Kramer Baretta Special - any good?

PonchoGreg

For some reason, hard to find decent reviews online... What's the take on here?

Good given the dirt cheap price? Good full stop?

I'm quite tempted just to have an 80s style rock machine... Weak point seems to be the vibrato, but I can't use one for toffee so not really a concern for me. I'd be more worried about fretwork, playability, etc

Thanks!

paulnb57

There one for sale here, replies on the post suggest they are ok...
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/190985/fs-kramer-baretta-special-130#latest

PonchoGreg

paulnb57 said:

There one for sale here, replies on the post suggest they are ok...
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/190985/fs-kramer-baretta-special-130#latest

Ah cool, thanks! Bit far from me unfortunately (the petrol would cost about the same as the guitar )

rocktron

There is a replica of the Theatre of Pain Kramer Baretta Mick Mars of Motley Crue plays in the following video, advertised on Reverb. Mick Mars also played another Kramer Baretta with a picture of Marilyn Monroe painted on it.

Of course, Eddie Van Halen played the famous Red & White Stripes Kramer Baretta 5150.



Ad on Reverb:-

https://reverb.com/item/657210-kramer-baretta-special-custom-mick-mars-theater-of-pain-replica

There are several replicas of famous guitars on www.dhgate.com.  Here is the Mick Mars Kramer Baretta:-

https://uk.dhgate.com/product/rare-motley-crue-kramer-baretta-special-custom/577253679.html?f=bm|GMC|pla|10947097814|110199875689|577253679|pla-297845415828|113003009|GB|fbder|c|2|&utm_source=pla&utm_medium=GMC&utm_campaign=fbder&utm_term=577253679&gclid=CjwKCAjwq_D7BRADEiwAVMDdHqwkrTJZIZoBA_GDKAYb43WAjQE6L0x8n1qtxtjH4pnqXdmifojarhoCH20QAvD_BwE


Here is the Van Halen 5150 Kramer Baretta on UK eBay:-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Popular-KRM-ST-5150-Electric-Guitar-Floyd-Rose-Bridge-Handmade-Painting/303408133599?_trkparms=aid=1110006&algo=HOMESPLICE.SIM&ao=1&asc=225076&meid=8e97ddc70dcc4654bd2e39a089105c3d&pid=100005&rk=1&rkt=12&mehot=pf&sd=224102205246&itm=303408133599&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2047675&algv=SimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithDarwoV3BBEV2b&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851