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And sure enough, after doing that, I could play the thing, and it really had a good feel to it. I had to have it custom fitted into the slot where the neck goes. If you look at some pictures you'll see that I put a Fender Precision neck on it. In a recent interview, Phil said, 'The Vox Phantom was awful. Phil actually didn't like the Phantom IV bass but he agreed to play it due to the Raiders' endorsement agreement with Vox. Adjusted to today's dollars it would be $2195. The 1966 US Vox price list states that the retail price of the Phantom IV was $329.90 USD. The 1966 US Vox catalog described the V210 Phantom IV Bass as follows: 'Rugged and powerful solid body in striking Phantom design fast neck with ebony fingerboard two husky, 4-pole bass pick-ups adjustable bridge for low action control fast action pick-up selector switch polyester finish in choice of colors.' A single volume and tone control were also included. A rotary switch was used for pickup selection. The Phantom IV bass featured two single coil pickups with four pole pieces. A reprint of any of these catalogs is available at North Coast Music. The Vox Phantom IV Bass was offered in the 1962 'Precision in Sound,' the 1965 'King of the Beat,' the '1964/65 Vox Dealer' and the 1966 'Vox, It's Whats Happening' catalogs.

A later version was manufactured in Italy for Vox by Eko. The earliest incarnation was a set neck bass, produced. The 3263 bass was one of the first models, (alongside the 3261 six string and 3262 twelve string) available from late 1968 until about 1974. The unique 'coffin' shaped Phantom body style was developed for Vox in 1961 by the London Design Centre and the bass was originally produced by Vox in the UK. Rose-Morris were selling Shaftesbury-branded Rickenbacker copy instruments from the late 1960s right through the 1970s. Phil often flipped the Phantom IV over to expose his nickname to the audience. Phil Volk strengthened his tie to the Vox Phantom IV by taping his nickname, 'Fang,' to the back side of his bass. The white Vox Phantom IV bass is indelibly connected to Phil 'Fang' Volk of Paul Revere and the Raiders. VOX V209 Phantom 60s Electric Guiter w/Hard case F/S.

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