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I have one guitar without a receiver so was wondering if it was possible to just buy new guitar and receiver so I could have two players with friends without buying a second receiver.
Thanks
Nope each kramer guitar has to have its own receiver me and my buddy play two guitars at a time and we both have a receiver.Go to best buy and you can look in the accessories for another receiver.
i know they are legendary and have been endorsed by greats such as eddie van halen
but are they still made to the quality standards they were back in the day
they cost under £200 surley they must have cut somthing back to sell them that cheap
anyway if you own one or have played one please tell me what u thought/think of it
if they have the aluminum in the neck like my old Kramer Duke Bass they are pretty good
www.premierguitar.com PG's Brett Petrusek is On Location at NAMM '09 where he visits the Gary Kramer Guitars booth. In this segment, we ...
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