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Kramer Pacer Classic Electric Guitar with Floyd Rose
Designed after the classic '83 USA Pacer -- a guitar famed for its versatility and playability -- this Kramer is a great fit for shredders of all stripes.
Overall User Ratings (based on 15 ratings)
Submitted April 6, 2014 by Nathan K in Brevard, NC
"Amazing value!"
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Simply put, this is probably THE best guitar out there for this price.
Sound
Sound is eighties all the way. The pickups get the job done but depending on your particular style may or may not need to be replaced. I think they could be a tad more articulate but they are still rockalicious.
Features
It has a treble bleed circuit but I don't need it because I keep my volume and tone controls dined all the time. The neck is fantastically comfortable.
Quality
High quality workmanship and a beefy weight. Very solid guitar. Feels more expensive. It doesn't feel cheap.
Value
Excellent value. Well worth the money. The Floyd Rose will need adjustment and the frets were a bit sharp but 5 minutes with a file fixed that.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't needed it
The Wow Factor
Yummy.
Musical Background:
25 years
Musical Style:
Anything with guitar
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Submitted February 24, 2012 by Carlos D
"Back in the days of metal......"
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Wasn't born back then but artist are still around and I gotta tell ya this thing gets pretty damn near those tones if not spot on. But dude really for $370 its a really nice guitar. If your not satisfied with the stock options this thing has major tuning potential, go out and buy it you won't regret it.
Musical Style:
Rock, metal
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Submitted January 6, 2017 by Jeff Bone in South Pount, OH
"Kramer Pacer classic"
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Just got this yesterday and i must say this guitar is a beast. Set up was great a quick tuning and was good to go. I could not find one thing wrong with it was perfect. I thought the pickups would need to be upgraded but the pickups in it sounds great. The tremolo stays in tune after doing dive bombs. If you are considering getting this guitar do it you wont be disappointed for the price you cant go wrong. It is a high quality guitar and i think it's worth more than $369.
Musical Background:
Playing guitar off and on for 20 years
Musical Style:
Rock and country
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Submitted January 2, 2015 by Brad Walsh in Piscataway, NJ
"Just GET IT!!!!"
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This guitar is just phenomenal! I have 4 of these guitars. Yes....it's made overseas, but don't be a snob. It's an amazing guitar that really sounds awesome. The Pacer Vintage is made out of maple and is really bright sounding, I feel the Pacer Classic which is made out of mahogany sounds WAY BETTER AND WARMER!!!! The neck is fast, the pickups are crunchy, it is a licensed floyd, but it stays in tune. I am an avid whammy bar abuser and it stays in tune and I am confident while playing this instrument in any situation. The pickups actually aren't too bad that come in it. I'm giving them a ten because buying this guitar you are probably going to mod it anyway, but even if you didn't you would still have a killer sounding axe. It's an unreal guitar at an unreal price. You won't regret it.
Musical Background:
Professional Musician
Musical Style:
rock, metal, blues, jazz
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Submitted July 12, 2019 by Andrew L in Interlachen, FL
"A lot of guitar for a small price."
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A great guitar for a small price. I bought this to replace my 2006 Ltd KH-202 that has been my main stage guitar for years. The neck on this guitar is amazing, the action is super low with no buzzing. The only downsides that I've found is the pickups are on the weaker side so I'll be replacing them and the trem socket has come loose a couple times.
Sound
The pickups get the job done but they are on the weaker side. I'll be replacing them.
Features
The layout (2 vol, 1 tone) and the switch are in a great location at least for my preference. The Floyd Rose works great, can dive and come back to perfect tune every time.
Ease of Use
Pick it up and play. Really low action with no buzzing. The neck is amazing.
Quality
I haven't found one blemish on mine (Black).
Value
Worth more than the cost in my opinion.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to deal with them.
The Wow Factor
The wow factor for me is the neck. It plays like butter. Not super thin like an Ltd KH-202 neck and definitely not as big as my Les Paul neck.
Musical Background:
Semi professional/ YouTube
Musical Style:
Mostly rock, blues, thrash, death metal.
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Submitted April 17, 2018 by James Stuart in Lawrenceburg, TN
"Excellent Guitar"
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I just received it today and completely satisfied. First double boxed well. Second it was packed excellent. No scratches. Paint is perfect, neck is an excellent 2 piece setup. Fretboard is separate for added strength. Neck perfectly straight. No flaws on neck or body. Action nice and low. Strings a little heavy but I'll put on De'addario XL 9/42 tomorrow. I have to admit, I've never had a guitar I've been so happy with, right out of the box. That includes American Stratocasters. Thanks to zZounds!
Musical Background:
Played 30-40 years ago for personal entertainment. Also play Native American Flute.
Musical Style:
Rock, blues and metal.
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Submitted February 18, 2016 by nick anderson in International falls, MN
"Amazing guitar!"
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This is an all around great axe!
Sound
The stock pickups aren't bad but I'm throwing my EVH Frankenstein bridge pickup in it to make this baby scream. While you can get away with using the stock pickups, I recommend switching them out.
Features
It does what it's meant to do.
Ease of Use
It doesn't get much easier, plug and play baby!
Quality
I was amazed at the quality, I love that it has a heavy body to it and the neck is absolutely phenomenal! It's seriously the guitar I've been searching for since I started playing.
Value
The value is through the roof on this guitar. You will be pleased, this guitar should be in the $500-700 range. Biggest bang for your buck!
Manufacturer Support
I haven't had to deal with them but being as Gibson owns Kramer I'd imagine their support is great.
The Wow Factor
The paint job and neck of this guitar are just amazing! Even the Floyd rose isn't bad for being unoriginal.
Musical Background:
Been playing for 10 years, I play in all different settings.
Musical Style:
Classic rock, rock, country, funk, psychedelic, blues.
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Submitted February 23, 2020 by Joey Cordeiro in Snyder, OK
"Great platform for the price"
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Mine came black with a flawless finish..but beware that it gets dirty even polishing it. Imposible to make 100% lint free. Its a deep luster a foot deep when waxed with turtle wax( yes we do that ) . The stock pickups were never even powered theu an amp and were changed before playing once. In went a cream Dimarzio Super Distortion with the stock black kramer ring and the neck duty was appointed by a nickle covered alnico 2 P.A.F replica with only 80% magnet gouseing to replicate magnet aging. Treble bleeds were cut off and the capacitor was replaced with a huge 600V oversizes Orange Drop capacitor and now it has hi fi quality tone control. The frets were perfect and rolled nice and level to the proper neck releif. Licenced trem works well and stays in tune but im unshure how long the string block screws will last before stripping from cast constrution. And time will tell for the endurance of the knife edges on the trem base . With the mods done this guitat is super strat haven. The Duncan JB would of been at home but I went with the Super Distortion for more of that mid range and swell after the attack sound that started an epic 1970s history chapter. The natural vibratory impedence of the guitar is absolutly awsome and it rings long and strong and loud unplugged. Enjoyable to play. Looks like a speeding Trans Am with that Black finish. Well worth the cash and with your pickup choice and a capacitor upgrade this guitar is work and play ready and will be freindly with large caliber hi gain amps Good pickups and good wood are the key. This would have been this price in 1983 anyway. One left ..hurry before I grab it
Musical Background:
Pro guitar tech.recording artist
Musical Style:
Anyting real and that dont have snap tracks
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Submitted August 20, 2012 by Sasha Buljovcic in Boynton Beach, FL
"Rare (cheap but good sound)"
If you are looking for cheap price guitar but you are looking for good quality guitar with good sound and if you like 80's metal era this guitar is your weapon. It fits into all of these standards. Guitar has really smooth neck, I really like the neck. Sound is warm and full. For that price sound went beyond my expectations. First time when I heard people on YouTube playing this beast I couldn't believe what sound it creates for that price. I will recommend this guitar for all fans of 80's metal who want to save the money but have a guitar. This guitar is also good with pedal effects.
Musical Background:
Playing guitar for 15 years. Jamming at home.Composing music.
Musical Style:
Neo Classical metal /Glam metal hybrid , Experimental metal
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Submitted August 10, 2011 by a customer from msn.com
"Kramer is back and getting better every day !!"
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Sound
Guitar sounds good not great. The stock Gibson pickups are decent, and are far better than pickups in other guitars at this price point. Will probably put a SD Custom Custom, in the bridge, and leave the neck stock. This is an 80's music beast ... if you love VH, Ratt, Dokken ... this is your axe.
Features
The neck on this guitar is worth the price alone .... it is great. The fretwork on my guitar was impeccable, all crowned and finished nicely, and no sharp edges. No dead spots anywhere on this neck. A neck has a little meat to it, but not bulky, and not paper thin. The Kramer licensed tremolo has stayed in tune, even with some heavy dive-bombing. See above for the pickups.
Ease of Use
Pick it up and play it ........ not much easier than that. The neck on this guitar begs to be played. The only knock I have against the playability would be the the heel joint in not rounded, or recessed like some other guitars, making accessibilty to the 22nd fret a little more difficult than necessary. The action and set up was great out of the box, but I did have to tune (of course), and intonate 2 strings.
Quality
Giving it a 7, because my guitar has runs in the clear coat. I was bummed, but I didnt feel like sending it back because it played so well. Other than that (which can be overlooked), the quality is there, especially at this price point.
Value
This guitar is a steal for the price. I payed 1,250 for a Baretta I, in 1989, and I would rather have two of these guitars, and a nice amp. If you are on the fence .. just get it and try it.
Manufacturer Support
Never used it.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist - Family room rockstar
Musical Style:
Rock, 80s Metal
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Submitted February 18, 2012 by a customer from yahoo.com
"just buy it"
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This guitar is really amazing. This was only $370 and it sounds like it should be AT LEAST $500. There's really no guitar in its price range that can even compare to this guitar and that's why I gave the value 5 stars (which isn't enough).
Look/Finish: 9
I got this guitar in Pearl White for 3 reasons: I don't like red guitars without a pickguard, Black guitars smudge too easy, and Pearl White just looks flat out amazing. I'm not going to lie, there were some little paint flaws about half the size of an ant that looked like little black dots but that came off with some wax and elbow grease. It's no big deal at all though. The finish is very sparkly like a pearl. This is srictly for the Pearl White finish. I've never seen the Black or red finish in person.
Sound: 9
This is why this guitar is so amazing. It has a sound thats outstanding for Hard Rock and Metal...especially Glam-Metal. It also has a very great Eddie Van Halen tone to it. The pickups are hot and have a lot of bite (similar to seymour duncans) the guitar has a great amount of sustain to it, which is surprising because there's Floyd Rose in it. This thing hits natural harmonics very easily almost anywhere on the neck which makes it perfect for screaming on the whammy bar. The clean sound is great too, its pretty punchy, which is also pretty cool. This is also perfect for tapping and tap sliding. It sounds nice with effect and has a good medium distortion crunch sound.
Playability: 8
The reason that I gave this an 8 was becauseI can't really get the action as low as i would like it to be. I know a lot of people would like the action where I have it right now but I like to have my action really low for shredding so it's more of a personal thing. my guess is because the frets are a bit high or the nut is a little high. I might just have a tech look at it. Otherwise the playability is great. with floyd rose I can dive until the strings are like rubber bands and come back up completely in tune. I can bend about 1 1/2 steps with my 10-46 gauge strings but im thinking of changing to 9-46 gauge which im sure would bend about 2 steps.
Features: 9
This comes with some no-name pickups with Alnico V magnets, a mahogany body, Hard Maple neck (with a very fast satin finish), maple fretboard, and a non-recessed Licensed Floyd Rose. I know what you're thinking..."Oh it's a licensed floyd so it must be bad." Well you are mistaken. This thing stays in tune perfectly. I have mine setup so its sitting against the body in a dive-only position. I like this because of easier string changes, drop tune ability, increased spring tension for easier bends, and tuning stability. Floating bridges are just too much work. As I said earlier, the pickups are hot. They obviously don't have the quality of DiMarzios or Seymour Duncan but I'm going to change them out soon. They're still excellent pickups but I like upgrading my guitars. I'm also going top change the bridge for an Original Floyd Rose (like I said, I like upgrading my guitars) because the bridge now is made of cheap pot metal except for the saddles and knife edges but I'm not sure how long the knife will stay nice and the Original Floyd Rose will last me much longer. One thing I would recommend is getting a Brass Big Block from FloydUpgrades.com because it adds much more sustain and clarity to the guitar along with even beefier tone. But don't get me wrong, this guitar comes with amazing features out of the box I'm just stating ways you can make it even better. This guitar has the potential to be right on par with the American Pacers of the 80's. An original floyd rose is a direct fit with the route that's on the guitar so you don't need to adjust the guitar one bit.
Impression:
This guitar is just flat out amazing for the money. My friend who owns a Gibson Explorer loves playing my Pacer and is jealous of me. With an original floyd rose installed and pickup upgrades and maybe filing the frets down, this guitar will be better than guitars like the Charvel So-Cal models and comparable to Jackson USA guitars. That's right I said it. So buy it.
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Submitted October 6, 2014 by Dean M in Montrose, NY
"The Kramer Pacer Classic Floyd Rose Guitar"
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I was looking for a guitar that had a Floyd Rose on it.. So when I saw this Kramer and found out they were made by Gibson I ordered it and got it within one shipping day.
Wow tuning this thing is a dream. I have heard some say to tune a FR is a pain but this was a breeze for me and got it tuned in a little time. That was three weeks ago and the guitar is still in tune. This guitar is a real blessing to play and it has a fast action and a clean sound to it. The volume and tone knobs and selector switch have a good scale or range to them.. I am truly glad I took the opportunity to buy this product.
If you were to ask me if I would suggest this piece for someone looking for a good sounding guitar that is easy to play and keep tuned I would say for the price point jump on it and don't waste any time get it.
Musical Background:
self taught and pay by ear been playing on and off for forty years or so
Musical Style:
Various genre no specific one
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Submitted December 12, 2016 by Mark M in Dixon, CA
"Great base product to make your own."
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Ok, out of the box this thing is awful. I do some guitar building/mods so I could see the potential. First thing I noticed was the neck pocket had some kind of caulking substance to fill the void in the neck pocket.... Not good. High E string tuner would bind when tightening, both E strings are way too close to the edge and last but not least they didn't rout a pocket for the Floyd!!! It desperately needs one in order to lower it far enough for proper string height. After a nut change a mild body rout some work on the tuners and a tweek of the neck I will put this thing against any Charvel.
Musical Background:
Cover bands for 38 yrs
Musical Style:
Rock blues some metal funk
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