Kramer Guitars, how can you tell if they are U.S. made or not?

  Just because the neckplate say's Kramer Neptune New Jersey DOES NOT mean 
it is a U.S. made guitar!! Kramer was sure not to put "Made IN" anywhere on
the neckplate.                                           

  The following models WERE MADE IN THE U.S.the Baretta, Classic,
Condor, Elliot Easton, Enterprize, NightSwan, Pacer, Paul Dean, ProAx,
Richie Sambora, Ripley, Spector, Stagemaster, Triax, Vanguard, and Voyager. 

  The following models WERE NOT MADE IN THE U.S. the  Aerostar,Ferrington,
Focus, Showster, Striker, Thousand Series, and the XL Series.
    

  If the serial number of your Kramer starts with the following serial numbers,
it is NOT a USA Made or "American" series Kramer:

1) Two letters followed by a serial number (e.g. AA1234, AC1234, FA1234, FC1234, SA1234)

2) One letter followed by five letters (e.g. b12345)

3) Five numbers, no letters (e.g. 12345)

4) Model numbers preceding serial number (e.g. XL-1234)
  
  

   The new Kramer guitars made by Gibson are all made in Korea. They
are not even close to the quality of the old American Kramers, they are
however a decent starter guitar at a good price.  

Starting in late 1985, virtually all Kramer guitars were being made by
ESP Guitars in Japan.  Although the "American" Series guitars were made
by ESP in Japan, they were assembled in the US.  In general, the 
following is a good way to determine if your Kramer is USA made or an 
"American" series: 

   * If your Kramer has a Strat or Classic headstock and has a Kramer
     logo with a capital "K" followed by a lower caser "ramer", the 
     guitar is an early 1981-1984 USA made Kramer guitar.
  
   * If your guitar has a banana headstock and a block style Kramer
     logo in all caps "KRAMER", it is a 1984-1986 USA Made/American
     Series Kramer Guitar.  

   * If your guitar has a pointy headstock and a block style Kramer 
     logo in the same sized lettering in all caps, it is a 1986/1987
     American Series Kramer Guitar. 

   * If your guitar has a pointy headstock and a diminishing sized 
     Kramer logo with the letters diminishing in size from the K to
     the R and, there is a script "American" decal after the "KRAMER"
     logo, it is a 1987-1994 American Series Kramer Guitar. 

   * If your guitar has a pointy headstock and a diminishing sized 
     Kramer logo but does not have "American" in script after the logo,
     it is NOT an American series guitar. 

The information on this page was provided by Mike at Kramermaniaxe for more information on Kramer guitars please visit his page by clicking the link below.