0345 which is also Yellow,) and it appears that Mosrite used cheaper knobs late in the model run.
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=4063
AB0xxx: Stereo, White. Has the Radio Shack-type Knobs on it. I expect this is a late one. Shown in this Youtube video from user "Rusted Vacuum," but the bass was not played in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISR68ErQ_L8
Guitars:
Known #s - 47:
A0003: Stereo, "Light Colored Wood." Moseley vibrato. Seller thinks it's made of Korina. First mentioned here, by moaimen: viewtopic.php?p=71576#p71576
A0009: Stereo, Natural. Has M Knobs. Photos saved. Was on eBay in July 2019.
A0011, Stereo, Natural Finish.Has M Knobs. Photos and page saved. Showed up on Reverb approx. June 18, 2018 from Vintage Gear America.
https://reverb.com/item/13202627-vintag ... l-original
A0019: Stereo, Natural. Was on eBay at some point, but I don't know when (I found mention of it at https://thea.com/electric-mosrite.) Pics not saved, but I did save the description here.
A0028: ???, ???. Owned by, or previously owned by, Forum Member "Spider" who was in Montana, and who bought it for $110 in 1988. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5950&hilit=350
A0041: Stereo, Natural. Pic saved. Has M Knobs, and a white pickguard cover. Found on Facebook, posted by Thomas Maisenbacher.
A0049: Stereo, Natural. Doesn't have M Knobs. Photos and page saved. For sale on Reverb in 2020 from Retroverb Music, Inc. Serial # read from photos. https://reverb.com/item/654321-mosrite- ... ollectible Update, Dec 18 2020: This guitar sold on eBay on Nov 3 for $1,295 + Shipping.
A0050, Stereo, Natural Finish. Photos and page saved. Initially posted by Forum Member "woodeye1." viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6962&hilit=350 Was later for sale on Reverb in Late August 2019. Was missing two original neck screws, and was for sale from Jacobs Custom Guitars ("Jacobs" is not a typo, I'd have used the apostrophe if it was there.)
https://reverb.com/item/27388153-mosrite-stereo-350
A0059: Stereo, Natural, has a Bigsby installed. Photos saved. Owned by Tim Brennan. Number found in Facebook photos. You can see this individual guitar here: https://www.facebook.com/Tymguitars/pos ... 6034397064 Also, here's Tim's blog page about the 4 350s he owns: https://tymguitars.com.au/blogs/blog/15 ... srite-350s
A0060, 21406 NM: Stereo, Natural Finish. Photo and page saved. https://www.vintageguitar.com/3429/mosrite-stereo-350/
A0065: Stereo, Translucent Red (Finish is on the headstock, too.) Photos and page saved. Owned by, or once owned by Michael Marks. http://home.insightbb.com/~marksma/wsb/ ... 19747.html
A0071: Stereo, Natural. Photos and page saved. Showed up on eBay on Feb 12, 2020, listed by scottyj0857. Guitar has dents in the finish on the edges. Showed up for sale on eBay again, from the same seller, on May 9th 2020.
A0083: Natural, pickups have since been potted. Owned by forum member oipunkguy. Number mentioned here:
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2630
A0091, Stereo, Natural -
http://rdawgguitars.com/2017/02/auction ... stero-350/
A0102: Stereo, Brown Burst (with matching headstock.) Has M Knobs. Pic saved. Owned by Jo Webb, and she also owns Stereo 350 Bass AB0116. Thanks for sharing the number.
A0105: Mono, Brown Burst. Pic saved. Photo seen at Eastwood's site.
https://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/mosrite-350/
A0108: Mono, Sunburst or Tobacco Burst. Has M Knobs. Pics and Story saved. Owned by WM McManus (who posted at the Mosrite Guitar Fans Facebook Group.)
A0110: Mono, Brown Burst; Bigsby Added. Pics and page saved. Was sold by Reverb seller "Shop" from Kalamazoo, Michigan. https://reverb.com/item/4340411-mosrite ... burst#full
A0117, Stereo, Natural; Showed up on eBay in July 2018 for $1890. VG+ condition or better except there's a mark next to a screw on the neck plate. Auction said it was a 1973 model and there were a few mis-drilled screw holes under the pickguard.
A0128: Mono, Red: Seen in this Facebook video: https://www.facebook.com/10000638380552 ... 352481369/
A0135: Mono, Natural. Pics saved. Owned by Joseph Curran, who bought it in 1978. Thanks for sharing the number.
A0142: Mono, Brown (Not "Brown Burst.") Finish has surprisingly not cracked very much, though there are a few chunks of finish missing. Showed up on eBay in later July 2020 (July 20 - 25) from user "ruarris1." Pics and page saved. viewtopic.php?f=27&p=71402#p71402
A0144: Mono, Brown Burst. Pics and page saved. Showed up on Reverb from Olivia's Vintage, in Illinois. https://reverb.com/item/2445754-1971-mo ... lnut-burst
A0148: Mono, Blue and 5 M Knobs (?) Also, it has a Fender Bridge on it. Pics and page saved. The page claimed this guitar was used by The B-52s, but no link's provided to this claimed video. Maybe he meant the brand was used by The B-52s? https://www.stubblebinelutherie.com/gui ... n-ink-blue
A0150: Mono, Brown (Not "Brown Burst." Has a faint gold hue if you look at it right.) Pic saved. Bought by Alan Manoian on eBay in 2004 or so. He also owns 300 Guitar #5. Thanks for sharing the number.
A0165, Mono, Natural. Owned by (or formerly owned by) Forum member "smitbust." viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2476&hilit=350
A0180: Mono, Red. Owned by Michael Flores.
AO202: Stereo, Brown Burst. First mentioned here, by moaimen: viewtopic.php?p=71576#p71576 Feb 6, 2021: Showed up for sale from Tony Hunt's Collection. Pics and Page of the 2021 Auction saved. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/97 ... ie-moseley
A0207, ?, Natural. I posted it years ago:
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6115
A0217: Stereo, Natural. Was on eBay in June, 2010.
A0223: Stereo, Natural. Doesn't have "M" Knobs. Listed on Reverb by Mike and Mikes Guitar Bar on October 5, 2019. Neck Humbucker says 10 - 8 - 73.
https://reverb.com/item/28494243-1973-m ... ckers-case
A0227: Stereo, Natural. Doesn't have Mosrite "M" Knobs. Listing ended in April 2012. Number is according to auction description. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/11 ... solid-body
A0232: Stereo, Natural - Ended on eBay October 13 2018.
A0237, Stereo, Black. I posted it at the forum in February 2014:
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6119
A0238 - Stereo, Natural. Has M Knobs. Once owned by Michael Marks; I'm not sure if he still owns it. http://home.insightbb.com/~marksma/wsb/ ... ip-15.html
A0258 - Stereo, Brown. Owned by Scott Gammon. Thanks for sharing the number.
A0270, Stereo, Brown Burst. Showed up on Reverb on May 20, 2018 from SRM Music.
https://reverb.com/item/12271768-mosrit ... rown-burst
A0271, Stereo, Brown Burst. Pics and page archived. Sold by "hammondguy" on eBay on October 29, 2020 for $1,195. Has been refretted, and the zero fret is now stainless.
A0293, Stereo, Red Burst. Pics saved. A clear photo of it was posted on Facebook from "Blues Rock" in Hong Kong, and I saved the photo. This is highly likely to be the guitar I linked in the Reverb ad; the wood matches up. If it is the same guitar, they bought it without M Knobs, and added M Knobs later (which may or may not be accurate to how it was originally sold.) The older Reverb photos are barely legible, but I made out that they seemed to be A025? or A029?, judging by the closer photo. Reverb ad:
https://reverb.com/price-guide/guide/24 ... 0-1974-red
A0309, Stereo, "Walnut Burst" (probably a Brown Burst.) Had a nut instead of a metal string guide when it showed up in February 2014. I posted it years ago: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6118
A0329, Stereo, Black. Has M Knobs, and has a Bigsby added. Once owned by Michael Marks. http://home.insightbb.com/~marksma/wsb/ ... 63768.html
A0331, Stereo, Black, Owned by Forum Member In-stereo.
A0344, Stereo, Black. Nate Gibson's Guitar. Pics saved. Has been customized and repaired, and it has M Knobs. The pinstriping on it was done by Charlie Decker, the Armrest and Pickguard by Sarah here on the forum, and Evan Williamson worked on the crumbling binding. Also, I saved a photo of what's probably it, pre-customization, from Eastwood Guitars' site. I tried, and I was then able to make out the numbers as being "A0?44:" https://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/mosrite-350/
A0345, Stereo, Yellow. Pics and page saved. Knobs are teardrop shaped. Listed on Reverb by Poway Jewelry and Loanon September 20, 2019. https://reverb.com/item/28163955-vintag ... ric-guitar
A0349: Stereo. Natural. Knobs are Plastic, probably original. Sold by "Big Brothers Pawn Springdale" in
Springdale, AR, United States. Price: $1,100 + $150 shipping. https://reverb.com/item/39740038-mosrit ... s-mahogany
A0350: Stereo. Black or Forest Green. Pics saved. A seller called this finish "Forest Green." Owned by forum member GTSP (as noted in the second link below.) Photos saved from his Photobucket page. It looks Black instead of Green to me, but maybe it's just the lighting in Jayson's photos, since I vaguely remember this guitar being green. Serial # is according to Jayson. Thanks for sharing the number.
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2630
viewtopic.php?p=32180#p32180
A0365, Stereo, Red Burst. Has M Knobs. Pics and pages saved. Once owned by Michael Marks; he sold it. http://home.insightbb.com/~marksma/wsb/ ... ip-15.html
Partial #s Section - 1:
A002x, Stereo, Natural Finish
http://www.mylespaul.com/threads/1970-m ... er.301797/
Partsrite Section - 1:
No-Number Partsrite, Mono, Red - Pics and page saved. Has a Sooner neck, and it says "Super 350" on the headstock. Has one Volume Knob, and one Tone Knob. It has two unknown switches, near the Vol and Tone Knobs. It also has a Black Widow-sized pad on the back, which is on other instruments of Tony Hunt's.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/97 ... -with-case
Speculated # Section - 5 Guitars
Numbers in this section are as close as I could speculate, after looking at photos or by other speculation.
A0006? Stereo. "Light colored body wood." Seller gave number as "9000 V," which I suppose could have been read upside down. This is not confirmed, though. First mentioned here, by moaimen: viewtopic.php?p=71576#p71576
A0038: Stereo, Natural, stock. Belongs to Tim Brennan. Can be seen at his Facebook post, here: https://www.facebook.com/Tymguitars/pos ... 0711924953
A013x or A015x: Mono, Red. Has a Moseley Vibrato. May be A0134, but I can't tell very clearly.
https://www.sheltonsguitars.com/2008/1- ... 08-08.html
A0291: Stereo, Brown Burst. It seems most likely to be A0291, judging from other Brown Burst guitars near this number and by how the 9 stamp appears on other guitars. This guitar has a Nut instead of its original String Guide. This is the guitar photographed on the side of this page, under the description for the 350 model:
https://reverb.com/p/mosrite-stereo-350-sunburst-1972
A0304: Stereo, "Bright" Sunburst (compared to the brown ones.) Appears to be A0304, but it's hard to tell. Knobs aren't the "M" type (but are possibly original.) Was apparently for sale from Detroit Guitar, since it's posted to their Pinterest page. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/552605816757739103/
Unknown #s - 13:
A0xxx: Stereo. Black. Owned by Lil' Jimmy Reed, and is customized; has "Lil' Reed" on the body and headstock. It may be somewhere over A0300, judging by the numbers of known Black 350s. Video from 2013: https://youtu.be/ZYc0CtwvItQ
A0xxx: Stereo, Brown. Was for sale on eBay on March 24, 2011. Photos have been saved.
A0xxx: Stereo, Dark Blue. Has M Knobs. Pic saved. Pic shared by Charley Johnson on Facebook. This is the third Blue 350 I've seen. I'm not sure if it's original, or refinished.
A0xxx: Stereo, Natural. Doesn't have M Knobs. Pic saved. Body was heavily cut away to look more teardrop-ish. Found on Facebook, posted by Larry's Guitars. I think I can still see at least one number on it, but I can't quite tell what it is.
A0xxx: Stereo, Natural. Appears to be in the first 100, but I can't tell for sure if it's A0057, A0067, A0069 or A0075. Appeared in late 2020, from Jean-sebastien's saucisserie shop in Baie Des Sables, Canada.: https://reverb.com/item/37253942-mosrit ... -week-deal
A0xxx: Stereo, Brown Burst.. Pic saved. I found the photo on Pinterest, and followed the link; it was down. I found the original ad in the Wayback Machine, but most of the photos weren't saved. Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/545568942334698760/ Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/201202200323 ... o-350.html
A0xxx: Mono, Red. Was for sale on eBay on August 30, 2012 in the U.K. Photos have been saved.
A0xxx: ???, ???, Brown Burst. Owned by (or formerly owned by) Forum Member Jon Fine (jfine.) Intro Post: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2182&hilit=350 Mention of Finish: viewtopic.php?p=61035#p61035
A0xxx, Mono, ???, Owned by (or formerly owned by) Forum Member "Lespete456." viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5922&hilit=350
Tym Brennan's Unknown # 350s;
A0xxx: Mono, Natural. Has a Mosrite Single Coil in the bridge.
A0xxx: Mono, Dark Sunburst. Has a Maple Ventures neck, a Mosrite single coil in the neck position, and a Mosrite stop-tailpiece screwed into a Moseley Vibrato Base Plate with a stoptail screwed through it. I question why the baseplate's installed.
All of Tym's 350s can be seen here:
https://tymguitars.com.au/blogs/blog/15 ... srite-350s
May not have a # anymore:
A0xxx: Stereo, Natural. Pics saved. Doesn't have M Knobs. Has a Bigsby and a Tune O Matic, and was refretted twice (so it may no longer have a number.) Found on Facebook, posted by William R. Crabtree.
A0xxx: Stereo, Natural (or slightly more brown.) May have lost its # in a Refret (judging from photos) though I'm not certain if it did lose the #. Formerly owned by Will Speer (Will S on the forum) and was played in a 2007/2008 video from Rockongoodpeople. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1942&p=19381#p19381
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCvTLZ8R-2Q
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94 instruments are listed (or fewer, due to the unknown and speculation sections.) 1 350 Stereo Bass, AB0019, added in this update.
4 300 Basses,
4 300 Guitars,
1 Speculated # 300 Guitar
1 Partial # 300 Bass,
1 No Number 350 Bass,
9 350 Basses,
2 Speculated # 350 Basses,
47 350 Guitars - 11 or 12 Mono, 35 or 36 Stereo.
1 350 Guitar with a partial #,
5 350 Guitars with speculated #s,
1 Guitar that's a Partsrite,
6 Unknown 350 Basses
13 Unknown 350 Guitars.
Finishes Accounted For:
Black - Shows up late in the model run. (Earliest known guitar is A0237, though I wonder if it's really 337, and the earliest bass is AB117 - which happens to currently be the highest # for a Stereo 350 Bass.)
Blue - 3 accounted for.
Brown.
Brown Burst.
Natural - This is the most common finish seen. About the first 60 seem to be Natural, though without each one individually accounted for, I can't say that for certain.
Red.
Red, Translucent. (A0065.)
Red Burst.
Sunburst - 1 accounted for, though it may not be an original finish. The guitar is a speculated (but highly likely to be) A0304.
Yellow - 2 accounted for. (1 mystery bass, and Guitar A0345.) Perhaps these are the only 2, and they were ordered at the same time.
White - 1 mystery # bass accounted for.
Also, Guitar A0350 was once described as "Forest Green," in the ad where forum member "GTSP" bought it. I'm not sure if it's really a Dark Green, or a Black finish.
I feel confident that the Black, Brown, Brown Burst, Red, and Red Burst instruments are all original finishes. The Yellow ones might also be original, since I've found two of them that look nearly the same.
I'm not so sure about the originality of the Blue ones, the Green/Black one, or the White one. If I had better pics of the Unknown # Blue one, I could more easily tell.
And now, here's the Photo for Facebook:
- Austin