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December 07, 2008

VOX V251 Guitar Organ

The Vox Guitar Organ was expected to revolutionize music. It did not. Wikipedia explains, "In 1966, Vox introduced the revolutionary but problematic Guitar Organ, a Phantom VI guitar with internal organ electronics. John Lennon was given one in a bid to secure an endorsement, though this never panned out. According to Up-Tight: the Velvet Underground Story, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones also tried one; when asked by the Velvets if it "worked", his answer was negative."

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Michael

I remember reading about this. It's an interesting idea, but only a few years needed to pass before that sound was basically available through a pedal.

Posted by: Michael | December 07, 2008 at 08:45 AM

zom

it's like the grandaddy of the Magical Musical Thing. wish i still had mine. much like the orguitar, it was more fun to piddle with than accomplish anything..http://squeezyboy.blogs.com/squeezytunes/2006/02/magical_musical.html

Posted by: zom | December 07, 2008 at 11:24 AM

fatty jubbo

A friend of mine had something similar to this contraption- although the sounds produced were more of the moog/synth variety. It was a ramshackle behemoth, almost looked homemade. It was great.

Posted by: fatty jubbo | December 07, 2008 at 03:53 PM

j

love the 1st guitar guy's technique, early edward van rhodes. that Vox is huge & thick, is the headstock hollow? i've got questions, alas, not a panelist

Posted by: j | December 07, 2008 at 06:44 PM

Einar

For those interested, I have one of those.

Info on [email protected]

Posted by: Einar | January 11, 2009 at 04:30 PM

Duccy

Nice to see Dick Denney appear about halfway through this, I don't think I've ever seen this mad genius before!

Posted by: Duccy | January 17, 2009 at 09:29 PM

Lovejoy

Fantastic ! A piece of history from the uk. I have an original Vox Phantom the same shape, but less controls !! Lovejoy

Posted by: Lovejoy | February 02, 2009 at 12:07 AM

Oran Routh

I want one, and am getting nothing back from einar1979...let me know if you have one at [email protected], I don't know what I'm looking at price-wise, but love the idea even if it's not practical. I'd love to own one of these, even if it's no longer functional...look forward to hearing from someone, thanks!

Posted by: Oran Routh | February 24, 2009 at 01:12 PM

Guitar Cad 59

Oran, there are two listed for sale on Gbase.com. One is $4500, the other is in France:

http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearList.aspx?GS=Y&PageIndex=1&PageSize=25&SF0=11&SD0=1&SF1=10&SD1=1&SF2=12&SD2=1&F1=2&F2=2&F3=2&Keyword=vox+guitar+organ&Track=Y

Posted by: Guitar Cad 59 | March 13, 2009 at 02:23 PM

Michael Drake

A great piece, I have never seen this played properly, yet I have one hanging on my office wall as a mark of respect to the sheer inventiveness of that era.

Posted by: Michael Drake | July 24, 2009 at 01:25 PM

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