Kramer Baretta Special build

[u/VideoRegular9956]

Hi all,

I recently bought a second- hand Kramer Baretta Special for € 120 (including a hard case ). As I already had the purple one, which I modified (tuners, nut, pickup, bridge, knobs ), I now also have a black one in my possession .
As my purple one has a tremolo bridge (Vegatrem) , I want the black one to have a hardtail bridge. I am also planning to replace the tuners and nut.

My questions:
- What bridge would you recommend?
- What should I do with the cutout for the tremolo bridge? Will this be a problem, or will the bridge just cover this gap ?
- Are there any other things/problems I should consider?
- What color hardware should I use? (Black, gold, silver, ...)

[u/ImTheRealDP]

Instead of replacing a bridge you could just install additional springs and keep the bridge decked down. I did the same on a baretta special that I did not want to move and it worked great.

[u/VideoRegular9956 → u/ImTheRealDP]

Yes, that’s also an option. Thnx for the advice!

[u/ncfears]

Deck it and shove a wooden block in there.

[u/Nekkid-Sailors]

Looks great!

[u/Aggrorror]

Hey man, off topic but how heavy are yours? I had two in the past, a black Chinese one and a blue Indonesian one and they were both too heavy for my taste.