Acoustic Bass

In 1975 the history of the acoustic bass guitar was still young and the choice very clear. The "unplugged" trend was not invented yet and only by special request of several bass-playing folk musicians Framus developed a 4-string acoustic bass guitar that was a full octave lower than the traditional guitar. One could rightfully put them in-between the double bass and the electric bass, even though their actual use was pretty limited to pure acoustic bands due to the fact the Piezo pickup technology was still in its infancy.

Because the first acoustic bass guitars weren't introduced until 1972 in the United States one can suggest that the Framus acoustic bass guitars shown here - built by Framus from the mid seventies on - were the very first of their kind to be manufactured in Europe. The entrepreneurial boldness was unfortunately not rewarded: Framus was evidently, like with the Triumph Bass twenty years earlier, ahead of its time again with this instrument. It was not until 20 years later that acoustic basses of this kind received public attention.