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I was looking for a very verstile guitar with mahogany body and this is it. Well balanced instrument, beauiful finishes and warm sound
Pros:
- The finish really surprised me, not a single dent or paint mistake, it is just perfect.
- Floyd Rose bridge performs amazingly. Guitar stays in tune after dive bombs or horsies.
- Warm sound, CoolRails and SH-4 are great pickups combination
- This is a low weight guitar, much lower than a traditional Strat.
- Very easy access to higher frets
- Mahogany body-neck and ebony fretboard is the perfect combination.
Cons:
- Fretjob could be better.
- Circuit is very cheap: no CTS pots, cheap 5 position switch, poor wiring, no cooper shielding.
- Fretboard is 14" radius, bridge is 12" radius so action leveling string to string is not the best.
At the end, I'm very happy with this Kramer, sounds amazinly warm and round, do not expect a brigh shimy sound on this. This is a very confortable instrument if you are looking for something lightweight, instrument feels robust on hands. Split coil on the SH4 works with a little switch. Potentiometers are no PUSH/PULL
I was looking for a very verstile guitar with mahogany body and this is it. Well balanced instrument, beauiful finishes and warm sound
Pros:
- The finish really surprised me, not a single dent or paint mistake, it is just perfect.
- Floyd Rose bridge performs amazingly. Guitar stays in tune after dive bombs or horsies.
- Warm sound, CoolRails and
I was looking for a very verstile guitar with mahogany body and this is it. Well balanced instrument, beauiful finishes and warm sound
Pros:
- The finish really surprised me, not a single dent or paint mistake, it is just perfect.
- Floyd Rose bridge performs amazingly. Guitar stays in tune after dive bombs or horsies.
- Warm sound, CoolRails and SH-4 are great pickups combination
- This is a low weight guitar, much lower than a traditional Strat.
- Very easy access to higher frets
- Mahogany body-neck and ebony fretboard is the perfect combination.
Cons:
- Fretjob could be better.
- Circuit is very cheap: no CTS pots, cheap 5 position switch, poor wiring, no cooper shielding.
- Fretboard is 14" radius, bridge is 12" radius so action leveling string to string is not the best.
At the end, I'm very happy with this Kramer, sounds amazinly warm and round, do not expect a brigh shimy sound on this. This is a very confortable instrument if you are looking for something lightweight, instrument feels robust on hands. Split coil on the SH4 works with a little switch. Potentiometers are no PUSH/PULL
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A great sounding and lovely quality guitar
Stoo.d 02.07.2020
I was planning to get a Jackson Pro soloist, but saw this and it brought me back to the 80's hair metal days :). The guitar looks fantastic, is very comfortable to play and nice sustain with neck through design. Duncan pick ups, Floyd Rose trem, all good quality hardware. I really could not be happier with the guitar. Versatile sound if you want it with 3 Humbuckers and a coil tap? switch that can switch the humbuckers to single coils. The volume is NOT push/pull. The was also a little ding on the headstock and some orange paint missing. Thomann provided a credit note and I was happy with the outcome. I would recommend this guitar to anyone into the metal / shredding style.
I was planning to get a Jackson Pro soloist, but saw this and it brought me back to the 80's hair metal days :). The guitar looks fantastic, is very comfortable to play and nice sustain with neck through design. Duncan pick ups, Floyd Rose trem, all good quality hardware. I really could not be happier with the guitar. Versatile sound if you want it with 3 Humbuckers
I was planning to get a Jackson Pro soloist, but saw this and it brought me back to the 80's hair metal days :). The guitar looks fantastic, is very comfortable to play and nice sustain with neck through design. Duncan pick ups, Floyd Rose trem, all good quality hardware. I really could not be happier with the guitar. Versatile sound if you want it with 3 Humbuckers and a coil tap? switch that can switch the humbuckers to single coils. The volume is NOT push/pull. The was also a little ding on the headstock and some orange paint missing. Thomann provided a credit note and I was happy with the outcome. I would recommend this guitar to anyone into the metal / shredding style.
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Good as expected
Jandel 27.12.2021
Playability and the sound are amazing. So I colud easiliy say it is perfect for my needs, but build quality isn't on top. I expected it to be a bit better. It has some wood scraches that are covered with finish colour. It just catches your eyes. Also white line following neck has some yellowish stains. I suppose it is just the model I got that has such isues, but if you would like to buy that guitar go for it.
Playability and the sound are amazing. So I colud easiliy say it is perfect for my needs, but build quality isn't on top. I expected it to be a bit better. It has some wood scraches that are covered with finish colour. It just catches your eyes. Also white line following neck has some yellowish stains. I suppose it is just the model I got that has such isues, but if
Playability and the sound are amazing. So I colud easiliy say it is perfect for my needs, but build quality isn't on top. I expected it to be a bit better. It has some wood scraches that are covered with finish colour. It just catches your eyes. Also white line following neck has some yellowish stains. I suppose it is just the model I got that has such isues, but if you would like to buy that guitar go for it.
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Licht und SchattenLight and Shadow
Avy 23.11.2020
Meine allererste Gitarre war eine Kramer Focus 3000 (Made in Japan) aus den späten 1980ern, die ich auch heute noch gern spiele. Als die neuen Kramer-Modelle auf der NAMM 2020 angekündigt wurden, war ich von der SM-1 in Vintage Orange Crush angefixt und habe mir diese schließlich im Sommer 2020 bestellt.
Klanglich liefert insb. der Steg-Humbucker das ab, was man von ihm erwartet: einen crunchigen, erdigen Rocksound. Die Cool Rails in den beiden anderen Positionen sind ok und bieten brauchbar-singende Leadsounds, unterscheiden sich aber für meinen Geschmack klanglich zu wenig voneinander; auch der Coil Split bewirkt eine geringere tonale Veränderung als ich dies etwa von meiner PRS her kenne; insbesondere hat die Gitarre auch entgegen der Produktbeschreibung KEINEN Push-Pull-Poti zur Aktivierung eines Coil Taps. Insofern war ich von der erwarteten klanglichen Vielfalt doch eher enttäuscht. Der Hals hingegen ist ohne Tadel und lässt sich in allen Lagen sehr gut bespielen. Auch das Sustain ist passabel.
Zurückgegangen ist die Gitarre aber letztlich wegen mangelhafter Verarbeitung. Über die Schlieren im Lack und die unsaubere Lackierung der Fräsungen hätte man vielleicht noch hinwegsehen können, doch der an der markanten Spitze angestoßene Headstock war dann ein Schaden zu viel.
Vielleicht Pech gehabt, dachte ich und habe um einen Umtausch gebeten. Doch leider hatte die Ersatzgitarre an genau derselben Stelle ebenfalls einen Lackschaden. Ich konnte auch herausfinden wieso: Genau dort, wo der Headstock gegen den Kramer-Karton drückt, steht nach innen eine Metallklammer über, an der die Headstockspitze beim Transport unweigerlich entlangschrammt. Man schüttelt den Kopf, dass das Niemandem beim Verpacken aufgefallen ist, und leider leitet auch Thomann nach Auskunft des Servicepersonals die Ware nur weiter, ohne diese vor Versand noch einmal zu überprüfen.
Ich will die unzureichende Verarbeitung/Verpackung nicht allein auf den Herstellungsort Indonesien schieben (auch wenn die dortige Fertigungsqualität der koreanischen meiner Erfahrung nach noch merklich hinterherhinkt), aber wenn Kramer in der gehobenen mittleren Preisklasse mitspielen will - als UVP stehen €1049 im Raum - dann muss die Verarbeitungs- und Verpackungsqualität da auch mithalten können. Das tat sie im Fall der beiden mir zugesandten Gitarren leider nicht, so dass ich weiter auf eine einwandfreie zweite Kramer warten muss.
Meine allererste Gitarre war eine Kramer Focus 3000 (Made in Japan) aus den späten 1980ern, die ich auch heute noch gern spiele. Als die neuen Kramer-Modelle auf der NAMM 2020 angekündigt wurden, war ich von der SM-1 in Vintage Orange Crush angefixt und habe mir diese schließlich im Sommer 2020 bestellt.
Klanglich liefert insb. der Steg-Humbucker das ab,
Meine allererste Gitarre war eine Kramer Focus 3000 (Made in Japan) aus den späten 1980ern, die ich auch heute noch gern spiele. Als die neuen Kramer-Modelle auf der NAMM 2020 angekündigt wurden, war ich von der SM-1 in Vintage Orange Crush angefixt und habe mir diese schließlich im Sommer 2020 bestellt.
Klanglich liefert insb. der Steg-Humbucker das ab, was man von ihm erwartet: einen crunchigen, erdigen Rocksound. Die Cool Rails in den beiden anderen Positionen sind ok und bieten brauchbar-singende Leadsounds, unterscheiden sich aber für meinen Geschmack klanglich zu wenig voneinander; auch der Coil Split bewirkt eine geringere tonale Veränderung als ich dies etwa von meiner PRS her kenne; insbesondere hat die Gitarre auch entgegen der Produktbeschreibung KEINEN Push-Pull-Poti zur Aktivierung eines Coil Taps. Insofern war ich von der erwarteten klanglichen Vielfalt doch eher enttäuscht. Der Hals hingegen ist ohne Tadel und lässt sich in allen Lagen sehr gut bespielen. Auch das Sustain ist passabel.
Zurückgegangen ist die Gitarre aber letztlich wegen mangelhafter Verarbeitung. Über die Schlieren im Lack und die unsaubere Lackierung der Fräsungen hätte man vielleicht noch hinwegsehen können, doch der an der markanten Spitze angestoßene Headstock war dann ein Schaden zu viel.
Vielleicht Pech gehabt, dachte ich und habe um einen Umtausch gebeten. Doch leider hatte die Ersatzgitarre an genau derselben Stelle ebenfalls einen Lackschaden. Ich konnte auch herausfinden wieso: Genau dort, wo der Headstock gegen den Kramer-Karton drückt, steht nach innen eine Metallklammer über, an der die Headstockspitze beim Transport unweigerlich entlangschrammt. Man schüttelt den Kopf, dass das Niemandem beim Verpacken aufgefallen ist, und leider leitet auch Thomann nach Auskunft des Servicepersonals die Ware nur weiter, ohne diese vor Versand noch einmal zu überprüfen.
Ich will die unzureichende Verarbeitung/Verpackung nicht allein auf den Herstellungsort Indonesien schieben (auch wenn die dortige Fertigungsqualität der koreanischen meiner Erfahrung nach noch merklich hinterherhinkt), aber wenn Kramer in der gehobenen mittleren Preisklasse mitspielen will - als UVP stehen €1049 im Raum - dann muss die Verarbeitungs- und Verpackungsqualität da auch mithalten können. Das tat sie im Fall der beiden mir zugesandten Gitarren leider nicht, so dass ich weiter auf eine einwandfreie zweite Kramer warten muss.
My very first guitar was a Kramer Focus 3000 (made in Japan) from the late 1980s, which I still enjoy playing today. When the new Kramer models were announced at NAMM 2020, I was hooked on the SM-1 in Vintage Orange Crush and finally ordered it in summer 2020. In terms of sound, the bridge humbucker in particular delivers what you would expect: a crunchy, earthy rock sound. The Cool Rails in the other two positions are OK and offer usable singing lead sounds, but for my taste they don't differ enough from each other in terms of sound; the coil split also causes less of a tonal change than I am used to from my PRS, for example; in particular, contrary to the product description, the guitar does NOT have a push-pull potentiometer to activate a coil tap. In this respect, I was rather disappointed with the expected variety of sounds. The neck, however, is flawless and can be played very well in all positions. The sustain is also acceptable. Ultimately, however, the guitar was returned due to poor workmanship. The streaks in the varnish and the poor varnishing of the millings could perhaps have been overlooked, but the headstock, which had been knocked at the prominent tip, was one damage too many. Maybe I was unlucky, I thought, and asked for an exchange. But unfortunately the replacement guitar also had paint damage in exactly the same place. I was able to find out why: exactly where the headstock presses against the Kramer box, there is a metal clip sticking out on the inside, which the headstock tip inevitably scrapes along during transport. You shake your head that no one noticed this when packing, and unfortunately, according to the service staff, Thomann also just forwards the goods without checking them again before shipping. I don't want to blame the inadequate workmanship/packaging solely on the fact that the guitars were made in Indonesia (although in my experience the manufacturing quality there is noticeably inferior to that of Korea), but if Kramer wants to compete in the upper middle price range - the RRP is €1049 - then the workmanship and packaging quality must also be able to keep up. Unfortunately, this was not the case with the two guitars sent to me, so I have to wait for a second Kramer that is in perfect condition.