![]() ![]() ![]() Your browser does not support the audio element. The neck also included individual tuner keys and an aluminum nut. From China to Canada via AliExpress Standard. Their necks were equipped with Eko's proprietory "Double T bar" internal reinforcing channel plus an adjustable truss rod. ORIGINAL VOX PHANTOM 6 ITALY GUITAR 1960S RED/WHITE 6 STRING RIGHT HANDED. The Phantom Stereo VI and XII guitars were made for Vox by Eko in Italy. As well as being used by Curtis onstage, it was immortalised in the video for the bands classic Love Will Tear Us Apart. A mono/stereo ouput switch was also provided. Late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtiss 1967 Vox Phantom VI Special electric guitar is going up for auction with Bonhams in London. In addition, each pickup coil had a phase switch for further tonal control. ![]() Separate volume and tone controls were provided for each of the six pickup circuits, yielding an unprecedented twelve passive control knobs on the pick guard of the Phantom Stereo guitars. The first circuit would provide the audio output for the three bass strings and the second circuit would offer a second and unique audio output for the three treble strings. Each of the three pickups was divided into two circuits. ![]() The Phantom Special featured three "split coil" pickups. In addition to the Phantom Stereo, Vox also introduced the " Vox Phantom VI Special" and " Vox Phantom XII Special" guitars in 1965. Click on the catalog image if you are interested in purchasing a reprint of this 1966 Vox catalog. The V246 Phantom Stereo XII was offered in the 1966 "Vox: it's what's happening" catalog from the US distributor of Vox. The guitar will be auction by Bonham's in Knightsbridge, London on 13 October and has an estimate of £60,000 - £80,000.The Vox Phantom Stereo VI and XII were introduced in 1965 and were premium versions of the previously released V209 Vox Phantom VI six string and V221 Vox Phantom XII twelve string guitars. If I had any kind of aptitude, it's the sort of guitar I'd want for myself! As I didn't know my father, it's quite special to gain this further insight and to discover that our tastes align." It's obviously super cool, regardless of its previous owner, and it sounds great, and even though I wouldn't know what the hell to do with them, the geek in me loves all the built-in effects. "From everything I've been told about my father, he was very obsessed with how things looked, and so to me the Phantom makes sense and very much feels like Ian Curtis's guitar. The beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals and the Hollies, to name but a few. 'Its no secret The Hollies feature VOX, the Sound Equipment that gives the most, sounds the best' In the early-mod 1960s, Vox guitars were endorsed by British acts with world reknown. I grew up around and have worked with musicians, and although I've seen a lot of guitars, I've never seen anything like this. Hollies guitarist Tony Hicks promotes the Phantom XII and AC50 ampifer. Since I'm a visual person, the Phantom is especially interesting to me, as the design is rather unusual. I have not seen another quite like it, with the painted headstock especially. "I'm not at all musical, yet it is fascinating to see my father's guitar, I mean, it's such personal thing. This is a wonderfully rare 1960s Vox Phantom XII 12-string electric guitar. "The guitar came to me at a time in my life when I was keen to learn more about my late father," she says. Eventually it was passed on to Ian's daughter, Natalie. After the guitar stayed with the band as they became New Order, they used it for recordings including 1981's Everything's Gone Green. ![]()
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