Univox Hi-Flier

Im not quite sure what year it was made, most likely mid 70's. It was made in Japan. 21 fret Maple/Maple neck with a sort of "boat bottom" profile. Im guessing the body wood is solid basswood, or alder, something, its quite light. There is a master volume knob and a master tone knob as well as a Gibson style 3 way pickup selector switch. Its got 2 really cool lookin great sounding humbuckers. Its got passive electronic of course. The body finish is like, Olympic White, and the neck has a cool honey type finish. The High Flyer body style is kind of a reversed Strat thing, Its got that weird combo Tune-O-Matic/Stop Tailpiece bridge that sucks really bad, so Im putting a Gotoh 510 in it instead. It came with a crappy Gibson gig bag.

I play a few types of music, mainly Punk, like Nirvana, so this thing is perfect for me. So far all I use is a Boss DS-1 through a Peavey Basic 112 Bass amp. My guitar amp is at someone elses house, but Id rather play it through my Peavey because my other amp sucks. The pickups are a little noisy when the DS-1 is cranked, and it usually is, but other than that its great. It sounds great, you can basically hear what it sounds like by watching Nirvana play Rape Me on Saturday Night Live. I love it.

The action is amazing, but I didn't buy it from the factory, thank god for Ebay. Other than the bridge being really crappy, the guitar is amazing. No flaws, and its in great shape for a 30 year old guitar.

I would gig this guitar in a second, but I play bass, so I wont be using it, my guitarist will be using it, most likely downtuned for other songs. The hardware has held out this far, so I think it will for longer. The finish is in amazing condition, so it seems to be a good paint job.

I dont believe it would be possible for me to get in touch with customer support at Univox, so I dunno.

I have been playing for almost 3 years, I own a Fernandes Atlas 4 bass, and I am supposed to be receiving an Epiphone Thunderbird bass, and one of those new Fender Mustangs. Im waiting for them from Musicians Friend. If this were stolen, I would hunt down the bastard who stole it and beat him within an inch of his life, let him recover, then do it all over again. If it were lost, I would definately buy a new one. I compared it to a bunch of Strats, Id take this baby over ANY Strat any day.

This beast was made in Japan, ca 1976. It's very Moserite-Venutures
in appearance. Mine has 2 humbuckers. The neck pickup is rotated about
15 degrees in the opposite direction that a Strat bridge pickup is swung, which I personally thing is the correct way to balance the overtones of the high and low strings. The finish is a very nice sunburst, with a white-black-white pickguard, and a rosewood board over the nicest, skinniest maple neck I've ever played. The neck is
fretted with narrow fretwire, similar to old Fender wire, and is
attached using a 4-bolt chromed plate, with a very '70's "U" for
Univox. The headstock is 3-a-side, slightly offset, with plastic
buttons. As manufactured, the tuners were 3-on-a plate, without
gear housings -- very cheap. The holes for the strings were also higher than the nut, which forced the use of "string trees" to
hold the treble strings down at the nut. This is a source of friction
and tuning problems, so if you find one of thes guits, do what I did
and replace the stock tuners with a Stewart-Macdonald 3-on-plate
set of tuners (about $40.) The holes on these are nice an low, so
as long as you wind the strings down the post three or four wraps,
you can put take the string retainer trees off, put them in a plastic
bag with the old tuners (for when you sell the instrument on the
fickle vintage market) and enjoy your newfound tuning stability.
The trem is a trapeze-style, similar to one of the oddball Fenders (maybe the Jauguar?) The strings go over a trapeze-style roller bridge
with white plastic rollers, then on to the separate whammy plate, which is mounted near the end of the body. The strings mount through an angled plate which sticks up through a slot in the cover plate.

Haters of this style of whammy may note that tightening the springs
periodically -- a fairly easy task -- helps somewhat with trem-induced
tuning problems. And unlike a Strat-style trem, which is integral with the bridge, snugging the springs does not necessitate a new
setup, because the bridge itself never moves.

The pickups stand proud of the guitar's body. They have black mounting
bezels. The pickups themselves have a chromed outer housing, with
a tan (not really cream) top color. The tan part (the top of the
coils) is protected from sweat and crud by a clear plastic sheet,
which has holes cut through it corresponding so that only the pole
pieces are exposed. My guitar tech informs me that these rather
well-built pickups were built by Schaller. I have no way of verifying
this, but they are definitely far higher in quality than was the
average for guitars in the same price range.

The pickups are wired to a 3-way toggle switch, one volume, and
one tone control. The jack is a non-angled style, and is therefore
easy to tighten as needed.

As for ratings: The plastic rollers and the subpar tuners are offset
by intuitive, simple controls, good pickups, and excellent ergonomics.
With my new tuners and accompanying absence of string retainers,
I'd rate it a 9. As-built, however, I'll go for 7.

I love these pickups, whoever built them. This is the only humbucker-
equipped guitar I own. I generally like single-coil pickups, because
most humbuckers sound like mush -- all honky midrange and phasey
overtones. These pickups have clarity, but with just a hint of
"bubble" to them -- a nice option for the sonic tool box.

I like a slightly-overdriven 6v6 amp, generally with no effects (tho
I'll occasionally dabble with overdrive pedals.) Even with these pickups pegged, they have clarity, bite, and warmth all at
once, which is very rare. Add spring reverb, set to about 3, for
a bit of blossom on top of the guitar's natural acoustic reverberance.

One observation on this guitar's unique tone, which does not have
to do with electronics:
The pickups stand very high off the face of the guitar. I think
that this design feature contributes to the unusual tone of this model.

The pickups form a kind of "sound cavity" -- similar to a semi-
hollow guitar, but with less boominess. Mostly what you get is the
high frequencies bouncing off the face of the guitar, instead of
a bunch of midrangey muck. This makes the Univox louder than most other solidbodies when played unamplified. The plastic roller bridge
also contributes, by damping some of the string overtones so that
each string's sound can be discerned when playing a chord. This
contributes as well to the unique tone.

Finally -- this is a guitar which loves to play loud. The pickups
are totally non-microphonic. They simply will not squeal. Hold
a note 'til it feeds back, then push the string between the bridge
and the tailpiece for some wiggly-ass vibrato effects. Try that
with a Les Paul.

The bridge pickup is my baby (not surprising, since it's the most
like a single coil of the three possible settings.) The neck pickup
is only useful for clean playing -- I hate that honking Cream/Santana
tone of an overdriven neck pickup with the tone rolled down. But if
you like it, this guitar will deliver that sound too. So for a
bare-bones control layout, there are a few sonic options. And so
simple to use...

This guitar's a natural for blues, straightforward rock, and (using
that setting I don't like) probably for Seattle-style honk. Why
else would Cobain have been the guy to popularize this machine?
Ironically, given that it's a Moserite Ventures copy, it does
not strike me as being well-suited for playing surf. There
are, however, many Hi Flyers out there with P90-ish single coil
pickups, which would likely work fine on surf.

Guess what? I love the damn thing.

For a guitar which cost about $150 1977 dollars new, the fit and
finish is very good.

The neck joint is fine, the setup went unaltered for almost 20
years from the time I sold it to the time I bought it back, and
all I had to do was a small bridge adjustment because I changed
the strings over to Ernie Balls from whatever was on there when
I got it back.

The fretwork is excellent -- this is a very comfortable guitar to
play. I noticed a little router crud inside the vibrato cavity when
I was tightening the springs. Big deal.

Ok, the original tuners sucked. But otherwise...

The first time I owned the Hi-Flyer, I was into the Hendrix
thing -- banging it on stuff, playing in the rain, playing
slide with mic stands, etc. It's been dropped, left in the sun,
the attic, and the cellar.

Since 1977, I've had to re-solder the ground wire. Once.

It looks fragile, but as long as you don't snap the neck-to-
body joint (which actually may be fragile) you can definitely
depend on it.

Never needed it. I think Aria was actually building Univox at the
time I bought mine new, so whatever Aria's support was like 25
years ago????

You'll notice that I put two entries under "price paid." I sold
this baby in 1979 to finance my first (of 6) Fenders. I bought it
back in 1999, after two decades of abuse and neglect at the hands
of my best bud. It was my 1st electric, and I've never played
anything else so physically comfortable.

So would I buy it again? Well, I did.

It's nice because it has some retro chic, but it's not so
precious that you'd kill yourself if you broke it. I am
very attached to mine, though.

If I'd asked anything, I'd have asked if they had two more
in stock, and bought them all.

In comparing it to the other cheapies available at the store,
I just knew by the feel that it was far superior to the others.
That taught me a valuable lesson, too -- that if a guitar feels
right, you can almost always make it sound right after the fact.
Feel is one of the hardest hings to correct if it's not there
at the beginning.

Three years ago, I had to play a show w/ a friend. It was a
situation where all of the members of the friend's band were
away, so everybody was essentially "filling-in." I had never
even met the drummer and bass player before, and we had to play
an hour's worth of original material three hours after meeting.
I knew my parts pretty well, but it was an unnerving situation.

Then the bass player opened his gig bag, and pulled from it
a black Univox Hi-Flyer (or equivalent) bass. That's when we
all knew everything was going to be ok...

I am a left handed guitarist, so finding a good guitar is hard. I've owned many guitars. Left handed Gibson Les Pual, assorted Strats, pawn shops are great. I bought the Univox Hi-Flyer a month ago and it is great. I call it a "top of the line p.o.s." which is deceiving. This guitar has a tone knob, volume knob,and a 3-way selector switch. Thats not much but all you need. Hey, I've owned worse.

I play in a sonic-rock band and this guitar fits. I bought it without playing it. The neck pickup is amazingly ballsy. The bridge is nice and trebly. This guitar i would rate higher then my Gibson Les Paul i once owned!

Since I am left handed i had to flip the nut and adjust the intonation on it. which was simple with this guitar. It plays pretty good. It gives off cool sounds. The paint job on it is sunburst. It is a pretty old guitar so it had one stratch on it. It as the "old" Univox logo nailed on the headstock.

Reliability is this guitar's middle name. Everything about this guitar is rock solid. Currently this is my main axe. It can take it all.

This model is not made anymore so..........

This guitar is a must have. I love it more then any guitar i've had. It sounds great, plays great and is a tough little man. If you see one, buy it!

My Hi-flyer is kind of neat in that it is black and has the plastic logo on the headstock rather than the decal. From what I've gathered at http://www.univox.org, this narrows the manufacture date down to the 71-72 timeframe, as the 69-71 models were (supposedly) only produced with sunburst finishes. The controls are suprisingly solid. I was expecting rickety old pots and a flimsy input and all that, but everything (volume, tone, and 3-way switch) is rock solid. Pickups are P-90s and they sound amazing. I was actually shopping around for new aftermarket pickups while I was waiting for the guitar to arrive, becuase let's face it: most budget-priced vintage guitars have absolute crap for pickups. Just ask my '74 Fender Bronco. From the various nicks in the finish, I'm pretty sure the body is made from some solid wood rather than plywood. Fingerboard is rosewood with 22 frets, bridge is Jazzmaster/Tune-o-matic style. Surprisingly, the trem bar is still with the guitar, but only works at dropping notes.

As mentioned, I was convinced I'd have to drop new pickups into this guitar, but damn was I wrong. The P-90s in this hi-flyer are incredibly balanced, giving excellent response across all frequencies. The neck pickup is a great surprise, offering a tone that is at the same time both warm and twangy. The bridge pickup does a great job of handling both distorted and clean tones. Distortion for me comes from either a DS-1 or an MXR Distortion. I also have a Boss EQ pedal, however, the tone on this guitar is so good and so balanced that I don't need to use it. I'm still blown away by how good this guitar sounds.

Action is good, though I'll probably have to adjust it to get rid of the fret buzz on the low E fifth fret. Neck is a wee bit shifty, nothing some wood glue won't fix. Tuners and trem are the major problems here. I'll probably have to replace the tuners. They're rusted and they alternately stick and slide. Also, I prefer metal pegs to the plastic stock ones. The trem is terrible, making me even more glad that I never use the things. Use it once and everything goes out of tune. I'm thinking about putting a block in the tail like I did in my strat, so I won't have to deal with that. The bridge is a bit rusted as well, but works fine. The finish is good, with far less nicks and dings than one would expect from a 30-year old guitar.

Once I change the tuners and disable the tremolo, I'm sure this will last me forever. It's pretty damn solid as is, and I don't foresee any instances in which gravity gets its paws on it.

I'd have to build a time machine to answer honestly. Then again, if I did build a time machine, I'd probably do more important things with it, like killing Hitler or something.

Been playing for ten years. My primary guitar before this one was a 1974 Fender Bronco with a Seymour Duncan Jerry Donahue Tele pickup in the bridge and a Duncan Strat standard Tele (looks like a tele neck pickup, sounds like a strat) in the neck. Had a 3-way switch (much smaller than the one on the Hi-Flyer) installed as well, since the Bronco only comes with a single pickup in the bridge. Also have a Squire Strat with a humbucker in the bridge, but I never really use it anymore. I run my guitars into a '69 Fender Bassman head and a Carvin 4x12 cab, usually with a Boss DS-1 or an MXR Distortion in between. Sometimes I'll use a TR-1 Tremolo pedal as well, which incidentally sounds great withe the Hi-flyer's neck pickup. I'd replace it if lost or stolen. I love the shape, the feel, the sound, the price, and the fact that it is not a Gibson product. I hate the rust on the hardware, the tuners, and the god-awful tremolo. My favorite feature is probably the P-90s, which sound so much better than I thought they would. Stacks up pretty well against my other guitars, though I think I like the neck on my Bronco a little bit more. Beats anything I own in terms of balanced ouput and sustain. And it just looks damn cool. Overall, a good quality instrument for a good price.

This guitar is a Phase 1 Univox Hiflier Custom (one of the rare models). It is finished in 3-tone sunburst. The neck is maple, with 21 frets. It uses 2 3-way rocker switches to switch between the Gibson P-90s that are in the neck and bridge. The bridge is a gibson Tune-o-matic. The guitar is 100% stock except for missing the whammy-bar. The tuners could be better, but they still get the job done.

I love the sound. I play a variety of musical styles, from Verbena and Nirvana to Hendrix, Kyuss, Qotsa, Tool, and the Wipers. The Hiflier has a great all around sound. My main style of music is grunge/punk, and it works especially great for this.

Everything about this guitar is excellent, except it has a few scratches here and there. It is made out of some solid wood, NOT plywood, like many other peoples'. I haven't changed anything about this guitar except the strings since I got it off ebay. I use Dean Markely NickelSteel Electric 10-52s.

Everything about this guitar is high-quality. I have a feeling it will be around for a long time.

Univox got shut down many years ago, so there's no chance.

I've been playing for 3 years.
I have a Hohner acoustic, 60's Kingston 12string acoustic-electric, Fender Jagstang with a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge, stock 1965 Fender MusicmasterII, Ibanez EX Series Bass, and another Hiflier I'm building. The Hiflier Custom is my favorite out of all of them. I run it through a Fender Tuner, Boss ds-1, and Electro Harmonix USA Bigmuff. I also have an Electro-Harmonix Polychorus and an Echoflanger, both of which need to be fixed. I run all of that into a Peavey Revolution 112 (going to be replaced with a Mesa Dual Rectifier someday). If anything were to ever happen to this guitar, I would track down another Custom model.

It's a cheap (both in price and in materials) copy of a Mosrite guitar, made in Japan. 21 frets, dual humbuckers, tone and volume controls. I believe mine has some kind of generic high-output pickups in it, since they're black when the stock pickups were yellow, and they distort a little bit too easily when the volume knob is turned anywhere past 3. The body is "plywood" as Kurt Cobain described it, but it's really more like some kind of solid, lightweight, soft wood, not laminated. The bridge is basically a jaguar-style copy made of some cheap tarnished material. The neck is probably maple with a maple fretboard, and the color is described as "natural" on the Univox.org site, with the headstock having been chewed on (?) and painted over in a cheap black laquer or something. The frets are very low and worn, and the action is pretty low. I give it a 6 because it really doesn't offer any more than any mexican fender or epiphone. Simple controls, simple pickups, easy to play. Good but not great.

This guitar sounds absolutely amazing. I play classic rock influenced slightly psychidelic grunge, similar to a combination of Soundgarden and the Jesus and Mary Chain. There exists no guitar on this earth which suits my particular style better. The guitar can basically be manupulated to sound like anything, although it comes a lot closer to the bright fender sound most of the time. If you simply roll the somewhat-responsive tone control and get rid of some of the chime, you end up with a nice 335-like tone. Using both pickups at the same time generally results in a pretty cool Smashing Pumpkins buzzsaw sound with some thick distortion, but the neck pickup on it's own, I have little use for. I'm not particularly into jazz and it sounds too rubbery for me. My chain is as so: Hi-Flyer > Boss DS-1 > Toneworks AX-1G > Electro Harmonix Clone Theory > Electro Harmonix Big Muff (Sovtek reissue) > '76 Fender Quad Reverb. The Quad Reverb really takes advantage of the Univox's jangly-but-not-weak humbuckers (wherever they came from) and creates a sticky clean sound that does not chime like a Danelectro, eliminate your mids like a typical generic strat, or destroy all of your highs entirely like anything with high output pickups seems to. It's a very simple Mustang-like tone on its own, but when distorted, the DS-1 provides a great Stone Temple Pilots style obnoxious distortion. The Big Muff results in an extremely fuzzy Black Sabbath/Pumpkins type sound, great for solos and/or power chords, crap for anything where you're hitting more than three strings at once. My only compaints about the Hi-Flyer in this category include that it's lacking in sustain, but I believe this may be because my particular Hi-Flyer was in a damp cellar for 30 years and the neck is very slightly bent. It's been repaired, but not enough to really fix it totally. So I'll give this guitar a 9, assuming that 10 is a rediculously high rating that no guitar can possibly acheive.

when I got it, it was total crap. The neck was u-shaped towards the string side, the fretboard laquer was flaking off, and the action was rediculously high thanks to the bridge not being service for a really long time. Of course, after I payed my 40 bucks for all the repairs, (the guy at my corner music store gave me a pretty good deal) I locked the bridge down and began playing, and noticed HORRIBLE TUNING PROBLEMS. Then I realized that the string tree was screwed WAY down, and raised it significantly. I raised it almost to the point where it would no longer hold the strings down, and this largely helped the tuning problem. But thanks to my unfortunate neck warpage and what are probably cheap third-party tuners, the G string (huhhuh) still detunes any time I bend it. What a shame. I'll give it a 4 because I'm assuming when the guitar was new, it didn't have any of the problems I just mentioned. Maybe the idiot I bought it from should have enjoyed it like I am instead of letting it sit in his basement for years and years.

This guitar would probably fall apart were I to play a gig with it. I think it would just collapse out of sheer nervousness because it's such a skinny, weak little instrument. The hardware is cheap and tarnished, 'nuf said. The finish is pockmarked with little dings and knocks, but since it's the same color as the wood itself, you can't tell that much. It looks great from a distance and gives the guitar a hell of a lot of "character"... and it's up to you whether that's good or bad. The strap buttons are fine, I use one of those cloth fender straps and the guitar is so light anyway, I've never had any problems with it. I would not trust this guitar to give me correct change if I were buying a pack of gum or something. It's performance is totally random thanks to the deplorable tuning conditions. I bet if I used it live, it would be out of tune by the end of the first song, and I think I'd have to have a backup for my backup, just because the Univox is so unpredictable.

The company went out of business in 1977, hence I can't get a whole lot of help from them. They made some classic equipment, though. Superfuzz, anyone?

I'm going to cave and give this guitar an 8 just out of sheer respect for its mind-blowing perfect tone. I would so love to get another one, preferably one that works better, and if it were stolen I surely would. I plan on recording with this thing as soon as I get a chance, as in a controlled environment it blows all other guitars away, hands down. The only things I would change about it would be to change the 1/4" jack so that it does not stick the cord out at a 90 degree angle to the body. This is very ugly. I have an angled cord, but it's still annoying. Also, I would clean out the pots and put some kind of a hard tail on there because I don't care for tremolo and all that crap. Finally, try to disregard almost all of my negative comments, because they pertain not to all Hi-Flyers but only to my particular item. Mine is total junk, but it's a sure bet if I had another one it would sound just as good and be as dependable as any guitar. So take it with a grain of salt.

My guitar is a japanese "piece" of artistry. It looks like its an alder color but I heard they were made out of plywood. It has a very natural looking wood color, "well through the gobs and gobs of gloss". They gloss everything, even the frets are covered with the stuff. It has a couple nobs and a lightswitch looking thing on it but I dont know what is what because they dont work. well i guess im going to have to work it in. when you play it, and kurt will agree, you hate the thing but you cant put it down. Something about the way those humbuckers sound it cant even be desribed in words. man i can really go on that thing for hours. I mean i have a sierra burst, fender, double fat american strat. although, i have to be honest that one does get a lot of my time, but the univox gets more.

It is my perfect machine. Ill put it hords above any gibson out there. True gibson or epiphone. It still doesnt matter.Univox has that really raspety almost coughing like sound that merely takes my breath away. The way those hummy's purr is well worth the teasing you get playing it with other musicians. They give them a bad name but dont believe it.

Well the thing is in mint i mean mint condition. If it didnt have made in Japan engraved in it people would respect it, but there it is MADE IN JAPAN. alder top with a three ply plastic pickguard. The same ugly plastic was at the bottom of the headstop. True glorious Seventies style. I bet they looked as cool as those hippy's clothes that used to play them back in the Seventies. But there a bit out of par with modern styles. it looks like it was a guitar the beach boys wood pickup. Its the same color as the paneling on there car. Almost looks like laminate. But hey, i love the thing really ugly or not.

As i said. Tons and tons of gloss. i dont think it even finished drying because the neck seems sticky. Strap Buttoms are plenty solid. Looks like they have a sixteen penny nail through it to hold it in. Durable, Durable, Durable. I have never had my guitar drop off during live play. those suckers are awsome. I wouldnt use it on a gig witout a backup. any true guitarist would never go in to a herd of raging fans without a backup. They can get angry

Warrenty. Ha. There is no place to get it from. They are long gone. But im sure to give this fair ratings I could say .I'm sure when they had warrentys back in the day it was super fantastic. All Japenese guitar manufacturs are usually quite helpful sometimes calling back to follow up. So to keep the ratings looking grim im going to have to rely on present day japanese dealers and say,

I have been playing guitar for two weeks. I have this guitar with its Univox compainion amp, and a Yamaha G100 amp. I wished I would of asked my dad before he sold it to me if he loved me. He died eight days later. But I think i rememeber him most from that guitar and amp combination that univox had. That sound is something that was ringing in his ears for the first time when he was my age. It is a priceless sound to me.

70' something Mosrite copy, made in Japan (Stamped on the neck plate nice and big so everyone can see)Stop tail piece, some come with a trem bar.. One Humbucker and some other smooth looking non original neck pick up (it was humming so i opened the guitar up and disconnected it)The finish was in bad shape so i had to re finish it.

Sounds great for the Ramones style Punk Rock i play.

I got this like 5 years ago (proably 20 years after it was made, So I really can't comment on the factory set up... The fret board was cracked so I replaced it and had to set the guitart up again after that.

I've dropped, smacked, kick and beat this guitar to a pulp (not on purpose, just happens over the years) and this bad ass plays like new.

N/A

Great guitar for someone who just wants to play and not worry about getting a nick or a scratch on their guitar.

my high flyer is a series 3 mid 70's made guitar. it has dual humbuckers and a tremolo system. body and neck wood would probbably fall under cheap as i dont know what kind they are, maybe plywood. it has a jaguar style bridge and a very very thin neck.

very unique sound. it is quite surfy sounding when played clean but super grungy when played through distortion. there is not much noise though it squeals really loudly rather than feeding back when distorted and not played, though some control can be utilized when using feedback in a song especially with the tremolo bar. i really like the sound though, it was better than i expected. being a cheap guitar i thought the sound would be sub-par but it is almost as good as any mosrite i have played.

most of the guitar was ok adjusted. it is an old guitar though and i do not know how many people have made changes to it. i had to adjust the bridge to get all the frets to play. it still though has problems with the sustain but i will fix that with the addition of a sustaniac.

i think one good slam would crack this sucker in two as it is thin and light. the finish is still in excellent condition though as good as any fender or gibson of a similar age. i would not use it without a backup though as i am a rock star and always have at least three guitars.

company is loooong gone.

overall for the money this is a more than awesome guitar. i recorded with it the day i bought it. all around it works for pretty much any sound, maybe minus jazz music. i have been looking for one of these or a mosrite for a while and since i dont have 2k to spend on a guitar this one was it. i would reccomend anyone who wants to play punk rock go out and buy one now. they rule for surf as well. jazz players, stick to your custom made guits.

This is the Moserite copy. All white. I purchased this guitar new in 1974. It was love at first sight. I have played out with it, It has been knocked over, had beer spilled on it, and plays as well as it did when it was new. With the exception of a little oxidation on some of the hardware (especially the roller bridge) It looks as good as it did when it was new. It came with a cheap case which I think is still in my attic. I later purchased an SKB case for it. I had thought about changing the tuners, but it stays in tune, so there is no need.

This guitar has two humbuckers, and sounds fatter than a tick on a Georgia hound. It has a sound all it's own. I was into the Ventures and surf music at the time I bought it, and it suited my needs very well. I have had many offers but can't bring myself to part with this one.

This guitar was ready to play when I walked out of the store with it.
The only thing I have ever done was change strings. I currently have Danelectro 10-52s on it. The action is low with no buzzing.The finish still shines after all these years.

This guitar has stood the test of time. I would rely on it for any occasion. The strap buttons haven't fallen off in 26 years.

Univox is long gone, and so is the store where I bought it.

Been playing 43 years, I've owned some fine guitars, and let them get away. I had a vintage Supro Reso Glass guitar and sold it for a hundred bucks. I saw the same guitar in Mars for $700.00 My first elecrtic guitar was an original Danelectro Pro One. Boy was it ugly!
It had an odd shaped body and a brown sparkle finish. It played and sounded great. I sold it for $40.00 when I was 16. I have had this Univox longer than any other guitar I own. I would say that Univox was one of the better quality Japanese guitars in it's day. Still not bad today.