1960s Vox Sidewinder Hollowbody Electric Bass

Overview: These Italian, EKO-made, Vox basses are cult collector instruments for the very good reason that they're deliciously fun. The necks are fast, the headstock is enormous and out-front, the body gives Coronado vibes, and it has onboard effects. There's a distortion circuit and a treble/bass boost circuit built-in with 9V battery port access on the back. Did I mention it looks amazing?

Repairs included: Molly gave it a level/dress of the frets and setup. I fit a 1/2" dowel rod that runs internally (hidden) from the neckblock to the endblock (glued and pinned at either side) which adds barely any weight but makes the whole instrument stable like a solidbody in service. The problem with a lot of these period, bolted-neck, hollowbody instruments is that (like on this one), the neckblock shifts into the body. A previous repairman shored that up a bit but it was still wanting to shift into it under tension. The rod solves for this and is invisible. It's now playing spot-on and ready to go!

• Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz
• Scale length: 29 3/4"
• Nut width: 1 7/16"
• Neck shape: slim-medium C
• Board radius: 7 1/4"
• Depth at first fret: .82"
• Depth at seventh fret: .87"
• Body width: 15 7/8"
• Body depth: 1 3/4"
• Body wood: ply maple
• Bridge: adjustable
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: maple
• Pickups: 2x single coil originals
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 54w-12 lights
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium/wider

Condition notes: It's completely original throughout. There are scuffs, scratches, nicks, and dings here and there. There's a bunch of finish weather-checking/chipping (these have a pretty heavy clearcoat so most EKOs get this as they age) on the body. The worst is at the neckblock/neck joint area on top where the top "folded" a bit as it aged. That's been stabilized with the rod addition and previous glueup from a different repairman. The electronics work as they should and it's ready to rip!

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: FLNG