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Got this recently. It has "M" knobs and a Moseley bridge. This guitar instantly became my favorite. I like it even better than my Ranger!

Looks cool to me.

What a beauty, congrats Kimmo!!!

Hey, everybody seems to be suffering from GAS attacks lately... I'll probably get infected too

Congrats man ! it looks amazing !

I reallyl like those colours "ala" Fender on the Mosrite.

I was just watching it in your myspace page! Congrats!

Pigi

Nice! Congratulations on this purchase. Who was the manufacturer?
Dennis

Sweeeeet!!!!! Great condition too. Great find!

Congrats, that's a great looking guitar! Is the vibrato a Moseley or an Excellent? M knobs would suggest it's a Kurokumo.

Thanks guys! I really am very very happy with this purchase

Veenture wrote:I'll probably get infected too

Yeah, it doesn't take much to get infected.... just to see a nice Mosrite that's available in a shop can be enough

GattonFan wrote:Who was the manufacturer?

I don't know yet! There is a serial number 4777 stamped at the body end of the fretboard, and the bridge is Moseley. The knobs are "M" type - if I remember correctly, Fillmore doesn't make them? Have they ever made them? I got the guitar used so it could well be a version that is no longer in production.

It's made by Kurokumo and they are still being manufactured in Japan and sold in the USA by Kevin Zamm of zamminc. They were the last to use the Ventures logo. Plus I think they lost the recent lawsuit battle in Japan to Fillmore for the Mosrite rights. They are great guitars. viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1682
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