By: ERIC

ERIC — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:57:32 +0000

Hi from France. I recently bought an early Jolana Diamant from the 70’s… then a second one as I was so impressed with the first one…Michael is perfectly right about the ‘inferiority complex’ regarding eastern guitars. Despite the bolt-on neck construction that does not compare to a set neck Les Paul, the binding poor quality that brakes, insufficient head angle and light wood, these Diamants are incredibly playable having their own powerful sound and grain. I happen to own several Gibson, including a vintage 56 Les Paul and frankly, even if the Les Paul is obviously superior, it is certainly not in the 1 to 200 ratio of the price difference…. Actually I have a lot of fun playing these 2 Diamants that have slightly different sounds (one is brighter and the second one more ’round’) to the point that I use them 90% of the time… You can still find them in Russia for about $200, a unique chance to get an original great guitar with soul and history at a ridiculously low price, even if you may have to spend another $200 for some luthier’s work…

By: QxStyles

QxStyles — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 21:28:03 +0000

Hi, I’m from Czech republic and I’m lucky owner of the new (2008) Jolana Diamant. The NBE do good job. They do 3 models. Diamant (Les Paul), Taornado (semi) and Grazzioso (this guitar is famous, Herison and Page). These guitars cost is +/- 1000 dollars. But you get the custom made guitar, you must order it and do it for you with your parameters. Btw. NBE do guitars for the other brands like Spector or a time ago it was for Epiphone. Here´s the web page (not the best) http://www.jolana.eu/

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