My first 'real' electric guitar. I still have it (2019) and it has become a bit of my own "frankenstein" guitar. But as much as I enjoy the tones come out of it, imagine my surprise that when i stripped the silver flake finish off to reveal THE BODY IS MADE OF PLYWOOD. Now I am much more mindful when shopping for cheaper imitation models, such as the Music Man Axis, IF THE GUITAR DESCRIPTION DOES NOT MENTION WHAT KIND OF BODY WOOD IT IS, IT'S LIKELY PLYWOOD.

I just picked up a 80's Kramer Striker 600st the affordable models made from 86-89 with a Floyd rose trem2 and SSH pickups supposedly designed by Seymour Duncan. I did a action set up and found there was no truss rod adjustment at the top of the neck and this is the pointy painted gold block lettering version. (Neck plate SB1588) meaning S series, B plate style chrome/cast and it's production numbers sporting the banana logo Neptune NJ. USA. I did some research and some of the web sights are confusing me saying made in Korea and lots of misinformation on Kramer products. So.. I found most sights saying made in japan are the ESP neck and body on most all Kramer's and assembled in the USA or Japan. The body is most probably to be made of plywood but the fit and finish is refined well. I took the neck pick up out and was hardly impressed with the pickup's build but sounds ok. My best guess at this body's production is in Korea, but maybe it could still be Japan. so next I pulled off the neck to check that out as it should have a stamp, there was no stamp or markings at all and the truss rod was at the pick up side of the neck the same as the ESP necks. The necks were made at the ESP factory, or the Canadian factory as far as I know, and this one is clearly not a Canadian build as there is no luthiers joint at the head stock, meaning that this must be a ESP Japanese without markings as I found out that they were making the focus at the Japanese ESP factory as well and are the identical twin necks. So this guitar and body may not be Korean even though it's the law so who knows could be all Koerean made but is a good product and plays wonderfully it may be mis-information as far as I could tell Kramer was not to be trusted ether as the label on there guitars says USA, but don't say made in USA. An unknown factory could be in the wood work for this misery so far. But all in all, the play-ability of the guitar neck and body shows no mis-steps in the sound, quality, and feels solid. The wood used sounds good anyway, as ESP was there factory up properly or maybe someone replaced the serial plate, I don't think so as most all the info is leading to this is the correct on the plate and the identify on the guitar, it's a plate Neptune NJ. USA. and having a painted pointy my first thought is it's an late-87- early88 and maybe, but other sights are saying if it has a painted head stock it pre dates 88 so I'm thinking late 87-88 guitar made in japan assembled.

Very nice playing guitar has a smooth filled to the neck very fast neck purely a shredding guitar not a full Floating Bridge but easy to load strings in on the Floyd Rose 2 turn down feature only. The switches are very nice except easier to use a 5 way switch but the sound of this guitar is pretty amazing pick up sound very clean and clear all in all the ones made in America great the one I picked up has years of you so and smooth when you use the neck I kind of remember years ago that they kind of had a rough Edge to them mine is broken in and plays well I prefer HH pickups but my setup is SSH angled oh no a very impressive guitar for cheap now Define one by it early Cramer's are going to be worth a lot of money later too.