Gibson 1962 Wilshire Reissue User Manual page 31

There are lots of rock and roll guitars, but when it comes to
the reckless, screaming, dive-bomb sounds of hard rock, Kramer
is the origin – the source. Through the 1980s, thanks in a large part
to Edward Van Halen, no guitar played a more important role in
the advancement of hard rock music than Kramer. The original
Kramer company, founded in 1975 in Neptune, New Jersey,
had a short but stellar run, ending in bankruptcy in 1989.
Attempts to restart the company failed until 1997, when
Kramer joined the Gibson family. Highlighted by traditional
Kramer favorites such as the Striker and Pacer, along with
reissues of such classics as Van Halen's 1984 world tour
guitar and the New Jersey Star, today's Kramer collection
rocks harder than ever.
Striker Series
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