Vox VGA-3D Trans Black

Essential Information About the VOX Giulietta VGA-3D Trans Black Guitar

• Compact archtop designed for comfort, with excellent grip and better control of feedback on stage.


• AREOS-D onboard system: acoustic and electric guitar modeling, plus synth and special instrument sounds, all without a computer.


• Real-time control of overdrive (and effects functions) directly from the module, allowing you to switch from clean to crunch and hi-gain while playing.


• Hybrid source: VOX XLM magnetic pickup + individual piezo elements at the bridge for natural dynamic response.

Giulietta VGA-3D: the VOX archtop designed for the digital age

The Giulietta VGA-3D fits into VOX's approach of offering instruments with a classic look but adapted to current needs: immediate versatility, accessible settings, and reliable performance on stage. The AREOS-D modeling engine, optimized for the Giulietta, continues the spirit of developments made by the brand on other models, with an interface designed to avoid submenus and prioritize immediacy.

For whom, and for which styles?

This guitar is aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists who want to cover many styles with a single instrument: modern jazz, pop, funk, rock, worship, ambient, studio production, and texture creation. Its control module favors playing in real conditions (rehearsal, stage, home studio), especially if you need to quickly switch from a clean sound to more saturated tones, or add synth and unusual instrument timbres for doubling.

The sound

The archtop craftsmanship, with carved laminated maple top and back and laminated maple sides, provides attack, definition, and control, while limiting the overly feedback-prone behavior found in some large-bodied guitars. The set mahogany neck enhances stability and vibration transmission, while the torrefied jatoba fingerboard contributes to a precise and balanced response.

On the electronics side, the VGA-3D combines a VOX XLM humbucker (basis for electric guitar modeling) and individual piezos in the bridge saddles, all controlled by the AREOS-D system. The result: a very wide palette, from credible guitar sounds to synth textures, with settings designed to be adjusted while playing (drive, effects, group changes), without relying on software.

Recommended compatible accessories

To enjoy it immediately, plan for a 6.35 mm jack instrument cable (instrument output) and, for silent work, a headphones with mini-jack plug (headphone output). The system runs on 4 AA batteries (alkaline LR6 or rechargeable Ni-MH HR6): keeping a spare set of batteries is ideal for the stage.

Technical specifications

Electronics: microphone configuration	Hybrid	Tuning pegs	Die Cast
Category	Hollow body	Scalloped	Simple
Format	Jazz	Body	Maple
Left handed	No	Types of frets	Medium Jumbo
Strings	Steel	Pickguard	3-ply
Nbr of strings	6	Nbre of pickups	1
Top	Maple	Neck Pickup	Humbucker VOX XLM
Neck	Glued mahogany	Electronics	Active
Neck format	C	Electroacoustic	Yes
Radius	310 mm	Color	Black
Fingerboard	Grilled Jatoba	Finishing	Natural
Nbrs of frets	22	Hardware	Chromed
Scale (mm)	628 mm

Construction	carved laminated maple top and back, laminated maple sides	Bridge/tailpiece	Tune-o-Matic
Binding	top and back	Bridge	Tune-o-Matic style, chrome, with 6 piezo elements in saddles
Neck shape	C shape	Tailpiece	trapeze style chrome with VOX String mute
Scale length	24.72" / 628 mm	Number of pickups	1
Number of frets	22	Pickups	individual piezos in bridge saddles + 1 XLM humbucker
Fret type	Medium Jumbo	Onboard system	AREOS-D (control module, magnetic sensor, piezo pickup selector, volume, tone, pickup selector)
Hardware plating	chrome	Controls	Volume, Tone, Selector (group selector, DRIVE/REVERB button, POWER button and LED, FX (effect) / CANCEL button and LED, WRITE button and LED)
Tuners	oil-bath	Outputs	instrument (6.35 mm phone type), headphones (mini-jack type)