Vox Continental 300vsVox Continental II
Summary
Vox Continental 300 and Vox Continental II: 2 Vox organs compared side by side. They differ on 7 of 12 compared specifications.
| 2 items | Vox Continental 300Legacy since 1972View details → | Vox Continental IILegacy since 1972View details → |
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| General | ||
| Manufacturer | Vox | Vox |
| Status | Legacy | Legacy |
| Released | 1970 | 1966 |
| Keyboard | ||
| Manuals | 2 | 2 |
| Keys per manual | 49 | 49 |
| Key action | Waterfall | Waterfall |
| Keybed | Two reverse-colour manuals; key count assumed from the Continental II it grew out of (see sources); unweighted organ keys | Two 49-note reverse-colour manuals; lower manual's bottom 13 notes (C to C) form the bass section; all-plastic keys (Kimber-Allen), unweighted |
| Sound | ||
| Drawbars | Physical | Physical |
| Sound engine | Integrated-circuit top-octave generator and dividers | Transistor top-octave divider organ (silicon transistors on the later STC models) |
| Organ models | Continental II drawbar layout (upper 16', 8', 4', II, III, Flute, Reed; lower 8', 4', 2', IV, Flute, Reed; bass Flute and Reed) plus five upper-manual presets and a drawbar preset | Upper: 16', 8', 4', II (5 1/3', 1 3/5'), III (2 2/3', 2', 1'), Flute and Reed drawbars; lower: 8', 4', 2', IV, Flute and Reed; bass: Flute and Reed drawbars with 8' or 8'+16' switch and bass sustain |
| Polyphony | Full polyphony | Full polyphony |
| Connections | ||
| Pedal inputs | Expression | Expression, Pedalboard |
| Features | ||
| Features | Upper-manual presets, Percussion (8', 4', mixture, short/long decay), Spring reverb, Bass sustain, Tilting stand option, Made in the UK (300H) and Italy (300) | Two manuals, 13-note bass section, Bass sustain, Vibrato, Percussion on the later Super II (STC-2), Bass pedalboard socket (usually blanked off) |
| Size & weight | ||
| Colours | Grey, Orange | Red, Grey, Black |
Key differences
- Released: Continental 300 – 1970 Continental II – 1966
- Keybed: Continental 300 – Two reverse-colour manuals; key count assumed from the Continental II it grew out of (see sources); unweighted organ keys Continental II – Two 49-note reverse-colour manuals; lower manual's bottom 13 notes (C to C) form the bass section; all-plastic keys (Kimber-Allen), unweighted
- Sound engine: Continental 300 – Integrated-circuit top-octave generator and dividers Continental II – Transistor top-octave divider organ (silicon transistors on the later STC models)
- Organ models: Continental 300 – Continental II drawbar layout (upper 16', 8', 4', II, III, Flute, Reed; lower 8', 4', 2', IV, Flute, Reed; bass Flute and Reed) plus five upper-manual presets and a drawbar preset Continental II – Upper: 16', 8', 4', II (5 1/3', 1 3/5'), III (2 2/3', 2', 1'), Flute and Reed drawbars; lower: 8', 4', 2', IV, Flute and Reed; bass: Flute and Reed drawbars with 8' or 8'+16' switch and bass sustain
Both are the same on manuals (2), keys per manual (49), key action (Waterfall) and drawbars (Physical).