Yamaha EZ-EG Digital Entertainment Instrument (Silent Electric Guitar), 2002, made in Taiwan

 

Link: Owner's / Service Manual [PDF] | Song Filer Program and Free Sample MIDI Files

Yamaha EZ-EG Electric Guitar 
Yamaha EZ-AG Acoustic Guitar

The EZ-EG is a technologically advanced electronic guitar with a natural wood body. Features nine realistic guitar sounds, eight bass guitar sounds, banjo, shamisen, and grand piano to make all kinds of music. 

• 12 lighted frets show hand position for chords
• 3 play modes, which include:
• Strumming: practice for right hand – chords change automatically
• Chord Training: practice for left hand – no strumming required, just make chord changes
• Full Play: practice for both hands – it shows you chord changes, while you strum and play chords
• 6 strings for strumming or finger-picking
• 9 realistic guitar and 8 bass guitar sounds, plus banjo, shamisen, and piano
• 3 built in songs plus 15 song riffs to learn to play
• UX-16 USB MIDI cable included
• MIDI In and Out
• Flash ROM to download more songs to learn
• Volume, tempo, balance and capo controls
• Standard tuning plus open tuning options
• Built-in speaker
• Includes power adapter, pick, strap and tremolo bar
• Mini-plug headphone jack for private practice or output to amplifier (Headphones Optional)
• Uses Yamaha PA3C Power Adapter (Included) or 6 "AA" Cells (Optional)
• Available to Ship in February 2003
• Product Dimensions: 31.9" X 11.8" X 2.83"

Musima Record 17 Hollowbody Archtop, 1970s, made in Germany

Link: muzeum

Yamaha EZ-EG Digital Entertainment Instrument (Silent Electric Guitar), 2002, made in Taiwan

Link: Owner's / Service Manual [PDF] | Song Filer Program and Free Sample MIDI Files

Yamaha EZ-EG Electric Guitar
Yamaha EZ-AG Acoustic Guitar

The EZ-EG is a technologically advanced electronic guitar with a natural wood body. Features nine realistic guitar sounds, eight bass guitar sounds, banjo, shamisen, and grand piano to make all kinds of music. 

• 12 lighted frets show hand position for chords
• 3 play modes, which include:
• Strumming: practice for right hand – chords change automatically
• Chord Training: practice for left hand – no strumming required, just make chord changes
• Full Play: practice for both hands – it shows you chord changes, while you strum and play chords
• 6 strings for strumming or finger-picking
• 9 realistic guitar and 8 bass guitar sounds, plus banjo, shamisen, and piano
• 3 built in songs plus 15 song riffs to learn to play
• UX-16 USB MIDI cable included
• MIDI In and Out
• Flash ROM to download more songs to learn
• Volume, tempo, balance and capo controls
• Standard tuning plus open tuning options
• Built-in speaker
• Includes power adapter, pick, strap and tremolo bar
• Mini-plug headphone jack for private practice or output to amplifier (Headphones Optional)
• Uses Yamaha PA3C Power Adapter (Included) or 6 "AA" Cells (Optional)
• Available to Ship in February 2003
• Product Dimensions: 31.9" X 11.8" X 2.83"

Jolana Tornado serial #0079, 1963, made in Czechoslovakia

Link: jolana.info | Серийные номера гитар и бас-гитар Jolana

Musima Record 17 Hollowbody Archtop, 1970s, made in Germany

 

Link: muzeum

Aria Pro ii CS-350 Cardinal Series Original Custom Body Pat.No 555719, 1981-1983, made in Japan

Link: 

• колки родные Aria Pro ii
• датчики родные Aria Pro ii
• накладка грифа чистилась последний раз при смене струн
• струны Ernie Ball power Slinky 2245 / калибр .011
• под бридж установлена проставка из фанеры формована на лазерном станке для того что бы седла стояли высоко как в оригинале
• заменены седла в бридже на Graph Tech made in Canada / оригинальные седла в довесок из порошковой металлургии (одно сломано) [Все доступные в музмагазах седла имели недостаток диапазона в 4мм как минимум]
• штамп на бридже 1979 год
• штамп на некплейте 1120179 made in Japan
• на пере грифа Original Custom Body Pat.No 555719
• есть сколы / микросколы со всех сторон
• наклейка на деке уже как лет 10 висит - она не закрывает дефекты - а просто есть сама по себе
• за 40 лет истории гитары - гриф в боках ровен / по горизонту очень незначительное отклонение которое роли не играет
• на студии эта гитара появилась чуть более 10 лет назад

Оригинальные седла очень высокие со старта, но так как металлургия порошковая - на фото показано что с ними происходило, все покупные седла имели недостаточный запас по высоте. установлены костяные оффсетные Graph Tech made in Canada (оффсетные это значит болт не по центру входит, и это совпадает с геометрией оригинальных седел) / родные седла остались!!! из них одно сломано!!!

Отдельно надо рассказать про распайку. Она полностью заводская.

Датчики стоят родные (меют какой-то свой собственный прикол).

Гибсоноподобный переключатель делает обычную работу - бридж, бридж+нек, нек.

Верхний маленький тумблер делает отсечку (превращает хамбакеры в синглы)

Нижний маленький тумблер - противофаза.

Чтобы эффект от него был заметен, надо:

1. Включить оба датчика

2. Переключить в режим синглов

Тогда этот тумблер будет переключать что-то вроде между последовательным и параллельным подключением этих крайних синглов. Что-то вроде той магии, которая происходит при "4-позиционной модификации для телекастера".

Jolana Rubin Electric Bas Guitar [serial # 2855], 1972, made in Czechoslovakia

Jolana Rubin is one of the numerous semihollow Jolana guitars introduced during the second half of the sixties and the seventies. The first semihollow guitar in this line was Jolana Tornado, first introduced in 1963. Rubin guitar and bass were produced since the end of 1972 at Hradec Kralove and Horovice. Rubin was introduced together with Kolor model and they all (both guitars and basses) had the same semihollow body, which reduced the production costs. The difference between guitar and bass is in the neck scale and hardware, and the only difference between Rubin and Kolor models are headstock shapes. Kolor had all tuners on a side, and Rubin had a symmetrical 3+3 (guitar) or 2+2 (bass) arrangement. 

The owner of the guitar (Jarmo Laine) says "Jolana Rubin is not actually very cheesy because it is quite nice player with low action and interesting sound (well,the circuit is so weird I have not discovered it´s logic yet). Surprisingly well made." 

It seems that Jolana company started to change various small details in the design, each time giving the instrument a new name. In communist reality that seems to be reasonable, because the company could to say that in "this year we introduced a couple of new models", while not doing almost anything: you didn't have to fight for the market, you only had to report that you were working. Rubin was produced during the seventies. Other (earlier) similar semihollow Jolana guitars were: Jolana Tornado, Jolana Special, Jolana Alexandra, and probably several others. 

Here comes a photo of Jolana Rubin neck on Jolana Tornado body. cheesyguitars

Jolana Saphir Pickups Humbuker (for guitar / bass Jolana Galaxis), 1978-1982, made in Czechoslovakia

Link: muzeum | sovietguitars

варитон  + звукосниматели + регуляторы

Framus 5/156-52 Solid Body Strato Star Bass, 1960-1964, made in Germany

Link: framus-vintage | framus-vintage

Specifications:

• beige, red, black, sunburst finish
• solidbody,
• Rosewood fingerboard
• 1 or 2 PU, oval chrome
• built since the beginning 60s

this particular instrument:

• sunburst finish
• dates 1964
• model built until the mid 60s

Jolana Diamant LP 6-string electric guitar, made in Czechoslovakia

Link: cheesyguitars

Specifications:
There were a couple of different modifications of Diamant. We'll mention just a few of them.
Brand: Jolana, made in Horovice, Czechoslovakia
Pickups: two HB. There were at least two types of them: soapbars with closed pole pieces (shown) and opened - with no covers. Sometimes there's a "Spectrum" logo on them.
Controls: two volume, two tone, 3-way switch. A rare modification used a chickenhead switch instead of the regular Gibson-style one. Knobs were usually transparent, sort of LP custom design.
Hardware: chrome
Neck: bolt-on (yes!), 22 frets, trapezoid inlay.
Binding: body (both face and back), neck. The binding is made with a sort of creme - white plastic, although its color is still not creamy enough to match Gibson.
Bridge: tune-o-matic/stop bar. Tune-o-matic is somehow modified and features a 3D adjustment option for each string. Stop-bar is bigger than a standard LP.
Tuners: Jolana standard. It is used on almost all the Jolana guitars - oval heads and oval back covers.
Materials: maple neck, unidentified body woods
Finishes: black, red, sunburst (rare).
A couple of "modifications" : pickguard is screwed to the body, and the lower strap button can be screwed out and it reveals a screwdriver. wow.

Musima Marma 6 string Banjo, 1970?, made in GDR (Germany)