Download - Vox Catalog '04V2

PA200jjVOX teams up with BRIAN MAY, whoBRIAN MAYh r1972CBS Arbiter, UK importer of Fender, buysVOX. Tom Jennings is brought in as a consultantand production is moved to DallasArbiter factory where yet another versionof AC30 is made.df dg; dg;combines stacks of AC30s with a uniqueplaying style to bring the brand to the forefrontonce again.Arbiter reissues VOX Continental I andContinental 300 organs. New version ofthe AC50 amp released.Battery powered mini AC30 with 2.5-Wattoutput introduced. Later combined with ACpower option, it is known as the “ESCORT.”ESCORT1973Besides Brian May, other guitarists withVOX include Rory Gallagher and PaulWeller of the Jam.njk hbcnpr fh1977Hip-hop DJ Grandwizard Theodoreinvents scratching.pQueen releases first album.George Lucas “American Graffiti” filmignites teen genre of soundtrack-drivennostalgia films.1975VOX debuts Escort 30, a 30-Watt transistoramp styled like the original AC30. TheAC30SS, the solid-state version of theAC30, produces acceptable sound for themoney.AC30SS1978Despite new models like the AC120 ampand new Wah-Wah and tone bender pedals,CBS Arbiter decides to sell VOX Sound Ltd.Company founder Tom Jennings dies of aheart attack while sitting in his E-TypeJaguar in the driveway of his home.First test tube baby.1979Rose Morris, formerly distributor forMarshall amplifiers, purchases VOX SoundLtd., which becomes VOX Ltd., from CBSArbiter and also the rights to VOX fromThomas Organ Company.Pink Floyd releases The Wall.Sugarhill Gang’s “Rappers Delight”considered first successful Rap single.V1257n jk 5 v g6gi i51980VOX launches VOX V125, a modifiedAC120 with a head driving two open back 2x 12" speaker cabinets. Later, the V125 Bass,V15 tube combo, transistor Escort 50 Leadand Escort 50 Bass make their debut.John Lennon assassinated by Mark DavidChapman.1981First launch of space shuttle Columbia.MTV goes on the air.1982Company once again produces guitars,introducing “Custom” and “Standard”models, high-quality instruments made inthe Far East.Michael Jackson's “Thriller” sells 20 millionalbums to become largest sellingrecord ever.Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a livebat thrown at him at a January 20 performance.VENUE CONCERT 1001984Using off site design and manufacturing, VOX“VENUE” starts production with 100-Wattcombo amps for guitar, bass and keyboards.GT100 acoustic guitar amp with highfrequencyhorn introduced along withVenue PA120 and PA200 PA systems.Venue amps used by Style Council andthe Smiths.Apple introduces Macintosh personalcomputer.Van Halen’s “Jump” first heavy metal songto top Billboard pop charts.1985AC30 is reissued with PCB and reducedgain design to overcome problems of tubequality inconsistency and hum.bKorean-built “White Shadow” range replaces“Custom” and “Standard” models.LIVE AID concerts in London andPhiladelphia broadcast worldwide.jknRock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame opens inCleveland, Ohio.1986Venue line expands with Dual 100 featuringtwin switchable channels. Tube Concert 501,CONCERT 100 HEAD AND NEW 4X 12 CABINETS introduced, all with VOXcosmetics.Worst Nuclear disaster ever in Chernobyl,Russia.America celebrates Dr. Martin Luther KingDay for the first time.Bon Jovi releases Slippery When Wet,which eventually becomes one of thebiggest selling albums ever.1988Precision Electronics manufactures newQ-SERIES TRANSISTOR AMPS andVOX AC30.CDs outsell vinyl records for the first time.Iran-Iraq war ends.nn1989Rose Morris acquires section of PrecisionElectronics plant and manufactures VOXamplifiers under the company name VOXAmplification, Ltd.Fall of Berlin Wall.Q-SERIESAC120AC302223