Igor Tikhomirov

Concert 22 september 1989 from a concert in Kharkov, Ukraine, Igor Tikhomirov play on Fender Japanese 87' PJ-555 Jazz Bass Special.

In this excerpt, Igor Tikhomirov sings together with Viktor Tsoi, which makes the video unique, since there is a small number of videos in such an approximation.

Igor used this bass while recording the song "Ataman"

In this user-uploaded photo, Igor Tikhomirov is seen playing a Fender Japan Precision Bass in a Sunburst finish. Used him only in 1988.

A picture of Igor Tikhomirov with 5-string Warwick bass

In the user-uploaded photo, Igor Tikhomirov is seen using a Roland VP-70 vocal processor, which he began incorporating into his setup in 1990.

Igor Tikhomirov recorded keyboard parts on KINO's albums ‘A Star Called Sun’, ‘Le dernier des héros’ and ‘The Black Album’ using a Roland D-50 synthesiser Timecode - 13:35

In this YouTube video of Kino performing live in Minsk, Igor Tikhomirov can be seen using a Fender Jazz Bass Special at 6:53. The distinctive body shape and pickup layout confirm that it is a Jazz Bass Special model. https://youtu.be/XE_MwmoLiMA?si=tk1oKexlYFfRBfXQ&t=413

On November 22, 1985, during a concert by the band Kino, Igor Tikhomirov was seen using the Ibanez 1984 Roadstar II bass RB630, as evidenced by an image from the event.

This photo shows Igor Tikhomirov playing a Fender Precision Bass PB-551 during Kino’s concert at DK Pervomayskiy on November 1st, 1987. Additional confirmation can be seen in this concert video, where Tikhomirov appears with the same PB-551 at 35:28: https://youtu.be/7I6sH1BRb44?t=2128

In 1986, Igor Tikhomirov was in search of a new bass guitar. He turned to Leonid Musaev, a well-known guitar master and radio electronic engineer. He created the Presicion Bass, but in a fundamentally different way from the canonical Fender. He used Flame Maple for the deck and neck and ebony for the fingerboard. The differences lie in the geometry of the bass itself, clearly visible on the body and neck. For Headstock, the master turned to artist Mikhail Rumyantsev, who drew a logo featuring Mighty mouse. Later on, the fans and Igor himself nicknamed this bass as Mickey Bass In 1987, the base of the band Jungle, in which Igor played, was robbed by scoundrels and this bass was stolen. The fate of the original is still unknown. In 2022, inspired by it, the well-known in narrow circles master Red-Wave from Minsk completely recreated it.