dyerseve Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Looks very interesting Kramer. Just cannot get my head around why it has 8 machine heads yet only 4 strings... Pickups looks seriously meaty. ANyonye every heard one of these? https://reverb.com/item/9878913-1980-kramer-xl8-sweet-vintage-bass-with-original-case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2x18 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Looks like it used to be an 8 string -- You can see the extra slots in the nut and the extra 4 holes in the headstock! Edited February 5, 2018 by 2x18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 It has 8 machine heads, because it's an 8-string bass. However the current owner has decided not to fit the octave strings which would be run from the holes in the headstock to the machine heads at the body end of the bass. Unfortunately because the bridge only has one saddle for each pair of strings it will be impossible to get this bass to play in tune above the 7th fret with both the main and octave strings fitted, which is probably why it's been strung as a standard 4-string bass. Some of the information in the listing is wrong. The scale length should be 30". All Kramer aluminium neck basses have the same length neck, but the fingerboards are slotted for either 20 frets (34" scale) or 24 frets (30" scale). Also the neck joint cover which includes the all-important serial number is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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