New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
- PJazzmaster
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New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
I always loved the Jolana Vikomt Bass since I was in Band where the Bass player had one for a while. She soon upgraded to a "better" Bass but that Jolana had such a nice and unique sound and feel. I always missed that sound. So somehow a Vikomt was always on my radar. I played a few Jolana Iris Basses (basically the 2 PU version of the Vikomt) but I always preferred the simplicity of the Vikomt (as well as the fact that the Vikomt has only transparent lacquer on the back of the neck whilst the Iris has a thicker black lacquer).
Jolana basses are still cheap and all in all not that hard to find. Last week one popped up for 190 EUR, I saw it by accident and I was fast I first thought it's a refin but it's not This might be one of the rarest Jolana colours out there. I found only one picture of a Jolana Guitar in the same colour. It's a type of greyish green thing. I actually really like that color
Jolana basses are still cheap and all in all not that hard to find. Last week one popped up for 190 EUR, I saw it by accident and I was fast I first thought it's a refin but it's not This might be one of the rarest Jolana colours out there. I found only one picture of a Jolana Guitar in the same colour. It's a type of greyish green thing. I actually really like that color
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Re: New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
"Does it have that ....?"
YES IT DOES!
YES IT DOES!
- MattK
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Re: New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
That looks KILLER, do you have a pic of the whole thing?
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Re: New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
Awesome! What a cool bass.
I'm really liking my recently acquired Rubin 6-string, unfortunately it came without the Spy vs. Spy clandestine package. Quite disappointing to find just normal strap buttons, no sneaky screwdrivers or poison-tipped darts.
Congrats on your find, and seconding MatthewK's comments on a full pic if possible.
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Re: New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
That is amazing. I love the old Soviet stuff like this. I don't think I'll ever find any of it in a lefty orientation, so I'll probably never look, but damn this stuff is cool as fuck!!
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- PJazzmaster
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Re: New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
Thanks. Indeed a cool bass and also the quality is quite solid. So you are also happy with your Rubin?antisymmetric wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:22 amAwesome! What a cool bass.
I'm really liking my recently acquired Rubin 6-string, unfortunately it came without the Spy vs. Spy clandestine package. Quite disappointing to find just normal strap buttons, no sneaky screwdrivers or poison-tipped darts.
Congrats on your find, and seconding MatthewK's comments on a full pic if possible.
A full pic of mine will follow !
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Re: New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
Wow!!! Cool bass, cool color, cool everything.
That eastern bloc stuff is totally interesting. Nice find!
That eastern bloc stuff is totally interesting. Nice find!
This is an excellent rectangle
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Re: New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
Oh boy that is even better than I expected. Like a literal interpretation of the name "Telecaster Bass". The grey is very cool and the style / details are just *chef's kiss*.
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Re: New (old) Jolana Bass in a very rare colour
That looks to be in exceptionally good condition for a Soviet Bloc instrument. What a find!