Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 1988, BKL Corp. / Kramer Guitars controlled the Kramer name. Its 2 lines on record were built at Kramer Neptune, 1111 Green Grove Road and ESP Tokyo factory (USA and Japan).[1, 2, 3, 4]
A Kramer guitar from 1988 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Kramer you have. The name dates from 1976[1, 2], 12 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kramer ESP-built imports (Focus, Aerostar; BKL era) | BKL Corp. / Kramer Guitars | — | ESP Tokyo factory Tokyo, Japan[5] | 1987–1990 | secondary[1, 2, 3] |
| Kramer USA (Neptune NJ, BKL era) | BKL Corp. / Kramer Guitars | — | Kramer Neptune, 1111 Green Grove Road | 1976–1990 | secondary[1, 2, 3, 4] |
Nothing changed in 1988. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Kramer from 1988 is the same version as one from 1987.
ESP Tokyo factory and Kramer Neptune, 1111 Green Grove Road. See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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