![]() ![]() Together they make the Thinline feel exceptionally responsive and awake. That difference is also apparent when the guitar is plugged in, and the body’s more resonant characteristics are a great match for the lively Wide Range humbuckers. Compared to a solid-ash Telecaster, the Thinline sounds much more zingy, resonant, and alive-particularly in the midrange. The semi-hollow construction of the Thinline yields audible differences, too. Still, the natural blonde poly finish is beautiful and marks a lovely visual link between the first blackguard Telecaster and this more deconstructed variation on the form. As a consequence, the grain in the two sections that make up our review guitar are less than ideally matched. Because boring beetles have endangered ash trees, visually perfect specimens of the wood are in short supply these days. On the new American Vintage II version, the ash body is fashioned from two solid sections of ash glued together at the guitar’s center line. To create the lighter, semi-hollow Thinline, Rossmeisl adopted the construction technique he developed for Rickenbacker: routing acoustic chambers from a solid section of ash, and then capping the back of the guitar with a thinner section of wood. The first Telecaster Thinline, which appeared in 1969, was hatched from the mind by Roger Rossmeisl, who famously designed Rickenbacker’s 300 series guitars, among others, before moving to Fender and conceiving the Coronado, Montego, and the company’s mid-’60s acoustic line. Pickups were not the only deviation from design norms that distinguished the ’72 Thinline. The Framus Blue Label strings are available now. Finally, I don't have to buy single strings anymore to get the desired playing feel.” Especially interesting is the fact that there are a lot of useful sets for drop tunings and 7- and 8-string strings. “The quality of the strings can easily compete with common brands. ![]() For international pricing, please contact your localĪpart from Framus owner Hans-Peter Wilfer, the German guitarist Oliver Schmidt was involved in the development of the new Framus Blue Label strings. Single strings are also available at reasonable prices. The wound strings have a hexagonal core and roundwound-winding wire made of nickel-plated steel.įramus Blue Label strings for electric guitar are available in 11 different sets: ![]() The new Framus Blue Label electric guitar strings are characterized by playability, excellent sound, outstanding quality, durability, tuning stability and favorable prices. Sets for standard tunings, in the versions Light, Custom Light, Regular and Heavy are also available. Nashville, TN (September 26, 2017) - With the new Blue Label E-guitar strings, Framus has paid special attention to deep tunings such as Drop D, Drop C and Drop A as well as string sets for 7- and 8-string guitars. ![]()
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