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Kramer Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars and basses. Kramer produced aluminum-necked electric guitars and basses in the 1970s and wooden-necked guitars catering to hard rock musicians in the 1980s; Kramer is currently a division of Gibson Guitar Corporation. The company was founded in the late 1970s by Dennis Berardi and Gary Kramer, a close friend and associate of Travis Bean, to manufacture aluminum-necked guitars. Gary Kramer, Dennis Berardi, Peter LaPlaca (a Vice President at Norlin, parent company of Gibson), and investor Henry Vaccaro joined forces to open a plant in Neptune, New Jersey. Soon thereafter, Gary Kramer moved to Los Angeles, and his connection with the company would be in name only. Kramer was endorsed by several famous musicians, such as Eddie Van Halen, Richie Sambora, Mick Mars, Jennifer Batten and Vivian Campbell. [1] A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ...
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An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ...
An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ...
The Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. ...
The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...
Travis Bean is an American luthier and machinist from California. ...
The Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. ...
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Edward Lodewijk Eddie Van Halen (born January 26, 1955)[1], is a Dutch guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer most famous for being the lead guitarist and a co-founder of the hard rock band, Van Halen. ...
Richard Stephen Sambora (born on July 11th, 1959), is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter who is the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi. ...
Mick Mars (born Robert Alan Deal,[1] May 4, 1951,[2] in Terre Haute, Indiana[1]) is the lead guitarist for heavy metal/glam metal band Mötley Crüe. ...
Jennifer Batten is a guitarist who first received word-of-mouth attention that eventually led guitar magazines to take notice of her highly original approach to the electric guitar. ...
Vivian Patrick Campbell (born in August 25, 1962 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is an Irish rock guitarist, currently playing for Def Leppard. ...
Aluminum neck period Introduced in 1976, early models featured the trademark "tuning fork" aluminum-reinforced necks with a fretboard made of ebonol--material similar to one used in bowling ball production. Other features of the necks included aluminum dots, and a zero fret made out of Petillo fretwire. Unlike Travis Bean, Kramer went beyond the idea of a neck forged entirely out of aluminum, due to both its weight and its feel. Instead, Kramer opted for wooden inserts in the aluminum necks. The inserts, set in epoxy, were usually walnut or maple. The bodies were made of fancy woods--such as curly or birdseye maple, walnut, and koa. The hardware was top-notch as well: Schaller tuning keys and bridges; Schaller and DiMarzio pickups; custom-made strap pins; aluminum cavity covers. Kramer's "alumi-neck" line lasted roughly until 1982. Out of this early part of Kramer history were born some exquisite musical instruments; truly a fine example of American lutherie. Generally, the ratio of basses to guitars produced was about 4:1, primarily because bass players were more willing to experiment. By 1981, Kramer had the tools, and the experience, to take guitar mass production to a new level. Switching to wooden-necked instruments both held the promise of keeping production costs low as well as being able to appeal to traditionally-minded guitar players.[2] Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dr. Phillip J. Petillo is a New Jersey-based luthier, engineer, restoration artist, and proprietor of Petillo Masterpiece Guitars. ...
Travis Bean is an American luthier and machinist from California. ...
Aftermarket Schaller machine heads fitted to a 12 string guitar. ...
DiMarzio (full name: DiMarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc. ...
Wooden neck period Kramer first released wooden-necked guitars in late 1981, following Charvel's lead on producing instruments that essentially copied the strathead headstock shape from Fender. Although it isn't clear whether a lawsuit from Fender ever materialized, Kramer stopped releasing guitars with the trademark Fender headstock shape after only a thousand or so instruments were built. Instead, Kramer opted for a "beak" or "circumsized Fender" headstock reminiscent of 1960s Kent guitar headstocks. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
Charvel is a guitar brand originally founded by Wayne Charvel in Azusa, California and then later, San Dimas, California; they were made popular by famous rock guitarist Edward Van Halen, and later, others like Warren DeMartini (Ratt) and George Lynch (Dokken). ...
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Wooden-necked instruments represented Kramer's first foray into offshoring the production of guitar components to Eastern Asia. Tuning keys and vintage fulcrum tremolos were made by Gotoh in Japan, while the necks were made by Japan's ESP Guitars and shipped to New Jersey for fretting and finishing. Offshore may refer to oil and natural gas production at sea; see oil platform. ...
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ESP Company, Limited ), located in North Hollywood, California, is a prominent manufacturer of electric guitars and basses, originally from Japan. ...
Kramer executives saw that the guitar techniques of the early 1980s demanded a high-performance tremolo system. Kramer partnered with a German inventor named Helmut Rockinger, and installed his bulky tremolos, precursors to Floyd Rose systems, on its instruments.[3] Floyd Rose Original Floyd Rose is the organization that licenses, distributes and manufactures the Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo invented by Floyd D. Rose. ...
Early-to-mid 1980s A chance encounter between Dennis Berardi and the manager of Eddie Van Halen on an airplane flight set the foundation for Kramer's meteoric rise in the 1980s. Eddie was interested in a tremolo that stayed in tune, which the Rockinger system offered. A meeting between Eddie Van Halen and Kramer execs took place, and Eddie was sold. At the meeting, he reportedly quipped that he would help make Kramer the "#1 guitar company in the world." Edward Lodewijk Eddie Van Halen (born January 26, 1955)[1], is a Dutch guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer most famous for being the lead guitarist and a co-founder of the hard rock band, Van Halen. ...
By 1983 the Rockinger tremolo (sometimes dubbed "The Eddie Van Halen tremolo") had been widely replaced by the Floyd Rose system. In addition, Kramer once again offered Schaller tuners on their guitars, tapping Schaller to produce Floyd Rose tremolos as well. Kramer was the only guitar company offering Original Floyd Rose tremolos stock on their production guitars, a competitive advantage of Kramer over other guitar manufacturers of the period. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...
Floyd Rose Original Floyd Rose is the organization that licenses, distributes and manufactures the Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo invented by Floyd D. Rose. ...
Aftermarket Schaller machine heads fitted to a 12 string guitar. ...
In late 1983 Kramer switched from the "beak" headstock design to the Gibson Explorer-like "banana" headstock design. This distinctive look also helped rank Kramer highly with guitar enthusiasts. One notable Kramer guitar was the Baretta model, which was similar to guitars Eddie Van Halen used and this single humbucker model utilized a pickup mounting ring instead of the pickup directly mounted into the body as Van Halen had wanted. The acoustic Kramer Ferrington was also a very popular guitar and though it was a fully hollow steel string acoustic, it shared the superstrat shape the Kramer electric helped to popularize along with Jackson/Charvel and Ibanez.
By late 1985 Kramer began installing Seymour Duncan pickups in its guitars, in favor over the more vintage-sounding Schaller pickups. When the sales figures came in, Kramer was the best-selling guitar brand of 1985. This article is about the year. ...
Seymour Duncan is a company that is most famous for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. ...
In 1986 Kramer switched to the radically drooped "pointy headstock" design, no doubt influenced by the pointy designs of Jackson/Charvel and other manufacturers such as Hamer and Washburn. Schaller locking tuners, Floyd Rose tremolos, Seymour Duncan pickups and exciting graphics by talented factory artists such as Dennis Kline helped propel Kramer to become the best-selling guitar brand of 1986. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
Late 1980s This era was the pinnacle of Kramer's success, with a vast majority of hard rock artists from Mötley Crüe's Mick Mars to Whitesnakes' Vivian Campbell being major endorsees. Almost every guitarist in the late 80's had at least one Kramer in their arsenal.[citation needed] Mick Mars (born Robert Alan Deal,[1] May 4, 1951,[2] in Terre Haute, Indiana[1]) is the lead guitarist for heavy metal/glam metal band Mötley Crüe. ...
Vivian Patrick Campbell (born in August 25, 1962 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is an Irish rock guitarist, currently playing for Def Leppard. ...
By 1987, Kramer was using ESP Guitars exclusively for manufacturing its necks and bodies. The "American Series" of instruments were ESP parts, assembled in Neptune, New Jersey. The Striker and Aerostar series were made completely in Korea, while the Focus series was made and assembled by ESP Guitars. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
ESP Company, Limited ), located in North Hollywood, California, is a prominent manufacturer of electric guitars and basses, originally from Japan. ...
Neptune, New Jersey can refer to either: Neptune Township, New Jersey Neptune City, New Jersey This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
ESP Company, Limited ), located in North Hollywood, California, is a prominent manufacturer of electric guitars and basses, originally from Japan. ...
The first sign of trouble came in 1987, when a massive labor strike hit Korea. At this time, Kramer was starting to fall behind on its orders to guitar stores. Kramer was also becoming overextended financially due to artist endorsement deals, advertising, and royalties to Floyd Rose.
In addition, Kramer embraced the excess of the late 1980s--producing slick and fluorescent guitars, losing its thought leadership in the guitar manufacturing arena, and damaging the image of the brand. Similarly, the image of the Kramer brand was being tarnished by an influx of Striker and Aerostar guitars--made cheaply and with cheap components.
By 1989, Dennis Berardi had started Berardi/Thomas Entertainment, Inc--an artist management company. Seeing promise in a young band out of the Soviet Union, Gorky Park, BTE started managing the group. To help promote the band, the infamous "Gorky Park" guitars were made, reportedly to be given to guitar dealers as promotional pieces. BTE banked on the Gorky Park guitars to help promote the group. When the Russian band achieved only a mild measure of success, this was a significant, and final blow to the first incarnation of the Kramer company.
1990-Present The original Kramer company effectively came to an end in 1990, mostly due to financial problems. The company had been spending huge amounts on advertising and endorsements, and then lost a lawsuit with Floyd Rose over royalties. A notorious firesale of surplus necks, bodies, and hardware was held out of New Jersey. This article is about the year. ...
Floyd Rose Original Floyd Rose is the organization that licenses, distributes and manufactures the Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo invented by Floyd D. Rose. ...
By 1995, Henry Vaccaro owned the Kramer Brand; in addition, he was the only one of the original partners interested in continuing in the guitar business. He tried one last time to produce Kramer guitars from surplus parts, in the Neptune plant, but only a few hundred were made. Henry Vaccaro started making aluminum-necked guitars under the name Vaccaro Guitars, but that, too, was short-lived. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
In 2005 the original founder and namesake of Kramer Guitars, Gary Kramer, has started his own guitar company: Gary Kramer Guitars. In 2007, the original service manager of Kramer Guitars, legendary luthier Paul Unkert started his own guitar company, featuring designs reminiscent of aluminum-era Kramers: Unk Guitars.
The Kramer Brand was sold out of bankruptcy to Gibson Guitar Corporation. Gibson's Epiphone division has produced guitars and basses under the Kramer brand since the late 1990s, mostly factory-direct through the MusicYo.com Website. Encouraged by the resurgence of interest in the Kramer brand, Epiphone has been reissuing classic Kramer models, including the "1984 Model;" (a homage to Eddie Van Halen's famous "5150" guitar used from 1984-1991) the "Jersey Star;" (an homage to the Richie Sambora signature 1980s Kramer) and most recently, the "1985 Baretta Reissue (A standard slant-pickup Baretta)" These high-end instruments are assembled in the USA, from American components. The Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. ...
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In 2007, a Kramer Striker controller was created for Guitar Hero III for the PS2, under a licensing agreement with Gibson Guitar Corporation. A Kramer Vanguard was also available as an in-game guitar. Guitar Hero III will be the third official installment in the Guitar Hero video game series. ...
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The Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. ...
The Internet greatly helped fuse the interest of Kramer collectors around the globe. In the mid 1990s, pioneering sites Kramer Krazy, by Terry Boling, and Kramermaniaxe, by Mike Mojabi helped spark a renewed interest in these instruments. Beginning in 2002, VintageKramer.com, by Mike Wolverton, and KramerForum.com, by George Tarnopolsky, have become the primary voice of Kramer Musical Instruments enthusiasts worldwide.
Original Kramer guitars are now highly collectable, after being considered undesirable in the early 1990s. They regularly fetch high prices on eBay and other auction sites. Kramer collectors hold a Kramer Expo every year in Nashville, Tennessee, near the Gibson plant, to showcase and celebrate Kramer guitars.[citation needed] For the band, see 1990s (band). ...
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Kramer Models
Kramer USA and American - Kramer Baretta I,II,III
- Kramer Classic
- Kramer Liberty
- Kramer Pacer
- Kramer Pacer Carrera
- Kramer Pacer Custom I,II
- Kramer Pacer Deluxe
- Kramer Pacer Special
- Kramer Pacer Imperial
- Kramer Proaxe
- Kramer Condor
- Kramer Pioneer Bass
- Kramer Stagemaster
- Kramer Sustainer
- Kramer Triax and Enterprize
- Kramer Vanguard
- Kramer Voyager
Kramer USA and American — signature models - Floyd Rose Model
- Paul Dean Model
- Kramer Richie Sambora Model
- Kramer Nightswan (Vivian Campbell Model)
- Kramer Ripley (Steve Ripley Model)
- Kramer Elliot Easton Model
- Kramer Pacer (S Serial Number, No "American" on headstock)
Kramer Overseas — made in Japan - Kramer Focus Series
- Kramer JK Series (Made for Japanese market)
- Kramer Forum Series Bass
Kramer Overseas — made in Korea - Kramer Aerostar
- Kramer Ferrington
- Kramer Metallist
- Kramer Regent
- Kramer Showster
- Kramer Starfighter
- Kramer Striker
- Kramer Gorky Park Model
- Kramer Imperial
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Kramer USA Made MusicYo Models - Kramer "1984"
- Kramer 1985 Baretta Reissue
- Kramer Jersey Star Reissue (Richie Sambora Model)
Kramer MusicYo Import Models - Kramer Baretta
- Kramer Condor
- Kramer Duo Pro
- Kramer Infinity Sustainer
- Kramer Striker Series
- Kramer Pacer Series
- Kramer Focus Series
- Kramer Vanguard
- Kramer Voyager
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Edward Lodewijk Eddie Van Halen (born January 26, 1955)[1], is a Dutch guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer most famous for being the lead guitarist and a co-founder of the hard rock band, Van Halen. ...
Richard Stephen Sambora (born on July 11th, 1959), is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter who is the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi. ...
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