I have the new Sm1 in orange crush and the metal black. Both are Outstanding instruments. For 80s metal and hard rock these are perfect. All 5 pickup positions sound great and the coil tap also works great on 3 pickups. The floyd 1000 seems to be built well, I've had no issues in the two years ive owned both guitars. The necks have a unique feel and take some getting used to but once you do they are superb. Very balanced body and gorgeous finishes. Over all the best value i can think of. Been playing 20 years and own jacksons, gibsons, washburns, kramers, fenders, among others. I put these kramer Sm1s at the top of the list. All i did was add strap locks and adjust the height a alittle and both are stage ready. The thru neck is very stable and easy to keep in tune. Over all couldn't be happier. They need to make a metallic green next ❤
I've never owned a Stagemaster but owned a number of Barettas and Pacers. I couldn't imagine Eddie playing one because of his preference for bolt-on strats. Yes, his Steinberger was neck thru, but that was a rare exception.
I have had both the versions in flip flop champagne colour.. Still have the Mach 1 version, which I preferred. The sound was better, it was also a bit heavier...It was a very expensive guitar back then.
Could you introduce me which kind of wood was used to make stagemaster custom (mach 1)? I really wanna know the name of body wood. since It is not introduced in catalog.
@@SoundsofTime Had a Bluesbreaker 512 and my friend refinished his Stagemaster II - both have Alder body (surprisely, Stagemaster made from maaaany pieces of alder). Tested Bluesbreaker and Charvel Model 6 (both '87-88 and similar MSRP) Charvel has much better ergonomic, but Kramer sounds great. Many Stagemasters and Bluesbreakers have same weird colors (and 87-88 ESPs. haha), also Liberty had Japanese market Sister without "Amerrican" sign (have no catalog page for that) - so I think all of them were made in Japan, and maybe hardware mounted in North America. Bluesbreaker = Stagemaster with Takeuchi instead of Floyd Rose. Pots are CTS too and pickups are Duncans (my 512 has DDP mark on bridge pickup).
I only know these guitars b/c it was used by late Eddie Hazel from Funkadelic in the 90s….I always assumed it was jackson but looking at it really hard it was Kramer Stagemastee
the 2nd gen stagemasters have the exact same body as the ESP Horizon, both launched in 1987 and both made by ESP.
I have the new Sm1 in orange crush and the metal black. Both are Outstanding instruments. For 80s metal and hard rock these are perfect. All 5 pickup positions sound great and the coil tap also works great on 3 pickups. The floyd 1000 seems to be built well, I've had no issues in the two years ive owned both guitars. The necks have a unique feel and take some getting used to but once you do they are superb. Very balanced body and gorgeous finishes. Over all the best value i can think of. Been playing 20 years and own jacksons, gibsons, washburns, kramers, fenders, among others. I put these kramer Sm1s at the top of the list. All i did was add strap locks and adjust the height a alittle and both are stage ready. The thru neck is very stable and easy to keep in tune. Over all couldn't be happier. They need to make a metallic green next ❤
Bought a used SM-1 that someone fitted with an OFR. Thank you, mysterious original owner. It's a fantastic guitar.
I have the exact Stagemaster shown at the very beginning of this video that Eddie is holding 😊
nice done.thanks
Awesome video, always wanted one, still do!
I've never owned a Stagemaster but owned a number of Barettas and Pacers. I couldn't imagine Eddie playing one because of his preference for bolt-on strats. Yes, his Steinberger was neck thru, but that was a rare exception.
thank you for sharing!
Great video man!
I have had both the versions in flip flop champagne colour.. Still have the Mach 1 version, which I preferred. The sound was better, it was also a bit heavier...It was a very expensive guitar back then.
Could you introduce me which kind of wood was used to make stagemaster custom (mach 1)? I really wanna know the name of body wood. since It is not introduced in catalog.
According to vintagekramer.com, they had mahogany body wings. The neck-through portion was maple (3-piece laminated).
@@SoundsofTime bluesbreaker has alder body
@@alexism3693 Good to know. It seems that some Japanese model equivalents substituted Mahogany with Alder (like the Japanese Nightswan)
@@SoundsofTime Had a Bluesbreaker 512 and my friend refinished his Stagemaster II - both have Alder body (surprisely, Stagemaster made from maaaany pieces of alder). Tested Bluesbreaker and Charvel Model 6 (both '87-88 and similar MSRP) Charvel has much better ergonomic, but Kramer sounds great. Many Stagemasters and Bluesbreakers have same weird colors (and 87-88 ESPs. haha), also Liberty had Japanese market Sister without "Amerrican" sign (have no catalog page for that) - so I think all of them were made in Japan, and maybe hardware mounted in North America. Bluesbreaker = Stagemaster with Takeuchi instead of Floyd Rose. Pots are CTS too and pickups are Duncans (my 512 has DDP mark on bridge pickup).
I only know these guitars b/c it was used by late Eddie Hazel from Funkadelic in the 90s….I always assumed it was jackson but looking at it really hard it was Kramer Stagemastee
Best Kramer made.
Shame about the ugly 'beak headstock' inlays and pointy headstock on an otherwise very cool guitar!