Help me identify and date my Framus and Blade
A bit bizarre, but as I went down to take out the trash today, these two were staring up at me! After being confused for a moment I fished em out, plugged em in and they're working surprisingly well, except for both neck pickups, which are completely dead.
So, I'd like a bit of help to identify/date them, and maybe stick a price on how much they're worth or how much it'd be worth investing in them. The serial number for the Framus is H-108941-04 and the Blade is 122321. Aside from the obvious damage they're in pretty good working order. I assume the bridge on the Framus isn't the original, as well as both of the non-funcioning neck pickups.
As I worked in a music shop a while ago, I can fix up a few bits and bobs and fit on a new scratchplate. But is it worth going much further? I already have some guitars which I'm pretty happy with, so I'll probably sell em. What do you think, reddit?
Posted Jun 8, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC