That`s why there was no Rock`n`Roll in the soviet union| Restoration

Ural 650 may ver well be the most common soviet electric in terms of sheer totals. Once the issue of the neck that`s to narrow is overcome, the guitar handles fairly well, and the monstrous weight that`s ascribed to it is a non-issue, plain and simple. Against the common belief, Ural does not sound good with overdrive, in addition to the overly complicated circutiry eating up some of the pickup out. A brich-laminated, mostly beech cabinet-grade panel body is dipped in a thick coat of polyester lacquer of a wildly psychedelic color.
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[@cpfs936]

Wow! It sounds more like a Fender Rhodes than a guitar! What a difference.

[@francktima3473]

Wow ! it sounds less than a Yamaha DX7 but more like a Fender Rhodes ;-D

[@JustMe-dr2ci]

I bought a Ural 650 guitar because I ride a Ural 750 sidecar motorcycle. The two are of similar build. Crude, rude, and something you'd take to battle. I think the Ural 650 could be used to club an unruly bar crowd with, and still use it to gig the next night. It is heavy, not elegant, not the easiest to play, and should last a long time. I have heard some pretty sounds come out of a Ural 650 in the right hands.

[@AGM_42]

Ural is the symbol of Soviet brutality in making things. Ural bicycle, Ural motorcycle, Ural 6x6 truck, and Ural electro guitar were made for real men. 🤘 Not easy to operate, needs skills to handle, but if you can do it - you're real and your Ural, no matter what it is, will work in all conditions.

[@Igrize1]

Я сейчас так же восстанавливаю Урал. Правда бас, 510л. Играть на нем нельзя, от слова совсем! Но нужно отдать дань, нашему советскому инструменту! Вам же, желаю успехов! И пусть невзгоды обойдут вас стороной!

[@mr.k1t]

Спасибо, честно говоря, единственное что было хорошим в этих инструментах это лкп. Удачи вам вашем начинании, кстати, у меня на канале есть видео с тем, как я переделываю свой 510л, возможно вам будет по душе.

[@anwaypradhan6591]

Spasibo

[@shea086]

OF COURSE THERE WAS ROCK N ROLL IN THE SOVIET UNION. Who are you trying to kid with this video title. Rock n Roll was/is a phenomena in every corner of the world. Rock n Roll is polítical but only in the sense that almost everything is polítical. The USA tried to put an end to Rock n Roll but only made it more popular as they did not undersdand anything about Rock n Roll. Rock n Roll will be around for centuries to come and long after all current polítical ideologies have crumbled and are no more. It will be enjoyed, sang and danced to for a very, very, very long time to come. Nice guitar work by the way.

[@Rob-xb9od]

MEDS

[@shea086]

@@Rob-xb9od Sure. You would know.

[@MeelisPaas]

West made rock, soviets were copy cats. many didn't survive capitalism or alcoholism, i know

[@northeastrebel439]

Rock n roll will never die

[@Liushenfanushui]

Master, your repair videos are really joyful to watch!

[@Visionism]

That's the biggest control cavity I've ever seen

[@Justin-hb6cg]

I’ve ridden a Ural. I didn’t know you could play one too. Cool, thanks.

[@picawat]

i know that there were really good rock bands in the soviet union back in the 80s, one of my favourite was Kino. best and most unique music ive ever heard

[@_Yep_Yep_]

Ive always wanted to see someone take one of the Urals and just make it better than new, perfect. Same with one of those old school Hondo disasters. I wouldnt expect it to be faithful to the original manufacture, since its originally made quite badly. For mostly weird reasons...Id just like to see one parts-upped and modified to perfection. Call it a "Ship of Theseus" at the end, but I'd call it pretty fuckin rad.

[@mr.k1t]

I did it with my Ural bass) You can check it)

[@marcraygun6290]

Love my hondo 2 les paul, needed tweaks though and had wilkinson pickups , sounds great now

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Back in the 80's I had a Hondo Telecaster knock off that was actually really good for what it was. My Dad (who's a long time guitar player) picked it out and it was the best one of the lot, and I wish I still had it, because it was a nice little guitar.

[@user-zl5pz9qu8l]

In late 70th the cost of this guitar was above average monthly salory in USSR. So it was like twice the price of Gibson Les Paul, which was half of average monthly salory in US.

[@leomilani_gtr]

That was a great scale and frets treatment! I bet it feels great to play!

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you! I think you will not like the ergonomics)

[@Ron-vq3zl]

Wow! What a unique tone that guitar has! I know you had actual Piano music at the very end, but when you first started playing that Guitar, I thought it sounded a great deal like an Electric Piano! I dunno whether that was all in the Guitar, or whether part of that sound came from whatever Amp you were playing it thru, but I REALLY LIKED that tone alot! Best Regards Always! Ron H. Abilene, TX. USA. 🙂

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you for comment. These weird pickups make that sound.

[@Jay-uk3cz]

Thank you for sharing a job well done!

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@stephenroman9015]

Great job freshening up that jazz guitar 🎸🎸

[@TheKasmirov]

Thank for video and nice restoration of legendary guitar. I used to play these kinds of soviet guitars in 90 and later making some work on it. All these electronics with filtering circuits was awful. It had no sense for me and for music style I had playing. But those pickups actually have enough magnet force and good coils. Nice adjustable clearance between string and pickup was also very useful to get smooth sound. I liked to replace pickup board with simple connection scheme and remove all these electronics. Sometimes I used Ural`s coils and magnets to make custom pickups. Also, it was very desirable to fix tremolo to get much possible vibration from strings passed to guitar body, and of course some fretwork. These simple things allow to get some decent sound from this guitar. Clean and with distortion pedal. But at the end of the day, it stays very uncomfortable for playing guitar with strange shape and very heavy weight. If I remember correctly there were some more playable soviet guitars with nicer sound. Maybe Aelita, but this model had even less attractive shape.

[@mr.k1t]

Comfort and ergonomics are not about Soviet guitars)

[@leomilani_gtr]

Show us more of those sounds and what all those buttons do, man!

[@mr.k1t]

3 buttons are responsible for each of the pickups. the other 3 buttons are low/mid/high filters

[@martynridley3671]

@@mr.k1t After all the work you did, it would have been nice to hear all the sounds.

[@nicirvin1994]

I had one of those in the 80s.. Found it at a car boot sale.. Had a twist in the neck.. You could still play around the twist but made the action high...

[@djolemadzarevic]

Nice guitar, nice sound and nice playing. I like to hear other sound possibilities and pickup combinations. And what about third pickup switch?

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks! Couldn't find anything suitable

[@TheAtariCreep]

That thing is beautiful.

[@RUBBERTANK_3]

Its beautiful

[@timjbd]

Love it! Like a 70s sci-fi movie guitar..

[@doc8312]

Моя первая электрогитара. Пальцы в кровь, лады надфилем ровнял. Но давала отличные верхи на хорошем комбике. В остальном дрова, конечно.

[@mr.k1t]

Определенно дрова

[@nellinecronje6911]

I'm guessing that nut started life as a toothbrush.

[@maksymkryvenko2242]

Гарно зробили, за роботою дійсно приємно спостерігати, також подобається що практично все залишилось рідним. Думаю ця гітара старша за майстра )

[@mr.k1t]

Дякую, цей Урал це десь середина 80х, так що старша)

[@user-ul8qe1ej1y]

GOOD JOB!

[@dimagostyshhev7375]

Вийшло відео - ставлю лайк👍🏻

[@MrMariohardrock]

I love your channel, what do you use for glueing the frets with that syringe? Thank you!

[@mr.k1t]

Cyanoacrylate - super glue 505 I’m glad you like my channel.

[@user-by2ik5ms9t]

видео отличное.Мастер просто герой.Теперь о своем жизненном опыте.Гитара Урал наиболее плохой и неудобный инструмент из моей юности.Кстати накладка грифа у неё из шпона.Я видел много раз как она отслаивалась Колки сделаны из силумина.Ломаются даже при настройке!Как говорил один герой Даже миллион мух не убедят меня в том что говно вкусное.Это по поводу Урала.Я привык говорить правду.К мастеру только уважение!А теперь возразить по поводу Урала.

[@mr.k1t]

Согласен со всем из вышесказанного, спасибо

[@user-oc9iu2vm2j]

Посмотри свежий ролик от Кирилла, что можно сделать из Урала

[@hnk7976]

Great job on the guitar. What is the song that you played on the guitar? Beatiful music for sure!

[@mr.k1t]

This is the soundtrack for the game "We were here together" And thank you!

[@boozok1013]

По моєму досвіду вона в дуже непогану стані :) За роботою як завжди дуже приємно спостерігати

[@nickdan6400]

Nice job on the guitar! I'm restoring one myself. Hey what book is that? Thanks

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks and good luck) It’s “Electric Guitar in the USSR”

[@user-cn3ng9jb4p]

It's unique, but there was very low quality control in soviet factory. But if you try and put in the effort, you will end up with an incredible instrument with a unique sound and beautiful appearance.

[@timeWaster76]

I love it a piano backing track on a guitar repair video

[@mihalyvigyikan9114]

amazing tone and music. What tuning do ya use?

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks! It’s C# standard

[@danilojunio3297]

Perfect

[@mr.k1t]

Thank you!

[@user-hj9mo5ze6s]

Здорово!

[@paulfischeruncleyips]

Wow. That was a lot of work. Just how many man hours were used to complete the restoration?

[@mr.k1t]

It was quick, no more than 6 hours. But there are projects that take more than 60 hours of pure time.

[@user-ve9wd6iz4b]

🔥

[@moonboogien8908]

I'm really interested to know what that nut was made from.... Anyone know?

[@cockyrokvic]

Very nice... What is the scale length of the guitar?

[@user-io9ti1vl7x]

scale length in the Urals 650 - 650mm

[@user-vu4mv6cf6y]

Гитара в стиле кубизм.

[@iorioandre]

I thought I was going to redo the guitar pickguard and remove the middle pickup and gave the bridge hardware a silver bath and did not show how the crack was with superglue afterwards

[@GianmarioScotti]

I like it, because I like all basses and guitars with a zero fret.

[@nicirvin1994]

Had a 650 Ural bike too...

[@scottreeves1226]

The Soviet Union may not have had rock and roll, but MRKT has cool jazz!

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@allancopland1768]

Your cat approved as do I. Nice job.

[@mr.k1t]

Thanks!

[@liaa5655]

what is that vook about east eaurope guitars at the end?????

[@mr.k1t]

It’s name “Electric guitar in the ussr” encyclopaedia.

[@liaa5655]

@@mr.k1t yeah i mean book :D thx for the answer and the info, i live in Budapest lot of soviet stuff come around and that is the book i need :D thx man, keep it real, cheers!

[@Pandamasque]

Чому в Db? Баритон?)) PS: Круть! Ніколи не бачив аж стільки тексту на некплейті!

[@mr.k1t]

11ті струни і дуже слабкий анкер)

[@KrainKron]

Очень релаксирующее видео. Приятно смотреть за аккуратной работой мастера. Можно поинтересоваться, какую графитовую краску использовали? Никак не могу найти такую, чтобы нормально кистью можно было нанести. Только в баллончиках, а это крайне неудобно, конечно.

[@mr.k1t]

Kontakt chemie graphit 33

[@RedHotKievPepper]

Цю ж кралю як раз тиждень тому виставляли на олх) швидко ж вона пішла, до речі, за скільки вдалося придбати? (Впізнав її по відсутності верхнього "зубчика" 😁)

[@mr.k1t]

Півтори і доставка)

[@matthew_dumych]

Хороша робота!!! Хотілось би побачити більш докладний огляд звучання різних звукознімачів)

[@mr.k1t]

Дякую, чесно кажучи, там не багато позицій з хоч трохи нормальним звуком)

[@matthew_dumych]

@@mr.k1t і на таке свій меломан знайдеться))

[@drummerhammar]

Shouldn't'you straigten the neck first before sanding the fretboard??

[@benlancer6650]

Any reason to paint the inside.

[@mr.k1t]

This is graphite. Conductive coating for shielding.

[@user-cr2uk9dq4n]

😍

[@ivandashkevych2120]

Клас! Просто клас

[@TUSK1157]

I've seen Ural motorcycles but this is the first Ural guitar.

[@mr.k1t]

There is also a piano...

[@TUSK1157]

@@mr.k1t kinda reminds me of Yamaha.

[@mr.k1t]

@@TUSK1157 I wonder if Yamaha is going to build communism

[@TUSK1157]

@@mr.k1t in this day and age, who can tell. What I do know is Go Woke, Go broke. 🤔😂

[@aleksej79novosibirsk]

5:07 I don't get, what did You do here?

[@mr.k1t]

you need to put the zero fret higher than the first

[@user-lh2gl1es5c]

Зі шматка меблів, мабуть, трішки легше було б :) Але відео на висоті, як і якість роботи!

[@mr.k1t]

Дякую)

[@andrewstepanoff5091]

Интересное видео. Хорошо подобрана фоновая музыка. Жаль дека с трещиной.

[@mr.k1t]

Спасибо. Треснул шпон и за ним треснула краска, а так был бы очень хорошего сохрана экземпляр, такие редко когда увидишь.

[@Allexsay]

Пізніше викладу свою версію "Урала", можем зробити сліпий тест гітар))

[@tonesthegrey6452]

Wow, I guess the builder really liked flat head screws back in the day.

[@Asmodeus.Daemon]

Полное бы видео без "ускорений"

[@mr.president1874]

Ви в кінці зіграли We Were Here - Main Theme, неочікувано і дуже класно

[@mr.k1t]

Так, провів деякий час в цій грі під час початку карантину, закохався в атмосферу і мелодію.

[@alexandre8014]

Do you need this super glue?

[@EarthOST]

...но зачем? Можно же просто повесить на стену)

[@timopheich]

Если из говна делать конфетку, то конфетка будет со вкусом говна.

[@IrisGalaxis]

Yeah, soviet guitars are not the best. If you want a good eastern block guitar, go czech, go Jolana. They had a ton of models but in my experience anything from the Krnov factory is a reliable and stable instrument and fairly easy to set up well. With the Hořovice factory you can't be so sure. Ofcourse the sound is unique to each model as they all have different pickups and wiring. It depends, but the wood is good. Also I hear Musima from East Germany is pretty good but I've never tried one so i don't know.

[@bogdantodchuk277]

я правильно зроузмів, в грифа немає анкера?

[@mr.k1t]

Та ні, чому ж, є. під некплейтом схований(але він рідкісне л*йно)

[@bogdantodchuk277]

@@mr.k1t я зрозумів. Щоб відрегулювати натяг анкера, треба зняти струни, або, ну добре, послабити їх, відкрутити гриф, і під п"яткою грифа знаходиться гайка, яку можна крутити якщо треба зробити декілька ітерацій, або міняєш струни на інший калібр, то роби що хочеш але так, це ж совєцький союз, в західних країнах ти налаштовуєш анкер і гриф, а в совєцькому союзі - наоборот біда

[@bogdantodchuk277]

@@mr.k1t так, ні, побачив, там отвір, куди можна засунути щось, і таким чином крутити анкерний болт таке собі рішення

[@mr.k1t]

@@bogdantodchuk277 Та нормально, на старих фендерах і того немає.

[@georgetarbaya2001]

Hey folks! Ural guitars are like the worst thing that you can find. Never ever it was good even a little. The master is trying to make it alive knowing that it's a peace of crap)))) Respect! Слава Україні, смерть ворогам!

[@apuldilgeriy]

Оживление мертвеца

[@luginonluginon2602]

There were great rock band during the SSR, my fav are from late 80's . I would try to save that guitar in it's original shape as much as possible, you've ruined a vintage instrument.

[@Pod-kc3ks]

Урал

[@francktima3473]

Sounds at last as a guitar has to, but (according to only me, myself and I) not enough to rework as you did (the last 10 years) a so very ugly outer civilisation uncommon instrument. 😉

[@curtisnewton895]

all this and you barely play it what a waste

[@rustee_nyfe]

This piece art looks ugly even if just hanging on the wall. Burn it.

[@dildojizzbaggins6969]

Good gawd that video-description... It's 2023 ma dude. Learn English. It's far easier than any Slavic language, incidentally.