Known for both quality circuits and Mod stylings, its AC15 and AC30 amplifiers were favored by the likes of the Beatles, Jimmy Page, and The Kinks. Vox is, of course, most famous for its amplifiers that graced the British rock scene in the mid–1960s. ![]() ![]() That Continental was central to the sound that would make them local rock stars. They even made the top 40 on the hot local radio station for six weeks. The band would practice in the drummer’s parents’ psychedelically painted living room and drive to shows in a red and white 1956 Cadillac ambulance. In 1969, when the everyone in the quartet was all of 17 years old, they released two superb original singles (“Hey Ma Ma”/”Funeral at Dawn” and “You and Me”/”World on Fire”) that now sell for upwards of $200 each. From left Bill Moan, Chuck Hodell, Jerry Scott with Vox Continental, Ralph Wilson As a teenager, from 1969 to 1971, Jerry played organ in Dayton, Ohio’s premier acid rock band, the Crystal Rain. Jerry waited until after I bought the organ before he told me about his musical career. Its boxy body was upholstered in bold orange and charcoal waterproof Rexine, all sitting on top of chrome Z–legs. It had reverse color keys, with the white keys turned black and vice versa. When I first saw Jerry’s Vox Continental, I was stunned by its looks. ![]() Instead, it’s a portable stage organ meant to be used in a combo, quaint Brit–speak for a band. I thought it was a combination of an organ and something else. Yet, Scott piqued my interest because he said it was, “the same model the Doors used.”īack then I didn’t even understand what a “combo organ” really was. As a lifelong guitar player, I have generally been very guitar–oriented in my vintage instrument interests.
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