Modern Revival
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What You Need To Know
1 More Gibson ES-335 copies! Don’t tell us… they’re made in China?
Actually, these new models are made in Korea, which for certain brands is still preferred to China or Indonesia. The Bobcat goes back to the glory years of Vox, though those originals were made in Italy, not the UK.
2 So what, if anything, do they bring to the table?
Well, that’s the interesting bit. Like the majority of Vox guitar designs over the past couple of decades, the design team is headed by Rich Lasner – the very same of Ibanez JEM/ RG fame, not to mention a primary designer of Yamaha’s Pacifica. Rich and his team were behind the stylish Vox Virage designs, too.
3 There’s some pedigree there…
Yes, so we’ve got a viable take on the centre-blocked thinline design, new pickups and a dash of heritage. All good? Let’s find out…
Think Vox guitars and your memory takes you back. Brian Jones with his teardrop-shaped Mk series perhaps? Yep. Thinlines inspired by the Gibson ES-335?
