Framus are perhaps more famous for their Amplifiers than their guitars these days, at least to me they are, but the brand have been around since the 1940′s in Germany although they went bankrupt in the 70′s only to be revived in 1995 by Warwick. They have a nice range of Vintage guitars drawing on their early classic designs which you can check out on their Framus Vintage site. These days Framus have a number of modern guitar models available as well as a custom shop.

For 2010 Framus have announced a slew of new models from 2 base models shapes, the Diablo and the Panthera. Above left is the singlecut style Panthera Supreme which features set neck Mahogany construction with an Ebony fingerboard, Mahogany body with AAA carved Flamed Maple top, Seymour Duncan SH-1 ’59 model (neck), SH-14 Custom 5 (bridge) pickups, Framus locking machine heads and TonePros tune-o-matic bridge. The Diablo Supreme pictured above left has similar features except it has a Rosewood fingerboard. There are many variations on these 2 guitar types including a Panthera 7 String and Diablo 7 String and for those of you who need a Floyd Rose trem the Diablo Progressive X.

You can check out the full range of 2010 additions on the Framus site here.