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Kramer draws inspiration from its 1980s shredder heydays for the Volante
By Phil Weller published
Kramer hopes its newly devised shred machines will help reposition the firm as “the progressive choice for high-performance guitarists”

Dweezil Zappa showcases the Kramer Eddie Van Halen gifted him when he was 12 years old
By Jackson Maxwell published
Zappa was set to perform Runnin’ With the Devil at his middle school talent show, and was struggling with his guitar. Then, somehow, Eddie Van Halen showed up at his band's soundcheck...

One of California’s top music entrepreneurs has left behind one of the finest vintage guitar collections we’ve ever seen
By Janelle Borg published
The astonishing collection includes guitars signed by Van Halen and Gene Simmons – and some extremely rare 1950s Fender Strats

Kramer offered Kayla Kent a guitar – but when it turned down her ideas, a Kramer fan group built it instead
By Phil Weller published
Kent has been playing a rare JK8000 for most of her career, but when Kramer said it couldn't build her a backup, a fan forum stepped in to make her dream guitar a reality

Kramer revives a cult classic “vault find” from the ’80s – and issues a “modern and sleeker” LP-style design
By Phil Weller published
Five new speed-shredding six-strings balance ’80s revivalism with modern touches via the Kramer 84, Pacer Carrera, Jersey Star, Assault Figured, and Nite-V models

Kramer launches its latest Custom Graphics creations – and one of them pays tribute to a model that “revolutionized the guitar world”
By Phil Weller published
The two axes are built for ‘80s glam metal shred extravagance and continue the firm's single humbucker trend

Mick Mars’ NSFW ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ Kramer has just gone up for auction
By Phil Weller published
The guitar was used extensively during Motley Crüe’s 1987-88 Girls, Girls, Girls world tour

“Our first artist model for a female guitarist”: Kramer’s Lzzy Hale signature Voyager makes its debut – with a custom body shape and a blinding Holographic Sparkle finish to match
By Matt Parker published
The Halestorm leader’s new guitar represents a string of firsts for Kramer

“A painstaking tribute to the guitar that changed music forever”: Kramer’s MIJ 1983 Baretta reissue offers a detailed recreation of the shred guitar that, with a little help from Eddie Van Halen, made it the biggest guitar brand of the ’80s
By Matt Parker published
Maple body, Floyd Rose and a Seymour Duncan ‘59 – what else does the discerning shredder need?
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