Kramer '83 Baretta Reissue MIJ Electric Guitar, Classic White w/ Hardshell Case

The eighties are unequivocally back with a replicated icon such as this, the Kramer 1983 Baretta Reissue. Let’s set our clocks back to 1983 – the times of blistering speed, crushing tone and some of the most exciting rock and metal music to ever be made. This genesis of music wouldn’t have been the same without Kramer and guitars such as the Baretta. Launching Kramer to be among the biggest names in music by the mid-1980s, this new mode of music evolved alongside this bold model and now, Kramer revives its legacy for players of the modern day.

Crafted in Japan, this Baretta 1983 Reissue relives elements of the original’s early ‘80s debut in pursuit of embodying that same magic. Starting off with a maple double-cut body in a 1983 Baretta body shape, this Reissue model follows the curvature of the original Baretta so idealized for speed. An oiled maple neck in a Historic 1983 Baretta profile grips the same in hand as it did in the earliest days of thrash and speed metal. Picking up this guitar imposes true power with its unencumbered design and unfiltered simplicity. Twenty-two Medium Jumbo frets adorn a rosewood fingerboard for maximized playability and fretting for rocketing to the highest notes to plummeting to the lowest registers. An Original Floyd Rose tremolo bridge assists in those deep descents along with wild vibrato bends across the entire scale length for players seeking exciting detours in Point A to Point B in their riffage. The accompanying Floyd Rose R5 locking nut ensures full tuning stability with all the pitch bends the Floyd Rose bridge is capable of.

This 1983 Baretta Reissue would not be worthy of its namesake without the sound that made the original a household name. A lone Seymour Duncan ’59 Reverse Zebra humbucking pickup lands in the bridge position, bringing to life the thunderous sound of the ‘80s incarnate. This pickup and its single volume control deliver on all the monstrous tonality one expects from this kind of instrument for the best hard-rocking tones imaginable. Further features on this Baretta include Gotoh SG360 Right-Angle tuning machines to retain full tuning accuracy and intonation, Mother of Pearl dot fret inlays, and a black laser-etched Kramer Historic neck plate, bringing the heritage of this historic name home.

The Kramer Baretta has certainly earned its place among the great rock guitars of history several times over. With this tribute, Kramer inspires more chapters of its legacy for the players of today and all the headbanging that comes along with it.