This machine kills capitalists!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:56 pm

My 1975 Tonika.I don't have it yet but here is a photo taken by the shop I bought it from(amp was not included)

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:26 am

Reminds me of this somehow

I kinda like it.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:33 am

I LUV IT!!

I've heard they're heavy - do an demoes!!!

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:07 am

Has same wang-piece as my Musima Elgita. I wonder if that was a USSR or DDR design- it appears to be the best designed bit of the guitar!

Post pics of the tuners when it arrives pls

astro · Post by **astro** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:11 am

Cool! I wonder how it plays? Do these things have truss rods?

Here's a link to a web page I found a while back, they have all sorts of pics and stories about electric guitars from behind the iron curtain.

CLICK HERE, COMRADE

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:11 pm

timhulio wrote:Has same wang-piece as my Musima Elgita. I wonder if that was a USSR or DDR design- it appears to be the best designed bit of the guitar!

Post pics of the tuners when it arrives pls

That is interesting.I think mine is the second version(or third?)version of the Tonika.The earliest version had a different bridge and knob layout as well as a different headstock

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:58 pm

Looks like Astro's avatar, and like you could maybe open a beer with it.

jamc_89 · Post by **jamc_89** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:13 pm

its hideous in the best way.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:13 pm

I totally can't believe you got one. Cool as hell. Now you need a Ural...

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:11 pm

mezzio13 wrote:I totally can't believe you got one. Cool as hell. Now you need a Ural...

I missed a nice Ural on ebay $299. BIN!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:42 pm

<3 barbara feldon

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:46 pm

My Tonika came in from the cold.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:47 pm

Notice convienent placement of jack

Only volume knob does anything Tone knob has no effect and pickup selector doesn't turn.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:51 pm

it's so ugly in a good way

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:04 pm

gaybear wrote:it's so ugly in a good way

Thanks man!

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:56 pm

That pickguard material is amazing.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:59 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:That pickguard material is amazing.

Aye it sure is unique and amazing.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:11 pm

Nothing to add, but I love this picture- Musima Eterna spotted on English Russia.

http://englishrussia.com/?p=2929

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:34 pm

timhulio wrote:Nothing to add, but I love this picture- Musima Eterna spotted on English Russia.

http://englishrussia.com/?p=2929

Thats a cool pic.I have been look for pictures of guitars in Russia from this period but haven't found too many.I did find these pictures of another Tonika in a classified ad on a Russian webpage

RuppMusic wrote:Wow, thanks for sharing this. Truly something we don't know a lot about here in the US

Thanks.I started collecting some photos off the internet of Soviet guitars.Here is a Tonika I saw an ad on a russian webpage

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:45 pm

There are some Soviet Guitars on Ebay

some Ural 650's

and a Formant