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Re: Kramer baretta\'s availible again
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am I missing something? I thought Barettas were single hum with offset waist?
I also wonder how Gibson will do with this resurrected Kramer line, I never liked them to begin with (being a Charvel nut as I was/am).
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Yeah, you´re absolutely right about the Baretta. But when Gibson/Musicyo started up the Kramer-line again, about five or six years ago, they for some reason decided to call their new Soloist-knockoff Baretta. I´ve always wondered why they didn´t call them Stagemasters instead... that wouldn´t be accurate either, but certainly more in the same ballpark. Another interesting move was resurrecting the Striker and Focus denominations, but making the Strikers the more expensive line this time around. For the first couple of years they really didn´t pay any hommage to the Kramer name, but with the 1984 and the Jersey Star out now, and supposedly more reissues (Baretta and Nightswan) waiting in the wings, it seems like they´re heading in the right direction.
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am I missing something? I thought Barettas were single hum with offset waist?
I also wonder how Gibson will do with this resurrected Kramer line, I never liked them to begin with (being a Charvel nut as I was/am).
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Yeah, you´re absolutely right about the Baretta. But when Gibson/Musicyo started up the Kramer-line again, about five or six years ago, they for some reason decided to call their new Soloist-knockoff Baretta. I´ve always wondered why they didn´t call them Stagemasters instead... that wouldn´t be accurate either, but certainly more in the same ballpark. Another interesting move was resurrecting the Striker and Focus denominations, but making the Strikers the more expensive line this time around. For the first couple of years they really didn´t pay any hommage to the Kramer name, but with the 1984 and the Jersey Star out now, and supposedly more reissues (Baretta and Nightswan) waiting in the wings, it seems like they´re heading in the right direction.
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