[NAMM] Framus Idolmaker guitar series

Stevie Salas ought to be a household name for many, given his work with artists such as Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Justin Timberlake to name a few.

Framus recently teamed up with Stevie to create the “Idolmaker” model range, which comprises three different models so far and will be officially launched during the upcoming Winter NAMM 2014 show.

The Framus Idolmaker Stevie Salas Signature model features a Maple neck, Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard with Indian Feathers inlays and a Mahogany body with a 1" AAA Quilted Maple top. Further, the guitar is equipped with Original Seymour Duncan pickups, passive MEC electronics, a five-way switch, a toggle “killswitch, ” and a TonePros Tune-o-matic bridge.

The Framus Idolmaker comes with a Mahogany neck, Tigerstripe Ebony Fingerboard, Mahogany body with Flamed Maple top, original Seymour Duncan pickups and a TonePros Tune-o-matic bridge.

The Framus Idolmaker Five’R comes with a Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard, Red Alder body with Flamed Maple Top, Nordstrand pickups and a GraphTech Wraparound Resomax bridge system.

The Framus Idolmaker series will be available from April 2014.

Idolmaker Stevie Salas Signature complete specs:

• AAA quilted maple headstock
• Graph Tech Ratio locking machine heads
• Graphtech black tusq low friction nut
• 24.75" (628 mm) scale maple set neck
• Tigerstripe ebony fretboard with 24 jumbo frets rounded edges, Indian Feathers inlays, and 305mm/12" radius
• Fluorescent Side Dots
• IFT Invisible Fret Technology and Plek Fretleveling
• 1" AAA quilted maple top with mahogany body
• Original Seymour Duncan pickups: Phatcat (neck) / ´78 (bridge)
• Matched wooden electronics compartment
• Volume and Tone control
• 5-way switch / toggle “killswitch”
• TonePros tune-o-matic bridge
• Available as right-handed only
• Finishes: natural satin, coloured oil, high polish top, satin side & back, high polish
• Gold hardware
• Weight: 3,8 kg
• Aluminium RockCase RC 10829 SA F included
• Individually issued certificate of authenticity

Idolmaker complete specs:

• Graph Tech Ratio locking machineheads
• Graphtech Black Tusq low friction nut
• 24,75"" (628 mm) scale mahogany set neck
• Tigerstripe ebony fretboard with 22 jumbo frets rounded edges, oval inlays, and 305mm/12" radius
• Fluorescent Side Dots
• 1" AAA flamed maple top with mahogany body
• Original Seymour Duncan: Pearly Gates SH PG-1n (neck) / Custom Custom SH-11 (bridge)
• Matched wooden electronics compartment
• Volume / Tone control push/pull for splitting humbucker
• 3-way toggle switch
• TonePros tune-o-matic bridge
• Available as right-handed or left-handed
• Finishes: natural satin, coloured oil, high polish top, satin side & back, high polish
• Chrome hardware
• Weight: 3,8 kg
• Aluminium RockCase RC 10829 SA F included
• Individually issued certificate of authenticity

Idolmaker Five’R complete specs:

• Graph Tech Ratio locking machineheads
• Graphtech black tusq low friction nut
• 25,5"" (648 mm) scale maple set neck
• Rosewood fretboard with 22 jumbo frets rounded edges, oval inlays, and 305mm/12" radius
• Fluorescent Side Dots
• IFT Invisible Fret Technology and Plek Fretleveling
• 1" AAA flamed maple top with red alder body
• Nordstrand pickups: Sush Puppy (neck) / Sush Puppy (middle) / NDC (bridge)
• Matched wooden electronics compartment
• Volume / Tone control push/pull for splitting humbucker
• 5-way switch
• Graphtech Wraparound Resomax bridge
• Available as right-handed or left-handed
• Finishes: natural satin, coloured oil, high polish top, satin side & back, high polish
• Chrome hardware
• Weight: 3,8 kg
• Aluminium RockCase RC 10829 SA F included
• Individually issued certificate of authenticity