Soviet Guitar - No, Comrade, No!

[Thrillhouse]

Personally, I love all these instruments. The weirder/uglier the instrument the more I seem to like it. That's probably the reason I'm constantly close to pulling the trigger on an Ovation Magnum I...

 

[Slade N]

ive seen much worse and with much higher price tags

 

[jamro217]

I'm waiting for Eastwood to jump on this one...
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That's the Guild Chernobyl B-302.

 

[jamro217]

That TOTALLY looks like something that would come out of soviet era Russia.

Yeah, off a fishing boat anchored 28 miles from the Canadian coast in the Grand Banks. It looks like a saltwater sunfish.

 

[Ostie]

Nyet.

 

[filmtex]

Hi,

I think that's kind of cool. It needs some love but it's so ugly it's cute. Definitely a conversation starter.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

I’m with you. Kind of like

 

[secondbestcody]

What’s the weight? What’s the width at the nut?

 

[Toddcaster64]

I’ve always loved these Soviet guitars, and I’ve come close to pulling the trigger a couple times. I mean, they’re ugly and I’d imagine if you found one that was even just mediocre it would be like striking gold, but that is part of their Soviet charm!

Five year plan? Guitars for the masses! Power to the people!

 

[GretschWretch]

Hi,

Wow, what an interesting site.

This is called TWO-GRIFF.

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Thank you. NOW I know where that neck came from.

 

[Fender_Bender]

Iz smart like traktor, comrades. Looks like the neck plate was hacksawed out by a 9 year old.

 

[foolforthecity]

Nyet.

+1, comrade.

 

[Joebone]

...let me hear your balalaikas ringing out, come and keep your comrade warm...

But seriously, who can possibly even dream of such ugly stuff???

 

[mikewalker]

I've played most of these in person, and almost without exception, they play even worse than they look. It's a miracle that our Soviet brothers in bass were able to get anything done with tools like that. But yet they did - concerts were held, and LPs were pressed! As far as I can tell, a junk budget 60s student Sears Catalog model in North American market was pretty much 'Pro level' CCCP domestic gear right up until the mid-late 80s in Russia... (when Invalid Link Removed came along and started making something half-decent...) For years I worked in Moscow with Alex Shamray who was the entrepreneur who bought out the remnants of the Russtone factory after perestroika ... the workshop was located in the basement of a torpedo factory

 

[HawldieMPB]

I'm intrigued. I DEFINITELY want to know what every switch and knob does. Maybe 200$ want. (Not that I have it to waste)

 

[nilorius]

This HAS to be the UGLIEST instrument ever. Given the circumstances under which it was made it seems entirely fitting, though.

Formanta USSR Soviet Electric Guitar Vintage

Is body MADE FROM SINGLE OR 5 PARTS.

 

[mcarp555]

One of the definitive sites for stuff like this is Lord Bizarre's collection:

Welcome

Also Junk Guitars:

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Sites like these deserve love for archiving the more unusual instruments one might encounter.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

At least it's not a Squier.

 

[Mister Boh]

I like the look for some strange reason, but everyone says they sound like ass and play even worse.

 

[mrjim123]

I've played most of these in person, and almost without exception, they play even worse than they look. It's a miracle that our Soviet brothers in bass were able to get anything done with tools like that. But yet they did - concerts were held, and LPs were pressed! As far as I can tell, a junk budget 60s student Sears Catalog model in North American market was pretty much 'Pro level' CCCP domestic gear right up until the mid-late 80s in Russia... (when Invalid Link Removed came along and started making something half-decent...) For years I worked in Moscow with Alex Shamray who was the entrepreneur who bought out the remnants of the Russtone factory after perestroika ... the workshop was located in the basement of a torpedo factory

Cool story!

 

[lfmn16]

Boris and Natasha want their guitar back.