Kramer Guitars Focus VT211S Ruby Red

Mio padre s'è voluto regalare questa Kramer per natale, la chitarra tirata fuori dal cartone si presenta ovviamente scordata (non è assolutamente un problema per quanto mi riguarda). Avevo visto alcuni video su YT dove questo modello in particolare aveva problemi di frets mal livellati e taglienti ai bordi, fortunatamente nulla di tutto ciò sull'esemplare che mi è stato consegnato. Chitarra onesta, sia in questa colorazione Ruby Red (sembra in alcune condizioni di luce più un rosa molto scuro e carico) e la Purple costano meno, forse perchè non se le prende nessuno e infatti la versione Neon Green costa più di 150€. Corpo, sorprendentemente, in mogano, pickup alnico 5 che suonano bene, finiture ok.. insomma mi sarei aspettato per questa cifra sicuramente qualche sbavatura e invece non ne ha. Siamo stati fortunati? Chi lo sà. Sono un appassionato, insieme a mio padre, di Harley Benton e su questa fascia di prezzo questa Kramer se la gioca bene.

The goods:
Love the color somewhere between red and pink.
Body finish was good.
Good clean sounds. The humbucker is powerfull enough for some crispy for metal.

The bads:
Strings have to be replaced immediatly.
The tuners are very bad. Toy guitar quality. Two of them did not work at all. I replaced all 6.
The setup was horrible. A piece of paper was stuck between the body and the neck which let to fret buzz on the low E string. After removing it the problem was solved.
The screws in the bridge where not tightened.
The frets feel rough and need a good polisch. The fret ends are like daggers.
I recommend to supply a first aid kit with the guitar.
After a complete new setup and re assembly of the guitar it is fun to play.
I replaced the white cheap looking pickguard for a mint green one which gives the guitar a more expensive vintage look. I also put some thicker string on it 010-046
So if you like to work on guitars and know what you are doing and put some extra money in for better tuners, it is a bargain. If you are a beginner i would not recommend this guitar.
I would recommend the factory to put some better tuners on it and pay more attention to the set up and fret work. Than this would be a really great guitar for a beginner. Even if the price would be a bit higher.

Not over-keen on the colour, but that is no big issue. I love the sounds from the pick ups. Crisp and with some power.

The guitar needed some setting up and once that was done and the strings replaced it played really nicely. I had to get rid of some sharp Fret ends too. I will eventually change the tuners for better ones, though the guitar stays in tune pretty well already.

Overall I am happy with this guitar for the price