From The Ventures to the Ramones, MC5 to Nirvana, The Stooges to My Bloody Valentine, it’s fair to say that Mosrite guitars have had a huge impact on alt-rock, and one that sometimes goes sightly overlooked.
But Harley Benton’s latest line of MR electrics aims to put the Mosrite style back in the hands of garage-dwelling noise-merchants on a budget. Available in four flavours, there’s the MR Classic, Modern and baritone versions of each.
All four guitars feature that iconic reverse-body design, with A-grade Canadian maple satin C-shape necks, Wilkinson tuners, 22 Blacksmith stainless steel frets and vol/tone/3-way controls, but there are some differences. The Classic (£211) is made from basswood, with roasted jatoba fingerboards. The pickups are a pair of Artec P-90 Alnico Vs, and it’s equipped with a…