I've never seen it before (fully bound maple neck?)

[Del Hudson]

I found this listing on craigslist today. His unrealistic asking price annoys me, but I the neck has me confused. Have any of you fellow Kramer addicts ever seen a fully-bound maple neck? I know that anything is possible with all of Kramer's mismatched axes that were released over the years. This is the first one that I have ever seen. Any comments or enlightenment on this topic would be appreciated. Thanks in advanced and I attached the link below. Sorry, the picture quality is weak.

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/msg/3066928838.html

[popvamp]

Yes, we've seen fully bound maple necks...

Oh DeWayne....

[popvamp]

Kramer Baretta's have been selling on eBay for 1200.00 to 1800.00

Yeah they have....

[popvamp]

Since DeWayne is busy with another thread right now...

[sixstring]

Kramer Baretta's have been selling on eBay for 1200.00 to 1800.00
Yeah they have....

I must have missed those....

[Del Hudson]

Thank you for your help in my inexperience. Are they rare? meaning are they highly sought after?

[popvamp]

Rare? Yes!

Sought after? IDK...not by me.

Let's put it this way...even the neck won't help him see 4 digits on that Baretta.

[withoutasound]

Off-topic but I want to see your Pacer Deluxe

[Del Hudson]

I just got a new digital camera (I have to figure out how to use it first). When I get around to it I will post pictures of it in a new thread. It's an '85 but I recently bought the rare fully bound neck '88 or '89 off ebay last month. The body was originally black. The previous owner put EMG's in it (85 and SA's). I recently painted the body with color-changing paint like Reb Beach's pacer in Winger's Seventeen video. I made the rookie mistake of not using a high-grade clear coat with hardener in it. After letting it dry for a week, it still was easy to scuff. My fault, my learning curve. Won't make that mistake again. When I get enough posts to access the Klassifieds, I plan on selling the original neck. The date on the heel is Nov. 1, 1985 with one of the last bananas before the pointy transition.

[popvamp]

I just got a new digital camera (I have to figure out how to use it first).

Turn on, point & click.

[Del Hudson]

Here are some photos of my Pacer Deluxe. My son had to show me how to do it. The previous owner removed one of the tone knobs, so he could move the volume knob down. They always seem to get in the way on this model. I installed an LED light in the coil tap hole. Now I know when the batteries are dead. Hope you like it Nevermind the rust on the Floyd screws. LOL

[muttznmongrelz]

Nice job on the Deluxe! Damn cool neck too. Personally, I wouldn't drill or mount anything on it.

[Del Hudson]

I was going to start a new thread about this but I figured it went with my original post. Hopefully I'll get my answer through here. Did anyone on the Forum buy this amazing guitar that is at the beginning of this thread? I have emailed the seller several times without a response, so I assume that it is sold. If anyone here got it I would love to see more pics and hear their opinion on it.

I guess I'll give one last goodbye drool

[pel666]

All my claws are fully bound...but I only have one maple fully bound with a 12th fret Kramer inlay, they are indeed rare but not as wanted as a claw neck, let alone a lefty