I started to play the guitar in the mid 80's, when shred was king. Icouldn't play shred then, and I can't now but the holy grail as far as guitars were concerned for me, was a Kramer. A guy I knew had a Striker I believe, which was pretty cool!

I'd like to have an 80's shredder type, and I'm considering building a "superstrat" as my next project, but I see plenty of Kramers for sale at pretty good prices.

So, what are the gems and what are the dogs? I'd like to have more than 1 pickup, and would prefer a tone control, but it's not a deal breaker. Plus, US or MIJ makes no difference to me either...