Vox Winchester

[Cestrian]

Is this genuine? Looks different to other photos of the same model online and I heard there were a few fakes around:

 

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gardiner-houlgate/catalogue-id-srgard10264/lot-a2e40995-a868-4dd8-ac65-b117011ab5b4

 

[tauzero]

There seem to be some variants in the photos online but the one in the auction looks very much like the one in https://www.guitar-list.com/vox/electric-guitars/vox-winchester. If you look at the comments, it seems it would be quite difficult to tell what was a fake as any old neck was put on.

[Cestrian]

That’s really useful, thank you. Also, I’m guessing a reputable auction house would ensure authenticity prior to the auction?

[tauzero]

On 19/02/2024 at 12:57, Cestrian said:

That’s really useful, thank you. Also, I’m guessing a reputable auction house would ensure authenticity prior to the auction?

 

Well, I can tell you that among the lots was what was described as a Variax 700, but I knew it was a 500 and let them know, and they have adjusted the title accordingly. So I would think that if anyone could show it wasn't authentic, they'd put something to that effect in the description, although I have no idea how much checking they'd do into the genuineness of the item themselves.