Thread Introduction:
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Welcome to the serial numbers list for Mosrite Combo Models.
Either check this initial post, or go to the most recent post (or close to it) for the most recent update of the list. I've changed the format compared to other lists, so this initial post will be updated, too. The 1st reply of mine (just after this post) will tally up each update.
If you want to link the thread, link the main thread and not one of my replies; I'm likely to delete some of my replies.
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Contributing to this List:
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If you happen to own a Mosrite Combo of any type and would like to contribute information, I'll need info (and I'd also like pictures, if possible) of these areas:
1 - Pic of the front of the guitar.
2 - Pic of the back of the guitar (to show how the neck is attached - Mosrite usually had a neck plate for these, but sometimes had 3 or 4 screws with ferrules.)
3 - Pic of the sticker seen through the F-hole (if still present.)
4 - Pic of the serial number, stamped into the end of the fretboard near the Neck Pickup (if still present.)
5 - Pic of the headstock, front and top side.
6 - Pic of the headstock, rear.
7 - (Only applies to 6 String Guitars, unless there's somehow a 12 string with this tailpiece) - A pic of the Moseley Tailpiece, where it says "Moseley." Some of the tailpieces have a Patent Number, and I'd like to tell when that starts.
These last 3 are not absolutely necessary, but would also help:
8 - Pic of the Dates on the Potentiometers (if the pots are original.) They come in either Week-Year Format (so 45-66 would be in November 1966) or it's the reverse.
9 - Pic of the Neck Heel where it meets the body (if there's a date stamped, which probably doesn't exist past October 1966.)
10 - Pic of the Neck Pocket (if there's a date, again, which may not exist past October 1966.)
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Model Specifications:
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The Mosrite Combo model is a Semi-Hollow Body Instrument with an F Hole. It has the same shape as the Joe Maphis model, but the Maphis uses different body wood, and the Maphis also does not have an F Hole.
24.50" Scale Length (Guitar - 6 String & 12 String)
30.25" Scale Length (Bass)
Mosrite Single Coil Pickups (possibly with AWG 44 in the Guitar Pickups, and AWG 42 in the Bass Pickups.)
Body Wood:
Basswood.
Neck Wood:
Maple with Indian Rosewood Fretboard.
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Recent Updates:
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16 January 2024:
H0509 (Red, 4 Bolt w/Neck Plate) Added.
30 Jan, 2024:
H0066 (Red) Added.
8 February, 2024:
H0975 (Gold, 3 Bolt, 2 Piece) Added.
https://cartervintage.com/shop/mosrite- ... enSHzc2XaT
26 February, 2024:
H0802 - Red, 3 Bolt, Added.
5 April, 2024:
H0802 updated with potentiometer codes and a note that there are no dates in the neck pocket.
H1258 also updated with the Reverb link that I had omitted.
24 May, 2024:
Added:
G0016 - Sunburst - Unbound F Hole, Neck Plate. Sales ad claims pots date to the 50th week of 1966. --- https://www.elderly.com/products/mosrit ... HsLfElzQj1
18 September, 2024:
Updated H1235 with information about pot dates.
October 6, 2024:
H224 (Red) added
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Serial Number List:
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Mark X (4 String Bass: )
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(Note: the Combo and Joe Maphis Basses both started with the same letter, R.)
R0003 - Red - Un-Bound F Hole. --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/5297862 ... 654287139/
R0021 - Sunburst, Neck Sunburst, Black Headstock - Un-Bound F Hole, 4 Bolt Neck with Plate. Was on eBay.
R0023 - Red - Un-Bound F Hole.
R0214 - Red - Bound F Hole, 4 Bolt Neck with Plate.
R0255, Red Burst - Bound F Hole. Page saved.
Strange Numbers Section:
SPR-0117 - Seems to have originally been Sunburst, refinished Natural. Electronics were replaced before the current owner got it, then he replaced those electronics. Owned by forum member AltGrendel. Pic saved. --- viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8112
Partially Accounted For:
R0x30, Dark Red. 3 Bolt (Ferrules) Neck with 2 extra bolts added. All Electronics and Pickguard missing. Page saved.
R0x35 (possibly R0135,) Red Burst. 4 Bolt Neck with Plate. Has bound F hole. Missing electronics. Page saved. --- https://www.gbase.com/gear/mosrite-comb ... -red-burst
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Mark I (6 String Guitar: )
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Confirmed Numbers:
Early Construction - Un-Bound F Hole, Vibrato with Baseplate Construction:
H0066 - Red. Showed up at FB Group "Mosrite Guitar Owners."
H0084 - Red.
H0096 - Belongs to forum member Dennis. No photos saved.
H0113 - Red - Has a Patent Number on the Vibrato. --- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 5646215229
H0159 - Red Burst - 4 Bolt Neck with Plate. Mosrite Logo on Headstock is far off-center. --- https://reverb.com/item/67219956-mosrit ... 6-sunburst
H0167 - Sunburst - 4 Bolt Neck with Plate.
H0184 - Sunburst - 4 Bolt Neck with Plate.
H0212 - Red. Seen in comments here: --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/3294258 ... 646215229/
H0224 - Red. Missing Bridge, Bridge Posts, and Bridge Pickup. Found on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/comment ... _identify/
H0231 - Red - Also has Humbuckers for some reason, and is or was owned by forum member Brutus.
H0237 - Sunburst - Belongs to Peter Diedrichs. Found at these Facebook posts: --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/mosrite ... 499958378/ --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/mosrite ... 816098613/ -----
H0255 S P - Sunburst - 4 Bolt Neck with Plate. 2 Piece Neck. No date on neck heel. Extra "S P" letters are below the number, closer to the neck pickup. Those may have been the original owner's initials.
H0266 - Sunburst - Original Owner was a metal worker who crafted a baseplate for the bridge, and moved the Vibrato farther away from the neck.
Middle Construction - Bound F Hole, and Vibrato with Baseplate (and guitars I saw at some time, but saved no photos of:)
H0308 - Red.
H0349 - Originally Red Burst or Sunburst. Seems to have been refinished, but I only have word of it in this comment section (the picture at this link is not of it:) --- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=16 ... 9325264874
H0358 - Sunburst? - I'm not sure where I read this, I saved no pics or links.
H0382 - Red Burst. 4 Bolt Neck with Plate. Has Patent No. on Tailpiece. Has black & white checkered pickguard. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1048518 ... 125179709/
H0388 - Seen at "Bernunzio's Uptown Music," but I have no photos.
H0579 - Red. No further details.
(Outlier) H0923 - Red / Burgundy Burst. With Bound F hole, and Vibrato with Baseplate. https://reverb.com/item/70927473-66-mos ... w-hardcase
Later Bound F Hole, and Baseplateless Vibrato Construction:
H0408 - Red. Showed up on Facebook.
H0509 - Red, 4 Bolt Neck with Neck Plate. 2 Piece Neck.
H0649 - Red Burst - --- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=16 ... 9325264874
H0654 - Burgundy (mostly solid, except by the horns, where it's darker) - 4 Bolt Neck with Plate. --- https://reverb.com/item/54735067-mosrit ... ombo-05-09
H0657 (H06557 misprint) - Red Back, Black (refinished) Front. 3 Bolt (Ferrules) Neck. https://reverb.com/item/72548781-mosrit ... _sold=true
H0667 - Sunburst - Vibrato has a Patent Number. Not sure of neck attachment - there's a non-original plate over it. --- https://reverb.com/item/70782355-mosrit ... iginal-hsc
H0677 - Burgundy - Vibrato has a Patent Number. Neck Attached by 3 Bolts in Ferrules. --- https://reverb.com/item/65793921-mosrit ... gsb019?bk=
H0697 - Sunburst - Vibrato has a Patent Number. 4 Bolt Neck with Plate. Owner replied in the comments here: --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/5297862 ... 702462139/
H0754 - Red Burst. 3 Bolt (Ferrules) Neck, but someone modified it to have a neck plate. Seller said pots / potentiometers dated to Late 1966. Tailpiece had Patent No. on it. Here's a Reverb Ad from before it was parted out by Gibsondependable: https://reverb.com/item/70265025-mosrit ... _sold=true
H0760 - Red Burst. 3 Bolt (Ferrules) Neck, 2 Piece Neck. Tailpiece shows Patent Number on it. Showed up on eBay in early 2024, sold with original case which was kept in the basement while the guitar was in a closet.
H0766 - Sunburst - 3 Bolt (with Ferrules) neck. --- https://reverb.com/item/58192914-mosrit ... r-1966?bk=
H0801 - Unknown Finish. Also, unknown tailpiece style. Probably the baseplateless tailpiece, but I don't really know.
H0802 - Red. 3 Bolt Neck. No dates in neck pocket. Pots / Potentiometer Codes' first numbers are 1346704, so these are early 1967 Centralab Pots. Has a black pickguard, probably not original but replaced.
H0828 - Natural (Refinished) - 3 Bolt, 2 Piece Neck. - https://reverb.com/item/77336706-mosrit ... -s-natural
H0910 - Blue - 3 Bolt Neck. Neck had more bolts added later.
https://reverb.com/item/49680467-mosrit ... _sold=true
H0912 - Red Burst - 3 Bolt (with Ferrules) Neck. --- https://www.vintageandrare.com/product/ ... urst-72680
H0968 - Red - Found in a YT Video that was mirrored: --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Wx3ZnzL4k
H0969 - Red - Missing original Vibrato Tailpiece and Pickups, so I have no confirmation of this one's original tailpiece. Seen here: --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/3294258 ... 882251607/
H0975 - Gold. 3 Bolt (Ferrules) Neck, 2 Piece Neck. Found here: https://cartervintage.com/shop/mosrite- ... enSHzc2XaT
H0997 - Sunburst, 3 Bolt (with Ferrules) neck. Pot Code 134 68 01. Owned by forum member t-bone.
H01003 - Refinished to Natural. 3 Bolt (With Ferrules) Neck. https://www.facebook.com/groups/3294258 ... 794343541/
H01004 - Sunburst. Tuners are Plastic Button Klusons. Pots were replaced. https://www.facebook.com/zanesguitarrep ... ZsyAAE4RBl
H1097 - Black, with Black Headstock. Found Here: --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/3294258 ... 662174825/
H1102 - Red. 4 Bolt (with Ferrules) Neck. Has severe belt buckle rash on the back that took much of the paint off. - Reverb, Early November 2025: https://reverb.com/item/75546292-mosrite-combo-1964
H1172 - Blue - 4 Bolt (With Ferrules) Neck. Kluson Tuners. Paint's worn through on the body, above the F hole and below the bridge pickup. Also has cigarette burns on the back of the headstock, at the headstock's "M." Pics and page saved.
H1235 - Black. Pots date to 1968 with E. F. Johnson Pots reading "EP4385 250k 2228." The last 4 digits are supposed to indicate the company, and the "8" is supposed to mean that it's from 1968. Forum member beatcomber posted about it at The Gear Page: https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index ... t-37747799 --- It was also listed on Reverb: https://reverb.com/item/72213730-1960-s ... shell-case
H1243 - Sunburst. Vibrato has a Patent Number. 4 Bolt (with Ferrules) Neck. "Diamond" Tuners.
H1252 - Green - Stolen from Mark Carter in the 1970s.
H1258 - Blue - "Diamond" Tuners. 4 Bolt Neck. https://reverb.com/ca/item/44132418-mos ... lacid-blue
H1268 - Sunburst. 4 Bolt 2 Piece Neck. "Diamond" Tuners. https://reverb.com/uk/item/45300220-use ... iaEQcDBdVo
1970s Models - 1:
c0024 - Sunburst. Says "by Moseley" under Mosrite logo on headstock. Has Gotoh Prsm Tuners. Has Neck Plate. Pot codes 137 71 06. Baseplateless Vibrato, and White-Black-White Body Binding. Owned by forum member t-bone. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7310
Unknown & Unconfirmed Numbers:
Early Construction - Un-Bound F Hole, Vibrato with Baseplate Construction
H0066 - Red - Can't see "H" at start. Has Unbound F Hole, and Vibrato with Baseplate. Also has original hard case. Pics saved.
H0177 - Sunburst. Has Patent No. on Moseley Tailpiece. Seen in this Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mosrite ... 736963176/
Unknown Construction:
H0567 - Sunburst - With Bound F Hole, Vibrato type unknown (guitar was listed for parts.) 4 Bolt Neck with Plate. This number guess is the best I could discern from saved pics. Missing original tuners, electronics, and pickguard.
Later Bound F Hole, and Baseplateless Vibrato Construction:
H0573 or H0575 - Red. With Bound F Hole, and Baseplateless Vibrato. 4 Bolt Neck with Plate.
Hxxxx - Transparent Green - With Bound F Hole, and Baseplateless Vibrato. 4 bolt (with ferrules) neck. "Diamond" Tuners.
Hxxxx - Red - with Bound F Hole, and Baseplateless Vibrato. It seems like the German Carve is carved strangely.
Hxxxx - Red - with Bound F Hole, and Baseplateless Vibrato. Posted by JustStrings.com on Facebook in 2012. --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/5297862 ... 293372139/
Hxxxx - Red Burst - with Bound F Hole, and Baseplateless Vibrato. Has a Neck Plate. Also has 3 knobs and 2 pickguards and a tortoiseshell truss rod cover, so it seems like Gene Moles assembled this one?
1970s Models:
xxx3x - Sunburst with Sunburst Headstock - With Bound F Hole, and Baseplateless Vibrato. Has Mosrite Humbuckers, a strange pickguard, and a Neck Plate.
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Mark XII (12 String: )
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G0011 - Red - Unbound F Hole, Neck Plate.
G0016 - Sunburst - Unbound F Hole, Neck Plate. Sales ad claims pots date to the 50th week of 1966. --- https://www.elderly.com/products/mosrit ... HsLfElzQj1
G0017 - Red - Unbound F Hole, Neck Plate. --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/5297862 ... 361242139/
G0028 - Red - Unbound F Hole - Bigsby Added. Pics & Page Saved. Sold for $1,890 + $99 shipping, some time from April to July 2023. --- https://reverb.com/item/67114965-1966-m ... -12-string
G0032 - Red.
G0047 - Sunburst - Unbound F Hole. --- https://www.facebook.com/groups/5297862 ... 267167139/
G0064 - Sunburst - Bound F Hole. Pic saved.
G0096 V - Sunburst - Bound F Hole. Pics & Page saved. Seller said the number was "60096 V," but it's probably mis-read.
Unknown & Unconfirmed Numbers:
Gxxxx - Sunburst - Unbound F Hole. Moseley Vibrato Tailpiece. Seen at this Facebook Post, described as being located in Seattle: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... 9037182483
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Total Instruments Accounted For:
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4 String Basses:
6 Known # 4 String Basses (1 with a strange number that may or may not be 1970s,)
2 Unconfirmed # 4 String Basses.
6 String Guitars:
51 6 String Guitars (1 from the 1970s.)
9 Unconfirmed & Unknown 6 String Guitars (1 1970s.)
12 String Guitars:
8 Confirmed Guitars,
1 Unknown.
Total: 77 Instruments. 64 Confirmed Numbers, 12 Unconfirmed.
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Finishes & Variants Accounted For:
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Black
Blue
Burgundy / Dark Red
Green
Red
Red Burst
Sunburst
Reference Photo of a Combo Model for Facebook Preview:
- Austin
