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Model overview
- Diablo Custom
- Diablo Custom, 7-string
- Diablo Pro
- Diablo Light Scotch
- Panthera Custom
- Panthera Custom, 7-string
- Panthera Pro
- Panthera Studio Custom
- Panthera Studio Custom, 7-string
- Panthera Studio Pro
- Renegade Custom
- Renegade Pro
- Spitfire Custom
- Spitfire Pro
- Tennessee Custom
- Tennessee Pro
- Mayfield Custom
- Mayfield Pro
- Camarillo Custom
- Camarillo Custom, 7-string
- Manhattan
- Monterey
- Streetwalker
- Streetwalker, 7-string
- Hollywood
- AZ-10 Single Pickup
- AZ-10 Single Pickup Blonde
- AZ-10 Koa
- AZ-10 Bubinga
- AZ-10 Makassar
- AZ-10 Shellac
- AZ-10 Dual Pickup
- AK 1974
- Morrigan Custom
- Morrigan Pro
OUTFITTING
Experience over decades actually pays off, not only production-wise, since there needs to be a basis on which to build
on, an it starts with the selection of the wood we use for our Framus guitars. In terms of wood as a finite resource we’re
not shortsighted: you can rest assured that we do no harm to the environment whenever you buy yourself a Framus gui-
tar. All utilized woods come from regions where strict cultivation rules and reforestation are enforced. This was made
possible through decades of good contacts and a good working relationship with the lumber industry. In the end we all
benefit from it.
Body woods
Flamed maple tops, selected swamp ash and mahogany bodies – almost all electric guitars are made of this proven and
preferred wood combination. Framus offers many different wood combinations, be it a solid body or a thin-line con-
struction. The exact outfitting possibilities of each model are described in the table hereafter. But before we want to give
you an insight into the characteristics of all the different wood combinations and construction types:
Swamp ash or basswood guitars (solid body)
Massive swamp ash bodies are typical for rock guitars. Hard, with a coarse texture and pronounced grain, this wood has
a powerful sound spectrum with pleasing warm mids and a prevailing character.
Basswood is also an option for guitars striving for that hard sound. The wood itself is soft but still tough and it has a raw
midrange density. As a consequence the instruments are relatively light. The tone that this wood generates is full of low
mids – not for nothing does it have that name: basswood. This combination is ideal for guitars with a radical tone, not
weighing too much thus allowing for endless playing without a sore shoulder.
Swamp ash body with flamed maple top (solid body)
This is a rocking combination that creates a tone with solid substance, enough cut-through and attack. Guitars that use
this combination are hard to ignore and can be used with singlecoils or humbuckers. They consist of either one-, two-,
or three-piece swamp ash bodies with a glued-on two- or three-piece flamed maple top, which is normally 2 millime-
ters thick – a necessity since the top will be getting a specific curvature that is responsible not only for the ergonomics
but also for the appealing design of a Framus guitar. In order to enhance its optical appeal, the flamed maple block is
cut in half and opened like a book (also known as book matched) so that the wood grain is mirrored. Each instrument
that has a top built using this procedure is unique.
