Guitar
Always a fervent (virtual) adept of Jolana guitars (I'm the creator of the Czechoslovakian guitar label you will see under this post, though it was mostly for the pleasure of writing "Czechoslovakian", it's not something you can do often nowadays), I'm happy to show this Jolana Kolor model from the early 1970s.
Though it's not as cool as the Tornado that is kind of perfect, a mere look at its gear makes clear that Jolana was without any doubt the best of cold war east-European electric instrument makers. The trapezoid pickup rings and control plate combine elegance and constructivist simplicity, and the bridge and stoptail are more sophisticated that many found on US or Japanese equivalent models of the time. And of course it has the classy Jolana headstock.
Bertram
© 2011, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Jolana Jantar Czechoslovakian-made Guitar From 1988
guitarz.blogspot.com: Árpád recommended that we take a look at this (his?) Czechoslovakian-made Jolana Jantar from 1988. It has a few of the usual Jolana appointments such as the proprietary hardware (bridge, tailpiece, and those very distinctive machine...
- Jolana Superstar In Natural Wood Finish
guitarz.blogspot.com We've already seen a Jolana Superstar here one year ago, but it was in a poor state, so I take the opportunity to present the real thing - and you can see here how peculiar this Czechoslovakian guitar is, with its Japanese-style...
- Revamped 1979 Jolana Diamant
guitarz.blogspot.com The Jolana Diamant was - and still is, since the brand has been revived - a Czechoslovakian copy of a Les Paul, and for me it has the special vibe that also have Japanese copies from the 1970s - it's difficult to tell why but...
- Jolana Disco Bass - Another 1980s Czechoslovakian Wonder
guitarz.blogspot.com: Seriously, if I had the means right now, I would buy this Jolana Disco Bass. The eBay listing has some particularly clear close-up photos and although it's quite apparent that this is a used instrument and shows signs of wear...
- Jolana Rubin - 1970s Soviet-era Czechoslovakian Semi-hollowbody Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com: This Soviet-era Czechoslovakian semi-hollowbody Jolana Rubin short-scale bass really does look quite glorious. I've no idea what it sounds like or how it plays, but I want it. I am reminded of the Orfeus Hebros bass from Bulgaria...
Guitar
1973 Jolana Kolor, a Czechoslovakian beauty
guitarz.blogspot.com
Always a fervent (virtual) adept of Jolana guitars (I'm the creator of the Czechoslovakian guitar label you will see under this post, though it was mostly for the pleasure of writing "Czechoslovakian", it's not something you can do often nowadays), I'm happy to show this Jolana Kolor model from the early 1970s.
Though it's not as cool as the Tornado that is kind of perfect, a mere look at its gear makes clear that Jolana was without any doubt the best of cold war east-European electric instrument makers. The trapezoid pickup rings and control plate combine elegance and constructivist simplicity, and the bridge and stoptail are more sophisticated that many found on US or Japanese equivalent models of the time. And of course it has the classy Jolana headstock.
Bertram
© 2011, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Jolana Jantar Czechoslovakian-made Guitar From 1988
guitarz.blogspot.com: Árpád recommended that we take a look at this (his?) Czechoslovakian-made Jolana Jantar from 1988. It has a few of the usual Jolana appointments such as the proprietary hardware (bridge, tailpiece, and those very distinctive machine...
- Jolana Superstar In Natural Wood Finish
guitarz.blogspot.com We've already seen a Jolana Superstar here one year ago, but it was in a poor state, so I take the opportunity to present the real thing - and you can see here how peculiar this Czechoslovakian guitar is, with its Japanese-style...
- Revamped 1979 Jolana Diamant
guitarz.blogspot.com The Jolana Diamant was - and still is, since the brand has been revived - a Czechoslovakian copy of a Les Paul, and for me it has the special vibe that also have Japanese copies from the 1970s - it's difficult to tell why but...
- Jolana Disco Bass - Another 1980s Czechoslovakian Wonder
guitarz.blogspot.com: Seriously, if I had the means right now, I would buy this Jolana Disco Bass. The eBay listing has some particularly clear close-up photos and although it's quite apparent that this is a used instrument and shows signs of wear...
- Jolana Rubin - 1970s Soviet-era Czechoslovakian Semi-hollowbody Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com: This Soviet-era Czechoslovakian semi-hollowbody Jolana Rubin short-scale bass really does look quite glorious. I've no idea what it sounds like or how it plays, but I want it. I am reminded of the Orfeus Hebros bass from Bulgaria...