Hell yes, I think we can pretty much thank Michael Robinson and his incredibly prolific Eastwood Guitars for finally proving beyond a doubt that the funky old guitars of yesteryear are still in vogue today.
Adding to the current frenzy for retro guitars, VOX this week pulled the veils off two classic reissues––the Limited Edition Mark III, and Limited Edition Teardrop Bass… two true icons of the ’60s.
Sticking with VOX’s goals to continually innovate, the new instruments apparently stay true to their early rock-era lineage while being enhanced for playability and better specifications to boot.
The Specs Built in the USA, the VOX Mark II will sport a sculpted body of Aspen (there’s something you don’t see everyday, folks,) and will boast a Maple neck, compound radius Rosewood fretboard with 22 Medium Jumbo frets, dual vintage style singlecoil pickups (Alnico,) chrome pickguard, 6 inline tuners, and a fixed bridge.
The VOX Teardrop Bass will be built in Japan, and is expected to feature a carved Maple top & veneer, Mahogany back & sides, flame Maple binding, mahogany neck (770mm Scale Length,) Rosewood fretboard with 22 frets ad “zero fret,” VOX Custom stoptail bridge with cover, Gotoh tuners, 3-way pickup switching, and Volume & Tone controls.
Pricing and availability are yet to be announced…
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November 27th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
the short-lived Zvex Drip guitar was based on a surplus of guitar bodies made by a US luthier for a deal with Vox that fell through. i wonder if these are by the same guy?
December 5th, 2007 at 3:09 am
Interesting looking, not nice looking, however, I mean it is lovely as a piece in a collection, but not to play it on stage. At least not for me :-) Maybe in a pseudo-old music band, like those playing ancient instruments
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:18 pm
“Adding to the current frenzy for retro guitars…”
you may forget, les pauls, strats and just about all the most popular guitar models today are “retro” as well. Strats are really “funky” looking when you think about it. They’re right along the line with popular design of the late ’50s.