Russian Guitar
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:49 am
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Posted: 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.
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:21 am
FUCKING WOW.
Posted: 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.
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:11 am
Looks like lego
Posted: 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.
Edit: After some research it seems as the soviet guitars nerver where playable at all, too bad because I think they look rather cool.
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 4:15 pm
im digging it, the design and shabbiness are rather interesting
Posted: 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
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:25 pm
Wow. That is crazy (in a good way) looking.
How did it play?
How did it play?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:19 am
Dad Guitarwesttexasred wrote:
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:11 am
[youtube][/youtube]paul_ wrote:
Dad Guitar
Posted: 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.
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:45 pm
FOTC "Cure Kids"robert(original) wrote:i literally just thought of the flight of the concords when i saw that. i fucking love that show.
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Posted: 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!
i just found thier album at he library.
too many dicks on the dance for! too many! too many! too many dicks!
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:44 pm
Posted: 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.
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:23 pm
It was $250 plus shipping from Russia.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.
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:53 pm
Amazing. What the future looked like in the past.