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About Kramer

Kramer Guitars is a well-known American company founded in 1976 that was raised to the legendary level on the “heavy metal” stage of the ’80s. The company produces quality electric guitars and basses in their unique and innovative designs.

In the range for left-handed players at the company available only electric guitars.

Left-Handed Kramer Electric Guitars

Kramer provides a range of quality left-handed electric guitars from cheap for a couple of hundred bucks to more expensive for more than one thousand.

All guitars have a solid-body double-cut construction, a thin neck profile for fast playing, and humbucker pickups for rich “heavy” sound.

Kramer Baretta Left-Handed

Left-handed Kramer Baretta is a solid-body electric guitar from the Original series. The guitar is made of a Maple body in a double-cut shape, Maple neck, and Maple fretboard. The finish is in a gloss red color. Model Baretta has one Seymour Duncan JB zebra-coil humbucker pickup, a Floyd Rose 1000 Series Tremolo, and one master Volume control with a push/pull function for parallel/serial.

Kramer NightSwan Left-Handed

Left-handed Kramer NightSwan is a solid-body electric guitar from the Original series. The guitar is made of a Mahogany body in a double-cut shape, Maple neck, and Ebony fretboard. The finish is in a gloss black color with a metallic effect. Model NightSwan has two Seymour Duncan JB humbucker pickups, a Floyd Rose 1000 Series Tremolo, 3-way position pickup switching, and one master Volume control.

Kramer Pacer Classic Left-Handed

Left-handed Kramer Pacer Classic is a solid-body electric guitar from the Original series. The guitar is made of an Alder body in a double-cut shape, Maple neck, and Maple fretboard. The finish is in a gloss blue color with a metallic effect. Model Pacer Classic has two Alnico 5 Classic humbucker pickups, a Floyd Rose Tremolo, 3-way position pickup switching, two Volume, and one Tone controls.

Kramer SM-1 Figured Left-Handed

Left-handed Kramer SM-1 Figured is a solid-body electric guitar from the Original series. The guitar is made of a Mahogany body in a double-cut shape, Mahogany neck, and an Ebony fretboard. The finish is in a gloss purple color. Model SM-1 Figured has a bridge Seymour Duncan JB humbucker and two Seymour Duncan Cool Rails pickups, a Floyd Rose 1000 Series Tremolo, 5-way position pickup switching, Master Volume, Master Tone controls, and mini toggle coil split for the bridge pickup.

Kramer Striker HSS Left-Handed

Left-handed Kramer Striker HSS is a solid-body electric guitar from the Modern series. The guitar is made of a Mahogany body in a double-cut shape, Maple neck, and Maple fretboard. The finish is in a gloss purple color. Model Striker HSS has a bridge humbucker Kramer Alnico 5 HB-1 Zebra Coil and two singles Kramer Alnico 5 SC-1 pickups, a Floyd Rose Tremolo, 5-way position pickup switching, Master Volume, and Master Tone controls.

Who Plays Kramer Guitars

It is boring to list all the famous names. Here are just a few: Eddie Van Halen, Richie Sambora, Vivian Campbell, Mick Mars, Steve Stevens, George Lynch…

Instead of unnecessary words, it’s better to listen to a couple of minutes of a great jam from Doug Weiand:

Final Thoughts

Kramer guitars became popular in the 80s on the wave of heavy rock. Guitarists wanted to play faster and more technically. They wanted new experiences to improve their guitar skills.

And as is often the case, chance played its part – Kramer instruments became a mega hit and super in demand. That’s how Kramer’s reputation as a “fast, technical play with a heavy sound” was cemented.

So, if you like heavy music such as heavy metal or rock, and you like the spirit of 80s, Kramer guitars are a great choice.

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