1990s Mosrite Ventures Model '63 Vintage Reissue Sidejack Blue Sparkle w/ Vibramute & Case, Kurokumo

Up for sale, a 1990s Mosrite Ventures Model '63 vintage reissue “Sidejack” in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. One of the rarest Kurokumo-made Mosrites ever produced, this top-tier model replicates the Ventures Model's earliest features with set neck construction, input jack located on the side of the body, and multi-ply binding framing the German Carve top. Visually unique, this guitar boasts a gloss Blue Sparkle finish with matching headstock, pickguard, and smooth pickup covers.

Tonewoods include a basswood body with prominent German Carve, a maple neck, and bound slab rosewood fingerboard, yielding a smooth, balanced acoustic tone. These tonewoods provide an ideal platform for the single coil pickup pair which offers plenty of power, percussive cut, and sparkling treble. These pickups are somewhat more conservatively wound than vintage USA-made models, still delivering authoritative treble zing and low end bark. This Ventures Model '63 weighs 8lbs 4oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Chunky C, measuring .895” 1st fret, .860” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 ¼” radius, mini dot inlays, fret-edge binding
• Frets: Slender, very faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-2
• Scale Length: 24 3/4”
• Nut: 1 ⅝”, aluminum + zero fret
• Headstock: “Mosrite of California” text, “The Ventures Model” logo
• Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh

Body Specs:

• Wood: Basswood
• Pickups: Single coil x2 (8k ohms)
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
• Harness: GuitarFamily 500K pots
• Hardware: Bridge with roller saddles, sandcast “Vibramute” vibrato, smooth-top machined knobs
• Plastics: Five-ply blue sparkle pickguard, smooth pickup covers

The gloss Blue Sparkle finish has just a couple minor dings and finish scratches on the body perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original Mosrite hardshell case is included.