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This is a 1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta

Serial # is C3XXX

[ SOLD 2012 ]

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>> 1983 KRAMER BARETTA HOLY GRAIL NECKS FOR SALE HERE >>

After many years of collecting ESP Holy Grail headstock guitars it is our professional opinion that ESP ( Electric Sound Products in Japan ) designed, created and manufactured ALL the 1983 Holy Grail Baretta necks. As well, the Holy Grail Banana headstock is 100% an ESP Japan design.

Heres one controversial fact. Kramer Neptune New Jersey outsourced the manufacture of the 1983 Baretta. One manufacturer made the bodies and another manufacturer made the neck. [ THIS IS A FACT ]

We believe the initial design for the 1983 Baretta Kramer Holy Grail Headstock was NOT created, designed or manufactured by a USA luthier as speculated. Mis-informants in the Kramer community have spread false information for decades.

We acknowledge that after 1983 some luthiers made banana headstocks that used for live shows. Thats said, ESP Japan produced the original 1983 Baretta neck and ESP at one time held all the secrets to the neck profile and fretboard preferences from that era ( 83'-84' Kramer Endorsement Era ).

By the Way … That neck profile and neck shape is quite original. The Kramer 1983 Holy Grail Baretta’s neck shape is like no other. The fretboard radius, the nut size, the frets themselves and everything about the specifications of that neck is “Like No Other”. We are the only luthiers accurately reproducing that neck in exactness. GET AN AXN GUITAR!

All 1983 Kramer Baretta necks were manufactured in Japan by Electric Sound Products ESP. The Kramer Holy Grail 1983 Baretta guitar was assembled by Kramer Neptune NJ in the USA.

Again in the 80s ESP did not keep track of the information. People such as myself have recorded the specification data that ESP has lost. ESP lost the data because of the passing of time and the passing of employees. This was was revealed to me recently by someone involved with ESP. They just didn’t keep good records of many things in the 1980s. I have been lucky enough to be involved in re-creating several things for some famous ESP endorsees from the 80s. This includes 1980s ESP artist model guitars and hard to remake ESP guitar finishes and guitar artwork from the 80s.

I have collected Kramer and ESP Guitars for over three decades. My detailed knowledge of ESP ( Electric Sound Products ) is highlighted by the fact that our shop has sold more Kramers,  Holy Grail Barettas Headstock Guitars and ESP Grail guitars than any other person.

For decades I have painstakingly noted details, measurements and specifications of these guitars. Today me and my team use this technical information along with many other techniques to manufacture our AXN™  Guitars.

My friends, luthiers, guitar collectors, myself and my associates, both in Japan and the USA, truly want to dispel the rumors about vintage Kramer Guitars that have been floating around. These rumors have facilitated much false and mis-information. The inaccuracies only confuse people.

HERE ARE A FEW QUICK FACTS:

- A Holy Grail Kramer Banana Headstock takes a longer piece of wood in order to manufactured than any other 25.5" scale guitar neck.( thats why no one, except AXN Guitars, manufactures the exact neck with the exact headstock shape as a Holy Grail…!

- The Shape of the Holy Grail Banana Headstock neck effects tone, sustain and resonance.

- NO Other Kramer Guitar has the same neck profile, frets and fret size, fretboard radius or back shape as a Kramer Holy Grail Banana Headstock or 1983 Kramer Baretta.

We at AXN™ Guitars hope to give those of you that love vintage 1980s guitars fresh and accurate information. We all deserve this. As well, we are sincere in our quest to manufacture modern guitars that revive and re-ignite your interest in practicing this instrument - the electric guitar.

Let us all be on the same team!
Johnny - AXN™  Guitars

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1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Specifications :

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Neck :  Rosewood fretboard ONLY

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Neck Nut Size :  R5

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Neck Fretboard Radius : “Really FLAT" Radius [ Private specification ]

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Neck Shape fret 1&12= .XX" at the 1st fret and .XX" at fret 12 [ Private specification ]

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Neck and Heel Shape: Original to the guitar. Part of the magic.

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Retail Body wood: Poplar, Alder or Maple

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Tuners: Black 90 degree Unmarked/Unbranded Gotoh

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Floyd Rose: flat Black finish

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Pickup: Schaller Zebra 

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Serial Number RangeS : C3000-C5000

1983 Kramer Holy Grail Baretta Guitar Hardware and Finishes : All black hardware, 90 Degree tuners

Note [ for this page I have made some neck details private on 1/2019. “Private Specification” is written above. We are now offering our AXN™ 83' and the exact details are in our guitars ]

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