But the long scale Symphonic and Phantom basses were actually pretty respectable. The entry level models were small and light with no adjustable truss rods and often made from plywood certainly no comparison to the Fender basses available. These were followed themselves by the teardrop-shaped Mark IV popularised by Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones. Simple models like the Clubman and the somewhat superior, and heavily Precision-influenced Symphonic bass, were added to the line fairly soon afterwards. JMI were the UK distributor for Fender at the time and when the new Phantom IV was launched in late 1961 it was priced approximately the same as the Fender Precision. The Bassmaster and Contour bass were advertised as early as December 1960. Initially solid-body guitars were produced in the United Kingdom by Vox parent company JMI, certainly as early as 1961, and perhaps earlier. Vox produced bass guitars throughout the 1960s, made in several factories for different markets.
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