Vox

It wasn't just amps, though. The 1962 introduction of the Vox Continental organ saw that keyboard with its distinctive reverse keyboard, rapidly adopted by most of the up-and-coming British bands, like The Animals and The Beatles, and spreading to many American bands. The distinctive sound of the Continental was immortalized in such numbers as “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” “House of the Rising Sun,” and many songs recorded by The Doors. The line of Vox guitars also gained a foothold in rock ‘n’ roll, most notably when Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones played a "teardrop" Phantom guitar extensively during 1964 and 1965.

Vox also built custom amplifiers for the Beatles, who needed ever-louder amps for their ever-growing audiences, and developed the first successful wah-wah pedal. The wah-wah, originally designed to approximate the sound of a muted trumpet, was adopted by guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton for its unique vocal quality and soon became an indispensable part of every guitar player’s rig.

Vox amplifiers are still known for their warmth and expression, qualities every musician needs to fully realize his or her sound, and Vox has continued to innovate with such advances as their Valvetronix series, combining tubes and digital signal processing to provide the wide range of expressive tones modern guitarists desire. Close>