Univox
| Private | |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Founder | Thomas Walter Jennings |
| Defunct | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Westbury, New York, United States |
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Area served
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Global |
| Products |
Electric & acoustic guitars Bass guitars Amplifiers Electronic Keyboards Effects units |
| Parent | Korg |
| Website | VintageUnivox.com (archive site) |
Univox was a musical instrument brand of Unicord Corporation since early-1960s when they purchased the Amplifier Corporation of America of Westbury, New York and began to market a line of guitar amplifiers. Univox also distributed the guitars by Matsumoku (Hi-Flier, 'Lectra, etc.), effects units by Shin-Ei Companion (Super-Fuzz, Uni-Vibe, etc.), and synthesizers by Crumar (Stringman, etc.) and Korg (MiniKorg K1/K2, MaxiKorg K3, etc.).
In 1985, Unicord Corporation was purchased by Korg, and Univox brand was discontinued due to a fire at the Matsumoku factory in 1987.
In the early 1960s the Unicord Corporation, a manufacturer of electric transformers, purchased the Amplifier Corporation of America of Westbury, New York. They began marketing a line of amplifiers under the name of "Univox". The company was purchased by Gulf+Western in 1967. Guitar making operations moved to Japan in 1975 where they continued making guitars until 1982. Production under the Univox name was halted after a fire at the Matsumoku factory. After this time instruments were made in Korea under the name "Westbury". The Unicord Corporation was purchased by Korg in 1985, effectively ending the line for good.
Univox was best known for making copies of instruments from better-known companies such as Mosrite, Fender, Gibson, Rickenbacker, Ampeg/Dan Armstrong, Epiphone and others. The Univox Hi-Flier was based on the distinctive Mosrite "reverse swept" shape; it was popularized in the early 1990s by Kurt Cobain, almost two decades after original production had ceased.
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