Mosrite Guitar Man

[@haileysuthers6582]

Semie was my grandfather he passed 3 years before I was born. The sound of a guitar is something I will always cherish 💕

[@audiophileman7047]

You have a genuine hero for a grandfather, Hailey. I'm a beginning guitar player and a man of faith as well. It would be an absolute honor to own one of your grandfather's guitars. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@ClintonCaraway]

I went to high school with his grandson Brian. He took me to this shop several times. There were tons of pictures on the wall... Basically a who's who of famous musicians. Brian was a good person and he is remembered. I've never enjoyed a new years eve party since 1993-94!

[@williemoseley4394]

The schoolhouse factory was destroyed by a fire on 22 NOV 83. 20 years to the day from the Kennedy assassination. Semie moved to Jonas Ridge ca. '81 so the time frame would be early '80s that this segment was filmed.

[@ctaesque]

I'm a big fan of MOSRITE and I've never seen this news story before. THANK YOU for posting it.

[@MarkColeman-s1v]

God bless the late Semie and all the Moseley family. Bless the Mosrite family of employees too. I've known several thru the years.

[@jameslonano5659]

Just a legend and his heart and soul went into every guitar he made. RIP Semie.

[@rudybigboote3883]

I have to admit that I have never been a fan of Mosrite guitars because of the shape and the 60’s vibe but after watching this... I am a fan of the builder of Mosrite guitars. He was a good man and his work is to be respected. I am now a Mosrite fan.

[@101Volts]

He honestly seems like the kind of man who would have been spending time in Bible Studies with my Grandma and many others on a Sunday. I saved a few photos of the first guitar neck he built when he was 13, and it has a cross inlaid in the headstock.

[@ragsdirt3492]

I have an original Mosrite and love to play it. I bought it in 1967 in San Diego. I’ve played most years since then. I have 33 guitars including a pedal steel. The Mosrite is a favorite.

[@giuseppegraceffa7751]

Semie, what a legend of a man!

[@haysfordays]

Wow! He has in incredible voice to boot!

[@charlesfrazier7564]

My first electric guitar, and it was everything to me. It is great to hear that my first guitar came from a Christian man.

[@101Volts]

I have photos of what's supposed to be the first guitar neck Semie ever built, which was when he was 13. The neck has a Cross inlaid in the headstock.

[@timbenson428]

@@101Volts Wonderful...I would love to see that.

[@carlrudd1858]

Well,, THAT was just DANG cool ~

[@eeshsinger]

rip semie what a cool guy

[@SPEEDBOATMANIAC410]

Beautiful

[@archtopp1]

I love Mosrite. The album and the music playing by The Ventures was not played on Mosrite guitars. That album they were still using Fender. I believe the first album by them to use Mosrite was Walk Dont Run ‘64.

[@101Volts]

The "Live in Japan 65" album is all Mosrite, though. The thing about them is that the pickups tend to have a lot of wire on them, so they can overdrive an amplifier pretty heavily for a 60s guitar.

[@jcgulla]

Thanks for posting this!!

[@KipBurbank1]

Cool insight.

[@eliolopez3107]

Really great guitars if you can get one.

[@bobbybob3679]

The lord Volvo saved his leg. Safest car In the world motherfuckers!

[@101Volts]

That bit at the end sounded nice, too. It sounds as if the guitar Semie played was tuned down a bit?

[@galantreentrant]

2:34 what pickups was he using? Look like the same ones on the acoustic black widow.

[@101Volts]

I think they might just be Mosrite's version of a Humbucker, but with a differently colored pickup ring. The Humbuckers seemed to mostly be a 1970s thing, but I don't know the 1980s period very well.

[@rhythmgonewild]

1984

[@101Volts]

Thanks. EDIT: Thanks for trying, but this location burned in later November 1983, around Thanksgiving Day.

[@kencornelius1731]

did not the mosrite mfg business come to bakersfield calif in the 60s They closed shop and sold the whole business....it was then bought by a bakersfield business man by the name of Ken Cornelius who ended up having singer Gene Moles building them outta his garage south of bakersfield...the whole parts list of parts, bodies were then bundled soldto Billy Mize...I know Gene sold my Red sunburst left handed guitar to Billy mize also. havent heard much on the mosrites since that time. Always wished i wouldnt have sold that guitar . couldnt play a lick but loved to take it out and look at it was only 12 no sense is guess

[@L.J.S.P.]

When is the recording from?

[@101Volts]

1981 - Nov 23, 1983. The building burnt down from a paint booth fire from a blower motor. It took out all the records of guitars built up to that point, or so I heard.

[@Lundvalnaden]

mosrite can be played only downstrokes

[@eliolopez3107]

That's not true.

[@101Volts]

If you're doing accurate Ramones covers, that's accurate. Mosrites were played by other people, though; The B-52s (pre-1985, Ricky's death) and also Joe Maphis come to mind.

[@brucesz2334]

Actually you mean YOU can only play downstrokes on a Mosrite.

[@carlrudd1858]

Good Call! @@brucesz2334

[@jaysonc9690]

RIP

[@101Volts]

When was this filmed?

[@guitarzan2626]

I lived up there and this was definitely early eighties.

[@101Volts]

@@guitarzan2626 Thanks. I found this has to be somewhere from 1980 - 1983, because that building burned in later November 1983 from a paint booth fire. (The exhaust fan motor broke.)

[@MisterAndre89]

0:28

[@kafuunakano9816]

This time he seems no drink.

[@101Volts]

Who, Semie Moseley? Wait, what? Or are you referring to someone else in the video?

[@GatorMan4635]

YOU CANT ALL ABOUT MOSRITE AND NOT TALK ABOUT JOHNNY RAMONE !!

[@101Volts]

While the Ramones did bring a lot of attention to Mosrite, it's not like Mosrite were never heard of anywhere else. They got started with country musicians - different ones far unlike the ones you might hear today. Those ones actually had a lot of technical talent. Joe Maphis, for one, still looks amazing now.

[@cathanramone]

Fucking truth mate #ramones forever

[@101Volts]

BTW, The Ramones weren't near as famous from 1980 - 1983.