Author Topic: Framus Dragon (Read 5434 times)

lespaul123 · « **on:** April 13, 2008, 10:31:41 PM »

Hey guys I have a framus dragon. I am playing it through a 212 cab loaded with v30s. I like the tone but it is lacking in the top end and doesnt seems to have a whole lot of harmonic content. I am thinking that my guitar with an emg 81 and 85 in the bridge is just not cutting it. I am looking for a tight bottom plenty ofmids and not harsh top ends with lots shimmer with out losing clarity. I also want it to have some pretty decent gain comparable to an 85. Here are pics of my guitar I made.I has a mahogany back with maple top and maple neck with a ziricote fingerboard. Let me know what you bkp gurus think I am at a loss.

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lespaul123 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:36:30 PM »

O yea I forgot to mention what kinda music I play. I tend to lean towards the heavy end of the music spectrum. I like playing mainly metal hardcore and blues. I like my cleans too so something that wont sound to sterile. I am not really much of a shredder but I like to attempt too. So those tones will important for the neck pick up.

WezV · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:37:26 PM »

some very nice guitars there, i really like the non-traditoonal carve and neckl lams on the grey one

i would say a miracle man set will do what you want, but nailbombs should be good too

lespaul123 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:39:30 PM »

o man thank you very much you are the wezv from project guitar right? Its means a whole hell of a lot to me for you to say something like about something I made.

WezV · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:45:56 PM »

yeah, thats me.. do i knowy ou from there? - i dont recognise the guitars and they seem like i should have seen them entered in GOTM

lespaul123 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2008, 10:48:04 PM »

No sir I have been reading on there for years. I never put up anything I made for gotm I am too much of a wuss. But I really like you work.

WezV · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2008, 11:05:12 PM »

ah, you should.. its work thats worth showing off and its probably more likely to win than anything i produce purely because a nice flamed or quilted maple top draws in a lot of votes

and it really annoys some of the trolls when i point out i am not entering to win. Sounds strange but i only enter because people are always happier to be critical that way, rather than the 'wow' polite responses they give in the progress threads. I have won a couple of times but never with the ones i expect to.

Fikealox · « **Reply #7 on:** April 14, 2008, 12:27:46 AM »

That is a gorgeous guitar :) Love the colour, the flame, and the shape. I wish I could be of some specific help about which BKPs you should choose, but I really have no experience with them (yet!).

I can tell you, though, that my friend has a Framus Dragon, and plays Nailbombs through it, and has never complained about a lack of harmonic content, so I think you're right in suspecting the pickups are the problem instead of the amp :)

lespaul123 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 14, 2008, 04:34:21 AM »

thx man . Hey I think I might give the nailbombs a go. What kinda covers do you guys think would look best? CAMO?

Fikealox · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2008, 04:43:30 AM »

I think the camo would look good :) I would be tossing up between nickel and camo, but I think the camo would look more interesting, and would work sort of tie the dark wood headstock and the grey body together, if that makes sense

lespaul123 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2008, 04:55:12 AM »

No I gotch I am gonna give that some thought. I am gonna ask a noob question. What is a calibrated set?

lespaul123 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 14, 2008, 05:11:57 AM »

ooops nevermind I figured it out duh

ilÿti · « **Reply #12 on:** April 14, 2008, 05:36:06 AM »

That's a beautifully scallopped board right there. Camo would look fantastic.

Lazy_McDoesnothing · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2008, 05:46:24 AM »

That guitar =

FLAWLESS VICTORY

MrBump · « **Reply #14 on:** April 14, 2008, 06:56:20 AM »

Great guitar, camo Nailbombs would be perfect.

Mark.