This catalogue saw the (re-)introduction of the late sixties Gibson Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard (see page 69) and the short-lived Hofner Club 70. Selmer were the exclusive United Kingdom distributors of Hofner and Gibson at the time, and this catalogue contains a total of 18 electric guitars, 7 bass guitars, 37 acoustics, and 2 Hawaiian guitars - all produced outside the UK and imported by Selmer, with UK prices included in guineas. If you go to Seattle and go to the Experience Music Project Museum - that bass is hanging there.Scan of 1968/1969 Selmer guitar catalogue (printed July 1968), showing the entire range of electric and acoustic guitars distributed by the company: guitars by Hofner, Gibson, Selmer and Giannini. And sure enough, after doing that, I could play the thing, and it really had a good feel to it. I had to have it custom fitted into the slot where the neck goes. If you look at some pictures you'll see that I put a Fender Precision neck on it. In a recent interview, Phil said, "The Vox Phantom was awful. Phil actually didn't like the Phantom IV bass but he agreed to play it due to the Raiders' endorsement agreement with Vox. Adjusted to today's dollars it would be $2195. The 1966 US Vox price list states that the retail price of the Phantom IV was $329.90 USD. The 1966 US Vox catalog described the V210 Phantom IV Bass as follows: "Rugged and powerful solid body in striking Phantom design fast neck with ebony fingerboard two husky, 4-pole bass pick-ups adjustable bridge for low action control fast action pick-up selector switch polyester finish in choice of colors." A single volume and tone control were also included. A rotary switch was used for pickup selection. The Phantom IV bass featured two single coil pickups with four pole pieces. A reprint of any of these catalogs is available at North Coast Music. The Vox Phantom IV Bass was offered in the 1962 "Precision in Sound," the 1965 "King of the Beat," the "1964/65 Vox Dealer" and the 1966 "Vox, It's Whats Happening" catalogs. A later version was manufactured in Italy for Vox by Eko. The unique "coffin" shaped Phantom body style was developed for Vox in 1961 by the London Design Centre and the bass was originally produced by Vox in the UK. Phil often flipped the Phantom IV over to expose his nickname to the audience. Phil Volk strengthened his tie to the Vox Phantom IV by taping his nickname, "Fang," to the back side of his bass. The white Vox Phantom IV bass is indelibly connected to Phil "Fang" Volk of Paul Revere and the Raiders. A Vox Teardrop bass suggests Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones. When one sees a Hofner 500/1 violin bass, Paul McCartney comes to mind. No use on online auctions, eBay or Reverb.įew bass guitars have become so iconic that they are immediately associated with the celebrity that played them. © 1996 - 2023 The Vox Showroom, all rights reserved.
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