VOX BOBCAT S66

Loosely based on the Italian-made Vox Bobcat that first surfaced in 1966, this new version was remodelled by veteran designer Rich Lasner and his G-Rok team. The Korean-made S66 sports a trio of Strat-style single coils – but also comes with dual Vox V90 soapbar single coils as the V66 – and includes an interesting circuit that blends the middle pickup in with any selection from the threeway toggle pickup selector switch. It’s crisply made, and the price includes a hard case. “The S66 is quite inspired,” we said. “Plonk a set of Strat single coils on a full-size thinline semi and throw in a wiring loom from a modded Les Paul Custom. Neat.” Bigsby versions are now available, too.