![]() ![]() ![]() Univox was one of the first brands to make copies, and the brand achieved a fair amount of national visibility and distribution. One name that comes to the mind of anyone who has looked at guitars hanging on racks is Univox, a name generally associated with the “copy era” of the ’70s. While we tend to think of the automobile industry in ethnocentric terms, it’s impossible to think of “cars in America” without considering Volks-wagen Beetles, Toyota Corollas or Datsun Zs (Yugos and Renaults deliberately ignored). Among the major players in the American market were the many importers and distributors who enriched the guitar landscape with instruments – usually at the lower ends of the market brought in from other countries, primarily from Europe, Asia, and to a lesser extent, Latin America. While most think of the history of American guitars in terms of American manufacturers, if you’ve followed this column you know the tradition is much richer. 1974 or ’75 Univox Hi Flyer Mosrite copy with the later Univox see- through humbuckers.
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