Mosrite "Ventures" Model...Candy Apple Red - SoldSemie Moseley was one of the early breed of guitar makers working in California at a time when Paul Bigsby, Adolph Rickenbacher (no that is the correct spelling, email me if you want to argue!) Leo Fender and some others were creating some problems for the more staid East Coast Guys, like Gibson, Epiphone and Gretsch etc They were innovative and connected to a totally different set of musicians who were making some great music, people like the ONE and

less mids and perhaps a little more volume

COA and Case Candy

in the Gibson Plant in Kalamazoo

A terrific guitar in every way

2005 makes this a 8 year old Custom Shop Stratocaster I reckon

Apart from those

because of this approach to the build

A seriously good guitar this one

Pretty much standard issue for 1968

back then these had a what were known as their Vintage 57/62 Reissue Pickups and they sound just right

and the original frets are in great shape - the guitar has been played but not gigged alot

and two Hagstrom 'Custom 58' humbucking pickups