c. 1968 Vox V273 Astro IV Violin Bass 3-Tone Sunburst w/OHSC

Circa 1968 Vox V273 Astro IV Violin Bass In 3-Tone Sunburst Finish

This Bass Is Located At Our Store In Sherman Oaks, CA

In Very Good Overall Condition (Please See Photos)

Finish Shows Light Cosmetic Play Wear Including Several Small Dings, Marks, And Scratches Visible Throughout

Missing Pickguard, Otherwise Original

Made In Italy

Laminated Maple Hollow Body With Dual 'F' Sound Holes

Bolt-On Maple/Mahogany Neck And Bound Rosewood Fingerboard And Dot Inlays

Original Small Frets In Good Overall Condition With Some Visible Play Wear

Dual Vox Ferro-Sonic Single-Coil Pickups With Chrome Covers

On-Board Distortion And Treble Booster Circuit, Electronics Function As Intended

29.5" Scale Length

1.42" Nut Width

Neck Depth At 1st Fret: 0.81"

Neck Depth At 12th Fret: 0.94

Weighs 7lbs 2oz

Comes As Shown With Original Hard Shell Case

The Vox Astro IV Bass was offered in the 1967 "Vox, It's Whats Happening" and the 1968 "The Sound That Travels With the Stars" catalogs. This bass featured a number of onboard battery operated special effects. The styling of the Vox Astro IV was obviously inspired by the Hofner Beatle Bass, popularized by Paul McCartney of the Beatles.
The 1968 US Vox catalog described the Astro IV bass as follows: "An electric acoustic bass guitar with the popular violin shape body. Has built in G tuner, distortion booster, treble and bass booster. All new easy-to-fret fast-neck with the Vox double T-bar and adjustable steel rod. Has two exclusive VOX Ferro-Sonic pickups. Fully adjustable bridge. One volume, two tone controls, 3-position pickup selector switch. Has jumbo chrome plated machine heads. Sunburst, Cherry, or Sandburst."