Italian guitar production, which was controlled by Thomas Organ, continued until late 1969.
Vox mando guitar for sale serial numbers#
Yours has six digits, and may I assume it's on the neck plate?Īlso, I have seen Italian-made Mark VI's with serial numbers very close to that of yours, but quite lower in the production sequence, so it was speculated that the those were made in 1966.īecause of bad business decisions, production of Vox guitars stopped in the U.K. Nobody has made the Mandoguitar famous yet, but it is one of. Here is one bit of information that seems to indicate that you have an Italian-made Vox:īritish-made Vox guitars have 5 sequential serial numbers stamped on the back of the headstock (and later on the neck plates), while the Italian-made guitars have 6 serial numbers that is stamped onto the neck plates. The Beatles made Vox amps famous and the Rolling Stones made the Phantom model guitar famous. It was common to have the same models built in both factories. It was in late 1964 that the Italian factory began making Vox guitars, while British production of Vox guitars continued simultaneously. Handmade in London, Vox Phantom and Teardrop Electric Guitars are still being made from parts salvaged from the break up of the Eko company in Italy in the. Vox then went on to produce the Mando guitar, a short. Most modern octave twelves are modeled after the distinctive body shape of the Vox mando-guitar. Notable users of the mando-guitar included Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones. In late 1962, Vox introduced what seemed at the time to be a totally unconventional instrument, the Vox Phantom Guitar. The octave twelve was invented by engineers at Vox, which sold the octave twelve as the mando-guitar from 1964 to 1968. Money Back Guarantee ensures YOU receive the item. The first Vox guitars were produced in 1961 and it did not take long for Vox to make its mark in guitar history. Vox serial numbers weren't planned out too well, nor is there a lot of information on the rhyme or reason for the numbering that occurred in Britain or in the Italian factory. Vox 12 strings Mando-Guitar (made in Italy by Vox in the late 60)testing with:Fender HotRod Deville Ampcaptured with:AKG D22 microphoneMAudio Fast Track Pro. Shop the Largest Selection, Click to See Search eBay faster with PicClick.
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