There is a little buzzing on the high E above the. It looks pretty good for a 25 year old guitar. Few light scratches here and there but nothing through the finish. Source: Vintage Kamer Famous Ferrington guitars Ferrington reference books at Amazon Ferrington Guitars: Featuring the Custom-Made Guitars of Master Luthier Danny Ferrington/Book, Cd and Guitar Picks in Leather Case/Signed Deluxe Lim Images. I believe this to be a 1986 Kramer Ferrington acoustic/electric. In 1985-86 Kramer began a relationship with Danny Ferrington. I know it's not everyone's favorite, but it looks gnarly like something you'd see graffiti somewhere. Danny Ferington appears to have made guitars for some famous people including Ry Cooder. I was wanting a Condor for the longest time and I love the graphic. Maybe one of the last ones out the door.ġ985 Kramer Condor with Heavy Metal Ghoul graphic. It's in pretty good shape and mojo galore!!! B plate, and what I believe to be a transitional neck as it feels like the unfinished beak necks without the model script. Rockinger trem (missing the locking nut inserts - where can I find some?). I love Stratheads and this one just called to me. By late 1985 Kramer began installing Seymour Duncan pickups in its guitars. The Red special was just on ebay so I'm sure you most of you saw it there. Kramer Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars and basses. It made it's way to Pcruis who was awesome enough to let it go back to me. The creme guitar was mine a few years ago and I had to sell it due to some unexpected expenses. Plays great, was wanting to get a Swan I to go with my Swan IIġ981 Pacer Imperial Strathead Creme w/ Racing stripe and 1982 Strathead Trans Red Special In 1985, Ferrington began working with Kramer who produced his designs mainly in Korea for the mass market. When the sales figures came in, Kramer was the best-selling guitar brand of 1985. By late 1985 Kramer began installing Seymour Duncan pickups in its guitars, in preference to the more vintage-sounding Schaller pickups.
I'm stuffed with guitars currently so a couple axes need to go on the chopping block (Non-Kramers )Īll original, had a minor headstock repair that was a very pro job. Obviously Ferrington wasn't the first to make an acoustic guitar with a cutaway, but his designs were exciting and had outlines that you would have expected to be the sole reserve of the electric guitar. The Kramer Baretta was the flagship of the Kramer line and helped popularize the single-pickup 1980s superstrat guitar design. Slow day at work so I figured I'd post up the scores I've accumulated in the last month or two.