The history of modern music is closely entwined with the history of musical instrument design and manufacturing techniques. The founding fathers of Rock, Blues, Country, and Jazz didn’t search pawnshops for relics of past generations—they simply chose the most practical instruments and effective amplification available. In this golden era, manufacturers set out to meet the needs of working musicians, and in so doing created the guitars and amplifiers that made possible a musical revolution. But

But time marches on. Today, many manufacturers are content to produce replicas of earlier efforts. Others offer technology for technology’s sake. VOX has chosen another path. In the same spirit that led to the creation of the classic equipment that inspired us, we set out to make the most practical, playable, versatile, comfortable and useable guitar possible—for today’s guitarist. In our pursuit of this goal, we used the most sophisticated design and manufacturing techniques available. Not to o

7 Controls—Twin Mode Select Switches Controls—Master Mode Select Switch Tone Volume Mode Select Clean Crunch Lead Pickup Select Neck Both Bridge Bridge Neck Volume Tone Mode Select Clean Lead Pickup Select Neck Both Bridge 8 SETUP AND ADJUSTMENT Each VOX guitar is carefully adjusted at the factory for a wide range of playing styles, with .010" to .046" strings. You may want to finetune the playability for your own personal style, different string gauges, or after seasonal environmental changes.

Dans la poursuite de notre objectif, nous avons utilise le design et les techniques de fabrication les plus sophistiquees. Pas seulement pour offrir un produit inevitablement obsolete, mais pour creer un nouvel instrument, sans s’encombrer des traditionnelles limites. 13 Caracteristiques uniques 638mm largeur du sillet Jointure de manche inversee Micros Three-90 Corps ergonomique En 3D Chevalet MaxConnect Selecteur Twin Mode Micros CoAxe VGDC SSC-55 14 638mm largeur du sillet Jointure de manche

String tension will pull these winds together, clamping the free string end for better tuning stability. You need a 2 or 3 winds to secure the wound strings, and 4 or 5 for the plain strings. First Wrap Over Then Under VGDC VGSC HDC-77 SSC-55 SSC-33 SDC-55 SDC-33 Manuel d’utilisation 11 INTRODUCTION Merci d’avoir achete la nouvelle guitare VOX et de nous aider a ecrire un chapitre supplementaire dans l’histoire de l’innovation VOX. L’histoire de la musique moderne est etroitement liee a l’histoi

This innovative construction method creates an instrument with the warm resonance of a semi-hollowbody with the focused attack of a solidbody—an instrument that is both lightweight and highly resistant to feedback. Multi-Mode Pickup Systems Three-90 Pickup System The VGDC and VGSC are powered by the refined and articulate Three-90 Pickup System. Twin Mode Select Switches, mounted above the master volume and tone controls, give you instant access to three distinct, musical, and hum- canceling ton

Clockwise = Lower Pickup Height Clockwise = Lower String Action Clockwise = Shorter String Length CARE AND MAINTENANCE A little effort will keep your new VOX guitar looking great for years to come. When you finish playing, wipe the guitar down with a clean, soft cloth. Use a quality guitar polish occasionally, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Protect your instrument from temperature extremes and sudden changes in temperature. A guitar left in a hot trunk of a car at full string tension

When Hi-Fi is selected, the delay effects are full-range with no EQ. When Lo-Fi is selected, a high-pass filter and low-pass filter EQ is engaged. This rolls off the high frequencies cuts the low frequencies. These frequency points are selected based on Joe's years of live and studio performance as the best EQ points to allow a delayed guitar tone to sit in the mix. 9. Time: This knob controls the amount of delay time within the value previously selected with the Delay Range knob. Turn this knob

OVERDRIVE STYLE BUTTON This button changes the distortion characteristics (STYLE) of the Overdrive channel—OUT=OD1, IN=OD2. OD1 is a warm natural “vintage” overdrive flavour, ideal for “blues” based sounds. OD2 is a harder, more aggressive, high gain style distortion, more suited to “modern” playing. 13. CHANNEL SWITCHING BUTTON This button controls whether your amplifier is set for Normal or Overdrive—OUT = NORMAL, IN = OVERDRIVE. Your AC30VR can also be channel switched by using the optional V

17 Bienvenido a VOX ...................... 23 VOX.................................. 29 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. • Clean only with dry cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install i