With the AZ-10, Framus remembers ancient goodnesses and represents a classic of the former company history in a modernized form. This exquisitely processed full resonance archtop jazzguitar orientates itself to the homonymous instrument series which was built in the 60s for jazz-legend Attila Zoller, and played by him for a long time. The available single pickup version follows thereby the AZ-10 model of 1970. The instrument has a massive, arched Spruce top; architraves, ground and glued-in neck are of massive Flamed Maple, and a Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard with custom inlays. All woods are selected carefully and guarantee excellent vibration characteristics.For an adequate sound, there is a specially balanced MEC humbucker in the neck position, which is mounted floating together with the carved Ebony pickguard. Tonal, the single pickup AZ-10 evidently speaks fluently jazz, but offers a lot more than only the classic glove-tone in highest perfection, and so it's the ideal partner for all varieties of this genre. The familiar super-playability invites to endless excursions across the perfect fingerboard and makes it difficult to put the AZ-10 aside. For open-minded jazz guitarists this is an absolute oneiric instrument, if not even the guitar for life.
| Machineheads | Graph Tech Ratio Locking Machine Heads with Wooden Knobs |
| Nut | Graphtech Black Tusq low friction nut |
| Neck Wood | European Flamed Maple neck |
| Fretboard | Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard |
| Inlay | Traditional Custom inlays (mother of pearl) |
| Fluorescent Side Dots | Illuminated Side-Dots |
| Fingerboard Radius | 305 mm (12) |
| Scale length | 628 mm / 24.75 |
| Width Nut | 43 mm / 1.7 |
| Width 12th fret | 52,5 mm / 2.1 |
| Fret quantity matrial and size | 21 jumbo frets, Nickel silver (Width: 2.9 mm / Height: 1.3 mm) rounded edges |
| Frets | IFT - Invisible Fretwork Technology, Plek Fretwork |
| Body Shape | Carved Top and Back |
| Bodywood (Topwood / Backwood) | Selected solid arched Alpine Spruce top, Sides and back crafted from solid AAAA European Flamed Maple body |
| Pickups | MEC Floating Jazz humbucker |
| Pot layout | Volume / Tone controls (integrated into the pickguard) |
| Pickguard | Tigerstripe Ebony pickguard |
| Bridge System | Height adjustable compensating Ebony bridge and Floating tailpiece |
| Strap system | Warwick security locks |
| Construction | Set Neck |
| Colour Possibilities Righthand | Natural Transparent Satin Finish, Colored Transparent Satin or High Polish Finish |
| Color Possibilities Lefthand | Natural Transparent Satin Finish, Colored Transparent Satin or High Polish Finish |
| Hardware colour | Chrome or gold hardware |
| String label String gauges | Cleartone Strings (.013 - .056) |
| Weight | 2.8 kg |
| Included accessories | Framus User Kit including hex key tools and Cleaning cloth (RB PROD 50991 B COMP) |
| Packing | Handmade Genuine Leather Bag by RockBag (RB 20207 B F) |
