The Story of Uncovering a Vox UL4120
The Story of Uncovering a Vox UL4120. Todays story involved my good friend Chris King Robinson. We are stood with a Vox UL4120 amplifier. According to legend, there are only a handful said to be left in existence! We have owned four of these amplifiers in our time, which is a miracle in itself! They were only produced for one year – 1966 – and were predominantly sold to ‘big’ stadium bands of the time. Most of these were returned to the factory and destroyed! These amplifiers were used extensively by the Beatles during the recording sessions for the Revolver album and beyond. The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd were also users of this short-lived amp line. We have shipped 3x of these UL amplifiers to Miami Beach, and another over to a collector in Germany.
This particular one was found by our good friend Chris when he worked with us. Annie and I were on our honeymoon at the time and Chris was staying with Martin while I was away. We got a call one day to say that Chris and Martin were on their way down to South Wales to pick up a crazy rare amplifier that Chris had found. On their way, Martin had pulled in to fill up the van with Diesel, and was so excited he drove off without paying! Anyway, upon arrival, they not only came home with this amplifier, but a HUGE Vox cabinet and a Vampower amplifier too! Why do I share this? There is an old African proverb that says this:
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”
My wife often reminds me of this… Naturally I would be an ‘Analyst’ who likes to work alone with my head down. While it is true I can get stuff done quicker on my own, nothing of longevity is ever done like this. When you work alone, there are no distractions, you can easily find out what works for you, and you get the job done sooner. However, every person who has ever done something of longevity, including marriage, has always done it as a team, or with a good team around them.
