1986 Japanese Strat, E serial...

[Joelski]

Got pics of teh Kramer? I know a dude in AU that would possibly give you 8-900 euros for it.

[Joelski]

Why don't you head over to the Kramer Forum and ask if anybody is interested in buying or trading with you. There are most likely a few guys that are in your area that would be interested in your guitar. Is yours an Archtop or a flattop?

Damn good idea. Dood is selling that guitar way too cheap.

[fett]

You people are missing his point. He can do a trade. He wants a Strat. The only issue is the relative value of the two guitars. To go through all the crap of selling and buying can be avoided, "If the price is right!!!!"

[singlehum]

I would want to see how that Kahler routing was done - it may look messy inside that trem back plate.

Ummm...can I buy your Stagemaster?

[scotty]

If you want a Strat get a Strat, but not some jacked up Strat.

[straycat]

My point exactly.Who knows what it looks like under there.Any routing for the Kahler should not affect the standard route and could be plugged and a vintage trem replaced but then you would have a refined Jap strat in the $150 range money wise.The refin will cost at least $350.00 so there you will have more in it than its worth.
I would cruise ebay and find a beater jap strat and get it cheap.
I got my 86 in a pawn shop for $200.00 then replaced the first four frets and installed an rs pot upgrade kit and she honks.Have been offered $450.00 so far but shes a keeper.

[rocksoldier]

If you want a Strat get a Strat, but not some jacked up Strat.

+1

Exactly, the kahler just ruins it. I like locking trems on strats, but that is if i'm actually going to use it, properly installed with a locking nut... And preferably a humbucker as well. If i wanted an SSS strat, i would not even consider that one to be honest.

[toejam]

Also... that Kahler is useless for divebombing or even mild use without a locking nut.

So is a regular Strat trem. :ROTF:

[pott]

Exactly. For the use I'd make of it (i.e none) the Kahler isn't much of a bother. After all if the guitar sounds amazing and I love it, then it'll also be due to the Kahler If not, he'll buy the Kramer straight.

I AM on the kramer forums but like I said, I cannot ship the guitar nor put it on ebay. It's a local sale only. All the kramer locals are lefites

I'm not jumping into this blindly. It all depends on whether the buyer wants to trade or not, and whether I like the Strat. And he likes the Stagey of course I'm just getting a little bored of it, even know I'm constantly reminded that she's a great, uncommon guitar. But I don't give a damn about being unique. I love Strats, so I'll play one.

[straycat]

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[Snoogans]

It's all subjective, I know, but a Strat, however good, fitted with a Kahler ain't gonna feel or sound like a regular Strat. And if you decide it isn't for you after all, you'll have a hell of a job shifting it. Not that I have anything against Kahlers - My Carvin has one, and I love it.
I would have thought that the Stagey is uncommon and desirable enough that someone somewhere would be prepared to trade it for a halfway-decent regular Strat.
But at the end of the day, it's your call, and I wish you the best of luck whichever way you do it!

[pott]

Yeah I have been offered that, but not in Amsterdam. I can't ship it. I could easily get something like a Deluxe US Strat or something for it...

[rocksoldier]

May i ask why there is no possibility of shipping it?

[pott]

You may! I'm simply strapped for cash. I'm a student with no income and not a cent to my name. If I had to ship it it'd mean I'd get paid from abroad and I'd need to use paypal, which is not cash. I also have never shipped a guitar and these are famous for having their headstocks broken during transit. Either way it's a risk I not only don't want to take but can't afford either. Simple as that. Face to face the guy can play the guitar, makes it all easier.