Kramer D-1 Disciple anyone?

[Matt Wilson]

I just bought one of these in white.
Real EMG pickup and preamp, ebony board, mahogany body, nice and light.
Mine won't be here for a bit, but I tried one out previously and loved it.

Am I the only one that thinks these are a solid deal? Mine was 3 bills shipped to Canookistan.


http://www.kramerguitars.com/D-1.aspx

 

[Matt Wilson]

Beauty

 

[Matt Wilson]

no hz's here

 

[amimbari]

I also have a bunch of old Kramers and the folks in the Kramer club thread talked about them and the new Striker a lot although too new for someone to give a tonal revue. Maybe you'll be the first.

opinion of looks though? I like the pointys better and they should have put that on the Deciple and I would have bought one already since the price here in the states is also around 300.00

 

[KramerBassFan]

Nice.

I've never seen one in person, but im sure they are good basses.

I wonder what new goodies Kramer will have for us this year... check out the new guitars.


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[Matt Wilson]

Thanks Kramer guys!

 

[Alucard817]

I'm not a fan of active EQ's but I wouldn't be opposed to owning a disciple.

As for the Kramer guitar's I want em all.

 

[Matt Wilson]

Looks like I'll have to give the lowdown when it arrives. No problem, I think these are a killer deal, esp. with $200 of EMG electronics in them.

 

[amimbari]

hey Anarkink, did you get that unit yet?

 

[Matt Wilson]

No, takes forever to get to Canada, hopefully sometime this week! I'm itchin'!

 

[amimbari]

ya less than 10 days so far, so the wait continues

 

[Matt Wilson]

Woot Woot.

This thing showed up today. At this point I've only had it 2 hrs, but its pretty cool.I'll do a full review after playing it in a mix.

A few things ive noticed so far:

1) No EMG pickup - its a Rockfield - had to friggin google them. Its has exposed pole pieces, and actually sounds pretty good. I was PO'ed when I opened the box, but I'm chill now. Apparently it i a decent brand they use in BC riches and Micheal Kelly or whatever that dudes name is.

2) Its a metallic white, not just plain gloss white as i thought. Its subtle and looks great.

3) Mystery preamp. There is this giant piece of foam rubber glued to the preamp and then the battery is sitting on top of that. I'll have to take pics.The foam totally blocks access to the preamp.

4) Some fret ends on the treble side need a touch more filing.

Despite all this, I'm still sitting here with quite the s&%t-eating grin. I must say I like the sound!!!!

More to come.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

I like the white one a lot, but I can't help but want it as a fretless.

 

[Matt Wilson]

it looks good for 3 bills

 

[amimbari]

well good, I'm glad your happy. The pickup is probably made by the same chinese company as who makes the preamp. Don't fret, I have found cheap-a$$ chinese preamps to be good, quiet and perform admirably in the units I turned into active.

long live MR MING preamps ( for 15 bucks )....lol

 

[amimbari]

hey there's a D1 on ebay for a hundred bucks ( not that it won't go higher with 3 days to go )...but here's a chance for someone to pick one up cheap

 

[Matt Wilson]

So I've done 2 rehearsals with this thing now and it is great. Super light and ergonomic! The neck is so fast. Just needs a bit more fret work than it came with. The fret are level, just some sprout on the treble side. This new band (rockers) i've been playing with love the tone, pretty Ray-ish.

 

[Matt Wilson]

well good, I'm glad your happy. The pickup is probably made by the same chinese company as who makes the preamp. Don't fret, I have found cheap-a$$ chinese preamps to be good, quiet and perform admirably in the units I turned into active.

long live MR MING preamps ( for 15 bucks )....lol

Some one do it!

 

[Matt Wilson]

sorry i meant someone but the ebay one!

 

[DMHolman]

I've got one and I love this bass. I love the way it looks (I have the cayenne red and black one), I love the way it feels and I love the way it plays/sounds. Neck is perfect for me. So easy to play. Great bass for the money.

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stock shot of the one I have