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Jolana Iris

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Discover the Jolana IRIS, a solid body electric guitar that combines classic craftsmanship with modern performance. This electric guitar brings the iconic styling and rich tonality that define the Jolana brand, making it an ideal choice for both seasoned players and those just starting their musical journey. With its sleek body design and smooth playability, the IRIS is crafted to inspire creativity and deliver a stellar performance across various music genres.

The Jolana IRIS is equipped with high-output humbucker pickups, ensuring a powerful, clear sound that can handle everything from blues to hard rock. Its maple neck and rosewood fingerboard provide a comfortable playing experience, allowing for effortless transitions between chords and solos. The guitar's sturdy construction ensures durability, making it a reliable companion for countless gigs and jam sessions.

Whether you're playing at home, in the studio, or on stage, the Jolana IRIS offers versatility and reliability. With its precise tuning stability and responsive controls, you can easily shape your sound to suit your style. This guitar is more than just an instrument; it's a tool for expressing your musical identity.

Key Features:

Solid body electric guitar design
High-output humbucker pickups for powerful sound
Maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard for smooth playability
Reliable tuning stability
Versatile tone control for various music genres
Durable construction for long-lasting performance

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The guitar required neck shimming, and the action remains slightly high, suggesting further setup work is needed for optimal playability.
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Repairing dents, cracks, and uneven surfaces on the body requires extensive sanding and putty application, indicating the need for significant refinishing efforts.
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An owner appreciates the guitar's sound but notes it required significant setup work compared to East German Musimas, which typically have a low action and great sound out of the box.
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The restoration process can be slow and labor-intensive, with neck repair being notably difficult, but rewarding once completed.
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Musima De Luxe 25b Jaguar copy is praised for having an incredibly low action and sound, making it a preferred choice for touring musicians over the Jolana Iris.
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Build quality

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The Jolana Iris bass body consists of three wood pieces, offering a solid construction despite cosmetic damage and wear.
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Features and functionality

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The Jolana "logo" detail on the body is merely a shallow cut, not an actual chamber, making it more of a dust collector than a functional feature.
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Owners find the original aesthetic details unnecessary, opting to fill and refinish these for a more streamlined appearance.
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thcraymer

910

almost 4 years ago

Amazing guitar, would higly recommend it (if you're lucky enough to find one in good condition)!

As a psychedelic/shoegaze musician based in Hungary, this guitar was among the best (and cheapest) purchases I've ever made! It's a vintage guitar from early '70s Czechoslovakia, and is a sort of cross between a telecaster and a jazzmaster/jaguar (having the form, pickups, and simple switch plate system resembling the telecaster, and the bridge with a tremolo system resembling the jazzmaster/jaguar, so at least in my opinion, is the best of both worlds). The sound resembles that of a telecaster, is extremely clear (even when distorted), and just as versatile as a tele (more so in fact, because of the tremolo system). For a guitar that was almost 50 years old when I purchased it, it was kept in amazing condition by the previous owner, and keeps in tune better than some of my newer guitars, while having an extremely comfortable tremolo system too. It's now become my go-to electric guitar!

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The combination of telecaster sound and jazzmaster/jaguar type bridge makes it perfect for playing psychedelic rock and shoegaze, and makes it among the most versatile guitars I have ever played! So far, my most used setting for it is the middle position (both pickups), and run it to the amp/interface through a light distortion (sometimes with fuzz too), a noise reducer, and a light delay, giving a gritty but clear tone.

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Rock Art rock Progressive rock

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ebebebeb

963

over 5 years ago

Good old Jolana

played this guitar a lot in my school years, I really liked it and sunk into my soul but in the end, after a few years I replaced it with some American and Japanese instruments 🙄, the guitar may seem very bad compared to American and Japanese instruments but in the USSR there was nothing to play on

ebebebeb

963

over 5 years ago

Good old Jolana

radimuv_profil

over 10 years ago

Vintage from Czech republic

Vintage guitar from Czech Republic ( Krnov town )

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Jeff Tweedy

Singer, Guitarist

Wilco

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One of the many '70s Soviet era Jolana guitars made in Czechoslovakia we have here at the Loft. Part of one of Jeff Tweedy's mini collections. Most models were designed as if they were trying to make a copy of a Western guitar by memory. The Jolana Iris was their version of a single pickup telecaster of course. There is a beautiful tele style bass version as well. This one hung in the Loft's studio control room for a few years along with a red one, a greenburst one, and a sunburst one. Each has their own differences. This one has that great bright green (we think it was a refinish) the one rail pickups, the upside-down logo inside the F hole, and the crazy bent arching bridge. They all have unscrewable top strap buttons that reveal a flathead screwdriver. Seriously. How could I make something like that up? It's true!