Is This The Best Cheap Guitar?!? Kramer Baretta Special

[@chase3253]

I travel a lot and always take my Baretta with me; I bang it around in it's soft case, it falls over from time-to-time with my compact travel stand....and yet, it still stays in-tune and is as good as the day I purchased it. Not only do they sound amazing, but they look good too!

[@EJBGuitar]

Yeah, unreal for the money!

[@Murphy_R9]

One story i read was that a guy bought one of these for $150 on sale to just be a guitar that he would learn to do fret work and other repairs but after he got it and set it up and played it it became his favorite! With these Kramer baretta's in 2022 you can now get a amazing guitar for under $200! that was not the case a few years back!

[@chrisa1125]

Been thinking about getting one of these and your videos helped a lot. THANKS! My first real guitar when I was around 14 (mid 80's) was a red Charvel with a single humbucker and maple neck and I still miss that guitar. Don't really want to spend the money on a Charvel like that nowadays, and that red Kramer looks very similar and they seem to sound great from the videos I've watched.

[@EJBGuitar]

Awesome! Thanks for watching.

[@stevehalling816]

I'm going to get on of these great guitars , it'll look so cool with a gr55 pickup on it playing classical guitar 😀👍. I have bad arthritis so light guitars are the order of the day and usually use Jackson minions which are fantastic

[@cheenu711]

If anyone is on the fence about getting this, just go for it. This was my second guitar and since I'm a student who can't afford much I would save up money to get upgrades. Having upgraded this alongside my squier, i have to say this guitar is the perfect mod platform. I've tried some expensive guitars in shops and i do plan on getting player series strat but the neck on this guitar is incredible. The only downside was the poor setup and tuning stability. If you get a new nut and properly cut it so that it works with the hockeystick headstock, it becomes a completely different instrument even with the stock hardware. The pickup sounds amazing and I also added a dimarzio CTS pot and this guitar cleans up like a dream. Defo my favourite guitar to just pickup and play anytime. I'd actually get another one of these over the top of the line models because I don't like FR systems and I'd change the pickup regardless. Even with the stock hardware the guitar resonates and a lot which is amazing to me because I tried a used LP and ibanez grg and those guitars felt dead in comparison.

[@TVoltG]

Sweetwater has the white ones in stock.

[@The_Macaroon]

Good video, subbed, waiting on my KBS getting delivered. 🤘

[@shamsulanuar9258]

blast from the past..thanks for sharing,dude!!!will buy..👍wow,its purple rain 😅its worth it..its totally awesome,dude!!✌️👊👍 greetings from perak,Malaysia!!

[@EJBGuitar]

Thanks!!

[@Murphy_R9]

I have not found anyone really talking trash about these? every owner of one of these says they are well worth it.

[@klv400]

Awesome Demo...👍🎸

[@EJBGuitar]

Thanks - appreciate it.

[@ereimul1444]

Love your playing and demo. I saw a candy blue Baretta on your wall. Do you prefer purple of candy blue colour?

[@EJBGuitar]

Thanks! They’re both cool for that vibe…the blue is a metallic blue so it looks a little bit nicer than the non-metallic purple IMO.

[@ereimul1444]

@@EJBGuitar thank you sir. keep rocking.

[@KevinMillard68]

i left the cap in mine because it works perfect not sure why others are having problems with it other then maybe a bad batch of bad pots mine is also a 2021 but not sure that matters

[@EJBGuitar]

Those stock pots and caps are pretty cheap feeling and operating IMO, so the first thing I do is swap them out. Even if they sounded ok, I’m not a fan of the way they feel. A great pot is only a few bucks so IMO it’s worth it. I just set up a new one for a buddy of mine and did the same mods to his that I did on mine…his is brand new and the cap had the volume cut issue that both of mine did. But if yours is working ok for you, that’s all that matters!

[@andreymordvinov9341]

Awesome color! Btw where did you get this sticker? Didn't see anything like that on Amazon, I'll appreciate any suggestions

[@EJBGuitar]

Got it on eBay a few years back with a few other various stickers…don’t remember the exact seller. Look for day of the dead stickers (or Dia Los Muertos).

[@ANITAMAXWYNN-DrakeOfficial]

@@EJBGuitar Thank you for the great video! May I know the size of the sticker?

[@EJBGuitar]

I used the 8” size.

[@ANITAMAXWYNN-DrakeOfficial]

@@EJBGuitar Thanks a lot.

[@michaelbutler7780]

Hey man great vid! Where did you get that sticker ?

[@EJBGuitar]

eBay…seller is called Sonic Print.

[@JoseCastro-nn6br]

what locking tuners did you get? I have the candy blue that I use for travel. my tuners have a hard time staying in tune and never even put the whammy bar on lol

[@EJBGuitar]

I just put Hipshot locking tuners on mine…but I also replaced the nut with a Graphtech nut. If you’re having tuning issues definitely think about a nut replacement or at least checking the string slots on the stock nut. The wide string fan on these due to the headstock shape can cause issues if the nut isn’t slotted really well. If you keep the stock nut think about using some kind of lubricant in the slots too like graphite or nut sauce, etc.

[@shreddykrueger3776]

I cut the Treble bleed off mine to fix the volume issue.

[@pierrefitch]

How did you fix any video to show how ??

[@shreddykrueger3776]

@@pierrefitch you just snip it off. I'm sure you can find on here. It's a little red pouch looking thing

[@herbiehalsey6543]

Thanks for the insight on this guitar. Where did you get the sticker ?

[@EJBGuitar]

Ebay

[@herbiehalsey6543]

@@EJBGuitar is it water slide or vynil ?

[@EJBGuitar]

@@herbiehalsey6543 peel and stick…comes off easy too if you need to remove it. I bought two sizes and put the smaller one on first and wanted to switch to the larger one…it tore right off leaving no residue.

[@harrycrespo7910]

Is the graphic on the purple Kramer a decal?

[@EJBGuitar]

Yes. Bought it online.

[@leohenriq8032]

Great video. Ordered a candy blue. Can you recommend what strings to upgrade?

[@EJBGuitar]

Whatever strings you prefer. I personally use NYXL 10-46.

[@leohenriq8032]

Thanks

[@leohenriq8032]

Nice to see you are a KISS fan too. Peter is from my old neighborhood in Brooklyn. He was visiting his father in 96, my younger brother and I got to sit in his green limo. Ziggy Stardust 8track in the player. The chauffeur showed us the comic book before it was out. Then, Peter came out, no makeup, awesome guy. We followed him as fast as we could keep up on our bikes. He stood out of sunroof with a can of Rheingold, cheering us on. His brother Joe and my older brother John were friends. Proud to say Peter grew up around the corner from my family. Miss the good old days!

[@desvonbladet]

It would be even more 80s if you dive-bombed some squealies from time to time, and I'd be very curious how well the non-locking trem performed on that

[@EJBGuitar]

Like I said in the video, I don’t use these kind of tremolos…I leave them against the body like a hard tail. If you dive bomb this trem, it’s going out of tune.

[@TVoltG]

I have set mine to floating and cleaned the nut, added some lubrication to the nut. I can dive and pull up and stays in tune. I will say that I have a PRS Style bridge coming today to replace the bridge because I wanted a brass block setup. But the stock one with a little setup works good.

[@dinogiolitti2844]

What brand/model tuners did you use?

[@EJBGuitar]

Hipshot open gear locking tuners…you can get either the staggered or non-staggered set…but with the tilt back headstock, you don’t need staggered.

[@yahillo]

What’s your favorite color for the Barretta? I’m thinking on getting red or purple!

[@EJBGuitar]

The purple is wild, but the metallic blue looks real nice and deep so I'd say the blue.

[@aymanF655]

Great video! Which Amp you're using?

[@EJBGuitar]

Thanks! All the tones came from the Kemper Profiler...various profiles.

[@Hiro.the.God.]

My only complaint, is that it doesn’t have 24 frets. It’s amazing as is, but would be god tier with 24 frets.

[@EJBGuitar]

Yeah 24 would be great

[@robs3253]

Did the mojo tone pot go right in? Or did you have to ream the hole?

[@EJBGuitar]

If I remember correctly, it was a drop in replacement.

[@coldembraceprod]

Hi ! I'm looking into this guitar right now. What nut dimensions did you choose ? There's so many black tusq nuts, i'm a bit lost

[@EJBGuitar]

Oooh....I know it was one of the Tusq nuts for Epiphone - I THINK it was the PT-6061-00 model nut because I do remember having one of those particularly in my parts box, but I'm sorry I don't remember exactly.

[@froharris]

Where did you get the custom engraved truss plate?

[@EJBGuitar]

A place called Philadelphia Luthier Tools...they're on eBay, Reverb, as well as their own website. They make all kinds of custom truss rod covers.

[@bikeman1x11]

which triple crown profile is that

[@EJBGuitar]

I don’t even remember exactly…probably something I found on the Rig Exchange!

[@jimic2funman]

Why purple again

[@EJBGuitar]

What do you mean again?

[@adam6263]

Can you compare this to the EVH 5150?

[@EJBGuitar]

The EVH (to me) sounds better...the Wolfgang pickups in the 5150 are killer. If you're going by stock to stock...the EVH has better hardware, especially the tuners. I don't see much difference in the finish to be honest...both are finished nicely. If you don't need the EVH's locking tremolo, putting a nice set of tuners on the Kramer will give you a great guitar for pretty cheap! The Kramer's stock pickup (if you either snip off the treble bleed cap on the volume pot or just replace the volume pot completely) sounds darn good for being a "stock" humbucker.

[@JesseLeeKing]

What's that a sticker or did u paint that woman on it?

[@EJBGuitar]

I mention putting that on in the video…it’s a high quality vinyl decal.

[@jesseparrish9198]

Brittany fox?

[@EJBGuitar]

Yeah, probably "Long Way To Love" by them...think I remember playing that in this one!