Vox SSC-33 Vintage Cream 2010
Vox SSC-33, butterscotch, made in Indonesia 2010. It's pretty funky, is it not? Vox guitars enjoyed a reboot in the mid-00s, marrying some kooky 60s style shapes and styles with the engineering panache of their Yamaha and Korg overlords. It's a good recipe: this is well designed. From a woodwork and finish angle, it's also very tidy: resonant, smooth to play, lightweight and well balanced; it's very good. The pickups were designed by Eric Kirkland, with a pair of coils in each, one for output and one to kill the hum, and two sets of magnets: a P-90 style set and some blade humbucker jobs on the outside. You can toggle between the two sets of sounds with the northern switch, while the southern switch is a standard three way job. You can get LP, Tele and Junior style sounds all from one guitar, and they're all pretty convincing. Heaps of ideas on tap and heaps of guitar for the cashola.
Model: Vox SSC-33
Made: Indonesia, 2010
Serial: R1002720
Finish: vintage cream, gloss poly
Body: mahogany, ash top
Neck: mahogany, rosewood fretboard, 638mm scale, 43mm nut, 300mm radius, slim C
Weight: 3.555kg
Mods: none
Pickups: Vox CoAxe x2
Accessories: none
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has minor scuffs around the posts. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, no major marks. The back has minor scuffs in the elbow area and on the horns. The sides have minor scuffs near the jack. The front has along the back edge and near the knobs and some play wear around the strings.
Overall: excellent condition (9/10)
Playing condition notes: action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 10/52 Moonshiners strings.
Fret Life: 8/10, minor wear only