Four 10" Vox Gold Bulldogs. Photo courtesy Ihor Boyko
 The 60 watt RMS power amp is mounted to the bottom of the cabinet
Photo courtesy Ihor Boyko
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Output Power |
60 watts |
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Channel One
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Two inputs,
one volume,
one bass,
one treble
reverb
tremolo speed
tremolo depth |
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Channel Two
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Two inputs,
one volume,
one bass,
one treble.
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Speaker(s)
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Four Vox/Oxford Gold 10"
speakers with ceramic magnets |
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Size (Speaker Cabinet)
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31" H x 27" W x 11.5" D |
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Accessories
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casters, cover, two button foot pedal. |
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The V116 Vox Scorpion combo amplifier was introduced in 1968.
The Scorpion was constructed from a combination of parts and subassemblies from pre-existing Thomas Vox amplifiers.
The external dimensions of the amp suggest that the Scorpion cabinet was contributed by the Royal Guardsman. The cabinet was constructed of 3/4" particle board, making the amp somewhat heavy for its size. Removable casters were fitted to the bottom of the cabinet, and no trolley was available for this model. The cabinet had a closed back.
Unlike the Royal Guardsman, the Scorpion cabinet had a full front grill. It had four 10" 16 ohm Vox Gold Bulldogs with ceramic (or ferrite) magnets. These were wired in parallel to make a 4 ohm total load. The speakers were manufactured by Oxford Speaker of Chicago IL.
The preamp and controls were contributed by the Berkeley III amp head. The Scorpion had two channels, each with volume, bass, and treble controls. The first channel also had reverb and tremolo. A two button foot switch was an included accessory.
The power amplifier was the 60 watt RMS unit from the Royal Guardsman. It was mounted to the bottom of the amplifier cabinet.
The V116 Vox Scorpion retailed for $529 in 1968. Adjusted for inflation, the 2010 retail price of the Scorpion would be $3,369.00.
North Coast Music offers many replacement parts for the V116 Scorpion. Some are shown below.
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