I just put together a nice "framed" collage of my guitar collection and it came out pretty good (if I do say so), so I figured I would share it with the gang! 
Guitar Collection
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Aug 27, 2008 9:47 p.m. audiodrome:
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Aug 27, 2008 10:13 p.m. yettoblaster:
Nice! I think I've had BOTH your 4-string model basses!
Cool rug too.
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Aug 27, 2008 10:29 p.m. cyclopssam:
very nice! i should have snaged some voxes when i had the chance. things happen,very cool!
yah,nice rug-
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Aug 28, 2008 11:11 a.m. dignan:
Neat, is that Dano a baritone or 6-string bass?
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Aug 28, 2008 11:18 a.m. Ric12string:
audiodrome, can you share with me a little bit about your Voxes? What era are they from? Were they made in England? Italy? Can you describe the tonal qualities (I know, that is a hard one to do)?
I purchased some years ago a Phantom replica of the Vox Phantom 6-string. It is a fun guitar. I have never fully bonded with the Kent Armstrong pickups on it, but I still play it anyway. But, I have read, and heard from others, that the original Voxes were not particularly GOOD guitars, but were simply very cool looking guitars that many, during the British Invasion in particular, played. (Brian Jones in the Stones, Tony Hicks in the Hollies, etc., etc.)
I would love to hear your thoughts on playability, construction, tonal properties, etc.
(If you would prefer not to derail this thread, you could do so in another new thread.)
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Aug 28, 2008 3:15 p.m. AndyJ:
The rug really ties the whole picture together.
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Aug 28, 2008 3:19 p.m. DangerousMan:
Ah... we're back to the rug again.
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Aug 28, 2008 3:40 p.m. Just Dropped In (10ahcn):
Nice collection! That would make a great poster.
Oh yeah, snazzy rug!
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Aug 28, 2008 8:36 p.m. crowbone:
Very cool collection!
Vox Phantoms: Didn't Dave Wakeling in the English Beat play one as well?
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Aug 30, 2008 12:26 p.m. audiodrome:
dignan said: Neat, is that Dano a baritone or 6-string bass?
It was a baritone that I converted to a 6-string bass.Ric12string said: audiodrome, can you share with me a little bit about your Voxes? What era are they from? Were they made in England? Italy? Can you describe the tonal qualities (I know, that is a hard one to do)?
The white one is a '66 British (made in UK) Phantom and the red one is a '67 US (made in Italy) Phantom. The middle guitar is a 1968 Kawai MS-170 Vox Starstream copy. The US Phantom has kind a nondescript "bland" sound, but the UK Phantom has a nice bright Telecaster-like tone. To be honest, none of the Voxes can really compete with my Gretsch, Rickenbacker or Fender guitars, sound-wise, but the "cool factor" does go a LONG way!
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Aug 30, 2008 1:17 p.m. dignan:
It was a baritone that I converted to a 6-string bass.
Cool - oringinal? Reissue? I had a 2006 RI bari I converted to take Bass VI (E-e) strings. The 28.75" scale held up pretty well, and sounded like a "real" bass through the right amp*.* The right amp is always an SVT.
