Czech this out...

[bholder]

Anyone else click through the rest of that album? Some very interesting pieces in there - some amazing, some junk, some both. I like their style...

 

[Mustang Surly]

Yep: the one I linked to is but the tip of the iceberg...

 

[millsbass5]

I've seen all kinds of weird, uncomfortable-looking instruments that's came out of Russia over the years. The Russians are like,"Ergonomics? I don't need no stinking ergonomics!" If they could make bass neck out of a cactus, they would. They're hard-asses, for sure.

 

[Ronbeast]

I'd play the crap out of that bass. I think it's cool looking.

 

[spectorfreak]

Words....there are none, *** is the silver and black thing over the P pickup, are those switches?

 

[millsbass5]

Words....there are none, *** is the silver and black thing over the P pickup, are those switches?

Hey, it's Uli Jon Roth's bass!! Now he has somethin' to match those awesome 6-strings he plays......

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[bottomend!]

I think it looks the way a bass should look. love it!

 

[Rich Terry]

That was George Jetson's son's Elroy's bass. This is Walt's Disney's bass.

 

[SirMjac28]

I actually like it but I love quirky stuff.

 

[Daniel Piper]

I like em all!

 

[AaronVonRock]

It's just a Flying V with the V cut off.

Honestly, I see coffee table boutique basses on here all the time that I find uglier.

 

[anton72]

Quite possibly one of the least attractive basses I've seen in a while:

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/turquoisemoleeater/media/guitars/Jolana_basso_ix.jpg.html

It was actually my first bass guitar, same but yellow (I was born and grew up in the USSR)... Surprisingly very comfortable player (no neck dive!) but sounded terrible of course. In USSR the instruments made in Czech republic were considered kinda "good" compared to the crap made in the USSR which were unplayable junk. So do not mix Czech instruments with USSR ones, I know that it's all perceived kinda ex-Soviet camp but the background of instruments builders in Czech were much more advanced than in Russia(USSR). We all played Czech guitars in USSR until somebody got to try a Fender

 

[anton72]

I think the target market must be that burgeoning underground Russian retro-Soviet-era Cosmo-punk scene. View attachment 524165

You've just nailed it! This was in production in mid 80th, but you can hardly find anything like this in Russia or Czech now after we've had a chance to play normal basses and guitars.

 

[Bassmuzicar]

Looks like something a 12 year old would've made... =)

 

[bholder]

You've just nailed it! This was in production in mid 80th, but you can hardly find anything like this in Russia or Czech now after we've had a chance to play normal basses and guitars.

Made me think of these:


And of course:

(Hmmm, wonder whether they used a Jolana on that track!)

 

[j5eugene]

Holy... nostalgia! It was my very first bass (1978-79), just blue one )

 

[anton72]

Holy... nostalgia! It was my very first bass (1978-79), just blue one )

У меня тоже такой был, тоже первый мой бас, редкое говно было!)))

 

[bholder]

Holy... nostalgia! It was my very first bass (1978-79), just blue one )

Awesome!

 

[bholder]

Words....there are none, *** is the silver and black thing over the P pickup, are those switches?

I don't care what they are or how they work, I want one!

"It's beautiful" (Last thing he says before his face explodes.)

...but this guy didn't like it:

 

[Apolicious]

"IT GIVES YOU WIIIIINGS!"