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Kramer Baretta Special Electric Guitar - Vintage White
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Kramer is the number one name in high-performance guitars for high-performance rockers, and the new Baretta Special has a pedigree like few instruments out there. Styled in the image of the original Kramer Barettas of the early 1980s--one of which was the choice of the legendary Edward Van Halen--the Baretta Special has the distinctive offset double-cutaway body and droopy hockey headstock that set the rock world on fire nearly 30 years ago, while providing the power and playability required to do justice to its namesake. With a powerful humbucker pickup, vintage-style vibrato tailpiece, and a stunning Vintage White or Black finish, this entry level shred machine is the perfect introduction to the Kramer world without breaking your wallet.
Looking beneath the first-class hardware and electronics, the Baretta Special has the right tonewoods to back it all up. Its body is crafted from solid mahogany, a legendary wood for use in electric guitars, known for its outstanding richness and depth. The bolt-on neck is carved from hard Maple with a glued-on Rosewood fingerboard, and is built to the 25 1/2 scale length that many shredders prefer, which offers tight, thumping lows and shimmering harmonics. A fast, slim neck profile, 22 medium-jumbo frets, and a 12" fingerboard radius combine to make the Baretta Special superbly playable.
For no-nonsense rock action, the Baretta Special carries a single high-output humbucking pickup in the bridge position, routed through a single volume control. This Baretta Special pickup is wound with 42-AWG wire and made with a genuine Alnico V magnet just like the most desirable vintage humbuckers, but it has extra turns of wire for scorching leads and crunching rhythm tones, along with endless singing sustain. A vintage-style vibrato tailpiece provides all the divebombing action you can whip up, while premium die cast tuners with an efficient 14:1 gear ratio help to keep the whole package true to pitch.
Product Features
• Mahogany body
• Maple Neck with rosewood fingerboard
• 25.5" scale
• 12" radius
• 1 Volume knob
• Vintage tremolo
• Alnico V Zebra Coil Humbucker
• Premium die-cast tuners
Awesome guitar!0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
A great idea of a guitar... Especially if you're new or want a project to build upon.0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
Great guitar1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
Neck is fast, , not one complaint, maybe I got one built on mid week., love it.
QUITE THE GUITAR FOR A GREAT PRICE !!0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
Great guitar for the price0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
Killer Guitar?Killer Price!0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
The BEST Entry-Level Guitar1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
I gave it a 4 in the quality dept, because the tuners will need to go to improve tuning stability (but that's to be expected at this price point) and the frets needed a polish. Positives in this area are the fret ends (which are very smooth), pickup quality, and overall build quality. The guitar is quite solid, and with a set of Grover tuners, stays in tune for days!
At the price these sell for, it allows a lot of room in the budget for mods and upgrades. Also, having only one knob and one humbucker, theyre cheaper to manufacture, which in my opinion has resulted in money spent on making it a better quality instrument all around.
This model may only do one thing, but it does it really freaking well!
Kramer Barretta Special3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
Great modding platform7 of 9 customers found this review helpful
The finish was a bit sloppy on the headstock. The tuners are junk as is the tremolo. The nut is sloppy and binds up the strings.
I’m currently in the process of modding it and installing a Floyd Rose. Commonly done and these guitars offer a great platform for it. In stock form it’s ok but needs some help!
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Baretta Special Electric Guitar - Vintage White | 344556 |
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