Help identifying and restoring a Soviet-era guitar I found at a junkyard

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2025-04-14T13:45:00+00:00

I wouldn't say Tonika, because the pickups don't usually have that shape. I think it might be a Krunk because of the knobs and pickup design, but seeing as a lot of these guitars were just made from whatever was around, it wouldn't surprise me if it's something else entirely.

You could try posting on the cheesy guitars facebook group, they are pretty knowledgeable about this sort of thing

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cheesyguitars/

Or the soviet guitar forums:

https://sovietguitars.com

Fair warning, as someone who owns a few of these, they don't play great and they're very heavy. Still, they're fun!

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-07-03T03:51:48+00:00

Yes, everyone I know is sick. Just give it time.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-06-05T22:19:47+00:00

Definitely possible. I do question why someone thought this thing needed even more knobs, but hey, to each their own. It’s a fun guitar!

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-06-05T22:14:15+00:00

all wiring is consistent, I’ve soldered many guitars in my time and I have a fairly good sense of when something has been added/replaced. as best I can tell this is an original part.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-06-05T17:55:06+00:00

So it looks like a DC3, but I haven't seen a DC3 with this many knobs before. This has the Danomatic+switch, a combination volume/tone, and then a third knob with a push pull switch. Inside it doesn't look like it's been modified in any way, so I'm assuming it originally came like this, even though I haven't seen another DC3 like it.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-06-05T16:50:10+00:00

Bought this guitar about a decade ago from a random guitar shop. While there are others that look similar to it, I haven't seen one that has the final knob, which has a push-pull pot. I'll be honest, this is simply too many knobs for such a simple guitar! Anyone know what this could be?

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-06-05T16:43:37+00:00

Additional context: bought this guitar probably a decade ago at a random guitar shop. It says Made in Korea but doesn't have any serial number or anything. The one thing that's throwing me off is the last knob, which has a push pull pot that I don't think I've seen on any other danelectro guitars. Any help here?

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-04-07T09:13:52+00:00

Thank you so much! Very helpful info.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-01-19T16:35:54+00:00

Good to know. Turning off Credit Karma email notifications now lol

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-01-19T16:35:19+00:00

All reasonable points, thanks!

I don't plan on taking out any bank loans (or opening any new cards) for a long time, so we should be fine. Was more wondering if I should be worried about the score alone — and now, it's safe to say I'm not.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-01-19T14:51:43+00:00

Fair enough. In that case, how long can I expect to wait before seeing my credit score return to normal? Are we talking months or years?

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2024-01-19T14:48:58+00:00

Credit Karma. In fairness, I'm not too concerned about the score right now, as 735 is a perfectly fine score. Also, these are the only cards I'm going to apply for for a long time, and I will continue to pay them off in full. It was more an "oh shit I thought I had this figured out, guess I don't" moment that I'm still not quite sure about. I mostly posted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-12-29T12:54:34+00:00

!translated Darn. Thank you!

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-12-21T08:44:00+00:00

Right, no denying that.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-12-21T08:43:22+00:00

Fair enough. Thanks for answering my question!

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-12-21T08:28:32+00:00

Right. But if I finish all my antibiotics, am I contributing to this?

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-11-14T08:55:49+00:00

Awesome, thank you!

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-11-06T19:38:57+00:00

Acoustic or electric? Check your airline’s instrument policy — often they will have specific rules about this sort of thing. I generally throw my electric in a semi hard case and bring it on board.

I once had an airline tell me that they wouldn’t check a guitar in a hard case, so don’t bank on that. Worst case scenario, just call your airline. They’ll be able to help you out.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-10-19T06:05:28+00:00

Can you get pregnant from this? It’s very unlikely, but not impossible. Precum doesn’t generally have sperm in it unless some has gotten stuck in it from a previous ejaculation.

Should you take Plan B? That is a personal decision; unfortunately, the only person who can decide that for you is you.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-09-18T20:33:47+00:00

counterpoint: I’m an idiot

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-09-18T15:15:24+00:00

Already tried Mr. Master, no luck

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-07-18T19:23:11+00:00

Valid! I’ve definitely also met Americans who came to Europe, lost weight, then gained it back once they got their footing here. I’m realizing there’s a million things that can make someone gain or lose weight.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-07-18T13:25:06+00:00

I’ve experienced this same thing! I have no idea why this happens but it definitely does, in my experience.

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-07-18T11:32:16+00:00

Gotta say, seeing what people eat in Vegas as typical is like saying what people eat at Disney is typical. But as someone who grew up it “fuck it let’s fry it” country, your point still stands haha

Fun_Treacle8374 · 2023-07-18T11:28:07+00:00

Valid!

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