11th July

Continuing the theme of two-tone AC15s in early pictures, a detail from a photo published in the music trade press in March 1961 of amps and organs awaiting dispatch at 115 Dartford Road: ten two-tone AC15s in view.

Ten beige AC15s are also pictured (in the full view), along with at least two AC10s and a series of AC2s.

10th July

Two more two-tone AC15s. Thanks to Robert, and posted a little while ago, a promotional picture of his band taken c. 1962/1963 at Elstree Studios for a film that ultimately did not come to be. The singer, who was not a member of the group, was brought in specially for the shot. Robert is to the right of the drummer.

The matching two-tone AC15s (blue/grey and oatmeal) - a "Normal" and a "Bass" - are third circuit amps, produced in the second half of 1960.

9th July

The Cannons with two two-tone AC15s, one with cloth gone. It is not known whether these were second or third circuit amps. JMI did good business with the two-tone '15s. Further pics to come.

8th July

Some new entries added to the page on the AC10 Super Reverb Twin. More to follow shortly.

Entry in the JMI catalogue of 1964.

Also to say, the general page on footswitches has had an interim tidying up, a picture of the switch of AC10 serial number 3224 (late autumn 1960) now incoporated:

Footswitch of AC10 serial number 3224 with Radiospares 4-pin "Alldry" plug.

7th July

A short note on the footswitches issued with Domino Reverb amplifiers - (1) the combo, late 1963 to later 1964; (2) the piggy-back version, later 1964 to summer 1965:

1: - as mentioned a little while ago (updates page, Jan. 2024), Domino Normal and Reverb combos normally had a type of footswitch of their own to switch the tremolo on and off - wedge-shaped, made of Bakelite, white or black, no VOX logo, and more often than not with a white cable. AC4 serial number 3391 also has such a switch. The AC4 and Domino range (save for the Domino SRT) were assembled for JMI by Triumph Electronics in Purley. It may have been Triumph that sourced these switches.

Domino Normal

Domino Reverb

AC4 serial number 3391. Thanks to Martin for the pic.

The cast footswitch of a late Domino Normal, no "VOX logo.

2: - piggy-back Domino Reverbs (in company with certain AC10 SRTs) were evidently equipped with footswitches that had DIN plugs, though no example has come to light so far unfortunately. The sockets on Domino Reverb serial numbers 3576 and 3607 were replaced with jacks in more recent times. That the ovoid switch pictured below came from a Domino seems unlikely - the DIN plug assembly feels too modern and the cable (around 4 feet long) probably too short.

Domino Reverb serial number 3329, DIN socket for the footswitch to the right of the serial number plate, to the left the Geloso XLR speaker socket.

The DIN plug has only three pins. It is not possible to tell how they are connected without breaking the plastic housing. If a cast housing had been used for later Domino Reverb footswitches however, it will probably have been more along the lines of the one supplied with the late Domino Normal pictured above (no "VOX" logo).

6th July

Thanks to Paul, pictures of AC30 Twin serial number 15157TB, probably ready for sale in the third quarter of 1964, have been added here.

AC30 Twin serial number 15157.

5th July

The page on Domino Reverbs has now been been updated - more to follow shortly.

Below, one of the 10" Celestions in serial number 3607, dated "19GK" as mentioned yesterday. The model number is not known definitively at present. Smaller versions (6 1/2" and 8") were used in Murphy radios, but few mainstream guitar amplifier manufacturers appear to have used them.

Small magnet, pressed metal frame (and therefore a budget model in all likelihood). Impedance 15 ohms, the two speakers wired in parallel for a total of 8 ohms.

A pair of similar speakers in a cab of unknown origin. The seller noted the stamped numbers on the frames: "4865", which may be the model number (though certainly not the "T-Book" number), and "RO6LJ", which is 6th November 1964 for their manufacture - picture from this page.

Added note: four of these speakers can also be seen in a Marshall Bluesbreaker - video here. Whether they are original to the amp is unknown - is that really factory wiring?

4th July

Just to record the existence for the time being of two late Domino Reverbs - serial numbers 3576 and 3607, both from the same source, probably the ones displayed at the Dallas International Guitar Show in May 2024. Thanks to J.

The page on Domino Reverbs will need updating, especially in light of the date of the speakers in serial number 3607.

Amplifier section serial number 3576 paired with a Domino Bass cabinet (single 12" speaker added in the USA).

Domino Reverb serial number 3607 with its original speaker cabinet and speakers: Celestion 10" drivers, budget model, small magnets, model number beginning "7", so perhaps part of the [CT]7722 range. One has the date code "19GK" = 19th July 1965 for its manufacture.

Dallas International Guitar Show, May 2024.

3rd July

A detail from the famous picture of the Vox Works published in the local Dartford press in January 1967 and reprinted by Jim Elyea in his book on Vox Amplifiers: the final stages of checking an AC30 before boxing up.

The cabinet is chalked "41". In its foot, the brown warranty envelope. The mains plug is tied up at the side (to prevent the speakers being damaged in transit). The footswitch is evidently soldered in but not visible (presumably tied up on the other side).

A label is attached to the handle, perhaps one of the standard blue ones giving the model, serial number, and marking that final testing had taken place. Something is tied onto one of the back board screws half-way down the left hand side - the upper back board?.

The speakers have terminals on discrete tagboards mounted between the spokes of the frame (ie. post mid 1966 where T1088s supplied to JMI are concerned). In the preamp, red Lemco signal capacitors (distinguishable by their blobby profile), and tall blue and yellow Dubilier coupling capacitors. In terms of serial number, somewhere in the low 22000s.

Simply for comparative purposes, the preamp of serial number 22177.

28th June

Thanks to Helen, new images of AC30 Super Twin serial number 6328N, probably ready for sale in the first weeks of 1963. The latest component date codes currently known are of November 1962.

A new page for pictures of the amp will be created in the next few days. The main page on early Super Twins is here. AC30s with serial numbers in the 6000s (Twins and Super Twins) are here.

AC30 Super Twin serial number 6328N.

27th June

The four different types of speakers in AC15s produced in late 1960 and 1961: the Celestion CT3757; hammertone T530 (pre-blue); Goodmans Audiom 60; and Celestion blue T530.

The Goodmans Audioms appear for a short time only - amps with serial numbers in the mid 4200s: 4230N (split front); 4254N and 4261N (TV Front, two-tone covering).

The CT3757s and hammertone T530s seem to have been fairly old when fitted - i.e. they had been in stock for some time, a case in point perhaps being serial number 4229, its CT3757 dated September 1960.

Speaker from AC15 serial number 4229, "20JE" = 20th September, 1960.

Some care is needed, however. The chassis of serial number 4229 looks suspiciously similar to that of serial number 4270, sold on ebay some years earlier.

So-called serial number 4229. Note the black smudges on the green TCC cap and the series of capacitors to its left on the board.

Serial number 4270, cabinet painted black at some point in its past and chipped in various places. Compare its preamp with the pic above.

Serial number 4270, some of the more incongruous capacitors since changed, but note the wiggly wires leading to the speaker terminal block. New holes have been made in the aluminium lip to match those of the box of so-called serial number 4229.

Two cabinets, one AC15 chassis. Which box does the speaker belong to? To judge from four sets of pictures of these amps, serial number 4270 [ 1st July: not 4229 as noted previously].

The Celestion B024 in serial number 4177 is likely to be a later addition. The wiring is not original.

26th June

To add to the pages on third circuit AC15s from mid 1960 to mid 1962, a short list of amps, by serial number, with original Celestion blues (T530) of known date:

4318: 15th June 1961.

4438: 18th July 1961.

4482: June/July 1961.

4567: 19th March 1962.

4633: May/June 1962.

So far as one can tell amps from 4318 into the low 4400s sometimes had Celestion CT3757s rather than T530s. The latter are likely to have been reserved (used in the first instance) for AC30s.

What look to be the original blues survive also in numbers 4452, 4489, 4510, and 4543, dates unknown at present. In company with single-speaker AC15s, a certain number of Twins were fitted with blues too. Fan-frame Goodmans Alcomax (NOT Economax) drivers were not the invariable choice.

The page on RIC cones, used by Celestion into 1963, has now been updated and tidied up.

25th June

A correction to the entry for the 23rd: the first tap on the AC15 mains transformer pictured is 105v, not 115v. The page on third circuit AC15s has now been updated, the section on speakers slightly rearranged, some of the material posted below slipped in at relevant junctures. More to come on speakers shortly.

At present, the earliest AC15 known (verifiably) to have a Celestion blue is serial number 4318 - gasket dated "15FF" = 15th June 1961.

AC15 serial number 4318.

24th June

Two types of third circuit AC15 chassis. The first (earliest) type has a relatively narrow lip below the front edge of the control panel, around 1/4" deep. 550 or so of these chassis were made, serial numbers in the low 4000s to mid 4500s, black and early copper control panels, early/mid 1960 into early 1962.

Black panel AC15 from later 1961, chassis assembled by Westrex.

The second type of chassis has a larger lip, around 3/4" deep, with cut-outs for cage nuts (for the back panel fixing screws) inset. Serial numbers in the mid 4500s to the end of the run.

Copper panel AC15 from 1963, chassis also assembled by Westrex.

The change from narrow to wider chassis lip took place a little earlier where AC30/6s are concerned - mid 1961, noted on this page. AC30/4s had a narrow lip through to end of production (late 1961).

23rd June

The Haddon mains transformer of Rod's AC15 - part number "OF 031", taps provided for 105v (green); 145v (unconnected); 160v (yellow); 205v (brown); and 245v (blue). The presence of a tap for 145v is puzzling. Which country or place had this supply voltage? The question was asked here too of other equipment.

[25th June - the first tap is 105v, not 115v as originally stated.]

At the voltage selector on the control panel, the choices are: 110v, 160v, 205v, 225v, and 245v, clearly out of step with the transformer. JMI's solution? - to link both the 225v and 245v settings on the selector to the 245v tap on the transformer. A slight reduction in power for Europe.

22nd June (2)

Thanks to Giovanni, a couple of shots of one of the latest Vox Reverb units currently known, late 1966 or early 1967, "VOX" logo at left (normally at right on later units) and a "REVERB" runner on the grille cloth.

A new page on these Reverb units is coming soon.

22nd June

A quick overview of the dated components in the AC15 chassis pictured further down this page:

EGEN POTENTIOMETERS: channel I volume - "CI" = March 1961; tone pot - "HI" = August 1961.

HUNTS ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS: "HIY", "TYY", "TIY", "SWY", "YHW", and "WWW" = in order, 23rd, 40th, 43rd, and 51st weeks of 1960; 2nd and 11th weeks of 1961.

WIMA TROPYDUR CAPACITORS: "70", "80", and "110" = July, August, and November 1960 (manufactured in Germany).

WIREWOUND RESISTORS: "5905" = May 1959.

VALVES: ECC83 - "B0K" = November 1960; EZ81 - "B1F" = June 1961; and ECC82 - "B1H2" = 2nd week of August 1961. The Mullard EF86, print rubbed and faded, has "J4", which may mean "B1J4" = 4th week of October 1961. "J4" cannot be part of the date code system used by the company in 1960.

21st June

A detail of the tone pot of the AC15 chassis pictured below on the 18th - date code "HI" = August 1961, the latest component date code currently visible. The Celestion blue, unfortunately now gone, will have been later still though (speakers consistently have later date codes than the electronic components used on chassis). A full list of the other component date codes to follow. The amp as it originally stood is unlikely to have been ready for sale before late 1961.

Tone pot, date code "HI".

20th June

A better image of "The Sons of the Piltdown Men" with their early Vox Continental. The volume pedal is one of the chrome Fender pedals that Jennings rebadged as "VOX" - in all likelihood without permission.

Picture printed in September 1963. Does the organ body have a third hinge for the outer lid above the point where the leg braces meet?

19th June

A quick shot of the label from the output transformer of the AC15 pictured below. Other examples can be seen on this page.

Haddon part number OA 063.

18th June

Thanks to Rod, some pictures and details coming of a long unused AC15 chassis from the second half of 1961, a serial number probably somewhere in the 4400s. The speaker was originally a Celestion blue. Very few components were replaced over the years.

17th June

AC30 Twins with serial numbers in the 18000s and 19000s now have their own pages. The entries for 18513T, 18661T, 18715, and 18747TB have been updated. 18744TB (thanks to Giovanni), 18819TB, and 18908T are new.

16th June

A small pic - for the moment - of the "The Sons of the Piltdown Men" with an early Vox Continental organ (September 1963 or before) has been added to this page. The supports for the music stand are just visible on the lid. A larger image will be available soon.

15th June

New material relating to EKO, E.M.E., and Recanati, will now be set out on this page. It should be possible in due course to add a section on Earle C. Wolfe, lead member of the Thomas team at the factory. Wolfe oversaw for Thomas production of both organs and guitars, sometimes inspecting (and signing off) equipment at shop floor level.

In many respects, Recanati was a Thomas and EKO operation. Jennings seems to have been involved mainly at key junctures.

14th June

Picking up from yesterday's entry, one of the principal questions arising is that of how EKO came to be chosen in late 1965 to make certain lines of Vox (Jennings) guitars and organs? - the "why" of course being the need to ramp up supply for Thomas in the USA.

The answer may lie in EKO's presence at the NAMM show in Chicago in early July 1965. Jennings, there with Thomas's "Vox Division", received a huge order from Thomas for new equipment at the show. Commenting on the order a few weeks later in the British music trade press, Tom signalled the impending need to increase production. Had Oliviero Pigini and Ennio Uncini outlined EKO's forthcoming plans for expansion to Tom and Joe Benaron in Chicago? Was EKO the obvious choice?

Remo Serrangeli, who published a fascinating account of the making of Vox guitars at Recanati from 1966-1968, seems to indicate that Thomas Organ had taken the lead at the beginning, sending advisers to instruct the Italian workers to make three-piece guitar necks instead of the single-piece construction favoured by Jennings.

June 1965.

Below, published in the American music trade press in December 1965, a shot of the architect's model for the new EKO factory planned at Recanati. The photo in yesterday's entry is likely therefore to be from mid 1966 or later. No shot of the "old" factory (in which the first runs of Vox guitars will have been made) has so far come to light. It may be that parts had been destroyed in a fire (reported by Serrangeli).

December 1965, evidently not a drawing.

That the first runs of Vox guitars were made in the autumn of 1965 is clear enough - when Serrangeli joined EKO in September "a new range of Vox guitars....was added to the normal EKO production". Although little is known of the original arrangement made by JMI and Thomas with EKO, it is possible that it also encompassed - or at least envisaged from the outset - the making of organs.

If it did, the fire at the Vox Works in Erith in early December 1965 will have pushed all that to the fore. It is probably no coincidence that the first EKO circuit diagrams for the Continental (single manual) were drawn up in that month, the earliest of them 9 days after the fire.

During the course of 1966, the Jennings-Thomas-EKO arrangement became E.M.E.

13th June

Some notes on E.M.E. ("Elettronica Musicale Europea"), a joint manufacturing venture set in motion by Jennings, Thomas Organ, EKO, and the Italian government in 1966. Below, a note published in the English trade press in November 1966:

November 1966 - the broad outline and envisaged benefits.

Although EKO is not mentioned explicitly, production took place in the company's factory in Recanati - picture from this useful historical overview.

The new (E.M.E.) factory heralded in November 1966 was, in the end, set up in Montecassiano rather than Recanati and did not come into being until late 1968, by which time Jennings was out of the picture.

Where organs are concerned, E.M.E (perhaps one should really say EKO) - as has long been known - was charged with assembling Vox single and dual manual portables, the former from early to mid 1966, the latter from 1967 (main production run). Also to be factored in is the likelihood of pre-production runs, ie. in the case of the Super Continental, a certain number of units made prior to 1967, some perhaps shipped as test cases / "first builds" to the USA and Europe. It may be that such things will eventually come to light.

The EKO circuit diagrams for the single manual Continental were first drawn out in December 1965, copied from Jennings originals. Material naturally continued to be sent out in the months that followed. A sheet produced by Jennings in November '65 was redrawn by EKO in June '66. Later Italian diagrams are marked E.M.E. and have "Thomas" rather than "Jennings" in small.

12th June

A small spread of new and updated entries have been added to the page on later AC10 Twins. Further material to be incorporated soon. It may be necessary to split serial numbers in the 3000s off onto a short page of their own in due course.

11th June

Thanks to Jim, a shot of the warranty documentation issued with Italian-made Super Continental serial number 0429 by Thomas Organ, no dates present unfortunately. The pic has been added to the new page linked below.

10th June

A page has now been started to bring together material relating to the manufacture of Vox Super Continental organs in Italy. This will be linked up in due course with a forthcoming page on the production of Vox Super Continental IIs in Erith, and probably also with pages (to follow) on the production of single manual Continentals in the USA (the V301H) and Italy (the V301E).

9th June

A slightly better image of the earliest shot of a Continental in an American shop: the Hal Morris Music Mart (Hal in the picture), Lansing, Illinois, April 1965.

April 1965. In the background, an AC50 Foundation Bass set. On the wall, a copy of the earliest Thomas Vox illustrated catalogue "The Million Dollar Sound".

8th June (2)

Power supplies in Italian-made Vox Super Continental organs. Supers destined for the USA evidently left the E.M.E. factory with supplies that worked primarily from 117V (as stated on the serial number plate):

Italian-made Super Continental serial number 2117.

Italian-made organs destined for Europe left with plates supplied by Jennings as indicated in the entry for the 7th June below (note 5). These gave the operating voltages as 110/250V.

Italian-made Super Continental serial number 1774.

Was it possible for owners to adjust the operating voltage for Italian Super Continentals sent to the USA? - i.e. was there somewhere on the power supply a jumper for 117/250V (or perhaps 230V rather than 250V)? So far pictures would suggest not.

The Super Continental seems first to appear in Thomas pricelists in July 1966, presumably having been displayed at the NAMM show in Chicago (10th-14th July) and at the company's promotional event at the New York Hilton ten days later. The earliest shop advert that has come to light however is from March 1967 - after that a growing stream of adverts across the USA. Distribution may have been slow (and unexpected) initially.

Billings, Montana, March 1967. "Didn't know it was coming" could of course just be sales patter, but....

To judge from serial numbers and the dates on inspection stickers, E.M.E. only began shipping Super Continentals in sizeable numbers to the USA in 1967. As mentioned below, number 52 (0052) was inspected at factory in February.

8th June

A quick way to distinguish English-made Vox Super Continentals (I and II) from Italian-made: the position and form of mains switch.

Detail from the JMI promotional photo.

Early English-made Super Continental, light within the body of the switch.

English-made Super Continental II, c. 1967/1968.

On Italian-made Super Continentals, lamp and switch are side by side:

Serial number 0816, inspected at factory in Italy in May 1967.

Promotional photos published by Thomas Organ seem invariably to show Italian-made Super Continentals, below a Mark II from the standee featuring The Monkees:

Detail from the Monkees standee, early 1967.

7th June

Some notes, provisional for the time being, on Vox Super Continental (dual manual) organs:

1) - Relatively few dual manual Continental Is were made in Erith, sales probably confined to the UK and perhaps Europe. Serial numbers began at 5000. Super Continental IIs (introduced in 1967) followed in the same sequence.

2) - The lowest serial number of an Italian-made Super Continental that has come to light so far is 0052, the sequence presumably beginning at 0001.

3) - Final inspection of serial number 0052 took place at the E.M.E. factory in February 1967. Number 0816 was inspected in May 1967, and 1017 in August '67.

4) - Early runs of Thomas Organ serial number plates contain a spelling mistake - "DARTFORT" for "DARTFORD". This was remedied in a new type of plate brought into use by number 2117, mention of Dartford omitted - see below. Both types of plate were probably made up in Italy - note the presence of a comma rather than a decimal point in "0,125 AMPS".

5) - One regularly finds Italian-made dual manuals with English-made serial number plates. The actual numbers registered seem always to be part of the Italian sequence however. It is likely that Jennings provided these plates for the organs shipped by E.M.E.to Europe.

Italian-made Super Continental serial number 1017.

Italian-made Super Continental serial number 2117.

6th June

Entries for five more AC30 Twins with serial numbers in the 12000s have been added: 12064T, 12329N, 12365N, 12845TB, and 12928N. Select pictures to follow, as ever.

The entry for AC30 Twin serial number 16845, made up from at least two different amps and currently on sale in California, has been updated.

5th June (2)

A couple more things in relation to the previous entry. The contacts are likely to have been formed from nickel silver ("German silver") wire, used by Jennings for its valve console organs from the mid 1950s. The "Model G" is expressly said to have had German silver.

In December 1955 Les Hills and Bob Wittington applied on behalf of Jennings for a patent for a new form of contact assembly. This was granted in January 1959. Although the conductive rubber strips described in the patent document and various other elements are not present in the Continental, the design is essentially the same. As for immediate or intermediate precursors, the starting point for the Continental may well have been the solution arrived at for the Jennings "Model H" of 1958/1959 (also a 49-note keyboard).

Plaque on the front of the contact assembly, Continental from mid 1963.

5th June

Below, a detail of the key contact assembly of the Continental from mid 1963 featured on pages gathered here. The signals from the note generators are always on but earthed to ground in the assembly until a key is pressed.

When a key is pressed, four versions of the note are passed to the drawbars - effectively tone shapers and mixers - to the left of the keyboard.

4th June

The page on the Vox Transonic has been updated with Pete Miller's (Jaywalkers) recollection of the amps given to the band.

28th May

Harry Corbett with Sooty and Sweep and a slightly bashed Univox J10, early 1960s. Tom first signalled the use of a Univox on the show in March 1955. The J10 ("Concert Grand") was introduced in 1954 - see this page.

March 1955

Below, a short clip of the Univox from an episode probably from the later 1950s, here colourised. At 6'50" the bagpipe effect is showcased:

The Univox in this clip is evidently a J6.

26th May

A page has been started on bands with Vox Continentals, late 1962 to early 1964. There are some notable absentees at the moment, mentioned in early literature - The Red Price Combo and Adam Faith and The Roulettes being the two main ones. Further material will be added as it comes to light.

23rd May

A still from the promotional Scopitone film for "Robot" by the Tornados, early 1963, their first Continental in view with its legs attached back to front.

"Robot" was released by Decca in April '63. Note that there is no serial number plate on the organ's back panel.

22nd May

Roger La Verne's second Vox Continental, second half of 1963, screengrab from a segment of the lost film "Farewell Performance" (released in December 1963, no complete copy now surviving). His first Continental had no serial number plate on its back panel. A keyboard-side view can be seen a little way down this page.

The Tornados on stage, Continental with a serial number plate on its back panel. The T60 bass is an early one with perspex logo.

La Verne's first Continental, filmed in late 1962.

19th May

Entries for five AC30 Twins with serial numbers in the 20000s have been added to the new page mentioned below: serial numbers 20183, 20206, 20433, 20669, and 20671. An entry has also been made for serial number 20828, an AC30 Super Twin - a companion to number 20831.

18th May (2)

The page on AC30 Twins with serial numbers in the 20000s and 21000s has now, at long last, been divided in two: 20000s, and 21000s. Both are in the course of being updated. For the time being, the page on the 18000s and 19000s, not excessively long yet, will stay as it is. [ June 2025: now divided into two.]

18th May

Entries for a further five AC4s from 1962 and 1963 have been added on this page: serial numbers 2334, 2706, 2957, 2969, and 2982.

17th May

Entries for three late JMI AC30 Twins (from early 1968) have been added to this page: serial numbers 22989, 22991, and 23028.

15th May

During the recovering of the Continental from mid 1963 (mentioned last week), it turned out that the main case originally had three "break apart" hinges at back - two in the normal positions, a third centred over the screw hole for the Z-leg struts. The lid on the other hand, still with its original vinyl, only ever had two.

Recently a Connie from late 1964 / early 1965 turned up with an apparently identical arrangement, three hinges on the main case, two on the lid. It is not clear why the 3-2 format was adopted - albeit rarely - by JMI.

Continental serial no. TC-1543, old-style serial number plate: "AC Mains Only. 200/250 Volts. 50/60 Cycles".

Also to mention that there were no screw holes for a serial number plate anywhere on the early Connie's main case. If a plate had been affixed, then it must have been Araldited on (as plates were on the JMI PA amplifiers).

13th May

Thanks to Massimiliano, pictures of Dallas AC30 Twin serial number 2232 have been added here:

Dallas AC30 serial number 2232, the 1232nd ready for sale, November 1975.

10th May

A new page on shop and small ads for the Vox Domino range has been started here.

9th May

Late 1966 and early 1967 - someone in Erith advertising "new" Vox guitars and amps at less than half price, perhaps models that had come to the end of their run?

It is not clear at present though who in Erith was doing the selling. The telephone number of the Vox Works was Erith 33080. Late 1966 / early 1967 coincides with the overhaul of the Vox range (the introduction of guitars with built-in effects and fully solid state amplifiers).

Quite what "Domino AMPS P/B" means is not clear either. Does "P/B" indicate "piggy back", i.e. the Domino Bass and Super Reverb Twin?.

8th May

A recent pic. of the Connie from mid 1963 featured on several pages in the Vox Continental section of the website. It has now been recovered in finely textured black rexine. When it came to light the body of the organ had been redone in a heavy white material. The outer lid retains its original black cloth.

The music stand pictured is work in progress - just a little yet to do. The original perspex panel and aluminium brackets had long disappeared. The legs are from a later Continental.

Although nothing is known of its first years, the organ belonged from c. 1966 to "Nelson's Column", a band that came together at Southampton University. Below, a shot of a poster from one of the events, c. 1968, thanks to Chris. Although the band broke up in '69, the organ was used fairly regularly for some time thereafter.

4th May

Below, a detail from a shot of Cliff and the Shadows at the London Palladium, probably November 1959, just possibly January 1960. Partially in view at left, a Jennings promotional/demonstration AC15 with larger than normal logo - see this page for other instances.

At various points in 1960 the Shadows are seen with three standard AC15s, white/beige diamond rexine, presumably first circuit; and four two-tone second circuit AC15s, three with standard diamond grille cloth, a fourth with plain cloth. More on these amps to come.

3rd May

Some updates coming shortly to the page on AC30 Twins with serial numbers in the 18000s and 19000s. It may be necessary to give separate pages to the 18000s and the 19000s in the coming weeks. [ June 2025: separate pages have now been created.]

Just to note that one hardly ever sees Mullard mustard capacitors with 1965 and 1966 date codes in Vox amps.

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