1970’s UNIVOX Coily Bass Guitar (Sunburst)
UNIVOX guitars were imported to North America from Japan in the late 1960’s to the late 1970’s. They had many different models – most popular of which is the Hi-Flyer – but also included an array of Les Paul copies, Hagstrom, Fender and others. UNIVOX guitars were built by the Matsumoko guitar factory in Japan, who also built guitars for Aria, Westbury, Westone, and several other brands at the time. This model, the Coily Bass is based on the Epiphone Casino. They also made a 5 string version with a Bigsby style tremolo. Here are two samples, sunburst and redburst. These models featured dual pickups with a 3-way switch, two volume and two tone controls. Bolt-on maple neck with hollowbody flamed maple top and a floating bridge and string mute bar. At $125 in the early 1970’s, pretty good value and construction for the money!
Actually , Mike, this bass was the Epiphone Rivoli (see Bishop’s Gibson G
uitars vol2) as well as going by Raven , Pan and Mansfield, to name but a few. It was my first bass ever and I still have it. It’s truly a fun bass to play with a sound far beyond it’s cost.
Dale
Hey Ola, My Line 6 UX2 is what I’m using to record my gtaiur tracks. I read above that the Nick Crowley stuff is better? I’ve tried that before, and was never able to get a good solid tone. Do you seriously recommend using the NC stuff over Pod Farm UX2? If so, I’ll get right on giving it another shot. If it’s indeed better, than my UX2 will come in handy for recording DI tracks!Take care Ola!-Aaron Smith
i recently purchased red sunburst,has serial number but doesnt say where made at,,its in mint condition and fun to play.mute is awesome ,,,anybody have idea wat it runs for today???6094356137cell text
correction just sunburst
where they made in usa ,,,? any of them,,