Vox Guitars History

G-Rok (Korg spelled backwards- a nod to the Korg Tokyo rehearsal studio GROKS) was established in Novato, California, 30 minutes north of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge in 2007. California has a unique history as the birthplace of a great many innovative guitar makers, from one-man shops to major manufacturers of electric and acoustic guitars.

Starting in England in 1961, Vox began to manufacture a line of solid-body electric guitars built at a local furniture maker’s shop. Import of American electric guitars into the UK was effectively prohibited at the time, so Vox stepped in to fill the increasing demand for solidbody electric guitars. started by the British Invasion bands that were growing in popularity on both sides of the Atlantic.