Editing Mosrite (section)

==Notable players==
[[File:Johnny Ramone 1983 c.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Johnny Ramone]] playing his primary guitar, a white 1965 Ventures II "Slab Body" model (his primary guitar from 1977 to 1996.)]]
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* [[Dave Alexander (The Stooges)|Dave Alexander]] ([[The Stooges]])
* [[Davie Allan]] {{refn|Davie Allan - American guitarist best known for his work on soundtracks to various teen and biker movies in the 1960s and contribution in the creation of the [[Fuzz (electric guitar)|fuzz]] sound for electric guitar)|group=note|name=davie}}
* [[Iron Butterfly|Erik Brann]] ([[Iron Butterfly]])
* [[Glen Campbell]] {{refn|Glen Campbell - American country music singer, guitarist, television host, and occasional actor. Often played Mosrite models in the 1960s, from Celebrity models to Balladere models. Owned a 1973 V-I or V-II late in his career.|group=note|name=campb}}
* [[Jerry Cantrell]] ([[Alice in Chains]]) {{refn|Jerry Cantrell performed with a Ventures model on the music video "[[What the Hell Have I]]"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKXIk45pL0o&t=1m6s  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/qKXIk45pL0o| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Alice In Chains - What the Hell Have I |website=YouTube |access-date=May 3, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>|group=note|name=alice}}
* [[Brian Causey]] ([[Man or Astro-man?]])
* [[Kurt Cobain]] ([[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]) {{refn|- Kurt Cobain had two MK V models, one with the "Gospel" name on the headstock. The "Gospel" branded one often has been called a "Mark IV," though no known official nomenclature supports this.|group=note|name=cobain}}
* [[The Collins Kids|Larry Collins]] ([[The Collins Kids]])
* [[Michael Davis (bassist)|Michael Davis]] ([[The MC5]])
*[[Lee Dorman]] ([[Iron Butterfly]])
* [[Toulouse Engelhardt]] {{refn|Toulouse Engelhardt - American Finger style Guitarist who records exclusively with Mosrite Guitars.|group=note|name=toulou}}
* [[Art Greenhaw]] {{refn|American bassist, multi-instrumentalist and manager for The [[Light Crust Doughboys]], recording artist, producer and mixing engineer)<ref>Album liner notes, Grammy Award winning album ''We Called Him Mr. Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album'', various credits to the Mosrite guitars of Art Greenhaw</ref>|group=note|name=greenh}}
* [[Susumu Hirasawa]] {{refn|Japanese music artist and composer|group=note|name=japan}}
* [[Johnny & The Hurricanes]] {{refn|American instrumental rock and roll band from Toledo, Ohio, 1957-2005|group=note|name=hurric}}
* [[Koichi Kawasaki]] {{refn|Guitarist of [[The Band Apart|the band apart]]. A big fan of Mosrite, who has Mark I, Mark IV and 4 other models.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asiangothic.org/diary/2017/08/03/857|title="Memories to Go"リリース・インタビュー No.02 川崎亘|website=Asianmgothic.org}}</ref>|group=note|name=kawas}}
* [[Yūzō Kayama]] {{refn|Japanese instrumental guitarist|group=note|name=kay}}
* [[Kevn Kinney|Kevn Kenney]] ([[Drivin N Cryin]]) {{refn|American singer-songwriter plays Mosrite guitars.   He can be seen playing a Mosrite in the DnC video "Can't Promise You the World".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlW5LbpYQps |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/qlW5LbpYQps| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Drivin' N' Cryin' - Can't Promise You The World|last=DrivinAndCryinVEVO|date=8 October 2009|access-date=3 October 2018|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>|group=note|name=kinney}}
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* [[Drake Levin]]  ([[Paul Revere & The Raiders]])
* [[Love (band)|Love]] {{refn|American rock & folk-rock band which started playing in Los Angeles clubs in 1965.  On the reverse of their 1966 album ''Da Capo'', an endorsement statement appears: "Love plays Mosrite guitars and uses Vox amplifiers".|group=note|name=love}}
* [[Joe Maphis]] {{refn|One of the flashiest American [[country music|country]] guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s)<ref name=hunter>{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=Dave|title=The Electric Guitar Sourcebook: How to Find the Sounds You Like|year=2006|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=978-0-87930-886-5|pages=67–68|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8qxXFvsqeMC&pg=PT68}}</ref>|group=note|name=maphis}} 
* [[Efrim Menuck]] {{refn|Used Mosrite when playing with [[A Silver Mt. Zion]].|group=note|name=efrim}}
* [[C. J. Ramone|C.J. Ramone]] ([[Ramones]])
* [[Johnny Ramone]] ([[Ramones]])<ref name=hunter/> {{refn|- Johnny Ramone was mostly known to play Ventures II Slab Body models though he had other Mosrite guitars.|group=note|name=joey}}
* [[Kevin Shields]] ([[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]])
* [[Fred "Sonic" Smith]] ([[The MC5]])
* [[Terje Winterstø Røthing]] ([[Kaizers Orchestra]])
* [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] ([[The Cure]]) {{refn|Robert occasionally uses a black Joe Maphis Model 1 Mosrite guitar during live performances, such as "[[The Kiss (The Cure song)|The Kiss]]"<ref name="Equip Board">
    {{cite web
     | title     = Equip Board
     | url       = https://equipboard.com/pros/robert-smith/#guitars
     | publisher = Equip Board | location = Austin, TX
     | access-date= 2019-07-14
    }}</ref>|group=note|name=thecure}}
* [[Izzy Stradlin]]
* [[Takeshi Terauchi]] {{refn|Japanese instrumental guitarist|group=note|name=takes}}
* [[The Ventures]] {{refn|American instrumental rock & surf rock band formed in 1958.|group=note|name=surf}}
* [[Ricky Wilson (American musician)|Ricky Wilson]] ([[The B-52's]]) {{refn|Known to have played Mosrite guitars in early recordings with unusual tunings, like "[[Rock Lobster]]".<ref name="Mosrite Leroy">{{cite web
 |title        = Mosrite Guitars
 |url          = http://www.mosriteguitars.com/
 |publisher    = Mosrite Guitars
 |location     = Las Vegas, NV
 |quote        = ''Mosrite is an American guitar manufacturing company, Originally based in Bakersfield, California in 1952. ...  Today it does all of its American Manufacturing in Las Vegas, NV. Imports are strictly Japanese by Japan's best guitar factory "Tokai". Founded by Semie Moseley, Mosrite guitars were played by many rock and roll and country artists such as ...''
 |access-date   = 2014-07-29
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081216012042/http://www.mosriteguitars.com/
 |archive-date = 2008-12-16
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref>|group=note|name=rickyw}}