Vintage Kramer Guitar Identification / Necks |
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| Necks | ||||
| Photos | Slang name | Year | Neck specifications | Origin |
| Tuning Fork | 1980 | Non adjustable / Phenolic fingerboard. | Paul Unkert! | |
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"S" Style | 1981-1982 | Body adjust / Large dots. | ESP / Japan |
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Beak | 1982-1984 | Body adjust / Large dots. | ESP / Japan |
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Beak | 1983-1984 | Body adjust / Large dots. | . |
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Beak | 1983-1984 | Body adjust / Large dots / 1 3/4. | Sports Mfg. / US |
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Banana | 1984 | Headtock adjust / Dots / Luthier joint | Sports Mfg. / US |
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Banana Flathead | 1984 | Body adjustment / Dots. | ESP / Japan |
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Banana | . | Headstock adjust / Dots / Luthier joint. | Sports Mfg. / US |
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Banana | . | Headstock adjust / Small dots / Luthier joint. | LaSiDo / Canada |
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Banana | . | Headstock adjust / Small dots / High luthier joint. | LaSiDo / Canada |
| . | Banana | . | Headstock adjust / Paralell headstock splice / Dots. | LaSiDo / Canada |
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Banana | . | Headstock adjust / 90 headstock splice / Dots. | ESP / Japan |
| . | Banana | . | Headstock adjust / 3 piece neck. | ESP / Japan |
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Pointy | . | Headstock adjust / 90 headstock splice / dots. | ESP / Japan |
| . | Pointy Reverse | . | Headstock adjust / Paralell headstock splice. | ESP / Japan |
| . | Pointy | . | Headstock adjust / 3 piece neck. | ESP / Japan |
| . | Pointy Reverse | . | Headstock adjust / 3 piece neck. | ESP / Japan |
| . | NightSwan | . | Headstock adjust / 3 piece neck. | ESP / Japan |
| . | Pointy Reverse (ProAxe) | . | . | ESP / Japan |
| . | Classic | . | Body adjust / Second issue of "Beak" headstock. | ESP / Japan |
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Set neck models |
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| Photos | Slang name | Year | Neck specifications | Origin |
| . | Paul Dean | . | . | Larrivee / Canada |
| . | Paul Dean | . | . | ESP / Japan |
| . | Liberty 86 | . | . | ESP / Japan |
| . | Stagemaster | . | . | / Czechoslovakia |
| . | Stagemaster | . | . | ESP / Japan |
| . | Spector | . | Headstock adjust | Kramer / USA |
| Headstocks | ||||
| Photos | Headstock | Year | Neck | |
| Tuning Fork | ||||
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"S" Style | 1981-1982 | With and without string trees. Rockinger locking nut option, | |
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Beak | . | Circumcised "Fender" -Thanks Steve Z! With and without string trees. Rockinger and Floyd Rose locking nut option, | |
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Beak | . | 1 3/4 nut. | |
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Beak | . | 1 3/4 nut. | |
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Banana Flathead | 1983-1984 | One piece | |
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Banana Skinny | 1984 | Logos tend to fade on these. Typically no string retainer. | |
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Banana Short | . | . | |
| . | Banana | . | . | |
| . | Banana Reverse | . | . | |
| . | Pointy | . | . | |
| . | Pointy | . | . | |
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Pointy | . | Some with headstock binding. | |
| . | Pointy Reverse | . | . | |
| . | EE | . | . | |
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NightSwan | 1987 | "A" nut width. | |
| . | Spector | 1986 | . | |
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Ripley | 1986 | Though it's a bass, it's an honorable mention. (...and unusual!) | |
| Logos | ||||
| Photos | Logo | Years | Material | |
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Beak era | . | Decal / Logo with model "Series" underneath. | |
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Beak era | . | Decal / Logo with model "Series" and "Patent Pending" underneath. | |
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Beak era | . | Decal / Logo only. | |
| . | Block | . | Sticker / | |
| . | Block 3D | . | Silk screened / These are bad about fading. | |
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Block 3D | . | Decal / Logo only. | |
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Block 3D | . | Decal / Logo with "American". | |
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Block Pyramid | . | Decal / Logo with "American". | |
