1959 Mosrite 'Roy Nichols' Doubleneck with Deke Dickerson

We're excited to present a new series with our friend Deke Dickerson going in-depth to cover some of our most bizarre and historically significant instruments. Today, one of the most asked-about guitars on the shop floor: the one-of-a-kind 1959 Mosrite Doubleneck Played by Roy Nichols.

This very early Mosrite double neck instrument is an exceptionally rare and supremely hip guitar, a piece of Bakersfield country fretted heaven with quite a history. Mosrite creator Semie Moseley was one of the great American guitar stories, going from rags to riches and back again more than once building his always unique instruments. This guitar is representative of the instruments he was hand-making in the late 1950s, long before there was a Mosrite factory of any sort. The guitar was custom made for (and still carries the name of) Roy Nichols, one of the seminal pickers of the California country scene, most remembered for a long stint as Merle Haggard's lead guitarist and right-hand man. Nichols is venerated by country guitar fans as one of the unsung greats of the genre, and was a major part of the Haggard sound for decades.

For more about the Mosrite: https://www.retrofret.com/product.asp?ProductID=8278&name=Mosrite-Doubleneck-Owned-and-played-by-Roy-Nichols-Arch-Top-Hollow-Body-Electric-Guitar-c-1959

For more from musician and historian Deke Dickerson, check out his website and instagram for more on his research projects and label.
www.dekedickerson.com
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