2000s Mosrite Test Driver Sixty Six, Ventures Model + Flying Samurai, Black w/ Case, Kurokumo

Up for sale, a 2000s Mosrite Test Driver Sixty Six in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This extremely rare guitar was produced at the KuroKumo factory in Japan, best known for their partnership with Mosrite and high quality Mosrite reissues. Sparingly little information is available regarding this Test Driver Sixty Six model, a fascinating hybridization of two of the most iconic surf guitars of all time: Mosrite’s The Ventures Model and Yamaha’s Flying Samurai, pairing the pickups, electronics, hardware, and German carve of the former with the body and headstock shape of the latter. While this guitar is technically devoid of any Mosrite branding, it was produced during the partnership between KuroKumo and Mosrite, featuring a gloss Black finish accented by a pearloid pickguard and gold hardware.

Japan’s long-standing love affair with surf rock is the very reason the electric guitar first became popular in the Land of the Rising Sun; in many ways, this Test Driver Sixty Six is as Japanese as an electric guitar can get. The pair of Mosrite single coil pickups are wound plenty hot (8k ohms), yielding plenty of power, percussive cut, and sparkling trebles, with a terrific overarching sweetness. Lightweight at 7lbs 5oz, this Test Driver Sixty Six has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .820” 1st fret, .895 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, mini dot inlays
-Frets: Slender, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Headstock: Route 66-style “UL66” logo, script inlay
-Nut: 1 9/16”, aluminum (gold-plated), zero fret
-Tuners: Kluson-style

Body Specs:

-Pickups: Single coil x2, neck meters 8.05k ohms, bridge 8.00k
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Roller bridge, sandcast Vibramute-style KuroKumo-branded vibrato, smooth knobs (gold-plated)
-Plastics: Three-ply white pearloid pickguard, white pickup covers and surrounds (small split at neck surround corner)

The gloss Black finish is framed on top by multi-ply binding, with a few faint finish scratches in the clear coat and just a couple small dings on the back. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.

A hardshell case is included.