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FRM100 TR
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The FRM100 is a solid body electric guitar introduced by Ibanez in late 2011. It was the first mass produced Fireman series guitar, which was designed by Paul Gilbert and is part of Gilbert's signature series. It was produced in China. This model was also sold in a package with a gig bag as the FRM100GB.

The FRM100 was essentially a mass-produced version of the limited edition PGMFRM1. This model came in two colors: transparent red and mustard yellow. The red FRM100 was available worldwide while the yellow one was offered only in the Japanese market.

The FRM100 features a mahogany body with a mahogany and maple set-in neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot position markers. It sports three DiMarzio single coil pickups mounted in a tortoiseshell pickguard, a Tune-o-matic style fixed bridge with tailpiece and a teflon-impregnated Graph Tech TUSQ XL nut.

The FRM100 was discontinued after 2014 and replaced by the FRM150.

Specifications[]

Specifications for FRM100 / FRM100GB
Model name: FRM100 / FRM100GB
Year(s) offered: 2011–2014
Sold in: Americas & Oceania / Asia & Africa / China / Europe / Japan / USA
Made in: China
Price: MSRP: JP¥ 135,000 (2013)[1]
Finish(es): Mustard Yellow (MST) / Transparent Red (TR)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Mahogany
Neck joint:
Set-in
Bridge:
Tight Tune fixed
Tailpiece:
Tight Tune
Pickguard:
TR finish: 3-ply red tortoiseshell/ white/ black
MST finish: White
Knob style:
Plastic top hat (white w/ gold letters)
Hardware color:
Chrome
Neck
Neck type:
FRM
Neck material:
3-piece mahogany/ maple
Scale length:
628mm/ 24¾"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood
Fingerboard inlays:
Pearl dot
Frets:
22 / narrow & tall nickel silver
Nut:
Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL (43mm)
Machine heads:
Ibanez die-cast
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
SSS
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Injector (S)
Middle pickup:
DiMarzio Area '67 (S)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio Injector (S)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" mono (side mounted)
String gauge (factory):
.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other available finishes
FRM100-MST
Mustard Yellow
FRM100 TR back
Rear ( TR finish)
Additional details
FRM100 TR front
Front of body
FRM100 TR bridge
Bridge : Tight Tune
FRM100 TR headstock
Headstock
FRM100 TR controls
Controls
Controls FRM100 2013
Controls layout
Pickup-switching HHH-5-way FRM100 2013
Pickup switching

Video[]

Paul Gilbert demos his FRM100


Sources[]

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