Vintage Mosrite Necks No Problem!

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Vintage Mosrite Necks No Problem!

Postby MozRite » Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:44 pm

I hear many people, maybe not at the Mosrite Forum, but I hear many people say they have a hard time with Mosrite necks. They just can't play them. I for one can play on a thick neck like a Gretsch Country Club of mine from the '60s, or some Les Pauls and some Strats that have bigger necks like the 90s version of the Jeff Beck Strat. I also can play and love the neck on my 1971 Mosrite Mark 1. Not sure if they called it the Mark 1 in 1971 but it is of that style. When I play my Japanese Fillmore from 2007 even though it's more slim than say your average Fender, Gibson or Gretsch, it still isn't as slim as my vintage 1971. I haven't measured it with a caliper but I am sure as Mosrite-like and thin the Fillmore is it's not as thin as the 1971. In fact I like the guitar but I love the neck on the 1971 better. I feel almost spoiled with that thin neck. I need to caliper it to verify it's thinner but it feels that way and the frets are smaller on the 1971.

Any of you have a problem with the necks on vintage Mosrites? Can you tell the difference between the necks on a recent Fillmore over a vintage Mosrite? I say recent because mine is 2007 and that's recent but beyond that I don't know how the Japanese Mosrites from the 90s or before are like. Well I had an Avenger from 1970 or so and the neck was thicker but felt good.
1966 Mosrite Mark V
1969 Firstman Avenger Mark 1
2007 Fillmore Mosrite Mark 1
1964 Gretsch Country Club
1962 Kay Swingmaster
2003 Fender Jazzmaster AVRI
2015 Fender Classic Player '60s Strat
1999 Danelectro Mod 6
2002 Tokai Jumbo Acoustic

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Re: Vintage Mosrite Necks No Problem!

Postby Greg_L » Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:37 am

Many Gibson necks of the mid-late 60s were about as thin as the Mosrite neck. I think they called them "pencil necks". Lots of 335s and SGs have really narrow necks at the nut end. Not a big deal. Most people get used to it in about one minute.

On the flipside, for me, I hate wide necks....or at least flat necks that feel wide. Like shred guitars. Yuck. Worst necks ever. It's like you take a fence picket, use rebar for frets, stick it on a guitar. There ya go. Shred guitar.

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Re: Vintage Mosrite Necks No Problem!

Postby Sarah93003 » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:05 pm

I can play any neck really. I'm more concerned if it is too wide versus the thickness. As a rhythm player I like Mosrite necks the best as they are easier for barre chords.
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Re: Vintage Mosrite Necks No Problem!

Postby 101Volts » Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:00 am

Here are measurements I took of my (Carved Body, B670) Ventures II's Neck:

Widths:

1.559 at Zero Fret,
1.859 at 12th Fret,
2.045 at 22nd (highest) fret,
2.061 at neck end.

The Fretboard bevels inward a little.

Thickness:

(Note: The back of this individual neck is a bit damaged from frets 0 to 3, possibly due to the case that Mosrite used at this time? Measurements may not be accurate.) Measurements are just after each fret.

1.253 - 0 fret (the volute is here.)
0.880 - 1st fret
0.840 - 2nd
0.849 - 3rd
0.850 - 4th
0.867 - 5th
0.859 - 6th
0.857 - 7th
0.85 - 8th
0.86 - 9th
0.845 - 10th
0.850 - 11th
0.860 - 12th
0.890 - 13th
1.001 - 14th
1.11 - 15th
1.13 - 16th fret

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1966 Ventures II (German Carved, B670.)
1970s "Not a Blues Bender" Bodies: 2.
1976 Brass Rail Deluxe #10.
2013 Fender Pawn Shop Bass VI.

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Re: Vintage Mosrite Necks No Problem!

Postby 101Volts » Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:39 am

I should have mentioned, this is measured in thousandths of an inch:

101Volts wrote:Here are measurements I took of my (Carved Body, B670) Ventures II's Neck:

Widths:

1.559 at Zero Fret,
1.859 at 12th Fret,
2.045 at 22nd (highest) fret,
2.061 at neck end.

The Fretboard bevels inward a little.

Thickness:

(Note: The back of this individual neck is a bit damaged from frets 0 to 3, possibly due to the case that Mosrite used at this time? Measurements may not be accurate.) Measurements are just after each fret.

1.253 - 0 fret (the volute is here.)
0.880 - 1st fret
0.840 - 2nd
0.849 - 3rd
0.850 - 4th
0.867 - 5th
0.859 - 6th
0.857 - 7th
0.850 - 8th
0.860 - 9th
0.845 - 10th
0.850 - 11th
0.860 - 12th
0.890 - 13th
1.001 - 14th
1.110 - 15th
1.130 - 16th fret


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1966 Ventures II (German Carved, B670.)
1970s "Not a Blues Bender" Bodies: 2.
1976 Brass Rail Deluxe #10.
2013 Fender Pawn Shop Bass VI.

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Re: Vintage Mosrite Necks No Problem!

Postby MozRite » Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:28 am

Thanks for the measurements. I need to measure mine and I will post the results.
1966 Mosrite Mark V
1969 Firstman Avenger Mark 1
2007 Fillmore Mosrite Mark 1
1964 Gretsch Country Club
1962 Kay Swingmaster
2003 Fender Jazzmaster AVRI
2015 Fender Classic Player '60s Strat
1999 Danelectro Mod 6
2002 Tokai Jumbo Acoustic


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