NGD Any info on these?

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NGD Any info on these?

Post by gazer » Sat May 21, 2022 9:59 am

<t>Okay so I’ve been off this forum and off offsets for a while but this pulled me right back in! It’s a Framus Golden Strato from 2013 which is essentially all I know plus some vague NAMM video info from the same time. Has anyone here had one, what’s you experience with it? Personally i love it, got it for 600$ Ish
The switching is fun, top horn is the pickups, and the lower switches are some weird jag like tone switches for the bridge and neck pickups last switch is for the big golden lever that enables “organ swells” (gotta love the deluxe 60s “features”)

(Don’t know if I understand how pictures work btw, if there’s a way to make it better let me know)

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Re: NGD Any info on these?

Post by Steadyriot. » Sat May 21, 2022 1:41 pm

gazer wrote:
Sat May 21, 2022 9:59 am
<t>Okay so I’ve been off this forum and off offsets for a while but this pulled me right back in! It’s a Framus Golden Strato from 2013 which is essentially all I know plus some vague NAMM video info from the same time. Has anyone here had one, what’s you experience with it? Personally i love it, got it for 600$ Ish
The switching is fun, top horn is the pickups, and the lower switches are some weird jag like tone switches for the bridge and neck pickups last switch is for the big golden lever that enables “organ swells” (gotta love the deluxe 60s “features”)

(Don’t know if I understand how pictures work btw, if there’s a way to make it better let me know)

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https://ibb.co/tBynh1W
Didn’t know they did a reissue! Looks rad!
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Re: NGD Any info on these?

Post by LVC » Sat May 21, 2022 2:32 pm

I wasn't aware of the reissues either... They look really cool! If they're as fun to play as the originals then they're awesome guitars!
Looking forward to hearing your impressions about the "pinky swell lever"... That's a really interesting feature, and something I would love to implement on some of my guitars!
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(Don’t know if I understand how pictures work btw, if there’s a way to make it better let me know)
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Post by HotlineBirdman » Sat May 21, 2022 10:18 pm

That is WILD

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Post by gazer » Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:12 pm

Thanks for all the replies guys! (And helping me understand how photos work)

The pinky swell is weirdly fun, a bit out of reach and it gets in the way of the tremolo all the time but it’s the right kind of wonky!

The guy I bought it from told me that the pickups has been swapped for vintage ones and I’m inclined to belive him, because they sound great (and maybe mostly because there’s a lot of wax residue around the covers that I doubt are from the factory)

I don’t think they made many of these, mine is serial number 53 and online I’ve never seen any above 500.

Biggest downside is that my girlfriend thinks it’s really ugly.
sadly she can’t see the beauty of 60s German guitar design haha:)

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Post by Stephen_42 » Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:19 pm

Got it for about $600 you say?

If only there was a competition for ~$600 and under guitars on OSG with one spot left to fill...

*Cough* viewtopic.php?f=6&t=122481 *cough*

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Post by hexes » Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:20 pm

Stephen_42 wrote:
Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:19 pm
Got it for about $600 you say?

If only there was a competition for ~$600 and under guitars on OSG with one spot left to fill...

*Cough* viewtopic.php?f=6&t=122481 *cough*
agreed. this thing is the most bonkers guitar, and the reissue looks great.

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Re: NGD Any info on these?

Post by gazer » Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:59 am

Stephen_42 wrote:
Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:19 pm
Got it for about $600 you say?

If only there was a competition for ~$600 and under guitars on OSG with one spot left to fill...

*Cough* viewtopic.php?f=6&t=122481 *cough*

I’ll enter if there is still time!, I’m still too dumb to understand picture Imbedding but maybe this reply works as an entry?

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Re: NGD Any info on these?

Post by Stephen_42 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 5:36 am

gazer wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:59 am
Stephen_42 wrote:
Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:19 pm
Got it for about $600 you say?

If only there was a competition for ~$600 and under guitars on OSG with one spot left to fill...

*Cough* viewtopic.php?f=6&t=122481 *cough*

I’ll enter if there is still time!, I’m still too dumb to understand picture Imbedding but maybe this reply works as an entry?
It's already started, but be able to fit you in :)

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Re: NGD Any info on these?

Post by gazer » Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:27 am

Stephen_42 wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 5:36 am
gazer wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:59 am
Stephen_42 wrote:
Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:19 pm
Got it for about $600 you say?

If only there was a competition for ~$600 and under guitars on OSG with one spot left to fill...

*Cough* viewtopic.php?f=6&t=122481 *cough*

I’ll enter if there is still time!, I’m still too dumb to understand picture Imbedding but maybe this reply works as an entry?
It's already started, but be able to fit you in :)
Awesome! :)

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