The vox standard bass was made in the matsumoto factory in japan from 82/85. As on aria guitars the first digit on the serial number tells the year of manufacture, so i'd say your bass was made in late 81 but maybe not shipped till early 82. Hope this helps. Assuming the amplifier is all original, if the manufacturer's plate on the back of the amplifier says Jennings Musical Industries, that would date it before 1968. If the control panel is copper/red, that would be between 62-64. If the vents are brass, that would be earlier than mid 64. If black, that would date to mid 64-65. On the back of the amp, a Dallas Music Industries sticker, giving the serial number 74012239 and designation of the amp as PA110/E. Whether this means that the amp was sold or perhaps re-sold by Dallas, which had taken over the production of the AC50 in the mid 1970s, remains to be seen. Thanks to Dave for the pics. There is a serial number 920227 but this (surprisingly to me) hasn't been much help in dating the amp. Any help would be very gratefully received. The vox standard bass was made in the matsumoto factory in japan from 82/85. As on aria guitars the first digit on the serial number tells the year of manufacture, so i'd say your bass was made in late 81 but maybe not shipped till early 82. Hope this helps.

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1.Vintage Vox AC30 serial number 5937, 1962.

This amplifier was purchased from the original owner who had owned it from new, having purchased it himself from Frank Hessy's Music Shop, Stanley Street Liverpool in early 1963.