Fame Forum IV SD PLU Plum

The premium, brilliant Plum high-gloss finish of the Forum IV SD Plum with a Piezo pickup is tastefully highlighted with a beautiful faux-binding.

This premium guitar series is produced in limited runs in beautiful Danzig, crafted by hand by renowned guitar makers. The finished guitars are then delivered straight to us, cutting out any middleman, and that is how we are able to offer these high quality instruments at such a low price.

Only carefully selected premium woods are exclusively used in the construction of the Forum IV. At Fame, fast drying methods are absolutely taboo! The adopted premium woods are all naturally dried and stored for long periods of time. This ensures that the final product doesn’t warp and remains absolutely tuning stabile.

When it comes to the sound, these guitars are true all-rounders. The popular Seymour Duncan SH4 and SH2 humbuckers, with their warm and full sound, can be switched to single-coil operation through the Push/Pull function of the master volume knob. The alder body in combination with the maple top delivers a transparent, assertive and crisp sound. From Funky to Metal, any conceivable sound can be coxed out of this instrument. A set maple neck rounds off the Forum and guarantees epic sustain.

• Body: Mahogany
• Top: Figured maple, solid (book matched)
• Neck: Mahogany, set (with Long Neck Tenon)
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Frets: 24 Medium-Jumbo
• Inlays: Side Dots and "Forum" inlay @ 12th fret
• Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SH-2 Jazz Humbucker
• Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan SH-4 Jeff Beck Humbucker
• Piezo-Pickup in bridge for acoustic guitar sounds
• Controls: Master Volume (Push/Pull Piezo), Piezo/Magnet-Blend
• 3-Way toggle switch
• Pickup-Split-Switch
• Scale: 628 mm (24.75")
• Nut width: 43.61 mm (1.71")
• Neck width @ 12th fret: 52.79 mm (2.08")
• Fretboard radius: 355.6 mm (14")
• Hardware: Chrome
• Schaller M6 Mini-tuners
• Incl. Schaller Security Lock & manuals
• Finish: Plum

Review from ‘Gitarre&Bass’ 06.12 (translated):

“How does Music Store, despite the solid figured maple top, Seymour Duncan Humbuckers and Schaller Hardware mange to offer this guitar for this price? … Overall, this guitar possesses good resonating characteristics, is comfortable to play, provides excellent, versatile sounds, exemplary craftsmanship and also provides something for the eye!”

Conclusion from ‘Gitarre&Bass’ 05.14 (translated):

Positive
• Playability
• Sound
• Variability
• Craftsmanship
• Price/Performance Ratio

Negative
• No Tone control
• Piezo-System cannot be amplified independently

• Manufacturer: Fame
• Series: Forum IV
• Body: Mahogany
• Binding: Natural
• Neck Construction: Set-in
• Top: Flamed Maple
• Thickness at 1st Fret: 20
• Neck: Mahagoni
• Thickness at 12th Fret: 23
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Neck Profile: 'C'
• Scale in mm: 628
• Fretboard Radius in Inches: 12
• Number of Frets: 24
• Fretboard Inlays: "Forum"-Inlay am 12. Bund
• Nut width in mm: 43,6
• Width at Last Fret: 57
• Pickup: HH
• Manufacturer pickups: Seymour Duncan
• Fret Format: Medium Jumbo
• Coil-splitting: Yes
• Nut type: Kunststoff
• Piezo Pickup: Yes
• Strap Button: Schaller Security Locks
• Hardware: Chrome
• Switch: 3-Weg, Coil Tap Mini Switch
• Country of Origin: Danzig
• Finish: High-Gloss
• Neck Pickup: SH-2n Jazz
• Bridge Pickup: SH-4 JB
• Number of Strings: 6
• Control: Vol (Push/Pull), Piezo Blend
• Bridge: Schaller GTM Piezo-Br?cke
• Tailpiece: Stopbar
• Tuners: Schaller M6 Mini
• Colour: Plum