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Post by lawrencedesigns on May 26, 2006 13:06:25 GMT -5
Years ago, one of the warm-up anouncers on a game show I was shooting had a bit he liked to do...
He would announce to the audience, very seriously..."the pages have found a wallet. It seems to have $500 in it. "
After a short pause..."would the owner please form a double line..."
That has been my response in trying to locate one of Brian Jones' original Vox Phantoms...It seems quite a few people have one, or know of one. Now realizing that Brian was the Vox "poster boy" back then, I am sure he was given quite a few of them. But I don't think the companies were quite as generous back then as they are now.
And from what we know of Brian, probably quite a few were lost, broken, or discarded.
Perhaps some of you have an idea. Are they with the family? A museum? Or lost forever?
Brian was my first idol. It's such a shame his life and music went the way that it did. Finding one of his instruments would be very special...
Keeth Lawrence
Lawrence Designs, Inc.
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Post by wolf on May 26, 2006 13:23:04 GMT -5
Okay, here's another joke for you to use.
Helen Hunt in our lost and found department has found a wallet. So, if you have lost your wallet, you can go to "Helen Hunt" for it. (say it out loud).
Getting serious here - didn't Brian Jones also use the VOX Mark VI guitar? (The tear-drop shaped model).
I could be wrong about this, but wasn't the VOX Phantom immortalized by Phil Volk of Paul Revere and the Raiders who always played a VOX Phantom bass?
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Post by lawrencedesigns on May 26, 2006 15:14:17 GMT -5
Wolf. Sort of. The teardrop, which Brian was very much associated with, is the Phantom Mk III. The more angular version is the Phantom Mk VI.
Looking for both...
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Post by Ripper on May 26, 2006 19:24:47 GMT -5
I may have seen one in a guitar shop in Burlington. ( Ontario, Canada ) Im in that area on Tuesday ill double check. Very mod man! ;D  |
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Post by Ripper on May 30, 2006 19:45:46 GMT -5
Hey lawrencedesigns... I went to the guitar shop near Burlington today. Sorry my friend, its a no name imitation that was kind of beat up. The guy was asking $200 CDN for it, I wouldnt have given him $50... Sorry I couldnt help...good luck with your search!  |
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Post by lawrencedesigns on Jun 1, 2006 10:35:59 GMT -5
Deep,
Thanks for looking. I don't think I will find my guitar in a music store. Remember, I am not looking for a Vox Phantom like Brian Jones' played.
I am looking for one of Brians' guitars! I expect it will be in the hands of a collector somewhere. And probably they will want a small fortune for it.
The quest continues......
Keeth Lawrence
Lawrence Designs
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Post by servant on Jun 9, 2006 11:03:00 GMT -5
I remember reading about "his" VOX guitar some years ago. I believe "The One" that we see him playing in photos was an early prototype of the teardrop body. If I remember correctly (what are the odds of that??) there was a lot more body between the bridge and the strap button than on the production models. Take a look at the photos here and follow the links. Maybe you'll get some good information there. images.google.ca/images?q=brian+jones+vox&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images I can't seem to get that to stay together. Copy and paste the entire line into your browser rather than trying to click on it. :-) |
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Post by UnklMickey on Jun 9, 2006 11:29:39 GMT -5
hi Dean, i followed the link out of curiosity. it seemed like any pictures of Brian with a Vox td was a 2 pickup model. but Ed Roman Guitars has the "Vox Brian Jones Guitar" available. it's a 3 pickup model. www.edromanguitars.com/avail/guitar/avail_vox.htmdid they not do their homework? or did Brian also play a 3 pickup version? thanks, unk |
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Post by lawrencedesigns on Jun 9, 2006 11:38:28 GMT -5
Servant,
Thanks! Looks like that's the one. I do remember it being at the Hard Rock in NY for awhile, so I think the info is correct.
Probably makes more sense to be in London however. At least it's probably in good hands now...
But alas, not mine!
Keeth Lawrence
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Post by servant on Jun 12, 2006 0:27:24 GMT -5
hi Dean, it seemed like any pictures of Brian with a Vox td was a 2 pickup model. ... did they not do their homework? or did Brian also play a 3 pickup version? unk Hey unk, Yeah, I think that's Ed Roman's getting taking a little liberty to attract unsuspecting customers... The three-pickup model appears to be a Mark VI. I haven't seen a pic of Brian with that one, only the two-pickup Mark III (see brianjones.galeon.com/fans.htm) and that very-short-scale twelve string. |
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Post by vonFrenchie on Aug 9, 2006 17:52:00 GMT -5
Is it just me or is that the guitar from back to the future? You know where Micheal J Fox stands in front of the 8 to 10 foot speaker and hits one note and the speaker blows out. His guitar only had one pickup but it looks alot like that Vox in the ad.
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Post by pollyshero on Aug 9, 2006 23:11:51 GMT -5
That was a Chiquita Travel Guitar  |
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 10, 2006 0:37:41 GMT -5
It works well with the GigaJoule Flux Capacitator.
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Post by UnklMickey on Aug 10, 2006 10:19:52 GMT -5
ya mean the one that was used to couple the
"one point twenty-one jigawatts!"
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 10, 2006 12:19:40 GMT -5
Oops, sorry.
The JigaGoule Flux Capacitator
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