![]() I've seen pictures of Tony playing the Vox and later the Rick, so I guess it's true. Tony convinced the guy to swap him the Vox for the Rick. My friend's friend, had a Rickenbacker 360-12. One of the bands that came through was The Hollies and they hung out after the show. I guy I used to know through work booked concerts in college in Ohio in the '60's. 9) Vox Teardrop Mark XII 12-String (1972) There’s no record of Bowie using this cool Vox guitar other than in 1972, for promo pics. Remember the Vox guitars and basses with the built in fuzz, treble boost and palm operated wah-wah all built in? I don't remember it being all that great. It got stolen out of his car and I don't think he ever bonded with another bass after that.Īnother bass playing buddy had one of the Vox semi-hollow violin basses. It was a short scale, thin neck with a solid body. The bass player in my first band had a Vox Panther bass. (I only knew of Mustangs, Jaguars and maybe Telecasters then). I saw a picture of Bob Dylan with a Stratocaster and thought it was a Vox guitar with a Fender neck. Back around 1965/66 when I was first getting interested in guitars a friend played in a band whose guitar player had a three pickup Vox guitar. I checked with the cat that I bought it from and of course the other one that had been modded by Seymour Duncan is long gone too. Please don't read that as a detraction of Phantom Guitar Works guitars. The Guitar-organ was a Dick Denney creation that combined the mechanical elements of a Phantom guitar with the oscillators of a Continental electric keyboard. I liked how they sounded and liked the cool feedback that I could get with them. 1966 Vox Guitar-organ and 66 Phantom XII. The guitar included two single coil pickups, a three position selector switch, a volume control and a tone control. Iin the mid 60s Vox created a white teardrop guitar specifically for Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. Says that the Italian pickups are microphonic. In celebration, Vox introduced an extremely limited edition guitar based on a classic Vox design from the 1960s. He kind of dogs the Italian made Vox's and said that he bases his on the British made ones that he believes to be superior. Had an email exchange with the guy from Phantom Guitar Works. Vox Phantom XII, Vox AC 50 1965 Vox AC50 / 4 Mk II Big Box Vintage Tube Amp Head Gray Panel JMI UK, AC50 Seattle, Washington, 981, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3000 Up for sale, a 1965 Vox AC50 / 4 Mk II 'Big Box' vintage tube amp head in perfect working order, freshly serviced with an extremely original circuit. Maybe not the best made guitar in the world but I was crazy about mine and can't think of anything wrong with it. A pain to tune as they slipped but would stay in tune forever once you got it there. Vox AC30C2 30-watt 2 x 12-inch Tube Combo Amp 30-watt 2-channel All-tube 2x12' Guitar Combo Amplifier with Footswitchable Reverb and Tremolo Effects, Effects Loop, and Celestion G12M Greenback Speakers 1,299.99 Or 216.66/month for 6 mo. The tuners needed to be replaced but it was an old guitar. Played so easy, never remember having to work hard to play it. The XII is the only guitar that I really wish that I had back. Sadly long gone, along with a black project VI.
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