Kramer aluminum neck 8-string on the 'bay

rahock · January 22, 2011, 05:39:27 AM

Quote from: hieronymous on January 21, 2011, 05:33:49 PM
Seller says ebony but weren't these ebanol?

Yep, from the totally synthetic ebanol tree

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Rick

nofi · January 22, 2011, 07:31:24 AM

i had a kramer 450 that my wife bought me. i didn't notice any issues with the neck and loved the tone of the bass. the only thing i didn't like was the weight.

rahock · January 22, 2011, 12:19:22 PM

Weight was not an issue with my Duke (Stienberger copy). I think it weighed in at about the same as as my strap with strap locks

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Rick

Rhythm N. Bliss · January 22, 2011, 03:42:16 PM

Ebanol notwithstanding it went for double what we expected!!

Maybe cuz it has twice as many strings as usual!! heh

nofi · January 23, 2011, 07:25:00 AM

i had a duke for a few minutes. i traded it back to the guy i got it from the same day.

i had forgotten all about it until this thread. it was that good.

gearHed289 · January 23, 2011, 09:15:15 PM

Shocking price. Ebanol is like bowling ball material from what I understand. Great for fretless! Here's something I recorded with mine a few years back.

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_4295047

Dave W · January 23, 2011, 09:21:19 PM

Bowling balls are ebonite, which is different. I think ebonol is like garolite, which is related to the material in old Fender bobbins (forbon).

mc2NY · January 25, 2011, 11:32:02 AM

WOW! Shocking price. I've had MANY Kramer aluminum neck basses and a few guitars. This is actually my favorite Kramer 8-string model. The earlier ones usually only have the 4-saddle bridges and do not intonate correctly.

These are nice basses but are fairly heavy.

Maybe it'll be relisted. I'm thinking that someone set their reserve high, thinking no one would bid it up to where it got. They might not pay that.

I had a cool rare purple one like this...and a black one. Both went to pro players...both had come from pro players. So, these do get some respect.

I still have a couple of aluminum Kramers left....a V bass and a prototype baritine I got from a relative of the head of Kramer. Also still have a couple of bass necks stashed...an 8 and I think a 4.

uwe · January 28, 2011, 03:42:00 PM

That is one eight string that will never ever worry you about neck tension. As such the price is right. I have yet to see a regular wood eight string with equal stability.

gearHed289 · January 28, 2011, 09:02:18 PM

The 8 string that I sold had been modded before I got it ($500!). The original DiMarzio Model G pups and circuit board were gone, replaced with some old Bart "Hi-A" pups that, like the guitar sized EMG HB, were a split P style inside a 'bucker sized housing. Like most Barts, they did nothing for me, so I ditched 'em and installed EMG HB pups and BTS pre amp. Better... Also, the original Badass 4 saddle bridge had been replaced with a cool, brass 8 saddle beast that I suspect was made by Stars Guitars. Brass nut too, which seemed like a waste since Kramers have a zero fret.
My fretless is still with me, and is the only bass I own with active pickups/pre amp.