Mosrite

Also known as: Mosrite of California, Mosrite Guitars

Mosrite is an American guitar brand founded in 1956 by Semie Moseley and his brother Andy, with backing from gospel minister Ray Boatright — the name a portmanteau of Moseley and Boatright. Semie had apprenticed at the Rickenbacker factory under renowned German luthier Roger Rossmeisl and trained under Paul Bigsby, bringing a distinctive craft sensibility to what became Mosrite of California. T...

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Mosrite Fuzzrite Fuzz Effects Pedals

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Mosrite Ventures Solid Body Electric Guitars

$1,195.00

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Mosrite Stereo 350 Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite Celebrity Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

$700.00

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Mosrite Ventures bass Electric Basses

$2,000.00

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Mosrite Ventures II Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite The Ventures Model Mark V Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite Combo Guitar Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

$1,595.00

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Mosrite Joe Maphis Model I Solid Body Electric Guitars

$3,500.00

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Mosrite Gospel Mk IV Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite USA 65-SB Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite 12-6 Double-Neck Guitar Extended Range Guitars

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Mosrite Original Mark-II Reissue Standard Bass Electric Basses

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Mosrite Joe Maphis 12/6 doubleneck Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite 1965 Mosrite Ventures II Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite Joe Maphis Mark X Bass Electric Basses

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Mosrite Ventures 12-String Extended Range Guitars

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Mosrite Celebrity Guitar Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

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Mosrite Mark I 1971 Solid Body Electric Guitars

Mosrite Celebrity II Electric Basses

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Mosrite Combo Bass Electric Basses

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Mosrite The Nokie Edwards 30th Anniversary Blue Sparkle, Electric Guitar, z7363 Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite The Ventures Model Mark I Solid Body Electric Guitars

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Mosrite Original Mark I 1964 Solid Body Electric Guitars

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1965 Semie Moseley Signed Mosrite Electric Bass Guitar Electric Basses

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Mosrite Avengers Semi Hollow Electric Guitar Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars

The brand's signature instrument, the Ventures Model (also called the Mark I), was developed in collaboration with surf rock group The Ventures and became one of the most recognizable guitar silhouettes of the 1960s. The lineup expanded to include the Ventures II, the Mark X bass, and the Mark XII 12-string, among custom double-neck and acoustic instruments. At peak production in the mid-1960s, the factory was shipping hundreds of guitars per month to meet demand driven by the surf music boom.

Mosrite guitars attracted a broad range of players across genres. Country artists Joe Maphis and Buck Owens were early adopters, while The Ventures' Nokie Edwards helped cement the brand's surf rock identity. Johnny Ramone of the Ramones played a 1965 Mosrite Ventures II as his primary instrument throughout the band's recording and touring career, introducing the guitar to a new generation of punk and rock players. Kurt Cobain and Ricky Wilson of the B-52s also played Mosrites. Semie Moseley continued building instruments until his death in 1992, and his daughter Dana has carried on the tradition of handbuilding Mosrite instruments.

Mosrite has 26 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars, Electric Basses, and Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars. Their gear is featured by 71 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Folk, World, & Country. Notable users include Johnny Ramone, Ricky Wilson (B-52's), and Kurt Cobain.