Guitar
- Rare Condor Corperation Guitar With On Board Effects. Made In Japan
guitarz.blogspot.com: I've never tried a guitar with built in effects. I have seen a few for sale over the years, and have seen them profiled on this blog. This is the first time I've seen or heard of Condor Corperation guitars. All in...
- 1995 Epiphone Sorrento
guitarz.blogspot.com: This Epiphone Sorrento is a 1995 re-issue of the 1960s model, now equipped with chrome P-90s - a chance to admire the impeccable classicism of an archtop with a florentine cutaway (the world needs more of these...) And...
- 1959 Framus Grand Star 5/125
guitarz.blogspot.com: That is a sexy old lady! You can recognize this 1959 Framus Grand Star at first sight with its Framus trademark chromed pickguard / control plate / pickup holder that is still used on some current models. The...
- Electra X-730 Mpc
guitarz.blogspot.com Back to vintage rarities, with the Electra X-730 MPC (we've seen already the 720 version), a guitar that comprises two changeable on-board effects modules (Modular Powered Circuits). At first sight, it has the serious pro...
- Shergold Custom Masquerader With Extra Pickup For Stereo
guitarz.blogspot.com: After Sunday's lovely 60s Vox Grand Prix, we have another classic British guitar. This time from the 70s. This beauty is currently on Ebay. The seller doesn't go into much detail except to say that this is a 70s...
Guitar
1967 Vox Grand Prix V286
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There's been an interesting conversation about vintage Vox guitars in relation to this scary picture in a 2009 post, but it was before Blogger had all the blog comments wiped off! |
We've always been ardent admirers of vintage Vox guitars here at Guitarz - their instruments combined the genius of both British and Italian lutherie! Can you imagine a more dazzling vision than this Vox Grand Prix V286?
It has everything a guitar lover can expect in a guitar: first a design that combines classicism with killer details - the trademark Vox anti-Fender headstock, the fierce claw-like florentine cutaway, the curved control plate... Then it offers several technical innovations such as a E-tuner, a hand-activated wah, other onboard effects such as a fuzz (labeled distortion but based on the circuit of the Vox Tonebender fuzz), a treble/bass booster and a superb repeat percussion (one of my favorite effects lately).
Onboard effects are really out of fashion nowadays but I have a softspot for them - must have been cool back then to just plug your guitar in your amp and still have a wide array of sounds at hand... There was no reason to be a purist in more innovative times!
Anyway, to help you to really get the point of this guitar, I add a scheme and a demo video - thank you Internet for providing all kind of documentation! And have a look at what instruments the new Vox proposes since a few years, their guitars keep the innovation and the good looks of the origins up to date, and a model like the HDC-77 is high on my wish-list!
Onboard effects are really out of fashion nowadays but I have a softspot for them - must have been cool back then to just plug your guitar in your amp and still have a wide array of sounds at hand... There was no reason to be a purist in more innovative times!
Anyway, to help you to really get the point of this guitar, I add a scheme and a demo video - thank you Internet for providing all kind of documentation! And have a look at what instruments the new Vox proposes since a few years, their guitars keep the innovation and the good looks of the origins up to date, and a model like the HDC-77 is high on my wish-list!
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- Rare Condor Corperation Guitar With On Board Effects. Made In Japan
guitarz.blogspot.com: I've never tried a guitar with built in effects. I have seen a few for sale over the years, and have seen them profiled on this blog. This is the first time I've seen or heard of Condor Corperation guitars. All in...
- 1995 Epiphone Sorrento
guitarz.blogspot.com: This Epiphone Sorrento is a 1995 re-issue of the 1960s model, now equipped with chrome P-90s - a chance to admire the impeccable classicism of an archtop with a florentine cutaway (the world needs more of these...) And...
- 1959 Framus Grand Star 5/125
guitarz.blogspot.com: That is a sexy old lady! You can recognize this 1959 Framus Grand Star at first sight with its Framus trademark chromed pickguard / control plate / pickup holder that is still used on some current models. The...
- Electra X-730 Mpc
guitarz.blogspot.com Back to vintage rarities, with the Electra X-730 MPC (we've seen already the 720 version), a guitar that comprises two changeable on-board effects modules (Modular Powered Circuits). At first sight, it has the serious pro...
- Shergold Custom Masquerader With Extra Pickup For Stereo
guitarz.blogspot.com: After Sunday's lovely 60s Vox Grand Prix, we have another classic British guitar. This time from the 70s. This beauty is currently on Ebay. The seller doesn't go into much detail except to say that this is a 70s...