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All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – and is that a new Epiphone double-neck?
By Matt Owen published
New launches from Boss, PRS, Fender and Third Man Hardware headline the biggest guitar gear drops this week

OMG it’s an EMG! Kramer refreshes an '80s classic with the upscale Pacer Deluxe Collection
By Jonathan Horsley published
Introducing three fresh twists on the high-performance HSS S-style, featuring Kramer's KeyLock necks, HSS pickups, some exclusive finishes and the promise of speed and comfort as standard

Eddie Van Halen’s #1 Kramer guitar surfaces for sale – and is expected to reach $3,000,000 at auction
By Matt Owen published
The early 1980s custom build, which was played on tour and once owned by Mick Mars, ushered in a watershed moment for Kramer and the guitar industry

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
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