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Vox advertisement (1963)

Vox amplification

Vox Phantom, Vox AC 10 amplifier, Vox AC 15 amplifier, Vox AC 30 amplifier

This advertisement comes from a book: the Shadows modern electric guitar tutor, and is for a number of smaller Vox tube amplifiers, the AC10, AC15 and AC30.

But this advertisement also features a nice early Vox Phantom II guitar with Vox V1 chrome covered pickups (without polepieces). This early (and pretty rare) variant has extra tone switches not seen in the Phantom I. Compare both versions in the 1962 Vox Choice of the Stars catalogue.

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Vox AC30 vintage amp Rebuilt  for seasoned or new muscians

Vox AC30 vintage amp Rebuilt for seasoned or new muscians

Elyria, Ohio, 440**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$12000

This vintage Vox AC30 vintage amplifier is a must-have for any guitar enthusiast. With its 2 speakers and 3 channels, this combo amp delivers a powerful sound that is perfect for both acoustic and electric guitars. The top boost product line ensures that you get the best possible tone with every use. Whether you're a seasoned musician or just starting out, this Vox AC30 vintage is sure to impress.... more
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VINTAGE VOX   Aerovox Oil Capacitor P30ZN18  For Vox Beatle Amp

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Lincoln, Nebraska, 685**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$100

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Huge Lot 60s VOX Guitar Tube Amp Parts ENGLAND Viscount Pathfinder AC30 15 Logo!

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San Jose, California, 951**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$95

This huge lot of VOX guitar tube amp parts from the 1965 era is a must-have for any collector or enthusiast of vintage musical instruments. The components are all from England and include Viscount, Pathfinder, AC30, 15 Logo, and many more. With such a wide range of parts, you're sure to find everything you need to complete your vintage guitar amplifier project
Whether you're looking to restore a classic VOX guitar amp or simply want to add some vintage charm to your modern setup, this lot of... more
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Vox AC30 Vintage Amp / Organ Handle Plastic Genuine Original 1960s-70s

North Hollywood, California, 916**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Vintage original plastic handle taken from a ?70s Vox AC30 amplifier, in very good condition with some normal cosmetic signs of use / aging (see photos). This handle will fit many vintage Vox amplifiers as well as the lid for Continental and Jaguar combo organs. Mounting hardware not included
* If you are located outside the US and aren't able to place your order online, please contact us to discuss shipping quotes
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Vox AC30 Vintage Amp / Organ Handle Plastic Genuine Original 1960s-70s

North Hollywood, California, 916**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$149

Vintage original plastic handle taken from a ?70s Vox AC30 amplifier, in very good condition with some normal cosmetic signs of use / aging (see photos). This handle will fit many vintage Vox amplifiers as well as the lid for Continental and Jaguar combo organs. Mounting hardware not included
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Vintage 1964 Vox AC30 Amplifier AC30 / 6 T Amp JMI

Vintage 1964 Vox AC30 Amplifier AC30 / 6 T Amp JMI

Springville, New York, 141**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$3999

Vintage 1964 Vox AC30 / 6 T. Great condition. Recently serviced. Works and sounds great. Looks like a jack was added for an additional speaker cab. This jack has been removed, but the plate remains. Original Mullard preamp tubes. Also appears to have had wheels at some point. These have also been removed. Some screws on the back are not original. Awesome amplifier. Trem / Vib sound incredible. This amp weighs 72 pounds on its own. Shipping will be expensive but professional packaged. Please ... more
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Dunmow, CM6***, UNITED KINGDOM

£1120

You are looking at a beautiful Vox AC30 50th Anniversary head. This is probably the best sounding AC30 I have ever played, its just stunning.
The amp is in fully working order and all the pots and switches function as they should.
The case is in good condition with only a couple of very minor bumps, dings or scrapes but for it's age this amp is in fanctastic shape. Wanna hear it? Check out the video - https: / / www youtube com / watch?v=42C1PkA3hKk
This is an amazing amp, yes it is ... more
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Vox AC30 Cabinet 1961 Square back fawn

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Totnes, TQ9***, UNITED KINGDOM

£50

Vox AC30 Cabinet 1961
Rare early AC30 cabinet. squared back panels, the single leather handle holes are clearly visible on the top side of the cabinet.
Excellent condition, no extra holes apart from where corner pieces were added, the wood is in excellent shape.
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Very rare
Shipping
UK £20 EU £40 USA ... more
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This item is a Vox electric guitar with a very early Phantom neck and rare ebony fretboard. It would have been a prototype model, all of which went to Hank Marvin. Burns pickups and sounds incredible. There are various scuffs and scratches and also some crazing to the varnish. It has just had a tidy-up by a professional guitar restorer friend of mine in Brighton It measures just over 39 inches long
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VOX AC15 Custom Classic One X. Vox Celestion Blue Alnico 8 Ohm 15W speaker factory installed. https: / / www voxshowroom com / uk / amp / ac15cc1hood html
Original footswitch. Ruby Tubes Reverb Tank 12AX7's Sovtek + Ruby Tubes balanced pair of matched JJ's EL84's. Excellent reverb tank, better than that inside the later C1. It has the same C1 diode based rectifier simulation DC heaters and a heavier speaker cable into one of two external sockets. The footswitchable Tremelo and Reverb ... more
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Elac 10" Vintage Speaker Vox Watkins

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1977 Dallas Arbiter Vox AC30 / 6 channel 2 x 12 combo
This is the PCB strip version with a sold state rectifier. Brought in in 1977 to address overheating and costing issues from the otherwise identical handwired version
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1973 VOX AMP AC 30 TOP BOOST - made in ENGLAND

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COLOGNE, GERMANY

€1350

1973 VOX AC 30 TB - made in England:
+ tolex has some wear
+ front changed to blue velvet
+ wooden footswitch with silver paint
+ 1 handle is broken
+ 2 x 12 " blue speakers
+ was not used for the past 5 years
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1962 / 63 VOX AC30 JMI With Blue Speakers

1962 / 63 VOX AC30 JMI With Blue Speakers

Clydebank, G81***, UNITED KINGDOM

£3500

A piece of history
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1968 VOX PHANTOM GITARRENKÖRPER

1968 VOX PHANTOM GITARRENKÖRPER

COLOGNE, GERMANY

£777

1968 VOX PHANTOM GUITAR BODY :
* finish has a lot of weather checking & wear
* included are some non original parts=check pics
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60er Jahre VOX PHANTOM  /  MARK VI HALSPLATTE - Made in UK

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COLOGNE, GERMANY

£139

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1964 Vox - AC 30 Super Twin Trapez Head - ID 2639

1964 Vox - AC 30 Super Twin Trapez Head - ID 2639

Emmering, 82***, GERMANY

€2877

Britisch Sound aus 60's
Zustand: Gut
SerNr: 03470
Gewicht: 16, 9 kg Versandklasse: Standard
Fußschalter: no
Vermittlungsverkauf: 10553
1964 Vox - AC 30 Super Twin Trapez Head - ID 2639
Sehr rares Trapez Topteil aus den 60's in gutem Gebrauchtzustand
Der AMP hat frischen "Checkup" in der Guitar-Lounge bekommen
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Vintage 1964 1965 Vox AC30 2x12 Combo JMI Amplifier EMPTY Unloaded Box 1960s

Vintage 1964 1965 Vox AC30 2x12 Combo JMI Amplifier EMPTY Unloaded Box 1960s

Heanor, DE75***, UNITED KINGDOM

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Vintage 1964 1965 Vox AC30 2x12 Combo JMI Amplifier EMPTY Unloaded Box 1960s
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VOX AC30 Original 1970s Amplifier

VOX AC30 Original 1970's Amplifier

newark, NG24***, UNITED KINGDOM

£595

PRICE NOW REDUCED !!!!
1970s VOX AC30 40watt Made in England solid state / hand wired amplifier.
This is the rare and most sought-after Made in England VOX AC30 twin with bullet proof solid state / hand wired circuitry with no valves to fail and stunning original VOX  crystal clear sound.
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1963 Vox Clubman Bass left handedA nice example of the Vox Clubman II bass, built by JMI in Dartford, Kent in 1963. This is a lightweight bass, short (30") scale and very easy to play. It is an early example, and as such has a thin black scratchplate and side mounted, coaxial output jack. JMI offered left handed examples of their solid body Vox guitars and basses at 10% premium. Production numbers are unclear, but left-handed examples rarely come up for sale

1977 Gibson ES Artist 'prototype'

1977 Gibson ES Artist prototypeNot to be confused with the Gibson ES Artist launched by Gibson in 1979; this ES Artist was an early model designed by the Gibson research and development team in Kalamazoo in 1977, the instruments themselves constructed by Gibson artist Chuck Burge. It was planned for launch as a high end semi acoustic with 335-style construction (central maple block) and innovative circuitry - but was pulled at the last minute, being deemed too expensive. Apparently, several examples were produced with varying specifications, though exactly how many actually left the Kalamazoo plant is unclear. Certainly two guitars were sold to LaVonne Music by Gibson in around 1980. Read more about the development of this guitar, with details from Chuck Burge and the story of it's sale to LaVonne music

1959 Hofner Committee

1959 Hofner CommitteeThe Hofner Committee was a truly beautiful guitar produced in Germany, primarily for the UK market. It was a large bodied (initially 17 1/2") guitar with a carved spruce top, available as an acoustic or electric guitar. By the early sixties the carved top was replaced with a laminate, and although still a very fine guitar, the earlier carved top examples, with frondose headstock (like the example shown here) are far more highly prized amongst musicians and vintage guitar collectors.

1965 Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean

1965 Gretsch Chet Atkins TennesseanThe Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean, or model 6119 was Gretsch's best selling hollow body of the 1960s. This wonderfully faded example from 1965 was originally Dark Cherry Red, but has turned a mid-orange brown. The original color, however, can be seen underneath the pickup surrounds. 1965 specs: maple body, two-piece neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard and Hi-Lo 'Tron single coil pickups. Nickel plated Gretsch Bigsby tailpiece.

1965 Gretsch 'For the Spectacular Sound of the Times' guitar and amp catalog

1965 Gretsch catalogThe 1965 Gretsch catalog, or catalog #32, featured 10 hollow body electric guitars, including the newly launched Gretsch Viking; four solid body electrics, including the Astro Jet - making it's only catalog appearance; just one bass, the single pickup PX6070; nine acoustics and 12 tube amplifiers. Pride of place went to the Chet Atkins Country Gentleman that adorned both the front and back covers. 24 pages, six of which are in full color.

Guitar Repair: fixing fret buzz and sharp fret ends

Guitar Repair: fixing fret buzz and sharp fret endsLoose frets are especially problematic in certain old guitars, but are generally very easy to fix. You'll be amazed at the difference you can make with just a few tools, a bit of knowledge, and a little time. Fixing loose frets can eliminate fret buzz, remove sharp fret ends, and greatly improve the tone of any guitar. If your luthier bill will be greater than the value of your guitar, definitely time to have a go yourself!

1966 Hagstrom 'worlds fastest playing neck' catalog (Merson USA)

1966 Hagstrom guitar catalogHagstrom guitars were distributed in the mid-1960s United States by Merson of USA. This eight page 'worlds fastest playing neck' catalog, printed in two-colors contained six solid body electrics, three solid body basses, two electric acoustic guitars, two electric acoustic basses and five acoustics.

1965 Hofner President

1965 Hofner PresidentThe President was produced by Hofner in Bubenreuth, Germany, specifically for Selmer, who distributed the brand in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and other commonwealth nations. The President was a hollow body electric acoustic, available as a full body or thinline, and with blonde or brunette finish. It was a great playing guitar that sold fairly well in the second half of the 1950s, throughout the 1960s, and into the very early 1970s. The example shown here is a full-body depth guitar in blonde - and as a 1965 guitar, one of the last to feature the rounded Venetian cutaway. From late 1965 until 1972, the President sported a sharp Florentine cut. Naturally, such an electric acoustic suggests jazz and blues, but many of the original British Hofner President players were part of the rock 'n roll, skiffle and beat scenes of the late 50s and early 60s.

1963 1964 Fender catalog

Fender 1963 catalogue"The Choice of Professional and Student Musicians Everywhere" This eight page catalogue was included as an insert in the 1963 annual "school music" issue of Downbeat magazine (September 1963). As well as keyboards and pedal steels, this catalog contains seven guitars, three basses and ten amplifiers - from student guitars such as the Musicmaster and Duotone to professional models like the new Jaguar.