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Nut
Small part, big impact. The nut of a Framus guitar is an in-house development based on self-lubricating carbon and it’s
called Framus low friction nut. Glide-capable material is essential at this part of the neck, since it avoids tuning problems
and unwanted noises whenever a guitar is outfitted with a vibrato system that doesn’t come with a locking nut.
Die headstock design is such that the string exerts the necessary amount of pressure at the nut without the need of string
trees. This ensures a straight line between nut and tuning machines resulting in optimal oscillations transfer.
Locking nuts are used with Floyd Rose vibrato systems, thus making the tuning machines less essential. The involved
playing techniques put a lot of stress on the strings and anchoring points of the guitar. If one normally tuned string has
a pull of about 6 kilos one can only imagine the additional tension that is created when using extreme vibrato system
techniques. Such stress is better absorbed with the use of a locking nut. The strings are first tuned and then locked tight
with the nut blocks. Further tuning cannot be done with the tuning machines: fine tuners at the bridge are used instead.
Security locks
It happens pretty fast and the precious guitar is on the floor. Straps with no lock are mostly responsible for it and for the
resulting damage on the instrument. In order to spare you going through that experience all Framus guitars now come
with strap locks called “security locks” as a standard feature. The strap is not put over the pin through the hole like usual
but first firmly attached to a matching counterpart, which then securely snaps into the pin on the guitar. To release the
lock a button is pressed on top of the counterpart that unlatches it and the strap can be pulled out of the pin. This sy-
stem is a Framus in-house design and is also available on request as a separate item.
Hardware colors
Chrome, black or gold are available as standard options. We transferred these options to the models with vibrato systems
but there are certain restrictions: not all vibrato system manufacturers offer those same choices. Almost all Framus gui-
tars come standard with chrome hardware, some models come also in gold.
If the instrument comes standard with gold hardware another color can be chosen with no additional cost depending on
availability. The same goes for the Streetwalker model, where you can choose between chrome or black hardware with
no additional cost. Otherwise all models that come with chrome hardware have additional cost for different hardware
color. If the choice is for chrome of black hardware and the guitar comes with metal covers on its pickups, they will be
nickel-plated meaning a silver surface. If your choice is gold hardware and the guitar in question comes standard with
metal pickup covers, these will be also gold.
