Jesse, got mine end of 2021 and they are still the same. I had to do full leveling and sharp ends. I used parts from original tuners and another set I bought to make them solid and remain the same style. All videos on my channel
Decent guitar, my playing here though is shit! Lol, I appreciate u having a heart though! U usually don't come across that on the internet! Took alot of work to make this guitar playable. Out of the box it was horrible! After some polishing of the frets and frets ends and rolling the finger board edges, it's a decent player now. Def worth the $150 !
@@j-man9457 yes, in the USA. Now that I look back on the video, I actually paid $130 for it brand new. The video was filmed in 2019. I am not sure of the price they are selling at currently. I still play and love that guitar. It was well worth the money! Thanks again!
Thanks for the video, I bought this as my first electric. I now have 3 more new ones on the way, oh and I only got it last week... I don't know how to "setup" anything like I said this is my first electric. I'm not gonna sand it cuz I'm exchanging it for a red one. What can I do to change it,
Zero shielding! Lol, not a stupid question, but one u already kinda knew the answer to! Plus side though, I relic'd my guitar and the body is surely mahogany! Seems like a 3 piece body!
I'm sorry you got such a POS but the one I received is amazing for the price! The intonation and frets were dead on. I am going to replace the machine heads but that's it, the pick ups are fine. The paint is killer and the powder blue pick guard is sweet.
I wouldn't say it's a piece oh shit. If u watched my review I had pretty much positive things to say about the guitar. The only thing on mine that was a real problem was the fret sprout. The tuners work but if u are anything more then a bedroom musician they are very unreliable. I was looking at it from a a new players perspective because for the price, let's be real, its going to be a first guitar for alot of people and when u r new at guitar u barely know how to tune it. Let alone even beginning to think about fret filing and setting up a trem.
@@demuthjesse Well maybe they made some improvements since you got yours. My neck was as smooth as a baby's ass, the intonation was very good out of the box. I will say that I replaced the standard string trees with roller trees but the standard ones weren't sharp. For $129.00 and replace the the tuners you could play out all night with this baby. I also like the "Fisher Price " pick ups!
I didnt find a set that necessarily "fit". I had an old black pair of Grover locking tuners that I put on. I had to enlarge the original holes quite a bit. I know that probably dosent help but I didnt do any measuring before. I Wasnt too precious about it so, I noticed they werent gonna fit, got the drill and made the holes bigger! Lol, thanks for checking out the video!
Sorry but this and the other re-issue's gibson has put out are Not "KRAMERS" at all. Yeah they say Kramer on the headstock and kept the look but that is it. Kramer went out of biz years ago in the late 80's. The so called re-issue Kramers are nothing like the old ones. Play a Baretta from 1984 then play the new one if you think i am wrong.
Straight into an orange practic amp, no pedals my man! The whole demo of the guitar is using a single channel amp with the volume super low on my guitar for cleans. Then when I kick to the humbucker i turn my volume up and that is my overdrive tone.
@@colinmurphy3124 its def worth the money! I was a little disappointed at first because like I said in the video, mine came with a few issues. But after a little TLC this has easily become one of my favorite guitars. If it's not your first and only guitar I would buy it! Thanks for enjoying the video!
Bought one on part down to your review and I'm very pleasantly surprised! No real sharp ends now, only issue is the look of the tuners! They work just scream cheap guitar.
@@BOBANDVEG No different, as stock. Don't be concerned just go for it, for the price it's hard to get something that looks as cool, has decent wood and plays as well.
Yes my friend. To be honest, the fret work by far was the worst offender. As far as Intonation and action, yes it needs to be worked on a little. But most of that depends on your string gauge. It comes set up with .9's and the bridge not floating. So if u want to use your whammy bar and dont play .9's the set up work will be more intense. If u play .9's and dont care about the bridge floating you could probably get away with things the way they come out of the box. Besides the frets and fret sprout of course! If u r willing to do a little work the guitar is def worth the purchase! Now that mine is dialed in, I'm absolutely in love with it! I haven't changed anything on it yet either. It's still stock!
th-cam.com/video/k8ZpTWPnJ20/w-d-xo.html I would recommend giving this video a watch and basically doing everything explained in the video to your kramer ! The sanding sponge he uses is a 3M prodcut and a six pack of them on Amazon cost like $14. I have had the 6 pack for a few years and I swear by them! I still have 3 brand new ones that I haven't even used yet. After all that your guitar will play like butter!
You can buy 2 Kramer guitars for what you pay for a junk squire I bought a beautiful Beretta special and a 211 focus for same money 1 squire infinity cost and they're both better then any fender junk
No, it does not come with a cable. If u r looking for a starter package that has everything u need in one box and u want a stratocaster I would go with a squier affinity set. In my opinion that is a better way to spend your money and u get everything u need to get started in one box! Congrats on starting guitar! Its tuff in the beginning but dont give up and keep practicing and I promise u, u will be rewarded with happiness in the end my friend!!!
I dont known the size to be honest with u, sorry about that. But u can easily reem the holes out to be a little wider. (Google what a reemer is if u are not familiar). Its super simple to do! The only problem is if u ever want to put the guitar back to stock the old tuners will not fit anymore. Being that this guitar is not too expensive and I am never gonna be selling it cause shipping cost more then the guitar I just did the modification knowing it was permanent!
These have 9mm holes most all new replacement tuners are 10mm you either have to drill with a 10mm bit or buy a wood reamer. Its kinda hard to keep the wood reamer straight I'd go with the drill bit.
Orange crush 12 turned up loud with a cheap blackstar delay pedal. For the "cleans" my guitar is just turned down really low. Then, when I change pickups to the humbucker, I turn my volume on my guitar all the way up to get my "gain sound" or "distortion". So really my amp is set to kill all the time and i use my volume knob on my guitar to tame things. Its a single channel amp. Thanks for checking the video out!
Probably 6 maybe 7 pounds. Most likely In between, its heavy enough to feel like a "guitar" and light enough to play all night. The weight is one of it's best features!
@@vbvini the bridge pickup is sexy! Alot of midrange and not too hot! I would compare it to a "low output" JB by seymour Duncan. More clarity and less hotness! Hope that helped!
Yes I did! I ordered mine from sam ash two years ago. I'm not sure if they are still in stock but it's worth checking out! Thanks for checking the video out!
@@wildlinkgaming9638 anytime my friend! Thanks for watching the video! I would say it is worth it, I play that guitar everyday and love it! Hopefully u feel the same about yours! Good luck!
It all depends on what kind of instrument u like the feel of my friend. My first electric guitar was a hardtail bullet strat. I also owned a affinity and now have this kramer. To be honest, to me the best feeling and playing is the bullet strat. I absolutely love that guitar to this day and still own it. The affinity was horrible and the only one I dont own anymore ( I gave it to an ex girlfriend who wanted to learn guitar, that is how much it meant to me, lol) and this kramer is somewhere in the middle of both squier's. It took work on my part like setting up the trem and doing some fret work on the kramer to get it playing "good" though. Which was not required on my particular squier bullet.So, in conclusion, if u care about having a name brand on your guitar and need a humbucker, get the Kramer. If u dont care if your guitar says "squier" on it, u dont mind single coils and prefer a guitar with a thicker neck, buy the bullet! I hope that helps and sorry for making it so long....
@@demuthjesse thanks a lot man👍....for me only sound quality matters a lot not the brand...so give m one name which has great pickups man and i am going for it......
@@adeshforreal I would go for the kramer then because it is the most versatile when It comes to the pickup configuration. Which means it will will give u the biggest variety of tones as well as being great sounding pickups....in my opinion! U can play anything from metal to pop !
No way, mahogany!!! Which is amazing for the value!!! And I know this for a fact because at this point I have relic'd mine and it is for sure a mahogany body!
@@demuthjesse "Mahogany" I have my doubts it is "Mahogany" like found in a les paul. Keep in mind even Sapele and Agathis wood is in the Mahogany family and it would not be illegal or even dishonest to label body wood as Mahogany using these.IF it really is a pure mahogany body it is the lowest tier grade of mahogany you can get. Everyone say's these are very light in weight and good mahogany is never light.
I got one in Teal and I have to agree. Tuners trash, neck needed a lot of filing. Besides that good to go! The pickups are the biggest surprise, they sound great.
@chuck dillon sure, the squire locking tuners or the locking graph tech ratio tuners are both great replacements! It really depends on how much u r willing to spend! Thanks for watching!
@@bassa69 I bought mine from sam ash In the states. First guitar? Hmmm, unless u are willing to learn how to work on guitars (fretwork and set up work, etc...) I dont think this is the best choice. Your money is well spent on a squier instead. I recommend a classic vibe or even an affinity. The kramer is my 7th guitar. Anything above a bullet when it comes to squire. Or a used made in Mexico fender is the best call. On reverb u can pick one up for about $300. The made in Mexico is about $500-$800 new. Out of the box a squier is a much better starter guitar, In my humble opinion. After working on it for a good while, the Kramer is great though. It took alot of work though. Filing the frets, rolling the finger board edges and setting up the horrid tremolo. Straight out of the box it was what I would call unplayable. Espically for a new player. Andertons may do that set up work for you, I personally have never bought anything from them so I cannot speak on that. Your guess is as good as mine. Either way, good luck on your guitar journey bro! And dont give up! Its ruff at first! Once u learn that first song and get the feeling of satisfaction you will be off to the races. Its so worth it in the long run!!! Music is a good friend!
@@demuthjesse I never really play on the neck pickup probably why I like it so much but I was talking about the quality of the instrument is a lot better
@@dirtlipdilly7021 In a way, the neck seems to be of more quality for sure. My friend has one that he modded up in a few cool ways. What I liked about the focus better was A. The routing for future pick up swaps and B. The fact that it is made out of mahogany. If I'm not mistaken, the beretta special is a maple body and neck. Both guitars have a place in the world. To say one is better is a falsity, in my eyes.
Yeah they vary and he got a bad one. it really is luck of the draw with any guitar. I have had expensive guitars show up in very bad playing shape with fret issues.
Jesse, got mine end of 2021 and they are still the same. I had to do full leveling and sharp ends. I used parts from original tuners and another set I bought to make them solid and remain the same style. All videos on my channel
Woah, really great review and lovely playing. Went from wild west to "don't come into my room, I'm playing metal"🎸
Great job man! I hear mixed reviews on these, however your looks and sounds great! great playing!
Decent guitar, my playing here though is shit! Lol, I appreciate u having a heart though! U usually don't come across that on the internet! Took alot of work to make this guitar playable. Out of the box it was horrible! After some polishing of the frets and frets ends and rolling the finger board edges, it's a decent player now. Def worth the $150 !
@@demuthjesse wow 150? That's US right? Those are almost double that here in Canada! Great job!
@@j-man9457 yes, in the USA. Now that I look back on the video, I actually paid $130 for it brand new. The video was filmed in 2019. I am not sure of the price they are selling at currently. I still play and love that guitar. It was well worth the money! Thanks again!
“Pickups look like they’re made by fisher price” lmao 😂
Great deal! Just think Eddie's Frankenstrat wasn't much better than this before he changed the tremelo!
Great review and your playing is also very good👍🎸👍
Thank u my brother, and thanks for watching !!! Keep rockin ya dig?!?!?
До меня мою гитару до ума довёл мужик игравший в группе и она стала охуенной.
Only honest reviewer on youtube.
Thanks my dude!
Thanks for the video, I bought this as my first electric. I now have 3 more new ones on the way, oh and I only got it last week... I don't know how to "setup" anything like I said this is my first electric. I'm not gonna sand it cuz I'm exchanging it for a red one. What can I do to change it,
Go on You Tube and you'll fix whatever's wrong.
I was looking at one of these in that grey finish (because its the only one that doesn't look cheesy to me)...how do you feel about the grey finish?
I really like the Pewter grey. That is the color I own and reviewed in this video. I am very happy with the purchase.
Agree this the best color for this model. Part of me wants to buy it for the color.
stupid question, was the electronics cavity also painted grey or was there some kind of shielding paint ?
Zero shielding! Lol, not a stupid question, but one u already kinda knew the answer to! Plus side though, I relic'd my guitar and the body is surely mahogany! Seems like a 3 piece body!
@@demuthjesse thanks, and Im totally fine with that. For me its more about the pickups anyway, Im not a tonewood believer
😂 Thumbs up for the "fisher price" remark! 🤣
I'm sorry you got such a POS but the one I received is amazing for the price! The intonation and frets were dead on. I am going to replace the machine heads but that's it, the pick ups are fine. The paint is killer and the powder blue pick guard is sweet.
I wouldn't say it's a piece oh shit. If u watched my review I had pretty much positive things to say about the guitar. The only thing on mine that was a real problem was the fret sprout. The tuners work but if u are anything more then a bedroom musician they are very unreliable. I was looking at it from a a new players perspective because for the price, let's be real, its going to be a first guitar for alot of people and when u r new at guitar u barely know how to tune it. Let alone even beginning to think about fret filing and setting up a trem.
@@demuthjesse Well maybe they made some improvements since you got yours. My neck was as smooth as a baby's ass, the intonation was very good out of the box. I will say that I replaced the standard string trees with roller trees but the standard ones weren't sharp. For $129.00 and replace the the tuners you could play out all night with this baby. I also like the "Fisher Price " pick ups!
What tuners would you say work the best on this guitar with no extra set up?
@@demuthjesse What color pick guard came with yours?
@@azpestsolutions I would say mine is white. Not a cream or vintage white or minty green looking. Mine is just plain ol white!
It's sounds great.
I don't care if I have level the whole neck its still better then anything from squire fender .KRAMARS are fantastic guitars
Agreed my man ! Thanks for checking the video out!
Hi nice review. Is this a full size of 3/4 size guitar? It looks kinda small?
Thank u! It's a full size guitar my friend....I'm just kinda a big fella, that is probably why it appears smalls, lol.
What size locking tuners does it take?
I didnt find a set that necessarily "fit". I had an old black pair of Grover locking tuners that I put on. I had to enlarge the original holes quite a bit. I know that probably dosent help but I didnt do any measuring before. I Wasnt too precious about it so, I noticed they werent gonna fit, got the drill and made the holes bigger! Lol, thanks for checking out the video!
Lovely guitar for the money. Considering it IS a Kramer.....no Squire type scenario
Sorry but this and the other re-issue's gibson has put out are Not "KRAMERS" at all.
Yeah they say Kramer on the headstock and kept the look but that is it.
Kramer went out of biz years ago in the late 80's.
The so called re-issue Kramers are nothing like the old ones. Play a Baretta from 1984 then play the new one
if you think i am wrong.
are any pedals being used at 4:49? or is it just straight into the amp with gain
Straight into an orange practic amp, no pedals my man! The whole demo of the guitar is using a single channel amp with the volume super low on my guitar for cleans. Then when I kick to the humbucker i turn my volume up and that is my overdrive tone.
@@demuthjesse Right on! Great video by the way. They’ve got this guitar in my local store on sale right now I might pick it up
@@colinmurphy3124 its def worth the money! I was a little disappointed at first because like I said in the video, mine came with a few issues. But after a little TLC this has easily become one of my favorite guitars. If it's not your first and only guitar I would buy it! Thanks for enjoying the video!
Bought one on part down to your review and I'm very pleasantly surprised! No real sharp ends now, only issue is the look of the tuners! They work just scream cheap guitar.
Hows the guitar now. Gimme details.
I'm looking to get one
@@BOBANDVEG No different, as stock. Don't be concerned just go for it, for the price it's hard to get something that looks as cool, has decent wood and plays as well.
@@UITATUBE rock on
Alnico II in the bridge humbucker, not 5. You can't beat this for $129.
That is a Ceramic magnet in the humbucker as well as with the singles.
Maybe I'll put my Duncan hum on it
Did u have to set the Intonation and action. I want to by one. I can do fret work but suck at set up
Yes my friend. To be honest, the fret work by far was the worst offender. As far as Intonation and action, yes it needs to be worked on a little. But most of that depends on your string gauge. It comes set up with .9's and the bridge not floating. So if u want to use your whammy bar and dont play .9's the set up work will be more intense. If u play .9's and dont care about the bridge floating you could probably get away with things the way they come out of the box. Besides the frets and fret sprout of course! If u r willing to do a little work the guitar is def worth the purchase! Now that mine is dialed in, I'm absolutely in love with it! I haven't changed anything on it yet either. It's still stock!
th-cam.com/video/k8ZpTWPnJ20/w-d-xo.html
I would recommend giving this video a watch and basically doing everything explained in the video to your kramer ! The sanding sponge he uses is a 3M prodcut and a six pack of them on Amazon cost like $14. I have had the 6 pack for a few years and I swear by them! I still have 3 brand new ones that I haven't even used yet. After all that your guitar will play like butter!
@@demuthjesse Thank You!
Set up is a piece of cake. The one I just got only needed minor set up and the fret were great!
Good honest review. You get what you pay for!!
You can buy 2 Kramer guitars for what you pay for a junk squire I bought a beautiful Beretta special and a 211 focus for same money 1 squire infinity cost and they're both better then any fender junk
Agreed my man!!! Many years later I still love this guitar. It has held up just fine as well! Amazing quality for the price.
Did it come with its own cable? I was planning to buy one but I need to know what to get because it’s my first guitar.
No, it does not come with a cable. If u r looking for a starter package that has everything u need in one box and u want a stratocaster I would go with a squier affinity set. In my opinion that is a better way to spend your money and u get everything u need to get started in one box! Congrats on starting guitar! Its tuff in the beginning but dont give up and keep practicing and I promise u, u will be rewarded with happiness in the end my friend!!!
I bought some locking tuners and it was too big for the peg hole do you know what size it is or what size tuners I should get ?
I dont known the size to be honest with u, sorry about that. But u can easily reem the holes out to be a little wider. (Google what a reemer is if u are not familiar). Its super simple to do! The only problem is if u ever want to put the guitar back to stock the old tuners will not fit anymore. Being that this guitar is not too expensive and I am never gonna be selling it cause shipping cost more then the guitar I just did the modification knowing it was permanent!
These have 9mm holes most all new replacement tuners are 10mm you either have to drill with a 10mm bit or buy a wood reamer. Its kinda hard to keep the wood reamer straight I'd go with the drill bit.
Which amp do u use buddy?
Orange crush 12 turned up loud with a cheap blackstar delay pedal. For the "cleans" my guitar is just turned down really low. Then, when I change pickups to the humbucker, I turn my volume on my guitar all the way up to get my "gain sound" or "distortion". So really my amp is set to kill all the time and i use my volume knob on my guitar to tame things. Its a single channel amp. Thanks for checking the video out!
how heavy is it ? I just want one to mod out
Probably 6 maybe 7 pounds. Most likely In between, its heavy enough to feel like a "guitar" and light enough to play all night. The weight is one of it's best features!
@@demuthjesse cool ,probally will get one to mod . depends on the sound of the bridge picukp
@@vbvini the bridge pickup is sexy! Alot of midrange and not too hot! I would compare it to a "low output" JB by seymour Duncan. More clarity and less hotness! Hope that helped!
you bought it online?
Yes I did! I ordered mine from sam ash two years ago. I'm not sure if they are still in stock but it's worth checking out! Thanks for checking the video out!
Is the tremolo bar included
Yes it is my friend!
@@demuthjesse thank you for the reply!! I think imma get this guitar today
@@wildlinkgaming9638 anytime my friend! Thanks for watching the video! I would say it is worth it, I play that guitar everyday and love it! Hopefully u feel the same about yours! Good luck!
@@demuthjesse thank you!
Should i buy a bullet strat. or this one or affinity.
It all depends on what kind of instrument u like the feel of my friend. My first electric guitar was a hardtail bullet strat. I also owned a affinity and now have this kramer. To be honest, to me the best feeling and playing is the bullet strat. I absolutely love that guitar to this day and still own it. The affinity was horrible and the only one I dont own anymore ( I gave it to an ex girlfriend who wanted to learn guitar, that is how much it meant to me, lol) and this kramer is somewhere in the middle of both squier's. It took work on my part like setting up the trem and doing some fret work on the kramer to get it playing "good" though. Which was not required on my particular squier bullet.So, in conclusion, if u care about having a name brand on your guitar and need a humbucker, get the Kramer. If u dont care if your guitar says "squier" on it, u dont mind single coils and prefer a guitar with a thicker neck, buy the bullet! I hope that helps and sorry for making it so long....
@@demuthjesse thanks a lot man👍....for me only sound quality matters a lot not the brand...so give m one name which has great pickups man and i am going for it......
@@adeshforreal I would go for the kramer then because it is the most versatile when It comes to the pickup configuration. Which means it will will give u the biggest variety of tones as well as being great sounding pickups....in my opinion! U can play anything from metal to pop !
@@demuthjesse really thanks man.....i will buy it .....and apreciate your work man.....👍👍👍
@@demuthjesse keep it up 👍
Is the body plywood ❔
No way, mahogany!!! Which is amazing for the value!!! And I know this for a fact because at this point I have relic'd mine and it is for sure a mahogany body!
@@demuthjesse It is difficult to obtain a guitar of the mahogany for 129 dollars🤑 I can't believe it🤩🤩
@@lorna.q340 I totally agree with u! That among other things is what makes this guitar such an amazing value!! This guitar is worth every penny!
It's Mahogany!
@@demuthjesse "Mahogany" I have my doubts it is "Mahogany" like found in a les paul.
Keep in mind even Sapele and Agathis wood is in the Mahogany family and it would not be illegal or even dishonest
to label body wood as Mahogany using these.IF it really is a pure mahogany body it is the lowest tier grade of mahogany you can get. Everyone say's these are very light in weight and good mahogany is never light.
The tuners..what’s wrong with them?
They suck! Won't stay in tune or do you know what that is?
I got one in Teal and I have to agree. Tuners trash, neck needed a lot of filing. Besides that good to go! The pickups are the biggest surprise, they sound great.
@chuck dillon I think you still got an ok deal, a decent guitar for that price is hard to find. Usually you will pay much more.
@chuck dillon sure, the squire locking tuners or the locking graph tech ratio tuners are both great replacements! It really depends on how much u r willing to spend! Thanks for watching!
Just got this in red, def wont stay into. But the body is nice for a.knock off strar
where did you buy it from looking at this for my first guitar think getting it from andertons
@@bassa69 I bought mine from sam ash In the states. First guitar? Hmmm, unless u are willing to learn how to work on guitars (fretwork and set up work, etc...) I dont think this is the best choice. Your money is well spent on a squier instead. I recommend a classic vibe or even an affinity. The kramer is my 7th guitar. Anything above a bullet when it comes to squire. Or a used made in Mexico fender is the best call. On reverb u can pick one up for about $300. The made in Mexico is about $500-$800 new. Out of the box a squier is a much better starter guitar, In my humble opinion. After working on it for a good while, the Kramer is great though. It took alot of work though. Filing the frets, rolling the finger board edges and setting up the horrid tremolo. Straight out of the box it was what I would call unplayable. Espically for a new player. Andertons may do that set up work for you, I personally have never bought anything from them so I cannot speak on that. Your guess is as good as mine. Either way, good luck on your guitar journey bro! And dont give up! Its ruff at first! Once u learn that first song and get the feeling of satisfaction you will be off to the races. Its so worth it in the long run!!! Music is a good friend!
Nice guitar
A lot of guitar for not alot !
Fisher price ! lol 😂
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The Beratta special is ten million times better
Sure, if all u do is play on your bridge pickup. I would rather spend the same money and get a "complete" guitar.
@@demuthjesse I never really play on the neck pickup probably why I like it so much but I was talking about the quality of the instrument is a lot better
@@dirtlipdilly7021 In a way, the neck seems to be of more quality for sure. My friend has one that he modded up in a few cool ways. What I liked about the focus better was A. The routing for future pick up swaps and B. The fact that it is made out of mahogany. If I'm not mistaken, the beretta special is a maple body and neck. Both guitars have a place in the world. To say one is better is a falsity, in my eyes.
Just got a teal one from my wife..zero fret issues. What tuners did you put on yours?
Yeah they vary and he got a bad one. it really is luck of the draw with any guitar.
I have had expensive guitars show up in very bad playing shape with fret issues.