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I've got a late '80's Kramer Striker(600ST I think). Does anybody know if a Charvel Model series neck will fit and work okay? I know the bolt pattern will be different but other than that will it bolt right up and work fine. I really like the guitar but sometimes I wish it had a different neck. I really like the feel of the Charvel/Jackson necks and thought about picking a model series neck up off Ebay for it. Since it is a cheaper made in Korea Kramer I'm not too concerned about turning a classic into a mutt. I've ended up with an OFR on it and a Screamin' Demon pup in it so I'm pretty happy with the body and sound. The Floyd is non-recessed. Thanks.
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Nope the Charvel neck is for a 2 1/4" neck pocket the Kramer pocket is the same as a Fender.I would sell or trade for a model series Charvel.
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Thanks. I've been kicking that idea around as well.Comment
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Not for a plywood 600ST he won't.Originally posted by straycat View Post
I've got one of them. The necks are pretty nice, though.
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You are correct on the plywood version I was asuming it was real wood.
I agree the import Kramer necks are damn nice.Really? well screw Mark Twain.Comment
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Actually I don't think it's plywood. I have taken a dremel and removed some paint in the control cavity and also the trem cavity and it looks to be solid. It doesn't say Striker anywhere on it but it has a SE serial# and I think the S numbers were all from Korea. Also I had a Striker at one time I refinished and it was definately plywood. The layers were clearly visable and it was noticably heavier than this guitar. I did read though that some of them were made from multiple blocks of wood being glued together and then the body cut from that large block. I suspect this is the case with this guitar. The neck is nice but I like the neck on my 650XL better. That's why I thought of getting a model series neck if it would have fit.Last edited by Dak; 05-29-2009, 02:00 AM.Comment
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Hmmm. Is it H/S/S with five-way switch, one volume, two tone, coil tap switch and the crappy single-locking Floyd Rose II trem? Those necks said 600ST on the headstock and had the bigger Kramer logo.I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.Comment
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Could it be a 600 or a 610 series? They have the the 2 letter serial number(usually SF or SE) serial numbers but aren't made of plywood.. At least the ones I have aren't plywood. It would have the big pyramid Kramer logo with no model number on the headstock.
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Actually, the body will reject the neck unless you keep an IV drip of Jersey Mojo attached for the 1st three months.
Last edited by Flatpicker; 05-29-2009, 11:32 AM.Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day, set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.Comment
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I have a repaired Kramer neck I might consider trading depending on what model series neck you have. Mine came from a 600st.Haters gonna hate
Dilluting the brand one MUTT at a time.Comment
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By repaired I mean a headstock repair that didnt break all the way through. If your interested...Haters gonna hate
Dilluting the brand one MUTT at a time.Comment
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Me, too on the Striker, and on the refinish. I had a 300ST Explorer-head and I want to say the other one was a 200ST and was a "beak"-head with a pickguard, both were plywood. I am under the impression that all of the Strikers were plywood based on that, but I could definitely be wrong.Originally posted by Dak View Post
Nothing wrong with the "multiple blocks of wood" - most guitars are multi-piece bodies, 2 or 3-piece is pretty standard, if it's 5 or 7 that might be getting kind of ugly.
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It is H/S/S but with three toggles and a single knob. It had a Floyd Rose II on it when I got it. It has an OFR now.Originally posted by toejam View Post
It does have a SE serial# and the headstock and logo looks just like your pics and a blank truss rod cover. I at one time thought 600 or 610 but all the pictures of them I could find had five way switches. Here is a link to a thread I started about it on the Kramer forum a couple years ago. It has an old picture from when I first got it.Originally posted by atdguitars View Post
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It might be an older 600ST then. I do seem to remember reading something on the Kramer forum awhile ago about the older ones with the three switches and only a volume knob.I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.Comment
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