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Here we have an awesome and rare Vox Bulldog electric guitar from 1966. These guitars were only made in 1966 and have a killer single coil tone! Comes with a gig bag
"The Vox Bulldog was designed to capitalize on the popularity of Mosrite guitars. During the 1960s, Mosrite guitars were popularized by "The Ventures," a guitar instrumental group that hits such as "Walk Don't Run" and "Hawaii 5-0." Ironically, Thomas Organ, the US distributor of Vox, signed an exclusive distribution deal with Mosrite guitars in 1968, but Mosrite declared bankruptcy before Thomas Organ started selling their products.
The V241 Bulldog featured a carved top and a three color sunburst finish. It also had three single coil pickups, a three way pickup selector, a single volume and twin tone controls. Looking at this layout, it is not hard to recognize that the Bulldog was also influenced by the Fender Stratocaster.
The neck featured the Vox "Double T" aluminum neck reinforcement system along with an adjustable truss rod.
The 1966 Vox "It's What's Happening" catalog described the V241 Bulldog as follows: "Ebony finger-board; nickel silver frets; two-way string damper; entire body and neck hand-bound; sunburst."
The V241 Bulldog guitar was produced for Vox in Italy by EKO in Recanati Italy. A decal on the back of each guitar states: Made by Vox in Italy."
Vox produced a number of short-lived guitar models during the 1960's, often using familiar body shapes with unique electronic configurations.
The Vox Bulldog was officially produced for one year during 1966, featuring three single coil pickups, a Bigsby-inspired vibrato and a Mosrite-inspired body. A two-pickup version known as the Invader was offered starting in 1967.
