Kramer Ferrington KFS-1 Lefty 1990 - Black

Up for sale is a rare lefty Kramer Ferrington KFS-1 in very good condition

All electronics working well

The Kramer Ferrington

In 1985-86, Kramer began it's relationship with Danny Ferrington, the Nashville-based luthier who built several guitars for celebrities and, himself had became a reputable reputation for new designs of electric/acoustic guitars. Ferrington designed all of the models of the Kramer Ferrington lines and Kramer had the majority of them made in Korea. The idea was to have an acoustic with the feel of an electric. These guitars were heavily advertised by big names such as EVH and Dweezil Zappa.

The first batch of Ferringtons were offered in 1986, the KFS-1(Strat shape and the KFT-1(Tele shape). These sported thin bound front and back bodies, off-round sound hole, bolt on maple necks, banana headstocks, rosewood fretboards, and a passive transducer pickup mounted on the bridge with a volume and tone control on the upper horn of the body. Colors were black, white, red and cherry sunburst.

A few months later, the heads, like the USA Kramer lines, were changed to the pointy/droopy variety and diamond inlays in the fretboard.

The next year brought about an expansion in the line. The KFS now came in two versions, the KFS-1 and the KFS-2. The difference being the KFS-1 had binding and shark teeth inlays w/Kramer logo in the middle of the inlay on the 12th fret and the KFS-2 had no binding and dots. The KFT-1 and KFT-2 Tele shaped models followed in suit the KFSs with the same binding/inlay.

As said before, the Ferrington lines were like many of Kramer's endeavors and were promised way before Kramer could deliver. Therefore, many of these models came out right before Kramer went under and many are uncommon to show up these days. The line made it until the end in 1990 at which time Danny Ferrington moved to L.A. and continued to make and produce guitars in a custom shop fashion for big-name artists under the company name Ferrington Guitars, Inc. With Andy Pappicio, the former V.P. of Kramer as president, the line struggled on. The only models that were being made at this point were the KFS-1 and 2, the KFT-1 and 2 and the KFB-1 bass with bolt-on necks and 3 band EQs. Colors were similar as before: black, white, red, natural and tobacco sunburst. It's assumed this establishment did not last long.

Body

Shape: Double-cutaway, Stratocaster-style profile

Soundhole: Off-round/oval design

Woods: Maple or spruce top; mahogany or maple back and sides

Binding: Usually features 3-ply or custom multi-ply binding on the body, neck, and headstock

Neck

Wood: 3-piece maple (bolt-on construction)

Scale Length: 25.5 inches

Fretboard: Rosewood

Frets: 22 frets

Nut Width: 1 5/8" to 1.6875" (approx. 43mm)

Inlays: Usually custom designs like "shark tooth" (claw), diamonds, or standard acrylic dots depending on the year

Hardware & Electronics

Electronics: Thin-line under-saddle transducer pickup

Controls: Passive or active preamp systems with volume and a 2-band EQ (Treble/Bass) located on the upper hornTuners: Kramer-stamped sealed die-cast tuners (often with cloche heads)

Bridge: Rosewood, string-through design

Hardware Color: Black or Chrome

Other details

Weight: Very lightweight, generally around 4.5 lbs (approx. 2 to 2.1 kg)

Origin: Made in Korea (and early batches/prototypes in Japan)

Finishes: Standard colors included Black, White, Red, Neon Yellow, and Heritage Cherry Sunburst