SOLD - Vox 3002 Custom Bass

[joeystrange]

Hey guys,
I am selling a Vox Custom 3002 Bass with original wooden hard case. I'm looking at £450 for both.


I've had this bass for 11 years and have barely touched it in the last 9 or 10 so I decided it should go to a good home where it will actually get some use. I thought I'd post it on here to see if there was any interest before I put it on the Bay.

I'm not sure of the year of manufacture but as far as I know these were only made between 1982 and 1984 at Aria's Matsumoku factory and, as a consequence, are pretty rare.



Everything on the bass is original apart from the nut. They came with a brass nut but (from what I've read and as was the case with mine) the top edge of the nut had a tendency to wear down over time and the E-string would pop out if you hit it too hard. I had the brass nut changed for a graphite one not long after I got it.


Spec:
34" scale.
24 frets.
Through-neck.
DiMarzio pickups.
Volume and single tone control.
3-way pickup selector.
Mode switch for series/parallel or coil tap.
Deluxe bridge and tailpiece assembly.
String-through body.

From the little info I could find, I found out that Billy Sheehan played one for a short time whilst he was playing with UFO.

Edited March 6, 2012 by joeystrange

[alyctes]

pretty

this is what my half-stripped Vox Standard is trying to look like

sadly it's out of my range, but have a bump anyway

[Monckyman]

Nice bass.

[joeystrange]

Thanks guys.

One more bump then it's going to eBay tonight.

[joeystrange]

Got delayed a bit with putting it up but, if anyone is interested... Here it is.
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130649700045#ht_8129wt_1270"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130649700045#ht_8129wt_1270[/url]

[joeystrange]

OK, didn't sell on the Bay.

Let's call it £350?

[gub]

What does it sound like and what sort of weight is it?

[joeystrange]

It's pretty punchy and had a lot of sustain, as you can imagine from the through neck and bridge.

It's also built like a tank and weighs in at 5kg.

[joeystrange]

One more bump for tonight then it's going back on eBay.

[LemonCello]

Sort of a Westone, Aria SB hybrid - Nice!

[alyctes]

Tempting... I love my Vox Standard, which is definitely the intro model (P pickup, bolt-on). This looks very nice indeed (the eBay pics are worth a look).

[joeystrange]

Here's the new eBay listing with the dropped price: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vox-3002-Custom-Bass-RARE-/130656481970?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e6bbbb2b2#ht_8129wt_1270"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vox-3002-Custom-Bass-RARE-/130656481970?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e6bbbb2b2#ht_8129wt_1270[/url]
Though I'd still be interesting in selling privately.

It's strange, I've never seen another of these in person and only ever seen one Standard in the flesh but since deciding to sell I've come across a fair few people that have them both. Maybe it's that old thing where you don't notice something until you're consciously aware of it?

[alyctes]

You now have an interest in knowing what a reasonable price is. So it's not too surprising if you've now started to notice them, I'd guess.

But... I'd never heard of the Vox Standard till I bought mine, and literally two weeks later I saw another (in much better nick) on the wall of the practice room we were using. Maybe I'd have clocked it as "another bass guitar" if I hadn't just bought one, but I doubt it.

[joeystrange]

Last try... Down to £300.

[alyctes]

PMed.