Vox Mark III Mini Electric Guitar - Teardrop - Marble

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Korg acquired a majority stake in Rose Morris in 1992, including the Vox product lines. Korg dissolved much of the prior business before renewing the Vox brand based on its traditional strengths. [22] Renewal and current products [ edit ] Someone in the guitar development department at Vox must have determined that the octave string pairs for the D, A and low E strings on a twelve string guitar were not essential. This conclusion led to the development of a modifiied Mark XII twelve string guitar with nine strings. The treble side of the fret board had three unison pairs of strings, the bass side had three single strings. The instrument never became popular though it was a precursor to the modern guitar synthesizer. Ian Curtis of Joy Division is sometimes believed to have used a GuitarOrgan, but he actually owned two white Phantom VI special with onboard effects. [18] Expansion, transistors, and decline [ edit ]

Originally, Vox planned to limit production of this guitar to one hundred pieces for the world. Vox offered five of these to North Coast Music. The remaining ninety-five guitars would be sold by selected Vox dealers in other parts of the USand world. The 12-string Vox models arrived in ’65 after George Harrison popularized the electric 12-string sound AmPlug 2 headphone amps provide the experience of playing through classic amplifiers! Simply connect to the Mark III Mini, plug in a set of headphones, and enjoy sizzling leads, bluesy warm, classic British crunch, boutique tones, or the classic AC30 top boost, without disturbing the neighbours.Available in a choice of three eye-catching colours, and sold complete with a custom carry case, Vox Mark III Mini electric guitars are the perfect chic sixties revival guitar for musicians at home and on the road. Effortless playability Royston, due to the loss of a lucrative government contract in one of its other companies, filed for bankruptcy in 1968. As a result, the Vox brand passed through a series of owners during the 1970s including a British bank and Dallas Arbiter. The AC30 continued to be built alongside newer solid-state amps, but with a series of cost-cutting measures such as loudspeakers with ceramic magnets, printed circuit boards, solid-state rectification, and particleboard cabinet construction. An all-solid-state version of the AC30 was also introduced alongside the classic, tube-powered model. In 1964, Tom Jennings developed a relationship with Sepulveda, California-based Thomas Organ Company, which began importing English Vox product lines to the United States. A shift in focus to transistors came with Jennings' decision to sell controlling interest in JMI to the Royston Group, a British holding company, and move some manufacturing to Erith, Kent. The Traveller, Virtuoso, Conqueror, Defiant, Supreme, Dynamic Bass, Foundation Bass and Super Foundation Bass lines were developed and introduced during this period. Jennings remained as chief executive officer until 1969. [20]

In 1966, Vox introduced the Guitar Organ, a Phantom VI guitar with internal organ electronics. John Lennon was given one in a bid to secure an endorsement, although he did not record with it. [17] Vox entered the guitar business in 1961 with a line of low to medium cost student grade guitars. These solid body guitars had traditional double cut away body shapes and were comparable in quality to instruments from Watkins in the UK or Kay in the United States. The Mark VI was released in three versions, as a 6-string, a 9-string, and a 12-string. The 9-string had three wound strings and three pairs of unwound strings. Electric Teardrop Bass Guitar - Classic VOX Teardrop Shape, topped with sophisticated flamed maple and finished in a classic Sunburst finish. The serial numbers of the guitars that were produced and sold via the authorized U.S. Vox dealer network during the official 2007 production run are as follows:Soon after Vox entered the guitar marketplace with student grade models in 1961, their development of professional level instruments commenced. Brian Jones was a fan early in his Stones career, playing a custom Vox that introduced the public to the Mark III's strange 'teardrop' shape. He made quite an impression - the likes of Tom Petty, Robert Smith of The Cure and Sergio Pizzorno of Kasabian have since been spotted wielding one - and now Vox, in all its wisdom, has reissued the Mark III. The vibrato tailpiece found on this Mark XII would be odd on any 12-string, and not very desirable from a tuning standpoint. Regardless, it’s a cool visual feature and makes for some bold and unusual sounds. Korg revived the tube rectifier and alnico speakers for their version of the AC30 in what was considered the most faithful version of the amp produced for many years. In 2005, manufacturing was moved to Vietnam, including a yet-newer redesign of the venerable AC30, designated the AC30CC, since superseded by the AC30C2. Vox AC30 CC2