Kramer Charlie Parra Vanguard, Candy Apple Red Overview
This is the second signature model by Charlie Parra, great for metal guitarists who want an iconic look and a killer sound. It features a Mahogany body with the striking Vanguard shape, a 3-piece maple neck with a comfortable Slim C profile topped with a durable 24-fret ebony fretboard. It also has a Graph Tech nut, a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop bar tailpiece, which combined provides great tuning stability
For pickups, it has an EMG 66 at the neck, delivering a warm, smooth mid-range and expansive lows, and an EMG 57 at the bridge, providing a PAF quality as well as definition and presence. The 3-way toggle switch makes it easy to find your sound…
To complete the Kramer Charlie Parra Vanguard are dot inlays with a unique Day of the Dead owl inlay at the 12th fret, Charlie Parra’s signature on the truss road cover, a recessed output jack on the upper horn, chrome hardware, a satin aluminium pickguard and a bold Candy Apple Red finish.
Overview by Kramer
The Kramer Charlie Parra Vanguard is the second Kramer signature model from the Peruvian metal master. Featuring a mahogany body, 3 piece satin-finished maple neck, bound ebony fretboard with 24 jumbo frets, dot inlays with 12th fret Day of the Dead owl, a single chrome knurled master volume control, and 3-way pickup selector switch mounted on a satin aluminum pickguard, EMG 57 and 66 pickups with chrome covers, a recessed output jack on the upper horn, and a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece. Charlie Parra’s signature is engraved on the truss rod cover, and his signature Vanguard is finished in Candy Apple Red Gloss. Kramer premium gig bag included.
- NECK
- Material 3 piece Maple
- Profile Slim C
- Scale Length 24.724"
- Fingerboard Material Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius 12.6"
- Number Of Frets 24
- Frets Jumbo
- Nut Material Graph Tech®
- Nut Width 1.693"
- Inlays Dot and Day of the Dead owl at 12th fret
- Joint Bolt on
- BODY BODY
- Body Shape Vanguard
- Body Material Mahogany
- Finish Gloss
- HARDWARE
- Finish Chrome
- Tuner Plating Chrome
- Bridge LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™
- Tailpiece LockTone™ Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines Mini Die Cast
- Pickguard Satin Aluminum
- TrussRod Dual Action
- Truss Rod Cover Black bullet with Charlie Parra signature
- Control Knobs Chrome Knurled
- Switch Tip Black
- Plastic Parts Black
- Strap Buttons Chrome
- Mounting Rings Black
- Pickup Covers Chrome
- ELECTRONICS
- Neck Pickup EMG™ 66
- Bridge Pickup EMG™ 57
- Controls Master Volume
- Pickup Selector 3 way toggle
- Output Jack Recessed Chrome on upper horn
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case Kramer Premium Gig Bag