Bass Kramer Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Hello guys im living in spain, im looking for a bass , a like so much kramer . But I dont know about this bass . I show you some pics and the serial number . Thanks I need tour feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Good morning. Most Kramer solid-body electric bass guitars are well made. As long as the neck is true, the action is smooth and playable, and the electric bits all work, you should not have a problem. A Korean Forum Series bass should go for about 250 Euros in really good condition. Looking forward to seeing pictures!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Man Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 After doing my research extensively on this topic I have found out that it depends on what model it is and the features. Forum I was a neck thru with passive features. There was an attempt to add a pre-amp as well but that didn't go so well and a lot of people just by passed the pre amp and made them passive. Forum II was a bolt on neck and was passive or active. But most of them were passive. Due to them trying to get the right combination of pre-amp and Pick-Ups. Forum III was neck thru and they gave you the option of passive, the one with 2 knobs and a switch, or active pre-amp with 4 knobs and they only made a few of these which makes these pretty rare. The prototypes of the Forum III had a XA number on the back plate which makes them even rarer. The Forum IV was a bolt on neck and they also gave you the option of passive or active. And Thank God Gibson Saved Kramer!!!! If you have any different info on these I would greatly appreciate any input that you might have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_rcklss Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) On 3/15/2021 at 10:26 PM, Kramer Man said: The prototypes of the Forum III had a XA number on the back plate which makes them even rarer. XA is nothing to do with prototypes. My III & IV also XA serials and I have one more with XB and regular B. X probably means they were the ones with the active Korean HAZ preamp. Korean Spectors also had serials beginning with X and they were far from prototypes. The forum I wasn't with passive features. ALL Forum I & II has ACTIVE EMG with Spector KHAZ preamp. The difference between I & II is the neck through vs. bolt on construction and the I is arched top while the II is flat. With the Forum III-IV there were not option between passive and active. The ones with the switch and 2 knobs you're talking about were the early III-IV with passive pickups & electronics. Around mid production they revamped the III-IV and they put passive Spector labeled EMG Select pickups and the active KHAZ preamp. Both versions of the III-IV are basically the same except the bolt-on vs. neck through construction. Edited March 29, 2021 by n_rcklss more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_rcklss Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) . Edited March 29, 2021 by n_rcklss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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