Mosrite guitar
E791104
The Mosrite guitar is a distinctive electric guitar brand famed for its sharp, offset body shape, fast necks, and bright, aggressive tone, closely associated with punk pioneer Johnny Ramone and surf rock players.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Mosrite guitars | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
electric guitar
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guitar brand ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
punk rock
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surf rock ⓘ |
| associatedWithMusician |
Johnny Ramone
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The Ventures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bridgeType |
roller bridge
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vibrato tailpiece ⓘ |
| collectibility | highly collectible vintage instrument ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designFeature |
bound fingerboard on many models
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narrow nut width ⓘ reverse headstock on some models ⓘ small dot inlays ⓘ zero fret on many models ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakPopularity | 1960s ⓘ |
| fingerboardRadius | relatively flat radius ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Semie Moseley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableModel |
Mosrite Celebrity
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Mosrite Gospel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosrite Joe Maphis model NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosrite Mark I NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosrite Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosrite Ventures II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosrite Ventures model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
1970s New York punk scene
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California surf music scene ⓘ |
| knownFor |
German carve body contour
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bright aggressive tone ⓘ fast necks ⓘ high-output pickups ⓘ low action ⓘ narrow frets ⓘ reversed Strat-style control layout ⓘ sharp offset body shape ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mosrite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | boutique guitar brand ⓘ |
| neckProfile | thin neck profile ⓘ |
| scaleLength | 24.5 inch scale (typical) ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
bright tone
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cutting attack ⓘ high midrange presence ⓘ |
| typicalPickupConfiguration | dual humbucker-style single-coil pickups ⓘ |
| usedByBand |
Ramones
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The Ventures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByMusician |
Don Wilson
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Johnny Ramone NERFINISHED ⓘ Nokie Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Mosrite guitars