This connection between Edward Van Halen and Dennis Berardi's brand will always be remembered as it was with Kramer guitars that the "red, black & white" striped model become famous. This exactly can be prooved by the Los Angeles Hard Rock Cafe's pin of Edward's guitar replica (with the "banana style" head). And still today, the EVH striped guitar remains as the flagship of the guitars from Neptune, New Jersey.

Although there were no striped guitars for sale (Edward would grab some parts from the Charvel factory - mainly the Baretta and Pacer models - and build "his" own guitar), there were a lot of ads in publications with Edward advertising various Kramer guitar models (including the Kramer Ferrington acoustic/electric model), and the Kramer brand itself.

Nowadays, Kramer Guitars are owned by Gibson and they have an EVH model (the Kramer 1984) available for purchase.

Model	Serial	P
Kramer EVH Custom 5150		[ +8 ]
Kramer 1984 (reissue, by Gibson)	n.a.	[ +2 ]
Kramer 1984, Black Gloss model	200179	[ +2 ]
Kramer EVH Custom 5150 (copy)	75367	[ +0 ]
Kramer EVH Custom 5150 (copy)	x27xx	[ +0 ]
Kramer Baretta	C3510	[ +13 ]
Kramer Pacer		[ +8 ]

Here are some striped prototypes used by Edward:


The guitars above are, from left to right:

• Kramer 1984: used as backup to 5150 on tour;
• Kramer TransTrem: has a patented Steinberger TransTrem installed;
• Kramer Sustainer: Neck position has a Fernandes Sustainer pickup;
• Kramer Double-Neck: this was used on the Diver Down tour, has an aluminum neck with the older Kramer "V" headstock.