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Ventures Mosrite bass question
Posted by Brian on Sat, 04/26/03 - 17:48:13.
In Reply to Tym custom Mosrite guitars
I was wondering if anyone could tell me the year and approximate value of a Mosrite bass. I know the year is stamped on the back of the neck, but I don't want to remove the neck. The serial number is 6060 and the bass is in fair condition. It has a lot of scratches, it's missing the tone control and the bridge cover. It plays nice and sounds fine. The headstock is in very good condition. It is a Mosrite of California. The color is sunburst. It has one pickup next to the neck.
Any info would be great. Thanks!
Re: Ventures Mosrite bass question
Serial No. 6060 is actually 1060, since the Ventures bass started out with serial No. 5000. I think that would make it a '63 or a'64 at the latest.
I have serial No. 5036,( I bought it new in 1963) which is also a single pickup model. a few years ago, I took it to Bill Gruggett in Bakersfield, who was the master luthier at Mosrite, when the Ventures models were in production, and he commented that they did not make very many single pickup basses.
If you google "Bill Gruggett guitars", you will get his website, and I can assure you that there is no better authority than him to tell you anything you want to know about your bass.
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