Picked up this very nice, white Kramer Condor from the kramerforumz classifieds. Shipping from the UK was pricey, and the box was a little damp upon arrival, but luckily there was no permanent damage and the guitar arrived in good condition.
Very desirable to me is the banana headstock with an R2 width neck - as opposed to the seemingly more common, wider, R5’s. This neck is well worth the purchase right on its own, I love the feel and playability, the frets are in great shape, and the R2 width fits my hand very comfortably. The body has a good amount of small dings and scratches and is definitely in player’s condition, but after handling this neck I can see why!
One of the more unique things about this particular guitar is that it is a Condor drilled from factory for a wider spaced “E” serial number plate. This was during the transition era where the banana headstock shape was about to be phased out for the pointy shape, but some early E plates like this one still had the old shape. Due to the position of the lettering on the newer style plates, the old method of drilling the strap button hole directly through the plate was not used on this guitar - instead the strap button was added just above it, and it’s a later black Schaller straplock style.
