Up for sale, a 1986 Kramer JK-1000 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This Kramer “Superstrat” is built to shred, assembled in Japan by ESP, featuring a genuine Floyd Rose tremolo, dual humbuckers (single coil-sized at neck) and a no-frills control configuration.
Tonewoods include an alder body, a maple neck, and 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, and this Kramer weighs 7lbs 12oz. The pickups include a Hot Rails-style single coil-sized humbucker with rail pole pieces at the neck and a Kramer KP-100 humbucker at the bridge; the KP-100 delivers a slightly overwound PAF-style profile, with tailored midrange clarity, smooth warmth, and treble growl, and the dual-rail neck pickup is big and bold, designed for a balanced string-to-string response. Both pickups take gain notably well, clear and potent without any loss of definition. This JK-1000 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 9-42 strings, slinky action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .815” 1st fret, .890” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 22-fret, 12” radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled and crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), locking
-Tuners: Gotoh
-Serialization: Stamped on “Neptune, NJ” neck plate
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Neck meters 14.65k ohms, Bridge 9.4k
-Harness: Full-size Japanese pot dates to April, 1986
-Controls: Volume, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Floyd Rose tremolo (German-made)
-Plastics: Black Strat-style knob
The original “Floyd Rose Tremolo Systems” silver foil sticker is intact on the top adjacent to the tremolo, and cosmetic wear on the gloss Candy Apple Red finish includes an area of light, concentrated buckle rash central to the back, some small nicks and a single finish chip along the lower bout perimeter, and a few additional minor marks. The smooth satin finish on the neck profile is nigh flawless.
A Ritter padded gigbag is included.