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I got a very rare and precious Ibanez Mosrite/Hi-Flier type. It is probably never sold on ebay in the past. The following is an explanation of the consideration of this guitar and the way to get it. It's a bit long, but it's an interesting story.

In Japan in the late 1960s, a lot of Mosrite type guitars were made in Japan due to the influence of Ventures. It was mainly manufactured and sold as a first-man brand at Kurokumo Manufacturing in Nagano Prefecture. In 1968, it seems that Firstman sold the first Mosrite type Avenger model. At that time, it was not difficult to enter into a formal license agreement with Mosrite.

In addition, Ibanez sold many copy model guitars. It is manufactured in Fujigen and Matsumoku in Nagano Prefecture in the same area. The Mosrite High Flyer type was mainly sold in Matsumoku and the Aria and UNIVOX brands since about 1972. The structure is slightly different from Matsumoku's Aria UNIVOX's Hi-Flier, and it has a German curve shape that is close to Mosrite. The neck plate STEEL REINFORCED NECK is a plate that was used in Matsumoku until around 1969. After that, it will be changed to STEEL ADJUSTABLE NECK.

The P90 type pickup is probably Maxon, which was later founded in 1966 in the same Nagano Prefecture. Ibanez Mosrite/Hi-Flier types are not found in catalogs from the 1960s to 1970s. Also, there is very little information, and there are only two videos on the following sites and YouTube. There seems to be no doubt that it was real, but the model number was not found.

In conclusion, the year of manufacture is 1969 from YouTube videos and neck plates. The production is the Ibanez Mosrite type manufactured in Matsumoku. It is believed to be a guitar that was mainly sold in North America.

Before the 1970s, Ibanez guitars were not sold in Japan. All of the same guitars were sold as Greco, so this Ibanez was probably sold in North America. Very interestingly, I got this guitar from a tropical island called Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, where the U.S. military base is located. Until 1972, Okinawa was a territory of the United States, not Japan. It is thought that a U.S. military official brought this guitar from the United States when he was assigned to Okinawa and sold it to the Japanese when he returned home after the territorial return mission. I heard that the previous Japanese owner was owned by his family for about 50 years, so all the stories were connected.

As for the condition, it is original except for the vibrat arm and truss rod cover. The height of the original bridge anchor is high, so I adjust it with another anchor, but the original anchor is also included. It is similar to a high-flyer in that it is not suitable for skillful performances such as Stratocaster, and it is more suitable for stroke playing and is a collector's item guitar. It is a beautiful and wonderful guitar, although there is deterioration or modification of the paint and deterioration of the neck binding. Please also confirm with the photo. Free delivery in the hard case of the photo.