Much has been said about the 1960's British invasion of the pop music scene. As most of the British invaders played through AC-30, AC-50 or AC-100 amps, the 1960's was also the period of the Vox invasion of the music industry. Through their Artists Promotional Stock program, Vox endeavored to shower the popular artists of the day with their latest gear to drive customer interest and demand. However, only one artist, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, had the honor of Vox naming an instrument specifically for him. The teardrop shaped, semi-acoustic Wyman Bass made it's first appearance in the 1966 Vox catalog. To commemorate the brand's 50th anniversary in 2007, Vox announced two new limited-edition teardrop bass guitar models, the VBW-2000 and the VBW-2500. While both were reissues of the original Wyman Bass, neither was endorsed by Wyman. The VBW-2000 featured a carved semi-holllow mahogany body, maple top and a three color sunburst finish. The VBW-2500 had a semi-hollow carved mahogany body, a flame maple top and a choice of Black Cherry, Violin Amber or Whale Blue finishes. These instruments were manufactured for Vox in Japan by Terada. In 2021, Vox introduced yet another pair of limited-edition "Wyman style" semi-hollow teardrop bass models, the VBW-3000 and VBW-3500. Vox described these as "A modern reproduction of the teardrop bass that made VOX an indispensable presence in the British music scene in the late 1960s." As was the case in 2007, neither bass was endorsed by Wyman.

Like the VBW-2000 that preceded it thirteen years earlier, the Vox VBW-3000 bass had a carved mahogany back and a maple top. It was offered with either a British Green, Racing Red or a Natural finish. The VBW-3500 added a flame maple top and was offered in a transparent Sunburst or Blue Burst finish. These basses had a fully bound body with a flat back and a cylindrically arched top. They measured 2 inches deep at the center of the body, slimming to 1½ inches at the narrowest point of the sides. Featuring a bound neck and a short 30.342" (770 mm) scale, the VBW-3000/3500 basses were distinguished by their exceptionally slender necks, measuring only ~1.378" (35mm) wide and ~0.81" (20.637 mm) deep at the zero fret. Using a five-piece lamination of maple (three layers) and mahogany (two layers), the neck was engineered for maximum stability against twisting or warpage. The 21 fret bolt-on neck had a rosewood finger board with dot and side fret markers. The iconic Vox "paddle" style headstock had four premium quality Gotoh GB707 tuners. The pickups were an original Vox single-coil design with an alnico magnetic structure and exposed pole pieces. Special consideration had to be given to the location of the pole pieces due to the narrow string spacing on these basses. A three way pickup selector mounted to the control panel allowed the choice of the neck, bridge or both pickups. The pickguard, control panel, bridge cover and pickup trim rings were made from chrome plated steel, as were the 1960's originals. A fitted hard case and truss wrench were included. Given their Japanese origin and similarities to the VBW-2000 and VBW-2500 basses previously manufactured for Vox by Terada, it's plausible that Terada might have been responsible for producing the VBW-3000 and VBW-3500 Teardrop basses.