| Features - Sovereign Bass Amp |
| Output Power |
60 watts RMS |
| Channel One |
Two inputs,
one volume,
one bass,
one treble. |
| Channel Two |
Two inputs,
one volume,
one Tone X,
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| Speaker(s) |
Four Vox Gold Bulldog 12" speakers
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| Size (Head) |
9" H x 27" W x 10.5" D |
| Size (Speaker Cabinet) |
31.5" H x 27" W x 11.5" D |
| Accessories |
covers, casters, foot pedal. |
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Thomas Organ introduced two new medium priced Vox amplifier models in their 1968 "The Sound That Travels With the Stars" catalog. One was the V116 Scorpion lead guitar amp, the second was the V117 Sovereign Bass amp.
The Scorpion lead amp was a repackaging of parts contributed from the Royal Guardsman and Berkeley III amps.
The Sovereign Bass was similarly conceived. In 1967, the 60 watt RMS V1181 Westminster Bass amp head was uprated to 120 watts and became the V1182 Westminster. Vox continued to manufacture the earlier 60 watt V1181 Westminster amp head, renaming it the V117 Sovereign Bass.
The Sovereign speaker cabinet has the same external dimensions as the Royal Guardsman. The Sovereign speaker cab was fitted with a full Vox grill and had four 12" Vox Gold Bulldog speakers, made by Oxford Speaker in Chicago IL. A year later, the Sovereign speaker cab was renamed the "Beatle Power Stack" cabinet and sold in pairs with V1143 Beatle heads.
The V117 Vox Sovereign Bass amp and cab retailed for $669 in 1968. Adjusted for inflation, the 2010 retail price of the Scorpion would be $4,261.00.
North Coast Music offers many replacement parts for the V117 Sovereign Bass amp. Some are shown below.
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