NGD - '80's Kramer w/Case...

[chrisom]

I know it's not much, but I scored this Focus 3000D for $100 with a worn Kramer hardshell case. It has an original "West Germany" Floyd Rose tremolo, Suhr-shaped headstock,and a "DiMarzioSD-esque" humbucker in it. Back in 1985 I bought a next generation Focus new w/1HB & hockey-stick head, so this sure brings back some memories of my first Floyd Rose...

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[Tone Slinger]

Awesome man, you really got a good deal on that ! Reminds me a bit of Michael Wiltons Pacer from '84 a bit. Very NOSTALGIC feeling I get from it. Cool

[chrisom]

The one I used to own years ago had a little card stock shim under the neck heel that said ESP on it. This one pre-dates it, and I think is a Matsumoto built guitar, whatever that means. http://www.vintagekramer.com/focus.htm

The Focus bodies tend to be more slender, and this is generally noticeable without having to compare directly from the animation above. While the shape is different, its still not a bad body for what you might pay on eBay. These bodies are generally made of Alder, and have just as good of a tone as an American Series Baretta Alder body. Focus bodies also seem to have the bridge and pickup just a tad bit higher towards the neck pocket (from a top view) than that of the Baretta bodies. Most Focus bodies also use a jack plate as opposed to the canon jack like in the Barettas and Pacers... Tonally, they sound great.

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