Framus Triumph Electric Upright Bass (1970s)

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Framus Triumph Electric Upright Bass (1970s)

Name: Framus Triumph Electric Upright Bass (1970s)
Brand: Framus

Framus · Triumph Electric Upright Bass

Price: 659 EUR – 1.619 EUR

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Availability: 2/10 (Very rare)

A rare vintage electric upright bass from Framus, the German instrument maker, built in the 1970s during an early period of experimentation with electrified upright bass designs.

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About the Framus Triumph Electric Upright Bass (1970s)

Electric upright bass as a category was still relatively novel in the 1970s, and Framus's Triumph represents an early German entry into that experimental space, built decades before electric uprights from NS Design and others became a more established, refined category. Surviving examples from this era are genuinely rare given both the smaller original production runs and the passage of roughly 50 years since manufacture.

Framus built a significant reputation in German instrument manufacturing during the post-war era before financial difficulties led to the original company's closure, making surviving instruments from this period of genuine historical interest to collectors tracing the development of European electric instrument manufacturing, beyond simply being old.

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Sound character of the Framus Triumph Electric Upright Bass (1970s)

As an early-1970s electric upright, the Triumph uses the simpler pickup technology of its era rather than the refined piezo/preamp systems of modern designs like NS Design - expect a rawer, less hi-fi amplified tone with more of a vintage, slightly darker character than a contemporary electric upright.

Vintage-voiced Dark Metallic

Technical data for the Framus Triumph Electric Upright Bass (1970s)

Era	1970s
Origin	Germany (Framus)
Type	Early electric upright bass
Rarity	Rare surviving example

Price history for the Framus Triumph Electric Upright Bass (1970s)

Cheapest seen: 659 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.619 EUR

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The history of the Framus Triumph Electric Upright Bass (1970s)

Built by Framus in the 1970s, the Triumph represents an early German entry into electric upright bass design, with surviving examples now roughly 50 years old.