looking for original Kramer info

[thebisch]

Some were plywood check first.The neck is worth it.

No Focus or F series guitars were plywood.

[thebisch]

That looks like it is a Focus 6000 with a lefty neck put on it. The Focus 6000 never had a reverse headstock. The F6000 is somewhat different than the Focus 6000. Most notable differences are black hardware, tilt back headstock/3 piece neck, and 5 way switch vs Focus' mini toggles. Both the Foucus 6000 and the F6000 will have a tilted bridge pickup.

Is the bridge pickup slanted? If so it's an F-6000 like the one pictured below minus the reversed headstock.

[SRD86]

I just got back from checking it out (again)and yes it's an F-6000.
I played it and it feels pretty good, original floyd, black hardware and yes the neck seemed similar to the Americans to the best of my knowledge. It had a little bow in it, but for the most part, it's in good shape.
The pickups sounded a little weak, but I like Tone Zones and Super Distrotions.

[CharvelRocker]

I'm kinda dumb to how to check without taking off the neck or pickups out?

For future refernce, plug it in and tap on the body in a few spots, If you get a noticible hollow sound. However that is not fool proof. Plywood guitars however will not have trems (or at least ones I've incountered).

[AimingHigh]

For overseas Kramers, there were three main lines: Focus, Strikers, and Aerostars. An F-6000 is a Japanese made Focus with an alder or poplar body, made by ESP. The pickups will be Duncan designed, although the earlier ones did have a real Duncan JB in the bridge.

For $175, it's a good deal if you're looking for a fun player to use and abuse. Even cooler if there's a maple board with the pink body, 80s!

Strikers and Aerostars were made in Korea and have plywood bodies. Generally speaking, all Strikers have a crappy pot-metal Floyd Rose II and most Aerostars have a Fulcrum non-locking trem.

George
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