Mosrite Ventures II - A collection of serial numbers

[maxkat]

Hi guys,
some updates on my Ventures II data base website:
http://www.hang10.de/mosrite-ventures-2-serial-numbers/
32 slab bodies so far, 17 with known serial number, 15 with unknown # (without Johnny's black/black) – I hope there are no doublets
Any additional information welcome!
Thanks to Phil for showing me this one: http://www.myspace.com/therorkusjinx.
Cheers, Max

[maxkat]

Hey guys,
some updates can be found at my s/n collection, three more slab Ventures II meanwhile, for example a guitarist (Steve Spenard?) of the infamous GG Allin & the Jabbers appears to have played a sunburst one in 1982 (beware, NSFW):

Cheers, Max

[101Volts]

Max, Do you have this one documented?

There's also this long-guard model which has been discussed on the forum before (Part of the body was cut off for higher fret access at one point):

Austin

[motiersbad]

Hey Austin,

both are in the list the blue one is B018

sry Max

best regards,
Phil

[maxkat]

Thanks, Phil,
you're right
The second one is B292...
Cheers, Max

[SS90]

Max,

I own serial # B125. Slab body. Sunburst. The guy in the GG video playing it is me...when I was a young man!!!

Steve S

[maxkat]

Steve,
you're the man!
Cheers, Max

[101Volts]

Max, Could you please update the one I have? (B670 over B641) I do have it as a functional guitar now, Though not all stock; The pups and pickguard were crafted by Ed Elliott. As of this date it hasn't been refinished either.

Austin

[maxkat]

Hey Austin,

great, I've just updated my little site http://www.hang10.de/mosrite-ventures-2-serial-numbers/. Thanks for the info.
35 slabs so far (without Johnny Ramone's black/black), 22 of them with serial number. And thanks to two discoveries in Japan (B080 and B09x) the gap between B052 and B101 seems to close...

Speaking of Johnny's black slab with black neck and headstock: Does anyone have some info about that guitar? Johnny's played it as backup guitar between around 1978 and 1982 and it looks quite different from all other slabs – I guess it's not a real Mosrite. But who made it, and where is it now? Here's a good picture (live San Francisco '78, photo by Chester Simpson):


(from http://cretin-family.tumblr.com/post/42222678709/zombiesenelghetto-ramones-san-francisco-photo – thanks!)

R.I.P. Johnny – nine years now...

Cheers, Max

[101Volts]

Thanks. I did read somewhere that Johnny played two guitars which were clones of the Slab Body guitar and one was a sunburst played in a music video from 1981 or 1982 which was banned from TV?

Austin