All the way to peoria Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 So I was searching on ebay and in Kramer and found this beauty. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...eName=WDVWtyped . This thing immediately caught my attention and I am wondering if anyone had used this guitar before. I'm hoping that I can convince my dad to buy me the guitar now, and then i'll pay him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Something strikes me as dodgy about it, but I don't know enough about Kramers to put my finger on it. Not that it's a 'scam' per se, but just that certain aspects are being hyped more than they should. "Original Floyd Rose before fine tuners" seems a bit odd.... I don't know. I'd research a bit before jumping in... but that's what you're doing by posting here I guess, so mission accomplished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All the way to peoria Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Yeah I mean I painted my skate board EVH styleand since then I have just been waiting for a cheaper Kramer with Bananna neck and this is the first one I have seen that I could quite possibly convince my dad to buy me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Kramer striker is not a good guitar, and it is over priced. A good one to look for will be a Kramer Focus 1000, the striker is the cheapo ones. Or the ones that were out ofter the focus died, and that is not the original (bannana) headstock, is the one after the lawsuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All the way to peoria Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 so your saying the guitar isnt worth 225? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 one thing I noticed is the fat E strings saddle is WAY farther back than the rest. And the skinny e's saddle is WAY forward than the rest. I think thats something worth looking into... I always look at stuff like that on oline purchase guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMan Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 (edited) Yes the striker model was the low end Kramer, but, if i remember right some early models are known to have solid wood bodies as opposed to ply. and yes early Floyds did not have fine tuners. So this may be an early model of striker. If it has a solid body or not you cant know until you buy it. Defintaly not worth the buy it now price. Focus models are excellent guitars for the price(although they seem to be going up lately) they can be bought at. Solid bodies, real floyds etc.... I have a Focus 3000 i picked up for $120 and a Focus 4000 i got for $125. I would avoid the striker if possible. but would be suitable i say for a beginner to see how they like playing guitar before they plunk down some real cash. Edited April 7, 2005 by MetalMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All the way to peoria Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 alright well then I guess I'll pass I dont need another beginner guitar (damnit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 Yeah, that guitar is a piece of crap.. You would be better off to find a maple neck strat and do an EVH paint job on it. There are a couple of threads in the inlay forum about doing EVH paint jobs. If you want a guitar like eddies, build it like eddie.. He bought a body, bought a neck, slapped a pickup in it and a trem. The early evh guitars were done on the cheap.. That was the attitude and the personality. If you could paint your skateboard you can paint a guitar as good as eddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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