I found a st600 years ago it has the hss pickups Floyd rose locking tremolo made in USA neck plate and it’s my go to guitar sounds and plays amazing love the neck on it so congratulations she’s a keeper
I have the same guitar but in white with the maple fretboard. It's an 86' with the same headstock but I yearn for the 85' banana headstock. I'm taking it apart today to see what kind of pickup it has in it but it looks original. I have an 80's SD JBJ I can throw in. Also, speaking of conditions.. The low E string has a cig burn on it with is so 80's. Love it!
Thanks so much! I’m tired of guitar channels insisting that you have to spend over 2000 dollars for your rig to sound good. I decided to share my weird hobby of collecting and using affordable gear, and hopefully it’s helpful for others!
Great review of the Striker 100st. I'm thinking of getting one of these at some point. I use to have two 80's barretta's in the past. Always wanted another Kramer but not at great cost. I'm not really into the new released versions. I prefer the vintage ones.
I totally agree with you about vintage vs new. I have an 85 Baretta, and this Striker plays and sounds better(although I did upgrade it with a Super Distortion). Given the choice between a Striker like this and a new Baretta of any level I would choose this Striker every time!
@@BigJakeMusic Brilliant. Loved your video it was very in depth about the striker. At the moment I'm toying with the idea of either getting a striker or a Kramer Pacer Custom II. The Pacer is a little bit beyond what I am prepared to pay which is why I want a Striker but they are getting quite rare here in the UK. I notice in the US you can pick them up for a few hundred bucks. Here Inhage seen them sell for anything from 250 GBP to 400 GBP. I could actually get the Pacer for that. Lol. Kerp up the good work with your videos. I have subscribed to your channel.
I had the 1984 version in candy apple red and the tremolo was the vintage floyd rose non locking non fine tuners, I was 11 or 12 when I got it, loved it and learned Crazy Train on it, the beginning of many more songs and Steve Vai Flex-able
I’ve got my original 100st… dropped in an EMG 51 and I replaced the saddles on the Floyd Rose II with titanium hardware and a brass big block, a 5 degree shim and it’s now pretty much the standard of comparison to all my other guitars…
Watching you playing a black one live streaming right now. It has a maple fretboard though. I have been enjoying your cover band live on the weekends. Digging it…
I bought one of these from a friend of mine with no electronics, no head nut, or string retainer, and had been repainted satin black (we assumed the original color was red because the re-painter sort of tried to relic it by sanding away some areas to reveal the original color, which actually looked really cool, so I redid the same theme by painting it black, revealing the red again and putting on a better satin finish. It is a pretty sick looking, and sounding guitar now!). I bought a Seymour Duncan Black Winter pickup and installed it with a 500k volume/killpot, new nut and string retainer, and jack. Unfortunately, the cheap killpot is pretty sketchy and doesn't perform well at all, so I will be rethinking that idea. I like the concept of using it as a tone knob instead of volume control like you mentioned, but also thinking of eliminating volume control all together and just wiring it directly to an arcade style killswitch. Either way, this is my favorite guitar in my collection, and I don't care if it is the bottom of the line series, it is an awesome guitar, I love it. The original Floyde on it stays in tune pretty well, but as you mentioned, the string through style could cause some issues, but probably only a major issue if doing deep dives I suppose. I am thinking of changing it though. Nice job on the video!
Oh yeah, also, one drawback of the whole thing is the fact that the neck adjustment screw is hidden within the neck pocket area, so adjustment is a pain, plus it is a single stage adjustment rod which I find limits the range of adjustments that can be done. For example, I have 10s on it now which pulls the neck up just enough for good action in standard tuning, but if I wanted to set it up for Eb, the neck would bend back with no way of forcing a forward bow since it is already at it's limit. I could put 11s on it, but 10s feel too good on it in my opinion.
I bought one of these in white with the string-through FR2 for 175.00 with the original gig bag. Plays great, but that plywood body weighs a TON. You’re right about the pickup, very microphonic, and not very versatile. Worth what I paid, for sure.
This guitar is exactly like my first "GOOD" guitar. _ALMOST_ (My actual 1st guitar was a Series A, if you've ever heard of it. It was horrible. Almost impossible to learn anything but power chords because of the action...etc. But anyways.) I finally saved enough for a decent guitar, and, for about almost $550 Canadian in 1987-ish, I walked into my local music store and grabbed a Kramer Striker 100st made in Korea. It was, as I said, almost exactly like the one your holding. Floyd Rose 2...etc. Except it was pure white, and was still labeled STRIKER by Kramer 100st. That part has always made me curious because I've never seen a 87 version online that still had the Striker by Kramer logo.
headstocks broke in the case a lot of times. the factory cases allowed the tip to touch the bottom of the case, set it down a lil hard....there you go, broken headstock. typically they broke on the original glue line. easy to repair but ugly on the front unless you refin the headstocck
vintage focus are basically the same as "american" real floyd and such. look around, not too much more $ than a striker. focus have nice c shape, american d shape neck.
Thanks for the review, inspired me to pull my 100St out of the cupboard after 30 years
Cool back story and very cool guitar. I just finished watching you play it live at Mickey's!
Thanks!! I love taking it out live. It’s one of my favorites!
I found a st600 years ago it has the hss pickups Floyd rose locking tremolo made in USA neck plate and it’s my go to guitar sounds and plays amazing love the neck on it so congratulations she’s a keeper
I have the same guitar but in white with the maple fretboard. It's an 86' with the same headstock but I yearn for the 85' banana headstock. I'm taking it apart today to see what kind of pickup it has in it but it looks original. I have an 80's SD JBJ I can throw in. Also, speaking of conditions.. The low E string has a cig burn on it with is so 80's. Love it!
Thank you man, great video 👍
love the message of this channel. you don't need expensive gear to sound good and gig. even the most affordable gear can sound good. keep this up man.
Thanks so much! I’m tired of guitar channels insisting that you have to spend over 2000 dollars for your rig to sound good. I decided to share my weird hobby of collecting and using affordable gear, and hopefully it’s helpful for others!
I just got my 86 model in the mail today. Because of you, the first thing I did was yell into the pickup 😂 Luckily I didn’t hear much
Great review of the Striker 100st. I'm thinking of getting one of these at some point. I use to have two 80's barretta's in the past. Always wanted another Kramer but not at great cost. I'm not really into the new released versions. I prefer the vintage ones.
I totally agree with you about vintage vs new. I have an 85 Baretta, and this Striker plays and sounds better(although I did upgrade it with a Super Distortion). Given the choice between a Striker like this and a new Baretta of any level I would choose this Striker every time!
@@BigJakeMusic Brilliant. Loved your video it was very in depth about the striker. At the moment I'm toying with the idea of either getting a striker or a Kramer Pacer Custom II. The Pacer is a little bit beyond what I am prepared to pay which is why I want a Striker but they are getting quite rare here in the UK. I notice in the US you can pick them up for a few hundred bucks. Here Inhage seen them sell for anything from 250 GBP to 400 GBP. I could actually get the Pacer for that. Lol. Kerp up the good work with your videos. I have subscribed to your channel.
I had the 1984 version in candy apple red and the tremolo was the vintage floyd rose non locking non fine tuners, I was 11 or 12 when I got it, loved it and learned Crazy Train on it, the beginning of many more songs and Steve Vai Flex-able
Oh almost forgot mine was also about 2" thick
I’ve got my original 100st… dropped in an EMG 51 and I replaced the saddles on the Floyd Rose II with titanium hardware and a brass big block, a 5 degree shim and it’s now pretty much the standard of comparison to all my other guitars…
Those rear mounted locking nuts, although still in use today by some brands created a weak spot in the neck causing a lot of cracks and breaks.
Watching you playing a black one live streaming right now. It has a maple fretboard though.
I have been enjoying your cover band live on the weekends.
Digging it…
Thank you! That one may or not be a 1985 Kramer Baretta American that was found in a pawn shop and sold by a clueless shopkeeper 👀
@@BigJakeMusic Sounds good, man and you play well...
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it :) we play pretty much every single weekend of the year!
cool but just asking why not try a kramer nightswan vivian campbell... thanks
I have a Striker and a Assault 220 FR as well....great guitar for the price
I bought one of these from a friend of mine with no electronics, no head nut, or string retainer, and had been repainted satin black (we assumed the original color was red because the re-painter sort of tried to relic it by sanding away some areas to reveal the original color, which actually looked really cool, so I redid the same theme by painting it black, revealing the red again and putting on a better satin finish. It is a pretty sick looking, and sounding guitar now!). I bought a Seymour Duncan Black Winter pickup and installed it with a 500k volume/killpot, new nut and string retainer, and jack. Unfortunately, the cheap killpot is pretty sketchy and doesn't perform well at all, so I will be rethinking that idea. I like the concept of using it as a tone knob instead of volume control like you mentioned, but also thinking of eliminating volume control all together and just wiring it directly to an arcade style killswitch. Either way, this is my favorite guitar in my collection, and I don't care if it is the bottom of the line series, it is an awesome guitar, I love it. The original Floyde on it stays in tune pretty well, but as you mentioned, the string through style could cause some issues, but probably only a major issue if doing deep dives I suppose. I am thinking of changing it though. Nice job on the video!
Oh yeah, also, one drawback of the whole thing is the fact that the neck adjustment screw is hidden within the neck pocket area, so adjustment is a pain, plus it is a single stage adjustment rod which I find limits the range of adjustments that can be done. For example, I have 10s on it now which pulls the neck up just enough for good action in standard tuning, but if I wanted to set it up for Eb, the neck would bend back with no way of forcing a forward bow since it is already at it's limit. I could put 11s on it, but 10s feel too good on it in my opinion.
Got a 300st that has the Floyd rose 2 but with fine tuners!
i believe the pickups on earlier models were seymour duncan jam mans. cool video
I bought one of these in white with the string-through FR2 for 175.00 with the original gig bag. Plays great, but that plywood body weighs a TON. You’re right about the pickup, very microphonic, and not very versatile. Worth what I paid, for sure.
Thanks Jake!
Of course!
More info in those Anthrax records than in the B.C.Rich owner manual, I guess. Namastè.
The Snake Sabo Baretta has the reverse headstock with the swooped Kramer lettering
This guitar is exactly like my first "GOOD" guitar. _ALMOST_
(My actual 1st guitar was a Series A, if you've ever heard of it. It was horrible. Almost impossible to learn anything but power chords because of the action...etc. But anyways.)
I finally saved enough for a decent guitar, and, for about almost $550 Canadian in 1987-ish, I walked into my local music store and grabbed a Kramer Striker 100st made in Korea. It was, as I said, almost exactly like the one your holding. Floyd Rose 2...etc. Except it was pure white, and was still labeled STRIKER by Kramer 100st. That part has always made me curious because I've never seen a 87 version online that still had the Striker by Kramer logo.
Find you the original rocktron the hush pedal with two knobs or an ISP decimator
My first guitar was a striker… i have fond memories of that one, too bad i pawned it
BADDAZZ JAKE!!!
headstocks broke in the case a lot of times. the factory cases allowed the tip to touch the bottom of the case, set it down a lil hard....there you go, broken headstock. typically they broke on the original glue line. easy to repair but ugly on the front unless you refin the headstocck
Replace the hum bucker and put an emg or dimarzio in the striker.
Fresh off the flim flam namm
Shabam!
vintage focus are basically the same as "american" real floyd and such. look around, not too much more $ than a striker. focus have nice c shape, american d shape neck.