 MOSRITE | | ELECTRIC: VENTURES SERIES | | In the early 1960s, Semie Moseley entered into an agreement with the Ventures organization to build the Ventures model guitar. Ventures model guitars built between 1959 and 1964 have a Mosrite of California logo and "The Ventures Model" on the headstock. After the business agreement with the Ventures faltered, Mosrite produced a MARK model (and variants) that were Ventures-style models without the "Ventures" logo or affiliation mentioned. | | VENTURES MODEL (1959-1962) | | - offset double cutaway hardwood body, set-in maple neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard (sand casted) Vibramute vibrato bridge, chrome hardware, white pickguard, 2 black single coil pickups, volume/tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Sunburst finish, mfg. 1959-1962. |
| Ventures Model (1963) | | - similar to the Ventures Model (1959-1963), except features a bound body, side-mounted jack, available in Sunburst or White Pearl finishes, mfg. 1963 only. |
| Ventures Model (1964-1965) | | - similar to the Ventures Model (1959-1963), except features side-mounted jack, (no body binding), available in Red, Sunburst, or White Pearl finishes, mfg. 1964-65. |
| VENTURES (MODEL MARK I, # 102) | | - offset double cutaway hardwood body, bolt-on maple neck, 24.5 in. scale, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard, deluxe bridge/vibrato tailpiece, "Mosrite of California/The Ventures Model" headstock logo, chrome hardware, white pickguard, 2 black single coil pickups, volume/tone controls, 3-position switch, Vibramute bridge, available in Metallic Blue, Metallic Red, or Sunburst finishes, mfg. 1965-67. |
| Ventures with Moseley tailpiece | | - similar to the Ventures Mark 1, except has a Moseley tailpiece, mfg. 1965-68. |
| Ventures (Model Mark V, # 101) | | - similar to the Ventures (Mark I), except features a short scale fingerboard, smaller body, 24.5 in. scale, adjustable bridge, available in Blue, Red, Sunburst, or White finishes, mfg. 1963-67. |
| VENTURES 12-STRING (MODEL MARK XII, # 104) | | - similar to the Ventures (Mark I), except features 12-string configuration, 6-per-side tuners, Vibramute bridge, available in Metallic Blue, Metallic Red, or Sunburst finishes, mfg. 1965-67. |
| Ventures 12-String with fixed tailpiece | | - similar to the Ventures 12-string, except has a fixed tailpiece, mfg. 1965-67. |
| VENTURES DOUBLENECK (MODEL MARK XVIII, # 105) | | - similar to the Ventures (Mark I), except has 2 necks in a 12-string/6-string configuration, 6-per-side tuners (12-string neck), 3-per-side tuners (6-string neck), available in Metallic Blue, Metallic Red, or Sunburst finishes, mfg. 1964-67. |
| VENTURES II | | - offset double cutaway hardwood body, bolt-on maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, roller bridge/vibrato or Moseley tailpiece, chrome hardware, white pickguard, 2 pickups, volume/tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Red and Sunburst finishes, mfg. 1965-67. |
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