Now you can build one yourself, or just pay the $800 and then modify all you want. Everything about the guitar - looks, build, sound - is outstanding. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. The single coil hum is the only thing "wrong" with it. Electronics: Original single coil pickups with master volume/tone controls and 3-way toggle switch. Neck Details: Bolt-on maple neck with unbound ebony fretboard, dot inlays, and heel-adjust truss rod. I have a white Phantom that I bought from PGW. Fingerboard Radius: 7.25' Nut Width: 1-5/8'. You can get a custom built guitar from Jack for just $800! Nowhere else can you get a custom built high quality guitar for that price. These buttons actuated the Treble Boost, Bass Boost, Top Boost, Mid Boost, Fuzz and Repeat Percussion circuits. Jack at PGW has made some slight improvements (5 way pickup selector switch, for example) and his guitars are fantastic guitars. The Phantom VI Special added onboard battery powered guitar effects operated by six push buttons mounted to the pick guard. Those old guitars were crap and real dogs to play. The model had been listed in the February 1964 price list at £89 5s - the same price as the Phantom itself. His was the first, of course, hand-built for Jones in late 1963 by Vox designer Michael Bennett at the JMI factory in Dartford. When he sells you a Phantom or a Teardrop it is just like what you would get from Vox in the '60s.įunny thing, people who own both the Vox originals and the PGWs say that the new PGWs are superior to the original Voxes. Brian Jones first used his new teardrop Phantom III, live on 11th July 1964. And believe me, the guy who runs PGW, a guy named Jack who was the guitarist from the '80s band Quarterflash, is a FANATIC when it comes to these guitars. Those single coils were not modeled after Fender type pickups. Design, electronics, hardware, logos.the correct designs are all in the hands of PGW. The Vox wasnt going to sound like a strat. PGW actually own the rights to everything regarding the Vox Phantom and Teardrop guitars. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.The king of Phantom makers these days is Phantom Guitar Works out of Washington state. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. The earlier English-made basses are more sought-after. Vox Phantom XII 1965: Vox Phantom XII 1965 - vintage and used guitars from Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Rickenbacker and more. Super clean without all of the finish checking that these instruments would usually have.
Bass is in great shape for a 55 y / o instrument. Originally, this bass was made in England, but production changed to Italy by the late '60s. The British firm Vox is best known for its legendary guitar amplifiers such as the AC 15 and the AC 30, but the company also introduced a line of guitars in. VINTAGE VOX PHANTOM IV BASS, RED - MADE IN ITALY - CIRCA 1967 w / HARD SHELL GUN CASE Wow What a beauty Selling for a good friend who wants to thin out his vintage collection a bit. This bass featured two single-coil pickups, volume and tone controls, and a unique five-sided body. Phantom Thread is a pas de trois set to a Jonny Greenwood score. One of Vox's most iconic bass designs, the Vox Phantom IV was introduced in 1963. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. Voxs guide to the year’s most essential films, from the Toronto International Film Festival to the Academy Awards.
The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there.
By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price).