Vox Violin Bass Electric Bass Guitar (1965)
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Vox Violin Bass Model Electric Bass Guitar (1965), made in Italy, sunburst polyester finish, hardwood body, laminated maple neck with ebony fingerboard, original grey hard shell case.
One of the rarest of the earliest Eko-made Vox line, this Hofner-inspired bass is unlike most actually a solid (or mostly solid) body instrument. With two Vox pickups, no pickguard and a simple 3-knob switching system, it is also cleaner looking than most similar period basses. The original tuners are American made Grover Sta-Tite guitar machines, an oddity of this model. By 1966 Vox/Eko had switched to a more typical hollow violin bass, so this particular instrument was only offered for about a year. A solid player and a neat find in a mid-60's bass with more individual character than most Beatle-inspired 4-strings.
Overall length is 45 in. (114.3 cm.), 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 29 1/2 in. (749 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). 100% original, complete and quite clean overall; there is one fairly big ding on the edge of the top lower bass bout and a couple of chips but other than that there is not much wear on this bass. The neck is excellent with none of the typical Eko-made-Vox fingerboard crack or lamination issues! This is one of the best playing and sounding Vox basses we have had, very comfortable withan extremely easy action. Includes the oft-missing bridge cover and the original grey teardrop Vox HSC. Excellent - Condition.
One of the rarest of the earliest Eko-made Vox line, this Hofner-inspired bass is unlike most actually a solid (or mostly solid) body instrument. With two Vox pickups, no pickguard and a simple 3-knob switching system, it is also cleaner looking than most similar period basses. The original tuners are American made Grover Sta-Tite guitar machines, an oddity of this model. By 1966 Vox/Eko had switched to a more typical hollow violin bass, so this particular instrument was only offered for about a year. A solid player and a neat find in a mid-60's bass with more individual character than most Beatle-inspired 4-strings.
Overall length is 45 in. (114.3 cm.), 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 29 1/2 in. (749 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3/4 in. (44 mm.). 100% original, complete and quite clean overall; there is one fairly big ding on the edge of the top lower bass bout and a couple of chips but other than that there is not much wear on this bass. The neck is excellent with none of the typical Eko-made-Vox fingerboard crack or lamination issues! This is one of the best playing and sounding Vox basses we have had, very comfortable withan extremely easy action. Includes the oft-missing bridge cover and the original grey teardrop Vox HSC. Excellent - Condition.