![]() ![]() It was decided that this new deluxe guitar model should feature a body shape that would be unique, iconic and immediately recognizable as a Vox instrument. Vox then moved on to design a professional grade guitar. Vox would not be likely to attract the professional musician with these models. These early Vox models had inexpensive ferrite "bar magnet" pickups and necks that lacked an adjustable neck truss rod. ![]() The body shapes of these early Vox guitars resembled those from Fender in America. Click here to see a JMI magazine ad from 1961 featuring some of these early Vox guitar models. Others featured bodies and necks manufactured for Vox by Stuart Darkins Ltd, a UK furniture maker. Vox entered the guitar market in 19 with a series of student grade instruments with names such as the "Stroller" and "Clubman." Some of these earliest guitars were built for Vox by Guyatone in Japan. V209 Vox Phantom Guitar - Made for Vox by Eko, Recanati Italy - 1965 ![]()
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