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Description
Designed for the modern shredder, the Kramer Pacer Purple Stripes captures the essence of 1980s glam rock with a contemporary twist. This iconic guitar is crafted for those who demand speed and precision. Its solid body design is paired with a sleek, smooth maple neck, providing a comfortable grip and effortless playability. The double-cutaway allows for easy access to higher frets, making it ideal for intricate solos and powerful riffs.
Equipped with a pair of high-output humbucker pickups, the Kramer Pacer delivers a robust, full-bodied sound that can handle anything from crunchy rhythms to searing leads. The Floyd Rose tremolo system adds versatility, allowing for dramatic pitch shifts and dive bombs without sacrificing tuning stability. The guitar’s controls are intuitively placed, featuring a three-way toggle switch, volume, and tone knobs, offering a wide sonic palette for musicians to explore.
The Kramer Pacer is not just about performance; it’s a statement piece that stands out on stage. Whether you're channeling the spirit of Eddie Van Halen or crafting your own signature sound, this guitar is ready to take your music to the next level.
Key Features:
- Solid body electric guitar with double-cutaway design
- Maple neck with a smooth finish for fast playability
- High-output humbucker pickups for versatile sound
- Floyd Rose tremolo system for expressive pitch control
- Three-way toggle switch with volume and tone knobs for easy sound shaping
Reviews
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We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Kramer Pacer Purple Stripes.
Features and functionality
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The Kramer Pacer is set up with a bridge/middle configuration, differing from the typical bridge/neck setup of similar guitars.
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User experience
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Owners describe the Seymour Duncan pickups in the Kramer as producing a "meatier" sound, particularly effective for songs like "17 Girls in a Row".
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Comparisons
5.0 out of 5
Based on 2 Reviews and 2 Ratings
44
Everyone should own one
Finding a great 335 is a worthwhile experience. Some are truly awful. Great ones are sensational. Play as many as you can. I stumbled across mine by accident, and it is now my #1 stage guitar. They are somewhat "swiss army guitars" that cover a lot of territory ... however ... to do this I have changed the pickups, with a DiMarzio SD in the neck and a GFS "P90" - esq type in the neck for brighter rhythm tones. This makes it much more versatile. Some models have maple necks (etc) and these are fine too. As with any guitar, but particularly the 335, go and play as many as you can. When you strike "gold" you will know it. Mine has a thinner neck, and medium weight. All fine by me. Any vintage has the potential to be good (or not so good) ... but the early ones are certainly something else.
107
Beezer!!!
A great instrument. I have a 1967 model. Ive also owned two 355s and two 345s. I sold them all and would hate to part with this. I like the narrow neck and the mellow tones. Mine has a bigsby and keeps tuning pretty good. Sounds as food as any fender but a little more fragile on those long haul flights so not one i would want to put in the hold of any aircraft.
40997
I am terribly envious of you for having owned two 345s, hard to come by the right one at the right price. How is the neck on the '67 apart from the narrower nut? that's a very transitional year. Is yours all maple plywood or is it birch? Mahogany or maple neck?
107
Mahogany neck. Fit my small hand just right. I owned 59 and 60 355s an the y had wider neck which i didn't like so much
40997
yeah, the nut width shrunk around '66 I think... I enjoy both widths depending on what I am doing on the guitar.... I have slender hands but my fingers are really long, so I can deal with pretty much anything as long as there is another depth and shoulder on the neck to keep it from fatiguing my thumb joint... as a go-to I tend to pick up my 50s necked gibbies over my lawsuit copies with the thinner nut width and medium neck profiles, but there are those moments when a medium back shape and narrow string spacing feels so good....
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