![]() I remember the Vox Foundation Bass amp with the enormous 18 inch speaker which would make your trousers flap if you stood in front of it when cranked up. The amplifier section was off limit to us and filled about half of the building, however I used to have a bit of a look from time to time. I was working at my own work station, and it was at this station that you ate your lunch and had morning tea. Soon I was screwing the necks of the guitars onto the bodies of the various models. To the left of this were test and new product development rooms, I think a lot of the staff used to catch a few winks in these out of bounds rooms! Around 10 staff were working on the guitar line altogether. The factory was far bigger than shown in the film, the work station area would have been about 10 metres long, and then about 10 metres up to the fretting area. I seem to recall about 5 work stations, the final part was the fretting area which was at the far end of the assembly area. I used to watch with fascination the guys making the guitars, and asked to be able to get more involved in this process, which was granted. ![]() ![]() I loved this place, I was a small part of this enormous growing entertainment industry. I started off at the Dartford Road plant, sweeping floors, and tidying the work stations of the guitar makers who were all young, and like me all wanted to be rock stars. ![]() Although I had no idea how to make a guitar I applied anyway and got the job. It was a turn up at factory to be interviewed on the day type of scenario. Was a piece of absolute junk, with strings about a half inch from the fret board.ĭad brought me tickets to see the Shadows at the local Odeon theatre, from that moment on I was hooked on electric guitars, and Hank Marvin will always be my guitar hero.Īfter a couple of low paid, low ambition jobs, I answered an ad in the local paper for guitar production makers at a place called Jennings Musical Industries in Dartford Kent. My father played a little guitar and my gran was an accomplished pianist, so I guess some of this rubbed off on a young, impressionable would-be, if he could-be.Īs it was, I did have a guitar at this time, it was a crappy acoustic which cost fifteen pounds it Like many kids of the post war era I finished school at the age of 15 with ambitions to be like the many up-and-coming rock and roll stars of that time. Tony was kind enough to answer a few questions, and tell his story… So how did you start out at JMI Please viewĪll the pictures and contact me with any questions.I received an email from Tony Russell in Western Australia, in December 2014, looking for parts for a Vox Ace he assembled himself whilst working in JMI's two plants making Vox guitars in Dartford, UK. Comes with original case that is missing handle. There are a few minorįinish checks on the body and neck which is very common for Vox guitars- there Original pickups have a clean p-90 sound and are very strong. The pickup switch and the by-pass switch function but could use cleaning. Has been added to easily by-pass the distortion and makes changing from effects The original bridge base has been changed – The neck is straight,Īnd the original frets are in excellent condition. The art for the era and still sound awesome- see video. These vintage analog effects were state of The guitar (the guitar will not play without the battery connected.) Trebleīoost, Distortion, Repeat, E tuner and Wah all function as they should- theĭistortion has been by-passed on a separate toggle switch. Sounding on-board effects powered by a 9v battery accessed through the back of Only on these guitars which truly sound awesome. The guitar has two Vox Ferro-Sonic pickups used Vox made the Starstream in 1968 and early 69. 1968 Vox Starstream V269 in cherry finish- basically a Vox Phantom hollow body. ![]()
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