Incredible amount of patience and work to give these beautiful instruments their lives back. These videos are so satisfying to watch because of the anticipation to see the final result while witnessing the gradual improvement of their aesthetics. I'm sure they all have their own stories and have gone through a lot so they deserve to shine again. And they do shine, cause they always end up looking amazing. Love it!
Very nice job. Looks brand new. One thing, though. You should let off some tension on the trem springs. When in tune a double-locking tremolo's base plate should be parallel with the guitar body. Yours is dipping into the tremolo cavity a bit. It can take a few adjustments to get right, but it's not too bad.
I don't know how it was in Japan, but over in the Netherlands Kramer guitars were very expensive. I don't know what got into the minds of the kids who decided to wreck it. But you did a great job restoring it!
That's true also here in Scandinavia. But one also have to have in mind that Kramer (among many other expensive brands) also had some non US made budget guitar models, which after some years probably got very cheap to get. Hence later on got treatments like this one. I noticed on the sticker (at the part of the neck that goes into the neck pocket) it among other information said "Striker", which IIRC was a budget non US Kramer model back then.
Good job in the restorations, as always. It is fun to see the guitars almost back to it's original look and condition. One observation on the play test though, it was good right until the clean sounds lol. Cheers!
I would have done a full fret job and setup on that old beast. Aside from that, I commend you for restoring the original finish and look of that guitar. I wouldn't have known how to do that!
Oggi riguardando i tuoi meravigliosi lavori mi sono accorto che questo non avevo messo il commento scusa ma mi è sfuggito: hai rifatto emesso a nuovo una stupenfa chitarra che non aveva piu la voce . Ora puo tornare a cantare la sue storie complimenti un super risultato che fa brillare gli occchi
This was really interesting. First off, what the hell Kramer is that!?!?! It almost looks like a prototype or something? Never seen one anything like this and it's all legit based off of the serial numbers on the back of the neck brace. Wild stuff. Secondly, Floyd Rose setup is a pain in the ass, period, especially if you've never done one before. The back and forth between the spring tension and string tightness is tough because the Floyd base part should be level with the body of the guitar like = , and you have to adjust the height of the base of the tremelo so you don't have any string buzz. The good thing is you only have to do those adjustments once, after that you have the worst parts out of the way because your tension will always be relatively the same assuming you are using the same strings and gauges each time, maybe a minor tweak here and there. Just remember to keep the floating tremelo exactly level with the body of the guitar. There are probably some other minor adjustments you can make since you are tearing the guitar down completely like adjusting the neck tension and fine tuning the saddles for intonation, but overall you are doing fine. I'm surprised none of those potentiometers were bad considering their age. Overall nice job. This is a cool hobby you've got going and I'm interested to see what other types of guitars you find and restore.
I skipped ahead a bunch and was like where did that flametop come from all the sudden??? Never would have thought that nice finish was still under there.
Nice sunburst, I think it deserved the effort to be saved and you do a great job with that. May I suggest next time you have to deal with those horrid solder blobs, just heat the solder by parts and give the piece a gentle hit on the table to get rid of it. Reserve your desoldering wick for places hard to reach or finishing the clean, in this case. Cheers.
I've never had the good fortune to buy a guitar like this. in this condition. you always seem to succeed. once you get a Jackson, then an Original Kramer, or Ibanez.. crazy. 🤦🏻♀
Even if this guitar was broken, covered in grime & tossed in the bin, it would still not be considered junk to those who really know these guitars. It might not say “Gibson” or “Fender” on it but Kramers are some of the finest guitars ever made IMO. Sleek looks and extremely comfortable playability make these guitars fun to play if you’re a real player who likes to explore the neck and really let your fingers loose. Albeit the creator of this content is clearly not a guitarist by nature.
Another superb restoration work...This Kramer had good components as opposed to the last ones : I saw a Fender 5-way switch, what looked like CTS potentiometers and some high-end capacitor... Again...Superb restoration work...
kramer owned by gibson they dont use fender parts. this is not a junk guitar and not very old, cost is about 700 dollars so mid range. i think he just painted it up to look like a shitty junk guitar because that paint came off very easily and theres not a mark on the fingerboard the frets or the body. just some obvious purposely done smacks on the headstock but carefully placed not to obliterate the name.
Yeah he did a nice clean up job but he has no clue on how to set that guitar up properly that's for sure and he ruined all of the Chrome with that wire brush.
Muy bien viola pistera y clásica en los 80, una viola con mucho atake para la epoca y con floy, todos los modelos fueron buenos , venían de varías gamas la mejor es la q usaba Edie Van Halen, un gran caño, cuesta encontrar estás reliquias, muy buen trabajo de restauración felitaciones, mi nombre es Xavier saludos desde Argentina,,
la de Van Halen era de la gama de los 80s, el otro logo, esta es de los 2000s y gama media-baja para ellos, no es tan vieja. Igual vas a Daiam y tenés que dejar un riñón para llevarte algo así, y allá las tratan peor que como tratamos a las Faim acá. Si supieran con lo que empezamos por estos lados...
Love these videos, first class work! But where do you find these guitars? They have such creative paint, very punk ! I would keep them like they are and just do what was necessary to make them play. But to each his own style.. stay cool my brother!
@@underrottensky I've never seen things like this at any auctions I've been to. There must be special ones in Japan just for music gear. In any case, the paint schemes tell me that there is/was a vibrant underground punk scene going on
YJM Pots? someone must have changed them recently!! i would have fittted 500k Alpha or CTS pots and a Grigsby or CRL pickup selecter switch and Dimarzio pickups! the Floyd Rose is sitting too far back, it needs to float level and also you must set the intonation correctly to tune well .. too many factors in a guitar setup once you strip and rebuild etc.
Yes then bravo for the restoration, on the other hand we can see very well at 4:50 and 16:45 that the knives of the floyd are dead. And that can't be fixed!! There can therefore no longer be a given agreement, so at the first stroke of vibrato it's dead ...
I wonder where he gets them from. I would love to have one like that and just do what was required to make it playable. They all look like underground Punk guitars that have been in storage for a very long time. 80's relics?
@@stratkiller2531 kramer striker custom by gibson. costs about 700 dollars and i think this is a guitar he has painted up to look old and rather shitty because the guitar is almost new, not a mark on the neck, the frets have zero wear, and the body is immaculate. the dinks on the headstock look like they are done on purpose coz what kind of fall or play wear would do that to a guitar headstock "just on the face" without bending or breaking something else? i say suspicious.
@@studioasyl Correct pickup height, good strings, maybe a new set of high quality pots (potentiometers)/Jack socket and selector switch -such as a Freeway 10 Way and that guitar will sound like something worth under a grand!
Buen trabajo de limpieza , sobre el tremolo tipo Floyd deberías informarte , no lo has quedado bien ajustado , es un sistema flotante con lo cual debería estar paralelo al cuerpo , para que tenga el Max recorrido hacia los dos lados , y sobre las demostraciones , no es por criticar , pero no sé quién está tocando la guitarra , pero así no se puede apreciar la calidad de ninguno de tus trabajos , no sé realmente su estilo , pero tocar a lo loco sin sentido ninguno , da igual la calidad de la guitarra , no se aprecia nada , es una crítica constructiva, una cosa es que te guste un estilo de música , pero para hacer una demostración de guitarra , deberías buscar a alguien que controle distintos estilos de música .
