One pickup, one scotch, one beer! (Kramer Baretta Special upgrade)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- In this video I'm going to share my experience in pimping my Kramer Beretta Special, an affordable guitar that can become a monster axe with just some minor mods...
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I have Candy Blue and agree somewhat on tuners, although mine stays in tune quite well to be honest (if you don't use the bar of course, ha). One thing I was stunned & totally floored by . . . the pickup!! I would never change it out! My current lineup: Jackson USA Rhoads (Seymour Duncan JB & SH), Ibanez Prestige S, Fender USA strat (custom shop Fat 50'), Les Paul standard, BC Rich custom shop Gunslinger (Dimarzio Super Distortion & 30th Anniv. PAF) and an ESP Bela Lugosi (single EMG 81) and still VERY proud of my $179 Baretta Special, it's tone and that beautifully cut powder smooth maple neck very reminiscent of my Ibanez (I went with the solid maple vs rosewood top). Being 100% honest, the sustain on my Kramer exceeds my $3400 Les Paul by a pretty decent margin, amazing!
Wow man that's quite the arsenal you have there!!
Yeah, the pups are honestly very good, I still have them, and keep them for a future project!
And honestly i think I'm getting myself another Kramer, maybe the beretta with floyd rose...
Yours is the first video where I can see how light the fretboard actually is, I thought it was much darker. Rock on !
Yeah ! I think mine is a 2017/2018 model if im not mistaken... from what I’ve been reading the new models are using different woods.
@@headbangfridays too bad they seem to phase out the rosewood boards, and the black and vintage white coloured bodies
@@maxmustardman298 totally!!
Right! My baretta wood neck is not rosewood but i think it is a great neck
I think the stock pickup sounds great
Honestly i could have done just fine with the stock pickup, it was just a matter of taste, I'm a sucker for the invader tone... But the pickup is surprisingly very good for a guitar in this price range.
this video was very refreshing- love this guitar but could only find demos of the most eye rolling 80s songs and licks being played on it
Hahhaha I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The beginning was like a howtobasic video lol
Role Model! xD
The Kramer in white is the holy Excalibur guitar if, "you could only have one"mod type of guitar.
It changes every generation. Last generation it was the Squier '51 back in the aughts. Boy those things were cool
It’s not your tuners it’s the nut, cut it properly. It’s not the volume knob you have to remove the treble bleed cap. It’s cool you got the new gear but wasn’t necessary.
Well the tuners where pretty sketchy
.. now with the treb cap I will surely try that next time!
Gratz on new baby! I went the other way. Always been a Telecaster player. Just bought an Omen-6 B-Stock. Excellent guitar. Best Regards!
I use to hate fender and now Its my favorite guitar lol crazy
the same happened to me!
Hey 👋 man! I just subscribed, nice review. I'm wanting to get the Kramer and about the same thing you did. Spot on about the price comparison with upgrades! Yes sir,one fine girl and its totally your guitar now.
this was the video that convinced me to finally pull the trigger on buying a invader for my ruby red baretta. awesome video man
Wow im really glad this helped you man!!
At what distance did you put the invader from the high and low E , I suppose lower then the stock pickup considering it's very high output? Just ordered one
With all honesty I don't quite remember, but yes, having in mind that the thing is a high gain beast I wouldn't consern a lot about the PUPS not picking the signal well enough.
Out of all the pickups I played through my favorite by a mile was the EVH Wolfgang pups so I would probably put that or a Extra dirty TV Jones. The TV Jones has the advantage of a perfect clean twang tone, I love Van Halen and ZZ top
So I would probably put a TV Jones, good value locking tuners, a nicer trem and bridge with a piezo.
That sounds like a fun project!!
I've been thinking on getting another beretta to throw maybe a JB or something in the likes...
I also want to mod a Baretta special with a SD Black Winter Humbucker but there are two versions of it, one is a Tremolo version and one a normal version. A slanted pickup is slanted to give a normal pickup the string spacing of a tremolo so I guessed I need the normal spaced one and you confirmed it with the Invader wich has the normal pickup dimensions so I buy that one.
Sometimes we get too obsessed about specs and what not... Yet at the end of the day all those things little do matter , so go with what you think will work for you!
Yes, incredible neck.
Indeed!!
I’m seriously looking everywhere for a video of someone shredding on it, but can’t find one anywhere. Is it pretty fast and easy to play? I just keep hearing it’s good but am seeing everyone play either drop D chords or EVH licks...
Okay so that sickkk invader pickup, I’m thinking of putting in my Baretta, is it 1c or 4c🤘🏻
fantastic
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Loved it.love kramer.loved this vid...was informative as well
And i love you for loving the video! haha thanks man!!
BRO!!!! I’m planning on doing the exact SAME THING you did, but I’m going to throw in a Seymour Duncan Black Winter with a Seymour Duncan Liberator!!!! WHIP ASS VIDEO!!!! I’ll send pics once done Brother!!!!!
For me once I get it definitely Seymour Duncan 59 for the bridge and locking tuners new volume knob and strings maybe a bone nut
I just installed a 59 on another guitar... Boy oh boy does that bastard sounds good!... And yes those are the things to change on this guitar!
@@headbangfridays yea I agree ☝️ but man the fret work for this guitar in that price range is to good for about 180 bucks
@@jessetate9701 indeed! The fretwork is unreal for how cheap the guitar is!!
Those riffs at 6:30 and 6:49 though! It's like Black Metal VS Death Metal battle...they both won for me! 🤘😁🤘
Hahaha yeah !!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
The Invader is the choice id make as well. Machine heads yeah thats simple, but this guitar needs a floyd that swings both ways new pot and pick your fav string and away you go.
Totallly! Check the VEGA TREM its basically a floyd for strats or super starts, not exactly a cheap option yet the answer for people like us who wants a floyd on a super strat without making any holes on the guitar. ! :)
I'm listening in HQ and the difference is 1point in the gain of your amp. I mean, does worth the SD?
Well, imo i think that there´s much more bass and ¨body¨ in the SD take, this doesn't mean that its better or worse, just a matter of taste, to be honest that ¨bassy¨ tone was what i was looking for, for this project.
But honestly if it wasn't for that i would have died a happy camper with the kramer PUP since i really liked it, im actually keeping it for a future project i have in mind ! :D
I just got mine and I think I might throw a ceramic mag in it for more bite, or throw in an EMG 85.
@@grilledspaghetti Great! Man if you get the emg send me a clip , i would love to hear how an emg sounds like in this guitar!
Hi to all!
Anyone here did change the nut for a Graphtec Tusk XL? If yes which model?
Hi there!!
Well I haven’t but im planning on upgrading the nut, so once i get that done i migth make a video with the update!
Headbang Fridays I do plan to stick in Graphtec as it is self lubricated one and it dose help to keep it in tune either with crap tuners and even worst bridge :) Problem is which model to choose??? Many folks putted in PT6060-00, not sure it is a perfect fit but I think I’ll risk it.
Anyway if you’ll be doing it please make a video!!!
Keep shredding bro!!!
good vid
Thanks mate!
I don't own one yet but when i do imma hot rod the living shit out of it, nice vid🤘
Pretty hot for a guitar with one humbucker. I always thought having two or even three makes you sound more... chuggier.
Do you have to modify the upgraded pickup (SH-8) to match the angle of the stock pickup or was it drop in and done?
Not at all, dropped the sucker and done! 😃 standard humbucker cavity.
@@headbangfridays Nice, appreciate the insight! Plan on any other mods (Floyd Rose Upgrade, etc)?
There’s a floating tremolo that has been flirting with me since a while now , dont know if you have heard the “vega trem” . Not quite cheap but its like having a floyd on a strat without drilling any holes or anything... other than that the nut and just for the looks and likes ( if I don’t end up buying the expensive foating trem) a black trem.
@@headbangfridays yeah they are a bit expensive but if you want to get as close to a Floyd that’s the trem to go with. I saw another video with the installation and the play and that guy would dive bomb. No lock nut or locking tuners and stayed in tune. I tried using a trem setter but didn’t work as effectively.
@@gsalinas1229 Yeah i saw it recently too!
The only thing that makes me doubt is that it wont stay in tune after many dive bombs just like a floyd, maybe if i can find a way to block the strings entirely without making a huge modification... 😃 sounds like a “part 2 “ video hahaha
I like this guitar because it sounds great and plays good but it doesn’t stay in tune good at all. I want to replace the tuners but I don’t what to get. What kind did you buy and did they help a lot?
I went with some cheap ali express locking tuners , I think they are a gotoh copy, and yup it helped a whole lot, honestly it would be the first thing to replace in this guitar.
@@headbangfridays Thanks, I’ll look into those. Once I keep the thing in tune It’ll be great
Jack M change the nut... m.thomann.de/fr/graph_tech_pt_6060_00_slotted_nut.htm
How's the stock tuners?
Do I really need to put locking heads on it?
Maybe not locking tuners, perhaps a set of grovers will do!
Yes, or it won't stay in tune. I bought this exact guitar. I was sorry I bought it until I changed the tuners.
@@steveweyerts Yeah, its a must!
Hi, world you recommend this over something like an entry level Schecter or Jackson? I’m looking for an affordable guitar to start learning modern metal rhythm.
Man, with jackson you just can't go wrong and the great thing is that for 200 bucks or less you can get a very decent fast neck axe!
If I want to upgrade the pickup. Can i place any 500K push/pull pot to switch between single and humbucker ? What about the treble bleeder?
you can totally do that, just look for the schematics from the pup brand website... now if you what a separate switch to bypass the treble bleeder... that's another story.
@@headbangfridays Thank you mate. So If I apply a push/pull that fits the hole can I choose one without treble bleed? whats the point of a treble bleed either way? Do i really need it?
@@MetalDoraemon6 when you roll off the volume knob you lose a bit of high end... So with that mod you are not going to lose any while doing so... Honestly it's a matter of taste, I kinda like it better without the bleeder
@@headbangfridays thank you very mucb
So is this rosewood after all??? Looks like pau ferro...
Seems like there is a little debate on that, the berettas made on 2016 (like mine i think) which are mede in indonesia , supposedly the have rosewood fingerboard, according to the info i dug on some forums.
I was about to get the blue one with maple fretboard..but nah...yours look great.typical 80 s heavy metal guitar(not hard rock...)
Go for it! Its a no brainer for the price and with sum love it can sound fantastically!
When did you receive this dude? No where has stock.. even Thomann?!
Well it was actually a couple of months ago, and even back then i had to wait like a moth for thomann to restock, the thing is selling like a cold beer on a summer day! And now even more with VHs death i think :/
Headbang Fridays haha nightmare I’ve been trying to get hold of one for ages!! Though I did manage to get the Baretta vintage 🤙
yeah man you gotta be quick two days ago I saw they had the black one in stock, but now it's gone again
Max Mustermann I just got hold of two purple and a white
@@CaptainjackSparrowUK nice, could only find the blue one in stock here in Germany
Radius and weight in details, please.
Nut radius is 12" if im not mistaken.... weight 6 Kg, its fairly heavy, but a good heavy :D !
@@headbangfridays
6 kg? Please, tell me that is a joke.
@@Robert_Fordin and a bad one! 🤣 4kg
is this guitar only for beginners or even for non-beginners
Its a perfect guitar for beginers because of it’s simplicity, yet also is a great and fun guitar for experienced players because of how easy is to customize.
@@headbangfridays It is also a good guitar for non-beginners ?
@@flamecraftergaming2899 yup!!
It's a fantastic guitar. I've been playing for over 35 years. Had a Kramer in the 80s and wanted another. I have a Pacer and bought the special. Yes the tuners and volume pot are not good. Tuning up to pitch is holding tune pretty well but not good hardware. I will be modding this to the max.Love this guitar even before the add ons. Remember it's a mahogany body and that's always great tone. Hope this helps
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