That shelf you made for the FR nut is insane. You should start selling something like that for Squiers and other common guitars. Nothing like that on the market.
Dude... That's one of the coolest custom guitars I've ever seen. Phenomenal job recreating it. I've always been a huge fan of Sammy Hagar and his time in Van Halen. Having grown up in that time I really appreciate that you aren't just recreating a guitar, but also an era in music. I really enjoyed the video and appreciate the attention to detail you put into making it. Super cool.
Also that yellow / red combo looks great. You really nailed the colors. 5150 guitars are cool. But it's great to see someone do a Sammy guitar, especially that one.
The shim for the locking nut is a stroke of genius. I ended up putting a Kahler string lock that goes behind the original nut on my project, but your solution is absolutely perfect! I’m interested to hear how you find the bridge dives with it decked flat on the body top. That’s how I wanted to set line up, but I found that deep dives were restricted as the leading front edge of the baseplate wanted to pivot into the top of the body. The only two solutions I could see was a) route a small channel between the mounting studs so the bridge could pivot into it, or b) raise the bridge so it was floating. I went with option 2, which is cool but I really liked the idea of the baseplate making full connection with the body for maximum tone.
Great job! Thanks for teaching me that "every part could be painted" I was just painting wood. Right now I'm STILL MEASURING to drill the floyd rose holes and scared of screwing it up 😂😂
@@QGMODS thanks! After watching your video I finally got the courage and did it last night! Everything worked out fine !! I didn't know about the shims. After placing one under the neck and one under the locking nut it was perfect. I also direct mounted the pickup and it looks beautiful. I'll post it in the FB kramer baretta group soon when I finish the electronics! Thanks again for the video. It's the one my guitar needed almost for a year 😂😂
So many 5150 replicas and Frankenstrats out there. I never gave this guitar a second thought until I saw your video. Its part of 80s rock history. Great idea with the filler piece for the nut.
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DUDE !! you are a wizard , ive been looking at this guitar all night and your floyd mod component has sold me - INGENIUS !!! Going to buy it on reverb now you rock !!
HI! I saw your post on the Baretta Special page on Facebook. Fantastic job man! Seriously, really well done! Don't be surprised if you start getting alot of questions, or offers for the part you 3D printed. It's difficult to install the locking nut on that neck, due to the way they cut the nut at the factory. Your design and 3D printed idea is the best I've seen so far. The others I've seen aren't done as well, and frankly look ugly : ). Beautiful job once again! : )
@@jamiewhite6798 Yes sir! It’s a private group on Facebook but you can join it. I think the only rules are that you have to own a Baretta special, and you have to love Kramer Guitar’s :-) we chat about everything Kramer, and people show and share their mods on these guitars and also share ideas how people can do mods etc.
@@jjcollins well I am going to look for it , cuz I have a special I am modding and my other 2 guitars are both Kramer as well. a 1986 Pacer Deluxe , and a 1983 Focus 1000
I had a carvin the v220 and it just had the fluid and no locking nut so I ordered a lucky nut and I mounted it at the very bottom of the truss rod cavity that would have to take the nut off and it's kind of '80s but the damn thing don't ever lose tune
"Place all of the hardware in this cup so I can conveniently lose it all at once" Holy crap I laughed out loud.🤣 Definitely, something I've done before.
Wow ! I have never seen anyone just rout away with no template! That was impressive! I don't want to destroy the guitar now! I just don't like Sammy ! But you did a great job !
Very cool man. The only thing that I would worry about if I did this would be getting the trem in the right spot. How did you insure it was in the correct location? The scale is 25 1/2 inches, so did you just measure from the nut where the string goes over the nut, and again down a line in the center of the fretboard 25.5 inches and draw a perpendicular line and then measure the 74 mms it whatever the distance is that the screws in the body are separated for the trem?
Great job my man!! I see these being built more often lately but not all are good. Yours looks surprisingly accurate man. I use a dremel to polish my frets exactly like you do here. Works fantastic!
Enjoyed your video, one tip to get your 3D print off the ender plate is to just flex/bend that ender rubber base and your part will come of without any force.
Thank you for your comment, i know about the flexible magnetic base, problem is with delicate parts like this, when you're warping the plate you also bend the part...
@@QGMODS oh ok I will be careful with my thinner prints then. Still watching your video lol . I just did a squier mod and was thinking of a Kramer next.
Sometimes you have to screw up in order to achieve perfection.. lol did that myself drilling the post holes on a cheap Ibanez guitar.. I've got the BYO Lunatic guitar kit from BYO... and it's very close to yours! straight mounted pick up pocket and slightly different fretboard end profile, squared instead of rounded like the shredder neck. they are decent for the price... highly recommend them.
You're probably better off anyway, but the volume pot can actually be adjusted to work properly. Kinda makes you wonder why they don't just do that in the factory. But who knows? Maybe they did it that way because so many hi gain players just put it on 10 most of the time anyway and just leave it there. That way it won't turn down if you bump it. I doubt it, but it does make you wonder.
@@markrogers7304 My bad, the final videos were taken before i did any intonation work on the bridge, it's how it came from the factory. You're just seeing it installed stock cause i was in hurry to finish... When intonated it sits futher back, especially the B string
@@QGMODS Hey long as it works. I just assumed you had everything setup in the vid. I installed an Original Floyd on my Barretta Special also except I painted mine like Ed's 5150. Only issue is my neck is cut just so slightly uneven on each side of the fretboard but plays great as long as you dont wild on the low string vibrato. I didnt catch soon enough for a refund but doesnt matter now. I have just ordered a custom made neck from Musikraft with Stainless jumbo frets for my Barretta.
Nice job.. that shelf is a great idea.. but wonder how it sounds being plastic as the nut has less contact with WOOD.. also that saddle on the B string .. does it hit the body when doing big dives?.. excellent budget job..
Thanks, no it doesn't make any difference in tone. If we were to ban plastic we'd have to start with the nut itself anyways 🙄. The photos if the finished guitar were before I intonated it. It further back now where it belongs. :)
Can you give me any info on the exact places to install the tremolo posts man ? What height did you add using the shims ? I just bought this guitar and want to put a nice black floyd on it - seriously impressed with your skills
Hello, i can't put measurements into words, but the posts go where the scale of the guitar dictates. Look for some intructions on that specific topic on youtube, but if you're not feeling confident enough maybe ask a local luthier.
I think Iam pulling the trigger at the first of the month had one purchased just befoer the dang bio weapon. Hit was backorder so I canceled not this time thinking gonna turn It into a theater of pain kramer
man I put a German Floyd on mine too , boy do I wish I saw this before . I would love to have tried one of those 3D printed nut part you made. that was very annoying doing it the way I did. awesome video awesome idea. damn lol can't believe I didn't see this before
Great video and mod! Question - Is there any slippage of E strings off the neck from the wider string spacing of the new Floyd? Asking because I'm thinking of adding a Floyd to mine as well, but this is a concern.
Yassou file mou Stelios, I can’t believe somebody finally modded the Kramer Baretta Special the correct way! I’m so glad I came across your channel. I’ve been putting off Modding my Kramer Baretta because of not having the correct idea of modifying the locking nut. You creating a 3-D printable piece that fits in is just AMAZING. How can I get a hold of one of those? Are you selling them?
