https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:59:15 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176327 Thu, 11 May 2006 12:58:43 +0000
They still seem to be on offer:
http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/home_mos.htm
but they're very expensive, which seems strange to me as originally they were rather cheap, I believe.

Good looking axes though. And the body was made of masonite. Layers of it.]]> Guitar Players Discussion hbriem https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176327 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176246 Thu, 11 May 2006 01:33:33 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion drewsdad https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176246 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176234 Wed, 10 May 2006 23:57:09 +0000 "Masonite" is a brand-name of a hardboard that is essentially densely-compacted, layered paper.....
I've never heard of it being manufactured in anything thicker than 1/4" sheets, 4' x 8', mainly used for cabinet backs and drawer bottoms. It is both flexible and brittle beyond its' flex point.
Do you have a link for a Mosrite "connection" ?
Thanks.]]> Guitar Players Discussion OdNt43 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176234 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176217 Wed, 10 May 2006 21:21:07 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion The Dali https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176217 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176204 Wed, 10 May 2006 19:22:07 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion art&lutherie https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176204 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176203 Wed, 10 May 2006 19:20:55 +0000


You can find them here Eastwood Guitars]]> Guitar Players Discussion art&lutherie https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176203 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176200 Wed, 10 May 2006 19:16:29 +0000 The Award amp, as I thought, was also by Mosrite. :D

Greybeard....my word....it was the Ventures endorsement deal that made the company successful, and the decline of Mosrite began after that deal was over.

I know there are lots of folks who don't think much of those so-called "surf" instrumental groups like the Ventures or Shadows....but I always found that those guitarists who could play actual complex (and recognizable) melodies and harmonies, to be more technically proficient than those who came later, ...the ones who could only play generic "distortion/riff/fill" style lead or second guitar.
Sue me.. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :wink: :wink:]]> Guitar Players Discussion OdNt43 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176200 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176193 Wed, 10 May 2006 17:06:24 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176193 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176185 Wed, 10 May 2006 16:39:39 +0000
Mosrite has had a checkered history - bought, sold, bankrupted, financially rebuilt, burned down, physically rebuilt... they finally vanished a little over 10 years ago. There's a decent history here.

I don't know much about Award amps... maybe someone else can fill in that blank.]]> Guitar Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-176185 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-17589 Wed, 10 May 2006 15:56:05 +0000 Both made in Los Angeles from what I gather.
Back in the mid-60's, the Ventures switched from Fender guitars to Mosrite, and their album backs endorsed/advertised them as the only guitars the band played....later, the same happened with Award amps.
Then, into the 70's, the guitar endosements ceased, but a small amp endorsement continued. By the mis 70's, no more mention was made of either, but the odd album cover still showed the band with Mosrite guitars.
BTW...were these guitars & amps considered upper-tier ?
(Just an old Ventures fan who is curious.... :D )]]> Guitar Players Discussion OdNt43 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/whatever-happened-to-mosrite-etc/#post-17589