frettedamericana | 4 years ago
This is one of five Kramer Stryper hand made by Eddie Van Halen at the Kramer factory in N.J., and then used by him on the his 5150 tour in 1986. Hand-painted in red with 'criss-cross' white stripes and the remains of five black marker tape stripes on the body face. This iconic axe weighs just 7.40 lbs. One-piece 12 1/2 inch wide, 1 3/4 inch deep body, contoured on the back and bass lower edge. One-piece maple neck with a mahogany 'skunk stripe', a nut width of just under 1 11/16 inches, a scale length of 26 inches and a very fast thin-medium profile. 'Straight' headstock in matching red with similar white stripes and "Kramer" in black on the wide white stripe and a black tape across the face by the 'G' tuner. Locking nut assembly and single-bar string retainer. Individual Schaller 'rotomatic' tuners with seven sided metal buttons. Maple fretboard with 22 jumbo frets and black dot position markers. Black side dot position markers. Six-bolt neck plate with "Kramer / C5150 / Made in USA". Single Dimarzio Double-Black "Hot" Humbucker 'slanted' in the bridge position with an output of 14.12k. Single volume control with 'Jaguar' style seven sided black plastic control knob. The single potentiometer is stamped "134 822X" (Centralab May/July 1982). Combined Floyd Rose bridge and vibrato unit with six individually adjustable saddles. Complete with the original tremolo arm. As would be expected this guitar has been PLAYED - and has had a professional headstock repair by Kramer (see provenance). The paintwork is worn, the fretboard filthy - the strap buttons have been changed for eyelet screws as usual on Eddie's guitars - this guitar sings 'EVH' at you… Housed in the original Kramer three-latch, rectangular black hardshell case with black leather ends and black plush lining 8.75).
