This is a vintage 1966-1967
Mosrite Celebrity II electric guitar with an unusual flamed Maple top
and back and the original case. Please see all the pics below. Built
in Bakersfield, California during Mosrite's heyday in the mid 1960's,
the serial number M0015 is on both the orange interior label and the
fretboard. This was apparently Semie Mosley's answer to Gibson's ES-330
and Epiphone Casino. This is the highly desirable thinline version of
the Celebrity with a body depth of 1 7/8 inches, scale length of 24 1/2
inches and 22 frets in addition to the zero fret. The electronics
consist of two hot single coil P-90 style pickups - one owner said "like
P-90's on steroids" - with master volume and master tone controls, and a
3-way selector switch. It has the famous Mosrite thin frets and narrow
neck(with a little more girth than the Ventures models), Moseley
tremolo tailpiece, and "M" shaped headstock, also affectionately known
as the Bart Simpson headstock. The color seems to be a red burst, what Mosrite called Cherry Burst,
that faded on the top to a sort of 3 color sunburst - the back is still
mostly red while the back of the neck has faded through use to almost
all yellow/orange - please see the pics. Both pots date 51st week of
1966 so it's either a late 1966 model or an early 1967. It's in
exceptionally nice condition for a 46+ year old instrument with very
light surface scratches on the top and the same on the back with a few
clearly visible. Overall very nice vintage condition with vibrant color
and it has Mosrite's signature low action and fast playing neck - great
for the collection and for playing. Included is the original
"semi-hardshell case" - essentially a heavy duty chipboard case with an
arched top. Thanks for looking
| Listed | 13 years ago |
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| Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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