1986 Kramer Pacer Deluxe

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This guitar is shown here as I received it after purchasing it on eBay - I was the only bidder at a mere $529, how times have changed! The only obvious modifications are the blue knobs, and the brown leather case must’ve been from an earlier Kramer since those cases would’ve long been out of circulation by the time this pointy guitar was new. I played this guitar as shown on this page for almost a decade before making any changes, it was one of my favorites and I especially love the transparent blue finish.

This is one of the best Kramer necks I have, and I’ve since moved this neck over to the FF Pink Deluxe body, since that guitar had a great color but a neck with a headstock chip. This guitar received a same-year maple fretboard pointy neck, and I also swapped the knobs back to their correct black color. For a change of pace, I also installed a Seymour Duncan SH-11 Custom Custom, and Alnico II magnet humbucker known for its smooth, midrange heavy drive tones. I also put it in a proper TKL Kramer case for this era, and put another earlier Kramer guitar into this case to solve that issue.

Pictures of the guitar as it is configured now are available here: https://totallyradguitars.com/kramer-american#/1986-kramer-pacer-deluxe-e8192/