Jolana

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Jolana was a Czechoslovakian brand, producing electric guitars and basses from 1953 to 1989. Especially during the 1960s it supposedly gained popularity in the UK and George Harrison, Jimmy Page as well as Eric Clapton are said to have used the Futurama model. When the quality of Czech Guitars steadily decreased, the marketing increasingly concentrated on countries within the Eastern bloc. In spite of their rather negative reputation, Jolana guitars are still appreciated among collectors and nostalgics.

[edit] Models

A peculiarity of some models is that the same body was used for guitar and bass, which reduced production costs. Nevertheless, the two versions differ in scale of their neck and the specific hardware.

1. Chord
2. Basso V
3. Neoton
4. Marina
5. Basora
6. Alexandra
7. Alexis II
8. Basso IV
9. Pedro
10. Star VII
11. Sirius
12. Star
13. Big Beat
14. Hurricane
15. Diskant
16. Alfa
17. Star IX
18. Basso IX
19. Basso X
20. Tornado
21. Graziela special II
22. Special
23. Rubin : Guitar + Bass
24. Kolorbas
25. Studio : Guitar + Bass
26. Diamant : Guitar + Bass
27. Onyx
28. Vikomt : Guitar + Bass
29. Iris : Guitar + Bass
30. Altro
31. Superstar : Guitar + Bass
32. Disko : Guitar + Bass
33. Galaxis : Guitar + Bass
34. Jantar : Guitar + Bass
35. D Bass
36. Strat
37. Proxima : Guitar + Bass
38. RK120
39. RK140
40. RK Bass

[edit] See also

• List of guitar manufacturers

[edit] External links

• CheesyGuitars - information and pictures regarding Jolana guitars, basses
• Jolana.info - Czech page on Jolana
• Jolana.cz - Another Czech page on Jolana
• Jolana 1953-1986 - listing of electric guitars und -basses by Jolana