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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 as it very much feels like Ian Curtis's guitar.
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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. The Vox Phantom IV bass was designed for Vox by the London design center but it was the white version that was connected to Phil Fang Volk of Paul Revere. Since I'm a visual person, the Phantom is especially interesting to me, as the design is rather unusual. I'm not at all musical, yet it is fascinating to see my father's guitar, I mean, it's such a personal thing. The guitar came to me at a time in my life when I was keen to learn more about my late father. Alongside the sale, she wrote the following: In addition to Curtis playing the instrument in the band's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" music video, he brought it on Joy Division's 1980 European tour, as well as used it for the recording of the band's Closer song "Heart and Soul."įollowing Curtis' death in 1980, the guitar was passed on to Joy Division bandmate Bernard Sumner, who eventually gave the Vox Phantom to Johnny Marr after the pair formed their Electronic project.Įventually, though, the guitar made its way to Ian Curtis' daughter, Natalie. The guitar was auctioned off in the Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale, and it was initially expected to sell for between $144,500 and $184,000. The Vox Phantom guitar has just fetched £162,562 - about $276,480 CAD - at auction today. Each model boasts four colorful finishes that complement their distinctive design.Ian Curtis' iconic Joy Division guitar from "Love Will Tear Us Apart" has been sold for an impressively pretty penny. Seltene Vox Phantom XII 12-string with Tremolosystem Built in England in 1965.Serial number: 70882Three Vox single-coilsoriginal except for the volume pot knobSeveral dings and dongsThe cap of one tuner (G-string) is missingTremolo's arm is missingThe Vox comes in a padded, non-original gig. The classic Teardrop design favoured by Brian Jones among many others, and the Phantom seen in the hands of Bernard Sumner. The APACHE I lays claim to the timeless Teardrop body shape the APACHE II features the coveted Phantom body style. Nel 1959 Vox distribuisce le sue prime chitarre elettriche probabilmente fatte in Asia e alla fine del 1960 appaiono 5. Vox Electric Guitars Handmade in London, Vox Phantom and Teardrop Electric Guitars are still being made from parts salvaged from the break up of the Eko company in Italy in the 80s.
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Vox phantom series#
VOX has now firmly reestablished these enduring designs in the all new APACHE Series of well-equipped travel guitars. The classic VOX Teardrop and Phantom guitars gained numerous followers, achieved an iconic status - and gave rise to numerous copies. Phantom Thread is a pas de trois set to a Jonny Greenwood score. That spirit continues to burn brightly even now, more than fifty years after its founding. Voxs guide to the year’s most essential films, from the Toronto International Film Festival to the Academy Awards. Aswell as the iconic body designs, Vox were highly innovative in their use of new electronics. However, by the early sixties Vox came up with a design that would signify the change that was going on in that decade, The Phantom. See more ideas about vox, guitar, guitar body. Made in England by Jennings Musical Industries (JMI), & also in Italy by Eko.
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