Kramer SM-1H for Modern Metal? Review and Demo
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Ben Cote
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You are spot on .These are superb guitars !! Bought the purple 3 days ago .Absolute love it !! I like the simple-ness of the guitar .Plays perfect and looks perfect .The problem is [like you ] i want another for drop tuning and one for standard and after looking i was kind of thinking silver but after looking at videos and yours in particular , i have to go gold !!
Yea, I’ll probably pick up the silver too haha. They are so underrated IMO. No one really talks about them or plays them. More for us I guess
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I heard these were suppose to be limited . Not sure if true . My gold one will arrive Friday . I have Fridays off along with the weekend . So I’ll have a great guitar weekend for sure
@@95ducati916 Nice dude! Yes, you will. The gold looks beautiful in person too
OOOOH YEAH DIG IT!
Oooh Yea 💪🏽
Awesome guitar. I was wondering if it could do more than just 80s glam metal, and this video proves it. Plus it looks like a modern baretta.
Yea, as much as I love the 80s stuff, I mostly play modern metal on it. Super solid guitar.
On Sweetwater they call them "headstock inlays" cuz they're the shape of the headstock I guess. I've heard them called shark fin inlays.
Interesting, whatever they are. I like them lol
I played a silver one of these guys at my local guitar center. I almost walked out the door with it, but I had a Kiesel on order (which has since arrived). I thought it was great for the price!
Yea, these are a great value. You’re getting a lot of guitar for the price. What kind of Kiesel?
@@theguitargrappler9352 I ended up getting a Hyperdrive with a Floyd in their rainbow sparkle. Pretty mean machine!
@@spoonerluv Oh my goodness! That sounds like a beautiful guitar. Good choice. How do you like it?
Nice ax, good video, very informative. Keep shreddin Cuzz.
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Thanks cuz! Aren’t y’all coming down soon?
i have 80s kramers, this guitar feels close to the awesome 86-87 esp era
They’ve done an amazing job with these
and they are roughly the same price as in the 80s. @@theguitargrappler9352
They’re called claw inlays, love that guitar I want one now!
Couldn’t suggest it more 🤘🏽
Love the guitar!
Thanks It's a beauty
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My only gripe is having the output jack coming down like that rather than at an angle, I feel it would get in the way playing classical style.
Yes, it wouldn't sit right for classical style.
How does the finish feel on the back of the neck? Is it super plasticky like the Epiphones? How does it feel vs the ESP M1? I'm debating between the purple Kramer and the crackle M1, but can't find any locally to try.
They both feel similar to me. Standard painted necks. The biggest different is that the Kramer has a fatter neck than the ESP. The ebony fretboard on the Kramer is also much nicer than the Massacre Ebony fretboard on the M1 imo. I also feel like the Kramers are very light. Not that the ESP is heavy. Just something about the all Mahogany guitar that makes it light. Both are amazing and there’s no wrong answer.
@@theguitargrappler9352 Thanks! I like a skinnier neck so maybe I'm leaning towards the ESP.
@@stilllifewithguitar184 Yea, definitely go for that then. You won’t be disappointed
dude you need to take that outro lick and make a song out of it 🤘
Yea, I should. I just gotta remember how to play it lol.
With those new finishes, they really need to start pushing modern metal. Like yeah cool I personally love 80s stuff but sooner or later theyre gonna have to adapt or kind of get left behind
I agree with that completely. These things are great for modern metal too.
@@theguitargrappler9352 I changed the JB in mine to an SD Omega and play it in drop A. This thing honestly is perfect for newer stuff
I have the SM1 ssh and it’s better suited for modern metal than most Jackson soloists and ESP’s I tried before buying it. The Seymour’s, Floyd and really slim neck are amazing. Love my guitar, totally worth it.
Claw inlay
Aren’t ESP essentially Kramers because Kramer used ESP bodies and when Kramer disappeared ESP continued making the same instruments?
I believe that Kramer made guitars before ESP did, but in the mid to late 80s, ESP made a lot of the high end Kramers. This is why these Stagemasters and the ESP Horizons are so similar. Check out my Barrington on my channel. It’s another late 80s guitar that was made by ESP that looks like a mix between a Kramer and ESP. It’s a beast of a guitar just like all of these.
not current stuff
esp made a lot of kramers in the 80s because kramer could not keep up with demand. esp guitar with kramer logo. great imo because true u.s. made kramers had wide necks most folks don't like. if a kramer says "american" on the head stock or "made in jersey" on the neck plate it is usually esp made.
How about charvel bro? Is that good?
Yea, Charvels are excellent. I’ve made a couple of videos reviewing them.
The only thing I didn't like about this guitar is that neck is pretty thick man. Which I don't mind at all but just thicker than usual. Could have been the setup on it throwing me off etc who knows. Aside from that they're kickass man.
That was the first thing I thought after I finished recording lol. I forgot to mention that the neck is thick. You are 100% correct, especially compared to my ESP's and Jacksons. I do actually like the feel of the neck though. I really dislike thin necks and I know a lot of people feel the thinner the better. All comes down to personal preference.
@@theguitargrappler9352 exactly. I actually like thick necks too but the one on that one def thicker than usual. Good review though man.
@@falsenoteofficial4629 Yea, its a baseball bat lol. Thank you!
I thought the same about mine. I bought a Baretta special before this and that neck is actually perfect
can you record it in the d.a.w ?
Yes, I can record something
Coming off more as a salesman than a guitar player..
Maybe Kramer should hire me. Coincidentally I am a Salesman and I'd much rather sell guitars. Put in a word for me will you?
Think of the context lol, it's a review of a guitar he really enjoys. What else could it sound like?
@@spoonerluv Lol, exactly
Thanks for these videos brother. I've got an old school 85 kramer barretta. And I love these kramers but been sceptical. I'm gonna get the purple one and maybe get the gold later
@@alejandroolivares-nunez7896 Yea dude, I absolutely love these. The neck is fat. So that is one thing I forgot to mention. If you like a thin neck, this wouldn’t be for you. I like the thicker neck, so it feels great to me