Kramer Guitars Focus VT211S Ruby Red

Great Guitar! Value For Money!

Great sounding. Good For Metal. Crisp sound.

Good for the price but needs a little attention

Not over-keen on the colour, but that is no big issue. I love the sounds from the pick ups. Crisp and with some power.

The guitar needed some setting up and once that was done and the strings replaced it played really nicely. I had to get rid of some sharp Fret ends too. I will eventually change the tuners for better ones, though the guitar stays in tune pretty well already.

Overall I am happy with this guitar for the price

Not the cleanest engraving on knobs, tuners are pretty small and feel not very expensive, pickguard is not polished on the sides, action was on the higher side out of the box, but aside from that everything is okay, sound is very clear even on the factory strings

Not for a beginner

The goods:

Love the color somewhere between red and pink.

Body finish was good.

Good clean sounds. The humbucker is powerfull enough for some crispy for metal.

The bads:

Strings have to be replaced immediatly.

The tuners are very bad. Toy guitar quality. Two of them did not work at all. I replaced all 6.

The setup was horrible. A piece of paper was stuck between the body and the neck which let to fret buzz on the low E string. After removing it the problem was solved.

The screws in the bridge where not tightened.

The frets feel rough and need a good polisch. The fret ends are like daggers.

I recommend to supply a first aid kit with the guitar.

After a complete new setup and re assembly of the guitar it is fun to play.

I replaced the white cheap looking pickguard for a mint green one which gives the guitar a more expensive vintage look. I also put some thicker string on it 010-046

So if you like to work on guitars and know what you are doing and put some extra money in for better tuners, it is a bargain. If you are a beginner i would not recommend this guitar.

I would recommend the factory to put some better tuners on it and pay more attention to the set up and fret work. Than this would be a really great guitar for a beginner. Even if the price would be a bit higher.