SC33 – Planet Z

May 18, 2011

CoAxe Pickups: Interview with VOX R&D

Guitar CoAxe, Magnets, Pickups, SC33, Vox 256

As you can hear in my recent video review of the Vox SSC33, the Vox CoAxe pickups sound amazing. They’re dynamic, noiseless in all modes, and most importantly offer up a wide range of incredible sounds.

With the two blades sandwiching the pole pieces, you can see right away that these aren’t your typical humbucker, single-coil or P90…

Curious for more details on these mysterious creations, I got in touch with the man behind the magic- the inventor of the CoAxe pickup: Eric Kirkland, Chief Designer at VOX Guitar Development (G-Rok), in Novato, California. Read on…More

May 15, 2011

Vox SSC33TB Guitar

Guitar Review, SC33, Video, Vox 36

I recently had a chance to play the new Vox SSC33, and it’s a thing of beauty. This is the mid-priced 33 series guitar, in the single cutaway, teaburst finish, with an ash top, mahogany body and neck, and rosewood fretboard. It’s an incredible value when you consider it shares the same MaxConnect aluminum bridge, CoAxe pickups, and super-smooth tuners as Vox’s higher end 55, 77 and Virage guitars. And it comes with a really nice padded gig bag.More

September 22, 2009

Neck and Neck

Guitar 540SBC, ASAT III, Epiphone Riviera P93, G&L, Ibanez, Measurements, Neck, SC33, Taylor 714CE, Vox 1

I’ve been asked about the thickness of the Epi Riviera P93 neck, in comparison with other Epi guitars. I’ve also measured the Epi Sharaton II, Dot Studio and Casino, and their necks are all very similar to the Riviera P93, within 1/32” for each measurement (thickness at 12th, width at nut, width at 12th). And they’re all the same 24 3/4” scale and 12” radius. The Epi Les Paul’s and SG’s have a slightly thinner neck (about 13/16” at the 12th fret), but the same width and scale.

Here’s some pictures and exact measurements (in inches) of the Epiphone Riviera P93 compared to my G&L ASAT III, Taylor 714CE acoustic, and a very thin necked old Ibanez 540SBC. Update 5/14/2011: added Vox SSC33.

All measurements in inches:

Guitar	Thickness at 12th fret*	Width at nut	Width at 12th fret	Fretboard radius	Scale (nut to bridge)
Epi Riviera P93	31/32 (.97)	1 11/16 (1.68)	2 3/32 (2.09)	12	24 3/4
G&L ASAT III	31/32 (.97)	1 5/8 (1.62)	2 1/32 (2.03)	7 1/4	25 1/2
Taylor 714CE	39/32 (.90) *	1 3/4 (1.75)	2 5/32 (2.15)	12	25 1/2
Ibanez 540SBC	13/16 (.82)	1 11/16 (1.68)	2 1/16 (2.05)	16	25 1/2
Vox SSC33	7/8 (.88)	1 11/16 (1.69)	2 1/16 (2.05)	12	25 1/8

* Taylor 714CE thickness measured at 9th fret since neck joint to body begins at 12th

Here’s the Epiphone Riviera P93: