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Kramer bass reversed headbstock
- Thread starter Julian Espinoza
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Verysimilar to a Kramer Stryker bass i had. Made in the far east, fairly good quality, build wise, but sounded very bland. Quite light, and the neck qas comfortable to play
It is a Kramer stryker. The knob lowest on the body should be a push/pull for phase something or other. The pickups are rail types and sound quite different from regular individual pole pickups. Fairly sure it was made in the 90's in korea but need to see the fretboard. There was a reissue in the 2000s but it had shark-fin inlays and I think it didn't have the reverse headstock.
Edited to add: It is a Striker 422s, to be precise.
Edited to add: It is a Striker 422s, to be precise.
Can we get some closer/bigger pics? There were some reverse headstock basses made back in the 80s. But the MusicYo era had LOTS of basses like this as well. And the difference in value would be huge.
It's one of these yes?
Only red and the wrong way round?
This one is mine.
Only red and the wrong way round?
This one is mine.
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kip winger played a gloss black warwick corvette.
Look at the size of that nut!!!
(It’s also shifted to the E-side. Must need some glue)
Kipp plays/played whatever the highest bidder has/had. He had a signature Washburn and Jackson. He played Spector basses at the height of his career and Warwick basses in the early 2000s. He seems to be back to Spector these days.... none of which has anything to do with whether OP has found an 80s Kramer or a MusicYo Kramer.
kip winger played a gloss black warwick corvette.
TB Kip Winger content never disappoints.
When? He normally played and continues to play Spectors.kip winger played a gloss black warwick corvette.
After that endorsement he went back to Spectors. He played Spectors when he played with Alice, Spectors at the start of Winger, then the Jackson deal and back to Spectors where he is at today.
As previous post state it's a Kramer Stryker. The most notable 80's bass player I recall playing one was Duff from GNR, but just briefly before he went back to his Fender. The Stryker can be seen in the Sweet Child O Mine video though the headstock is not reverse on his Kramer. Yea I know I am a wealth of useless knowledge. -)
He also played Hamer basses..Kipp plays/played whatever the highest bidder has/had. He had a signature Washburn and Jackson. He played Spector basses at the height of his career and Warwick basses in the early 2000s. He seems to be back to Spector these days.... none of which has anything to do with whether OP has found an 80s Kramer or a MusicYo Kramer.
Looks identical to one I bought from Music-Yo. I think they were selling them for $150 at the time. Mine even came with the nut loose. Really not a great headstock design as it pulls hard on the E side. It was an ok bass for the price. I still have it somewhere but haven’t touched it for years.
It's a lefty strung righty?
To me it looks like a Kramer made later after the original company folded, the headstocks were slightly different.
Kip Winger Hamer Impact, I have one, a quality monster bass.
I had it in the shop years ago, while it was there a Reb Beach Ibanez showed up.
A Winger reunion at a small shop in Cincinnati.
Kip Winger Hamer Impact, I have one, a quality monster bass.
I had it in the shop years ago, while it was there a Reb Beach Ibanez showed up.
A Winger reunion at a small shop in Cincinnati.
