JMI introduced the entry level Vox Clubman Bass, along with the Clubman I and Clubman II guitars, in the "Vox - The Choice of Leading Artists" catalog from 1962.

The Clubman Bass, Clubman I and Clubman II all shared the same laminated plywood body, produced for Vox by one of two UK furniture sub-contract manufacturers, Stuart Darkins & Company of Shoeburyness, Essex or G-Plan of Hemel, Hampstead. The Clubman Bass was offered in a choice of either red or white cellulose finishes accented by a single ply white plastic pick guard.

The Clubman Bass utilized either one or two chrome plated Vox single coil V-1 pickups, each having its own volume control. A single tone control was also included. Rather than utilizing a traditional ¼" jack, Vox made the odd choice of incorporating a panel mount TV connector for signal output on early production models, insuring that you would need to buy specialized replacement guitar cables from Vox. Standard ¼" output jacks were incorporated in later production, such as the bass pictured at left.

The bolt on neck of the Clubman Bass was made from polished sycamore. While a rosewood fret board was used in early production, later models often simulated the look of a rosewood fretboard by coating the top of the sycamore neck with dark transparent stain. Like the bodies, the necks were produced for Vox by either Stuart Darkins & Co. or G-Plan with final assembly at JMI. The 30" scale, twenty fret neck was ~1⅝" wide at the nut and had a zero fret and four individual open gear tuners. No truss adjustment was provided, the neck was reinforced with a steel rod.

A chrome plated bridge and tailpiece combo offered adjustment for both intonation and string height.

The Clubman Bass was described in the 1962 "Vox - The Choice of Leading Artists" catalog as follows: "A fine Bass guitar red or sunburst finish. Special low frequency circuit, VOX pickup, separate tone and volume controls. Vox compensating bridge and tailpiece."

While Vox discontinued the Clubman I and Clubman II guitars in 1963, the Clubman Bass survived onward in its original form through the end of 1967.