Framus Debuts New D-Series Idolmaker Guitar
The lower-cost Idolmaker features a AAAA flamed maple top, Seymour Duncan pickups and a tune-o-matic bridge.

Framus has unveiled its new D-Series Idolmaker guitar.
The latest addition to Framus' lower-cost, China-built D-Series, this Idolmaker features a mahogany body with a AAAA flamed maple top, a set mahogany neck with a tigerstripe ebony fingerboard, 22 nickel silver jumbo frets, a graphite nut, Seymour Duncan SH-1n (neck) and SH-4b (bridge) pickups and a tune-o-matic bridge.
The D-Series Idolmaker is available in a Nirvana Black finish. Left-handed versions are available for no extra charge, and a Deluxe RockBag is included.
The Framus D-Series Idolmaker will be available in July. There's no word on the price yet, though estimates have put it somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,000.
For more info on the guitar, head on over to Framus' website.
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