Friday 4 January 2013

Jolana Superstar in natural wood finish

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We've already seen a Jolana Superstar here one year ago, but it was in a poor state, so I take the opportunity to present the real thing - and you can see here how peculiar this Czechoslovakian guitar is, with its Japanese-style planck body, its massive and unique bridge and pickups and its too many controls.. I'd be curious to hear how it sounds, because it is strangely attractive...


Bertram D

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    1. 2011 is already two years ago! Not tuned yet to 2013...

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  2. Reminds me of a Yamaha SG1000 except for those chunky pickups. Ithink the pickups are the best feature after the body shape

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    1. True, and it also seems to borrow heavily from the Gibson Melody Maker?

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  3. The pickups, bridge, and the layout of the controls remind me of a Peavey T-60. I wonder if the pickups have the same tone control/coil tap feature.

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    1. The pickups are standard Jolana fare and appeared on their guitars and basses. My own Jolana Disco has one of these pickups centre-mounted, see http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2011/11/1980s-soviet-era-czechoslovakian-made.html (may need to copy & paste that URL or just type "Jolana Disco" into the search box at the top of the page).

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  4. What is up with those huge pickup surrounds?

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    1. That's to accommodate the huge pickups!

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  5. The bridge and pickups kinda' look like old Peavey units.

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  6. Hi, Just enquiring, whether the size of the frets need be standard. I am kinda bored with the fret size. I had a different thing in mind, more of lesser sized frets and in tandem with the music. I understand I might achieve an octave styled neck. Also, the neck maybe shorter in size and varied from standards. Any idea if u or companies or is it patented to have custom-made guitars?

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  7. Here is one for sale : http://www.leboncoin.fr/instruments_de_musique/386655945.htm

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