If you have any questions or require specific photos I will be happy to provide. I strive to accurately describe the items I list for sale. Shipping estimate is for lower 48 Continental US only. Excess shipping charges, if any, will be refunded. Organ will be shipped insured, signature required to Paypal confirmed address. * There is no Vox volume pedal nor Z-stand case included in this sale * Chrome Z-Stand is new reproduction by North Coast Music * Aftermarket vinyl dust cover made by Studio Slips (not shown in pics) * Original gray/black UK tolex on main organ is in reasonably good condition for 50 year old vintage Vox organ. No issues when carrying latched organ/lid with handle. Note: There is a small gap between outer lid & organ case however the lid has a good snug fit when latched. Buyers choice as to which lid is shipped with organ. The lid I received with the organ has since been re-covered using current production Vox Red tolex. The outer black lid has been professionally re-tolexed (see pics for tolex color). * Orange lid with original Vox tolex & outer suitcase lid was sourced from an Italian Vox organ. Organ has been functionally stable for months * Organ turned on for several hours each day over period of months to test for reliability failures. * New hinges, latches, ball feet, logo nameplate * All keys removed, hand cleaned, machine buffed & polished * Organ works removed from case: case cleaned * Drawbars, busbars & key contacts cleaned * All Tone gen, pre-amp & vibrato electrolytic caps replaced New electrolytic caps, bridge diodes, Switchcraft signal jack, IEC power jack ![]() If you do not need the chrome Z-stand, price of organ will be adjusted downward by $250 & shipping cost will be lower as well. Organ & stand will be shipped in separate boxes. Note: Any excess shipping fees will be refunded. - Add the sounds of the Vox Continental electric organ to your musical compositions by employing this well-designed emulation that allows you to control. ![]() Many combo organs languished in closets and basements for years after that, before being resurrected in the 1980s and 1990s to create the “retro” sound of groups like Stereolab, the Fleshtones, and the Soup Dragons.Vox Continental Organ made in UK ca. In the early 1970s, the appeal of that sound wore off, and musicians turned to more elaborate instruments, including the Hammond organ and the new breed of more sophisticated “synthesizers,” such as the Moog. For an idea of what the 60s sound was like, listen to such songs as The Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun,” or Iron Butterfly’s “In-a-gadda-da-vida.” Yet the tinny, shrill output of these combo organs gave rise to a distinctive and instantly identifiable “60s sound” that was shared by some of the most popular groups of the day. The distinctive sound of these combo organs was probably intended to emulate a conventional pipe organ, although the similarity was quite vague. By the end of the decade there were dozens of different brands of “combo” organs on the market, many featuring attractively styled, brightly colored plastic cases. ![]() The Farfisa organ, introduced in 1965, was even less expensive and more compact-in fact, the top-selling Farfisa of the late ‘60s was called the Combo Compact. Musicians from the Beatles to the Animals snapped them up.Īs psychedelic rock hit in the later 1960s, another important transistor organ brand became available, this time from Italy. Made in England (and elsewhere later), the Vox was relatively affordable, sleek, rugged, and could be partially disassembled and packed in its special case for transport. Worse, they didn’t look very cool-nowhere near as cool as an electric guitar or a drum kit. The first transistorized organs were built for home entertainment, and although rockers sometimes brought them on stage, they were not really made to withstand the inevitable rough handling of life on the road. Two of the resulting instruments were the Vox and Farfisa. Smaller, cheaper, and less power-hungry than the electron tubes that weighed down big electronic organs, transistors made it possible for instrument manufacturers to reduce the size and cost of keyboard equipment. All that changed with the invention of the transistor. Electronic keyboard instruments like the mighty Hammond B3 were available, but were expensive and difficult to lug around. Numerous rock performers and “combos” (bands) of the 1950s used pianos in the studio, but it was difficult to amplify a piano properly so that it could be heard in live performances over electric guitars and drums. Keyboard instruments were a problem for the pioneers of rock and roll music.
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