Yuri Kasparyan

Interesting sound, a unique and rare. Yuri also put a Kahler 2200 tremolo system on this guitar in May 1987.

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Concert, song "Перемен". Rock club, Leningrad, 1986. Yuri Kasparyan plays the Black Fender Stratocaster.

In the image, Yuri Kasparyan is shown playing a red Gibson Les Paul Custom, identifiable by its rectangular inlays.

Yuri used this guitar while recording the song "Ataman"

In this photo, Yuri Kasparian plays a Gibson Les Paul Classic guitar. He played this guitar at one of the concerts in America in 1990.

In this photo, Yuri Kasparian is using a Yamaha SLG100S guitar. He sometimes used this guitar when he played in the band Ю-питер.

This photo, reportedly from 1986, is claimed to feature Yuri Kasparyan holding a Squier Stratocaster with a standard SSS pickup configuration. If the date is accurate, this guitar would be a mid-'80s Made in Japan (MIJ) model, known for its quality. Verification of the photo's date could clarify the guitar's identity and avoid confusion with other Stratocaster submissions.

A picture of Yuri Kasparyan and his wife Joanna Stingray with white Kramer Baretta Special

In this photo, Yuri Kasparyan, together with Igor Tikhomirov, tunes Viktor Tsoi’s Washburn EA40 Festival Series 1983 White guitar.

Yuri Kasparyan exchanged guitars with Viktor Tsoi and began playing solos of the last two songs on a 12-string guitar from the Lunacharsky factory. DK Svyazi, Leningrad, December 18, 1986.

In 2013, while touring the USA, Yuri purchased a Fender Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster RW Olympic White. He plays this guitar in the projects "Symphonic KINO" and "YK", as well as until 2017 in the band "Ju-Peter". Used as a spare guitar in the reunion of the band KINO in 2021-nowadays. Source - https://vk.com/wall-24738473_9548 The repost stated (translated):

"New from the US. During a tour of the States, Yuri, as he was going, bought a guitar. Plus the processor as well."

In the photo, Yuri is playing a Fender Standard Stratocaster Olympic White MIM . It can be seen by the distinctive black logo on the headstock. This guitar was involved in the band ‘Ju-Peter’ and in the project "Symphonic KINO. In 2012 an LSR Rollernut was supplied. This strat was replaced in 2013 with a new Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop Jeff Beck Signature Series. According to unconfirmed facts, Yuri gave this strat to one of his friends.

In a 1984 live photo, Yuri Kasparyan is visibly using an Aria Pro II CS-250 guitar. The pickup configuration and body shape confirm it as the standard CS-250 model. This instrument was employed by Kasparyan during Kino's performances to craft his distinctive melodic and atmospheric sound. The image serves as proof of this usage.