Another variant of the Phantom guitar was the rare "Special", built in the UK then later in Italy, a white version being famously used by Ian Curtis in Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" video.

Effects were operated by a series of push buttons along the bottom neck side of the pick guard, with knobs to control vibrato and repeat speed.

Numerous copies of the Vox Phantom's distinctive five-sided body design were manufactured, by companies such as Teisco and Kawai, under the Domino brand name.

In the late 1990s, VOX reissued USA-built versions of the Phantom, Mark III Teardrop and Mando guitars.

The USA models are considered to be the most playable versions of the instruments ever made according to The Ultimate Guitar Book by Tony Bacon In 2011, VOX reintroduced the original pentagonal body shape in its Apache series.