The Focus series of guitars were built overseas in the ESP factory for Kramer in the mid to late 1980s to supplement the higher end American models. The Kramer company could then offer a wider price range of models to consumers, and still maintain design and quality control over their product. The Focus series of guitars is not to be confused with the actual Kramer Focus model (1000, 2000, etc.).
Instruments previously built in Japan circa mid- to late 1980s. Also see Kramer.