Vox Constellation IV (1967-1968)
Overview
Brand name:
Product:
- bass guitars
Variant of:
Dates of manufacture:
1967 to 1968
VOX sold the CONSTELLATION IV between 1967 and 1968 - they were made in Italy by Eko. The Vox Constellation IV bass featured a semi-hollow streamlined Vox teardrop shaped body. It was like the Vox Stinger IV but had a built-in effects: a G tuner, distortion booster, treble and bass booster. The neck had a double T-bar adjustable truss rod. Pickups were two Vox Ferro-Sonic units controlled by one volume, two tone controls and a 3-way selector switch. It had a metal nut, zero fret and chrome plated machine heads. Finish options were sunburst or cherry.
The back of the body featured a circular protective pad that snapped on.
Specifications (15)
Body
| Body style | teardrop style body |
| Hollow body | semi-hollow body |
| Pickguard material | tortoiseshell pickguard |
| Soundhole | slash f-hole |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | amber finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Made in | Italy |
| Number of strings | 4 strings |
Hardware
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Neck
| Number of frets | 21 fret |
| Nut | metal nut, zero fret at the nut |
| Tuner layout | four-in-a-row tuners |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | Vox Ferro-Sonic pickup(s) |
Prices (5)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | $400.00 | new | Doug | Love this guitar. I bought it new in 1967. Still use it in my home studio. |
| 1998 | $600 | good | ||
| 1968 | $600.00 | new | Douglas | It's a great guitar. I haven't even opened the case for at least 20 yrs. I hope it is ok. I should get it out and have it setup and put some new Roto-sound strings on it. I toured in the 70's and ran it thru double Acoustic 360 bass amps. It would tear down walls. |
| 2017 | $1300 | good | ||
| 2018 | $1500 | good |
