Vox Ultrasonic
| Vox Ultrasonic | |
|---|---|
Vox | |
| Period | 1967 - 1968 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Hollowbody |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Scale | 25.5" |
| Woods | |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Floating bridge with adjustable saddles |
| Pickup(s) | 2 single-coil 'Ferro-sonic' pickups |
| Colors available | |
| Cherry Red or Sunburst | |
The Vox Ultrasonic or V268 was a mid- to late-1960s
Fender's thinline guitar, the Coronado
.
The Ultrasonic, like all late-1960s
Eko
company in Italy.
Vox were well regarded as effects box manufacturers and fitted numerous effects into their guitars as well. The Ultrasonic was their high-end guitar and therefore had all available effects built in: distortion, treble/bass booster, repeater, palm-operated wah-wah, and E-tuner.
Notable Vox Ultrasonic players
- Catfish Collins of The J.B.'s and Funkadelic played the Vox Ultrasonic.
- Brian Jonestown Massacreis a notable user of the Vox Ultrasonic.
- Jimmy "Chank" Nolen, who played with James Brown also used an Ultrasonic, and a red Ultrasonic owned by Jimmy is currently in the Hard Rock Café in Myrtle Beach, SC.
- Dan Hayami of Japanese funk band called Osaka Monaurail plays the Vox Ultrasonic.
Other Vox guitars
- Mark III (Brian Jones' Teardrop guitar)
- Mark VI
External links
- Vox Ultrasonic details and history
- Vox Ultrasonic sound samples
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