MGR/Anonymous « Kramer Baretta »
Published on 06/26/01 at 15:00I purchased this guitar at music yo.com for 260 dollars plus tax.
I liked the humbucker sound of this guitar. I also liked the look. This guitar had some weight to it and had a very nice finish.
Well it was a marked improvement over the kamer focus I bought but not as great as I would have liked. Though there are three positions to be switched to and a single/humbucker knob for more tones, it all sounded the same. The different pickup taps are just not the variety of sounds I would have liked. The fretboard is nice but can't come close to the feel of my fender american strat. I also had problems staying in tune even after locking the trem in place. I suggest using heavier strings and getting the bridge springs tightened. My pickup selector piece also crackles when I switch it.
Construction is nice and solid. Unlike the kramer focus this guitar actually had some quality put into it. The steinberger trem is nice because it has a lock option.
Shortley after buying this guitar I stopped playing it in favor of my acoustic. I just hated struggling with the tuning problems even after getting the guitar set up by a technician. At the price I payed you would think it should be an intermediate to professional guitar but it is not. This is a straight up beginner guitar. I bought a fender american strat and let me tell you my acoustic now takes a back seat to the fender. You get what you pay for is the absolute truth.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I liked the humbucker sound of this guitar. I also liked the look. This guitar had some weight to it and had a very nice finish.
Well it was a marked improvement over the kamer focus I bought but not as great as I would have liked. Though there are three positions to be switched to and a single/humbucker knob for more tones, it all sounded the same. The different pickup taps are just not the variety of sounds I would have liked. The fretboard is nice but can't come close to the feel of my fender american strat. I also had problems staying in tune even after locking the trem in place. I suggest using heavier strings and getting the bridge springs tightened. My pickup selector piece also crackles when I switch it.
Construction is nice and solid. Unlike the kramer focus this guitar actually had some quality put into it. The steinberger trem is nice because it has a lock option.
Shortley after buying this guitar I stopped playing it in favor of my acoustic. I just hated struggling with the tuning problems even after getting the guitar set up by a technician. At the price I payed you would think it should be an intermediate to professional guitar but it is not. This is a straight up beginner guitar. I bought a fender american strat and let me tell you my acoustic now takes a back seat to the fender. You get what you pay for is the absolute truth.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com