Russian Guitar

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:49 am

First time i see one looks different

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORMANTA-SOLO-r ... 3a7f56f944

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:32 am

More of a museum piece than a playable guitar. I like that it's got the Jolana-style screwdriver in the strap button trick.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:21 am

FUCKING WOW.

blane · Post by **blane** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:41 am

http://www.cheesyguitars.com/formanta.html

Formantas were made in Belorussia (see also BL tag on the neckplate), at Borisov factory.
The neckplate says "price 230 roubles". An ordinary citizen in Soviet Union might have been earning about 140-170 roubles per month. The majority of the population were "ordinary", and this expencive guitar was out of reach for most of the Soviets.

George · Post by **George** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:11 am

Looks like lego

Paradigmforcosmos · Post by **Paradigmforcosmos** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:54 am

The action looks way off. I don't know that much about soviet guitars, are there any that's still playable today rather than collectible?'

Edit: After some research it seems as the soviet guitars nerver where playable at all, too bad because I think they look rather cool.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 4:15 pm

im digging it, the design and shabbiness are rather interesting

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:20 pm

The Formanta were the most expensive Soviet Guitars because of all the electronics. I used to have a Tonika and a Kavkaz Bas

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:25 pm

Wow. That is crazy (in a good way) looking.

How did it play?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:19 am

westtexasred wrote:

Dad Guitar

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:11 am

paul_ wrote:
Dad Guitar

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robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:23 pm

i literally just thought of the flight of the concords when i saw that. i fucking love that show.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:45 pm

robert(original) wrote:i literally just thought of the flight of the concords when i saw that. i fucking love that show.

FOTC "Cure Kids"

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robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:38 pm

do it for the pepileptic dwags!
i just found thier album at he library.
too many dicks on the dance for! too many! too many! too many dicks!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:44 pm

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:57 pm

how much was that bass? are they fairly common or hit and miss? my old sous chef turned me on to that show, and he plays the bass, he actually bought my jazz bass before i got locked up just so if i ever wanted to buy it back i could.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:23 pm

robert(original) wrote:how much was that bass? are they fairly common or hit and miss? my old sous chef turned me on to that show, and he plays the bass, he actually bought my jazz bass before i got locked up just so if i ever wanted to buy it back i could.

It was $250 plus shipping from Russia.

markarkark · Post by **markarkark** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:53 pm

Amazing. What the future looked like in the past.