![]() The guitar will be auction by Bonham's in Knightsbridge, London on 13 October and has an estimate of £60,000 - £80,000. 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." Vox Phantom In Very Good Overall Condition Assembled By Brandoni Custom Guitars Using Various Parts, Including Vintage Vox Parts Shows Light Wear And A. 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 and very much feels like Ian Curtis's guitar. 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. 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 personal thing. "The guitar came to me at a time in my life when I was keen to learn more about my late father," she says. Eventually it was passed on to Ian's daughter, Natalie. It’s now the easiest 12-string I’ve ever played, and at one time I did try a Rickenbacker.After the guitar stayed with the band as they became New Order, they used it for recordings including 1981's Everything's Gone Green. ![]() This has quickly become one of my favorite guitars. Each pickup can be blended from out-of-phase to in-phase. From the jack, there is volume, treble, bass, three pickup switches, and an out-of-phase blend control. The stock pickups give me the sound I desire, however, I updated the switching. Luckily, the beads fit perfectly over the shank of a 5/64" drill bit with about two or three thousandths of an inch clearance. I also modded the string retainers, using the anchor beads from an old set of strings as rollers. The beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals and the Hollies, to name but a few. 'Its no secret The Hollies feature VOX, the Sound Equipment that gives the most, sounds the best' In the early-mod 1960s, Vox guitars were endorsed by British acts with world reknown. ![]() I had to move some holes, and slightly enlarge pickup openings. After it was sold at auction in October 2020, Ian Curtis’s famed Vox Phantom VI electric guitar is set to make a show-stopping return to Manchester, England, for a new temporary exhibition. Hollies guitarist Tony Hicks promotes the Phantom XII and AC50 ampifer. Apparently, all Italian-made Phantoms were handmade because the template Chandler had didn’t match my guitar exactly. I opted to go the tape route for a clean look. I could drill my own or use double-sided tape to keep the edges against the body. I’m in the process of doing a music video, so I had to get the guitar ready for its close-up.Ĭhandler had a template for Vox Phantom pickguards, and recommended no screw holes be drilled. Now that I’m retired, I have more time to work on my music, which this guitar is featured prominently on. Interesting enough, the guitar was still very playable. The body expanded, and broke the pickguard. At one point, the guitar was in a storage locker without climate control. While looking through the 2009 Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide, I noticed that it listed UK-made Phantoms as being made from 1964-1965 and Italian-made Phantoms as being made from 1966-1967. ![]()
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