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See, I disagree with this. In fact, it is just flat out incorrect. The real Frankie from '78-'82 was almost always a strat headstock. Ed retired the guitar at that point and built a replica of Frankie (there were actually 2) in the Kramer shop with the Hockey Stick headstock. He used that for a short time, however, by 1984 the guitar he was using was rear-loaded and no longer had a pick guard. This guitar (the 5150 Kramer) had the Hockey Stick as well. The real Frankie was never really gigged with the Hockey Stick, it had a Hockey Stick for a short time, but was so trashed it was retired. For example, the "Kramer Ad Frankie" is a replica. This is well documented here:
http://www.vintagekramer.com/5150c.htm
and here:
http://www.vintagekramer.com/5150f.htm
Note the two Frankie replicas and the one picture of the original with Hockey Stick and with other necks. He used the original with Hockey Stick in the studio, but never gigged it that way. Frankie is a strat headstock guitar from 1978-1982 (many different necks of course). He gigged a replica in '83 and by 1984 was exclusively gigging the 5150 Kramer until the EBMM...
Thank you and goodnight,
Steve
