Up for sale, a 2000s Mosrite USA Ventures Model Mark I 1964 vintage reissue model in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. An absolutely stunningly-accurate iteration of the Ventures model platform with every tiny detail accounted for and perfectly executed, this rare Mosrite retains all the essential features of the early 1964 (Type I) Ventures Model with multi-ply binding on top, 1st generation German Carve, smooth knobs and pickup covers, a single-ply mint green pickguard, large "Ventures" logo on the headstock, and a sandcast Vibramute tailpiece. The single coil pickups have ample power and midrange content, wound properly to vintage-spec and metering at 11k ohms, providing an authoritative sound that's quintessential Mosrite. Weighing 8lbs 14oz, this Mosrite has been professionally setup here at Mike and Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.

Few guitars have a more storied history than the Mosrite brand, especially in the modern era, and this particular guitar is a very rare, upper-tiered model crafted by Fillmore in Japan that sold for a whopping 686,880 yen (well over $5500 USD at the time of production). Perhaps best known for being imported to the USA by Ed Roman and also for their partnership with Dana Moseley, Mosrite founder Semie Moseley's daughter, Fillmore purported that these instruments were "USA-made" (whether this referred to components and/or assembly is a real gray area), yet this instrument's origin is definitively with the Fillmore factory in Japan. Most importantly, this Mosrite is an extremely finely crafted instrument, worthy of Semie Moseley's legacy, and Fillmore's Mosrites are among the closest ever offered to early '60s spec in their tonal response and features, with tight tolerances and exquisite fit and finish work.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .790” 1st fret, .800” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, dot inlay, fret edge binding
-Frets: Slender, light wear on frets 1-7 (primarily beneath plain strings)
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 1/2” width (at zero fret), aluminum
-Headstock: Large Ventures logo, rounded top edges
-Tuners: Kluson-style
-Serialization: stamped beyond last fret

Body Specs:

-Pickups: Mosrite single coils, smooth covers
-Harness: Untouched solder, 500k CTS pots
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Roller bridge, Vibramute vibrato, smooth knobs, milled switch tip
-Plastics: Mint green single-ply pickguard

The gloss two-tone Red Sunburst finish is framed by multi-ply binding, replicating a finish largely associated with early examples of the Ventures Model. The finish highlights the prominent German Carve, and the body is notably slender and properly contoured akin to an early '60s example. Cosmetic wear is limited to light scuffing and buckle wear on the back, with some additional small dings mostly located on the lower bout body edge. The top presents extremely well, with just a few tiny marks on the bass side.

The original brown tolex hardshell case is included.