Framus reissuing Strato de Luxe

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:35 am

http://framus.de/modules/produkte/produ ... 4495&cl=EN
MIC with a Gibsony vibrola tailpiece and TOM, price TBA

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:35 am

Looks like a very close replica, even down to the 'plays like an old shelf' fretboard.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:56 am

now that's doing an obscure vintage reissue the right way! I'd love one of those.

Paradigmforcosmos · Post by **Paradigmforcosmos** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:04 am

All guitars with gold hardware looks like an old man's guitar.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:33 pm

Is the neck pup supposed to be wonky?

jculpjr · Post by **jculpjr** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:45 pm

Thomas wrote:Is the neck pup supposed to be wonky?

The bridge looks jacked-up too

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:17 pm

trash-caster

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:20 pm

features :

Bolt-On
Flat Bodyshape
Available as 6-string
Available as right-handed model only

now im saving my money up!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A GUITAR THAT FEATURED FLAT BODYSHAPE....! and with 6 strings! and for rigt handed people!????? OMG IM IN STRAT HEAVEN

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:37 pm

Thomas wrote:Is the neck pup supposed to be wonky?

yep.

jculpjr · Post by **jculpjr** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:13 pm

But wait there's more from the Framus Custom Shop!

"In order to make for you the choice between the individual components a little simpler, we tried here to give you an overview of the different options and possibilities. Select by yourself the body wood, neck wood and fingerboard wood, the hardware and its colour, the pick up style and tone, electronics, one of the alternate bridges or even add some LEDs or inlays to ornate your axeÂ´s fingerboard."

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:20 pm

LEDs? this is literally the worst thing to come out of germany since adolf hitler

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:47 pm

Hey! Give credit where credit is due, Hitler was from Austria.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:29 am

jculpjr wrote:
Thomas wrote:Is the neck pup supposed to be wonky?
The bridge looks jacked-up too

I don't understand what you guys mean. the pickups are in a sort of fanned out arrangement, that's how the original is.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:31 am

I normally like crackers looking guitars, but that is bloody 'orrible. Reminds me of the car that gets burnt out in Planes, Trains, & Automobiles.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:37 am

Awful guitar. I think that you lot should fire bomb Dresden again.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:41 am

Mages wrote:
jculpjr wrote:
Thomas wrote:Is the neck pup supposed to be wonky?
The bridge looks jacked-up too
I don't understand what you guys mean. the pickups are in a sort of fanned out arrangement, that's how the original is.

see:

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:44 am

Mages wrote:
Mages wrote:
jculpjr wrote: The bridge looks jacked-up too
I don't understand what you guys mean. the pickups are in a sort of fanned out arrangement, that's how the original is.
see:

Just looks odd, and plays with your eyes if you don't know the guitar. Have to say it looks better non-gold, though it does have that shitty serviceman look to it.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:55 am

The bridge angle looks pretty standard, narrower abr style TOM's are frequently angled like that for intonation. See any old Les Paul or SG.

Reissue purports to have the original's "organ effect" though I don't know if that just means the spring-loaded volume swell knob with the pinky lever.

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timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:56 am

You guys want the moon on a stick! I think it's a pretty decent and faithful reissue of a quirky and cool looking guitar. Admittedly all that gold will look nicer once it's worn-in a bit.

Wish they'd reissue this black one!

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:00 pm

The black one looks nice. All the metal on the other one reminds me of that hideous prehistoric guitar that dude made on here ages ago. Like something a Steampunk character would play.

BTW: as for my question about the pickups it was an honest one. I don't know much about these guitars and thought the pic might have been one of those messed up photoshop images.