Fame Forum IV Modern Deluxe Top Stonewashed Grey Satin #1810283

Khaya & Sapelli

The basic construction of the Fame Forum IV Modern Deluxe top is based on a slender body of Khaya mahogany. The African wood offers classic sound characteristics of the mahogany body with a warm central sound and presents a noble shimmering grain. This is Sapelli glued to a neck with a flat 'D' profile and a satin finish for a smooth thumb rest and the right amount of wood behind the fingerboard for every playing technique.

Unique Maple top

Especially for the Fame Forum IV Modern Deluxe Top series, high-quality Western Maple ceilings are used. The exquisite wood shows a broad spectrum of impressive grains with three-dimensional depth and offers amazing optical details between classic maple flame and plastic cloud drawing. Every single Deluxe Top wooden ceiling was selected by us by hand in order to be able to present as large a variety of different maple ceilings as possible.

Seymour Duncan Humbucker & -Pickup Piezo

The proven combination of two classic pickups from the US market leader Seymour Duncan produces a powerful and flexible sound image. The Seymour Duncan SH-2n Jazz Humbucker neck delivers warm and characterful Neck sounds with balanced output for woody clean and vocal leads. Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Humbucker A true classic of blues Rock and thrash goes to work on the bridge. Thanks to the coil split option via Mini switch, however, airy, clear sounds of classic single spools can also be produced without any problems. Last but not least, the Piezo pickup in the bridge produces soft and crystal clear Clean sounds.

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Fame Forum IV Modern

Extract: Otherwise perfection down to the last detail. The unpainted Satin surfaces convey an extremely pleasant feel and the ergonomics a high level of playing comfort. Schaller hardware, Seymour Duncan pickups and GraphTech Piezo Ghost - Bridge with the corresponding Preamp - that's how you score points. Last but not least, both guitars have an absolutely convincing sound and, thanks to their very good vibration characteristics, excellent dynamics and stable sustain, they can handle a wide range of different musical genres.

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Seymour Duncan USA pickup with coil split option.

The Fame Forum IV Classic P90 combines classic humbucker sounds for steamy riffs of the Blues to hard rock in bridge position and vocal, expressive neck sounds of the single coil in P90 format. The Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker, which has been tried and tested for 40 years now, operates in the classic Hot-Rod manner with increased Output and a well-resolved frequency spectrum, while the Seymour Duncan P90 Sopabar aptly complements the distinctive sound of the neck position with its pronounced high mids. The additional Mini Switch also provides a coil-split option for the bridge humbucker, which can also elicit softer sounds with attack-rich response from the Fame Forum IV Classic P90 if required.