Vintage guitars for sale: mosrite ventures

Up for sale, a 1965 Mosrite Ventures Model bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order.  A genuine vintage USA-made example, this Mosrite bass was crafted in Bakersfield, CA, 100% original save for a professional refret
The basswood body has a prominent German Carve, and the maple neck is capped by a bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard. This Ventures Model bass has a bold thump and thick growl via the hotly wound neck position single coil, with a focused punch accentuated by the... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Mosrite The Ventures Model in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. The most popular and enduring instrument produced by the Bakersfield, CA-based Mosrite company, the Ventures model was a joint venture between Mosrite founder Semie Moseley and the band The Ventures. An example bridging 1965-66 features, this guitar has a unique (and original) Black top with Sunburst-finished back and neck profile, retaining the Vibramute tailpiece ... more

Comes as seenSuper Uncommon - includes the original JBL 15" SpeakerMust have for the Mosrite EnthusiastGood Luck finding anotherAmp is Complete as seenin Found condition and needs a little workamp itself is in solid shape with no missing partsit powers on and lights up but there is no output to the speakerit does make a pop when turned off. I bench tested the JBL and it is working goodthe Proprietary footswtich is NOT includedsolid state technologyI have heard that some of these older solid ... more

Serial number 6223
The bass is an overall great shape with some minor wear where the arm goes over the upper bout, there are some chips in the paint near the neck joint shown in the pictures, and a spot of wear on the lower belt edge near the control plate as shown in the pictures. There are some minor things on the neck, and two larger ones near the volute as shown in the pictures
The bass recently enjoyed the legendary Subway setup by our skilled trolls
We are happy to report that ... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Mosrite Ventures Model bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case  A genuine vintage USA-made example, this Mosrite bass was crafted in Bakersfield, CA, 100% original save for a modern pair of potentiometers
The body has a prominent German Carve, and the heavily figured flame maple neck (an unusual feature on any vintage Mosrite) is capped by a bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard. Strung with 45-100 D??Addario ... more

Black plastic construction, normal light vintage wear with patina , no cracks no breaks, Original Vintage Mosrite part, Thanks for looking!
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Olivia's Vintage would like to present this original 1965 Mosrite Mark I Ventures model in a very rare original sparkle finish. This exact guitar (serial #1973) is featured on page 24 in the "Rare Color Mosrite" section of the Vintage Mosrite book. It has a great playing neck with great frets. It's all original, but the neck pickup has just been professionally rewound by Tom Brantley. It's also 100% complete along with its original hardshell case which has... more

The bass pictured is the actual bass you will receive!
At The Farm, we take actual pictures of each instrument and make sure they are fully set-up and ready to play before we ship them. Each instrument goes through a multi-point inspection, followed by a set-up process by our in-house tech staff. We then photograph each instrument with high-quality equipment in our on-site photography studio. We know that details like wood grain and color finishes can vary, so we want you to be able ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1978 Mosrite Ventures Model in excellent condition, complete with a hardshell case. This Mosrite was produced in an era of particularly small production totals, when Semie Moseley had briefly taken up residence in Yuba City, CA
The most popular and enduring instrument produced by the Mosrite company, the Ventures model was a joint venture between Mosrite founder Semie Moseley and the band The Ventures. While there have been a fair share of reissues and copies over the ... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Mosrite The Ventures Model in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. The most popular and enduring instrument produced by the Bakersfield, CA-based Mosrite company, the Ventures model was a joint venture between Mosrite founder Semie Moseley and the band The Ventures. This transitional 1965 iteration features a sandcast Vibramute tailpiece, smooth knobs, and embossed pickup covers
The pickups are wound hot, both ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Mosrite Ventures Model bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. A genuine vintage USA-made example, this bass was crafted in Bakersfield, CA,
Tonewoods include a basswood body, maple neck, and bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard, and this bass has a 30 1 / 2" scale length. Strung with 50-105 roundwound strings, the bass delivers bold bark and growl, with thick low end thump with the Tone knob rolled back to taste.... more

Absolutely stunning - an original circa 1965 Mosrite The Ventures 12 String in original Candy Apple Red
Finish is a real breathtaker .Candy Apple Red goodness
Neck is straight and the guitar plays amazingly well with a low action and no buzz or issues
Original pickups have a signature Mosrite jangle, nice and warm with lots of presence
She sounds as great as she looks!
Completely original example perfect for the player and collector alike
Comes with original hardshell ... more

1960's (Circa 1965) Vintage Mosrite of California
" The Ventures" Electric 4 String Bass
Made in the USA (1966-68)
Candy Apple Red
Comes w Original Hard Shell Case
Nut Width is 1 1 / 2 "and has the 30 1 / 2" scale length
Neck Straight, Truss Rod is Close to Tight
Sweet Dreams are made of these Talk about MOJO in all the right places. Here is a killer 1965 Mosrite "The Ventures" Bass that is dripping with swag and chocked full of sweet vintage tone. Don't let the old school... more

Rare, Rare, Rare!

This is the actual guitar - not a copy!

Original American Made 1963 Mosrite Ventures Model

Set neck
Side Jack
Vibramute
Large Logo
Bound Body

SN 0204

This is the real thing ?? not a Japanese copy
Complete with case

100% original


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Note:
I have sold Mosrite guitars to actual members of the Ventures

Local pick up or I will box... more

This listing is for a
1966 Vintage Mosrite The Ventures Guitar-Candy Apple Red W / OHSC
Serial #4672
Rare Candy Apple Red finish
This one has the 4-bolt Mosley Vibrato tremolo as you can see
The guitar is in very good vintage condition. It shows a few marks here and there as you can see in the pictures
The original pickups are present
The guitar plays well and the neck is smooth. Please notice that there is a significant gap in the neck pocket as pictured. It does not ... more

A well loved and very vibey Morales branded "Mosrite Ventures" model made by Zen-on in the 1960's. These were a very high end model at the time and were built to be much more serious guitars than a lot of the Guyatone and Teisco builds of the same era  
Medium profile multi-laminate neck (very strong) with solid carved body, it weighs 4 7kg's. Features a chrome nut with a zero fret, pronounced volute, two big single coil pickups, a Vibra-matic tremolo system and a 6-bolt neck plate. Has a ... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Mosrite Ventures Model bass in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case  A genuine vintage USA-made example, this Mosrite bass was crafted in Bakersfield, CA
The body has a prominent German Carve, and the maple neck is capped by a bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard. Strung with 45-100 D??Addario Chromes flatwound strings, the bass has a bold thump and thick growl via the hotly wound neck position single ... more

This rare, vintage electric guitar still works great! Feel free to look it up, it??s hard to find these anywhere! (Specifically this Mark V model)

This 1960??s Mosrite Ventures Mark V featuring the original Sunburst finish comes with its oroginal case, parts, and a few additional keep sakes and old stings packs

This guitar still plays amazingly and has got to be one of the best finger picking guitars of its time!

It comes with the original Mosrite Guitar, case, ... more

Selling from a friend's estate a very nice original Mosrite Ventures (of California!) guitar, who owned it for at least 20 years. Original Candy apple red finish, with plenty of lacquer checking and cool wear through to the primer in several areas. The body is in good condition with minimal surface wear, a few nicks and scratches, a bit of buckle rash on the back and 60 years of wear from being played! Original Mosrite pickups in good working condition, control pots, knobs, tuners, etc. The ... more

Rare, Rare, Rare!

This is the actual guitar - not a copy!

Original American Made 1962 Mosrite pre- Ventures Model ( Joe Maphis )

Set neck
Side Jack
Real Vibramute - with muting bar !
Bound Body

This is the real thing ?? not a Japanese copy
Complete with case

100% original


Please see my other auctions

Note:
I have sold Mosrite guitars to actual members of the Ventures

Local pick up ... more

1963Mosrite ??The Ventures?? Model, Sunburst including the headstock with early largelogo, This is a fast player with a slim wide neck profile, Sounds great withoriginal hand wound pickups, Previously had a humbucker in the neck positionleaving a slightly enlarged route, Beautiful early example with great vibe, VG++, Early style Brown case with Red velvet lining... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Mosrite Ventures Model bass in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. A genuine vintage USA-made example, this bass was crafted in Bakersfield, CA
Tonewoods include a basswood body, maple neck, and bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard, and this bass has a 30 1 / 2" scale length. Strung with 45-100 D??addario Chromes flatwound strings, the bass delivers plenty of thick low end thump, and smooth, punchy growl, particularly round-sounding with the Tone knob ... more

Rare, Rare, Rare!

This is the actual guitar - not a copy!

Original American Made 1959 Mosrite pre- Ventures Model

Octave over six

Set neck
Side Jack
Real Vibramute - with muting bar !
Bound Body

Hand made by Semi Mosley himself in 1959
One of 4 ever made
One of only 2 now known in existence

This is the real thing ?? not a Japanese copy
Complete with case

100% original


Please ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Mosrite Ventures Model bass in exceptional condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. A genuine vintage USA-made example, this bass was crafted in Bakersfield, CA
Tonewoods include a basswood body, maple neck, and bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard, and this bass has a 30 1 / 2" scale length. Strung with 45-100 D'addario Chromes flatwound strings, the bass delivers bold bark and growl, with thick low end thump with the Tone knob rolled back to... more