The abstract model is built to a fully professional standard it has the cool vibe of the early 60s vox. Unbeatable prices and next day delivery from the uks no1 instrument store. The classic teardrop design favoured by brian jones among many others, and the phantom seen in the hands of bernard sumner. Vox teardrop guitar for sale in uk view 21 bargains. Now, the apache bass makes these unique designs available to the bassist as well.
Apres les vox teardrop et phantom voici les modeles apache 1 et apache 2. After 40 years, the vbw2000 bass created specifically for bill wyman by vox has been reissued in very limited numbers. Vox buy or sell used guitars in canada kijiji classifieds. The interior measurements for the lower bout sixteen inches and overall length fortytwo and a half inches. The teardrop guitar included two single coil pickups, a three position selector switch, a volume control and a tone control. With their innovative body shapes, the teardrop guitar and phantom guitars that appeared in 1960 were dominant presences in the world of. Gretsch, epiphone, fender, gibson are all releasing these blastfromthepast guitars it seems on a daily basis. The guitar included two single coil pickups, a three position selector switch, a. In celebration, vox introduced an extremely limited edition guitar based on a classic vox design from the 1960s. Buy vox mk iii teardrop guitar three tone sunburst online from. Solid body free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Vox teardrop mk3 new vintage 60s style guitar with padded gig. I will use a maple fender neck but the real problem is the original size of the body, i.
The mark iii teardrop guitar in seafoam continues the vox legacy with great tone and an unusual look. Vox amplification has given new life to two 1960s iconic guitar bod shapes with the release of the teardropshaped and phantomshaped apache travel guitars. A very rare and hard to find vox teardrop case made in the sixties to fit a vox lynx or similar semi acoustic electric guitars with a sixteen inch lower bout which applies to many semi acoustics. Build for our customers who order the vox 12 string teardrop guitar from us reason 2. The vox tradition of innovation carries on today in our. Find great deals on ebay for vox teardrop guitar and teardrop electric guitar. Phantom guitarworks is dedicated to producing oddshaped guitars based on designs introduced in the early 1960s like the vox mark vi teardrop, which helped the company make a name in guitars. Now, check out the trademarked teardrop bj model from phantom guitarworks of seattle. Used, vox phantom mkiii teardrop guitar patent rea.
A small number of both will available in a limited u. Vox mark iii and mark v guitars 20 not offered in the united states mark iii droplet shaped guitar. Vox phantomvi special advertised for the last time if no sale goes back in to storage. Ive done some guitar and amp work, but never a full build. Vox mark iii, brian jones 50th anniversary guitar its all over now. The beautiful collectible vox 12 string teardrop guitar is a must for all fans and music lovers. Vox mark iii limited edition teardrop premier guitar.
Aswell as the iconic body designs, vox were highly innovative in their use of new electronics, fitting guitars with builtin distortion. The vox showroom vox 50th anniverasry mkiii teardrop guitar. Theoneofakind prototype guitar was custommade for brian by vox. This is a custom made double neck guitar designed by novo combos guitarist jack griffith and built by chris dutch. Iii teardrop guitar at the hard rock vault in orlando, fl. In time for summer namm 2012, vox announces the us pricing of their apache travel guitars, featuring the return of classic vox guitar shapes.
Doing my first guitar build, a sorta copy of the vox mark iii prototype teardrop, the brian jones flavor. The mark iii and mark v first appeared in the 60s, and have made an impression to many players thanks to their affordability and unique shape. Now, i do think old vox basses are cool as heck, dont get me wrong. As well, i want to make the body nonteardrop shaped.
Please do make the usual allowances for colour differences between my photos and the product. Nostalgia sells and a reasonably priced teardrop and phantom would sell big. The 2 pickups are gibson probably vintage 3 way pick up selector switch with 2 mini to. Vox apache1 teardrop type travel guitar salmon red builtin speaker. They commissioned a more guitaroriented driver from celestion that was finished in a striking blue. Find the best selection of vox guitars at guitar center at the guaranteed lowest prices and free shipping. Dick denney left and tom jennings in the 1960s with a vox teardrop guitar. As a brand, vox has a special place in the heart of british guitar heritage. Brian jones introduced the public to the mark iiis strange teardrop shape. Vintage vox guitar phantom xii 12 string electric guitar circa 19661967. With their innovative body shapes, voxs teardrop and phantom guitars that appeared in the 1960s were dominant presences in the world of unusually shaped guitars even at time when weird was normal. The vox bill wymann teardrop vbw2000 bass guitar has been recreated in almost every detail, with the same styling and the same unique parts. Each guitar we build is handwired with silver solder, and all of the pickups and hardware we use are proprietary, all in an effort to replicate the look, overall charm, and feel, of the original 1960s instruments. The new, smaller version of the legendary voxheadstock cuts down on neck weight and thus improves the guitars balance.
Apache i features a teardrop shape, while apache ii has a phantomstyle shape, both guitars have enhanced onboard amplification. Phantom guitarworks is the exclusive manufacturer of reproduction of the jennings musical instruments u. The original vox teardrop 12 string is very expensive reason 3. Like a fender stratocaster or telecaster, the vox v222 mark vi teardrop guitar had a 25. Vox teardrop 12 string for sale rare electric guitar for. Fast forward to today, vintage mark iii and v guitars are still in demand. In the mid 60s vox created a white teardrop guitar specifically for brian jones of the rolling stones. 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 80s. There are a few units in my country, and they are very expensive so i decided to make me one.
Vox have had limited run reissues of the said models, but have never really brought back the guitar into full production. Get the best deal for vox electric guitars from the largest online selection at. Tom jennings, the man behind vox, wanted to build a guitar line that would compete with american made instruments. Classic vox teardrop and phantom guitars return as apache. Vox electric guitars phantom, teardrop, 6 string and 12. Legendary guitarist john 5 tears it up on brian joness actual vox mk. Having lost virtually all control of the company, tom. Brian jones rolling stones vox teardrop 1964 guitar. The demand for this format has also recently led vox to reissue its own handwired ac15.
It was followed a year later by the teardropshaped mark vi, the prototype of which was made specifically for brian jones of the rolling stones, using a nontremolo fender stratocaster bridge the mark vi was released in three versions, as a 6string, a 9string. Vox solid body guitars jmi and thomas organ era, 1962 1965. The apache series travel guitars resurrected the popular vox teardrop and phantom body styles. Heck, an old vox teardrop bass probably costs more than that. What are the dimensions of the vox mark iii teardrop.
I would like to make a vox teardrop guitar and would like the dimensions of the body at least. Its amps, which provided the beatles backline and went on to power the subsequent british invasion, are its bestknown legacy, but vox was no slouch in the guitar department, either. Vox, mark iii brian jones 50th anniversary guitar its all over now guitar collectors and fans of brian jones know the story of voxs offering in 2007 of the. Used, 1967 vox phantom teardrop shaped guitar musi. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Vox vbw2500 bill wyman tear drop reissue electric bass guitar with hard case. Disc vox mkiii teardrop electric guitar, seafoam at gear4music. That means a semi acoustic body, a craved maple top with threecolour.
Vox phantom guitar for sale in uk view 28 bargains. As with the guitar models, there are four color variations, each with a pop sensibility that matches its distinctive design. A limited edition teardrop bass is also being sold. Milton keynes, england, uk november 27, 2007 vox is releasing the mark iii, a limited edition replica of its 1960s teardrop electric guitars made famous by rolling stone brian jones. Instead of the phantom or teardrop, vox puts out guitars that no one is interested in. This photograph was taken by bob bonis, who was the u. The removable 22 fret neck featured a c profile, pearloid dot inlays and a zero fret. A new mark vi in the classic teardrop shape from the vox site. This teardrop is only mine to submit because the original owner is no longer with us. What are the dimensions of the vox mark iii teardrop guitar body. In the late 1990s, vox reissued usa manufactured versions of the phantom, mark iii teardrops and mando guitars.
Show, caught up in a melody as he strums his 1964 vox mk iii teardrop guitar. The vox tradition of innovation carries on today with products designed to achieve unprecedented tonal flexibility. Iin the mid 60s vox created a white teardrop guitar specifically for brian jones of the rolling stones. Buy vox electric guitar mark iii white teardrop type. Disc vox mkiii teardrop electric guitar, seafoam at long last, the classic teardrop electric guitar of the 1960s has been reborn in a new line from vox. Vox expanded the teardrop line to include the v252 mark vi thin line electro acoustic guitar, the v231 mark ix nine string guitar, the v223 mark xii twelve string guitar, the v224. They call it droplet now brian in his chelsea flat with a 12 string acoustic, mid1965. Phantom guitarworks teardrop guitars plus basses vintage. I have several of the originals in stock and the 1960s italian construction is pretty embarrassing. My former bandmate kraig krixer pictured above with the guitar in the 1980s passed away in 2011, leaving behind his small collection of vintage guitars. Guitar interactive the free online guitar magazine 32,643 views 10. Vox created some of the most interesting guitar designs of the twentieth century. Couldnt figure out why brian jones played that teardrop vox guitar in the rolling stones i guess because it looked cool.