Tonally, it’s resonant with plenty of sustain courtesy of the aluminum. There were also three basses in the line. The 5000 model resembles the Kramer Voyager, and also came with a triple humbucker configuration. It’s actually a polymer called Ebanol which also made its way into bowling balls. The 4000 sported a Gibson Flying V shape, and was later changed to more closely resemble a Jackson Randy Rhoads or Kramer Vanguard. Amusingly, the fretboard, fitted with pearloid crown inlays, looks like ebony but it ain’t. The pickup surrounds are actually walnut and they contrast nicely with the lightness of the maple. Pickups are low-output humbuckers-some say Bill Lawrence custom-wounds made for Kramer-with metal covers engraved with the Kramer logo, and they attach to a metal plate on the guitar’s back. Other details include a 25-inch scale length, Schaller tuners, and a zero fret. The laminated approach with the walnut was likely for some 1977 Kramer 650G woodsy ornamentation. The 650G is the most expensive of the aluminum-neck Kramers and it features three-piece laminated walnut wings between a birds-eye maple body. In great condition and an affordable alternative to the pricier Travis Bean and Electrical Guitar Company aluminum neck guitars. Serial Number indicates being built around 1976-77. What we've got here is a late 1970's Kramer 650G Aluminum Neck Guitar.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |