Kramer Disciple D-1 Bass review By Joel McIver last updated 26 October 22 The unashamedly extrovert K-Bass continues its purple reign
Gear up with great new guitars, amps and pedals from Gibson, Epiphone, Kramer, Maestro and Mesa Boogie By Guitar World Staff last updated 12 October 22 We take a look at some of the hottest – and coolest – products coming out of the Gibson stable in 2022
Kramer debuts the Striker Collection, shreddable electrics in hot colors with high-performance and affordability as standard By Jonathan Horsley published 10 August 22 The S-style series has left and right-handed options, with licensed Floyd Rose or Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridges, HSS pickup configurations and the choice of plain or figured tops
Tracii Guns: “Everything I played on the new L.A. Guns record was recorded direct through a HeadRush – I didn’t use a mic’d-up amp for anything” By Mark McStea published 16 May 22 The hair metal survivor talks L.A. Guns' hard-riffing 2021 album Checkered Past, his Kramer Gunstar Voyager signature model and why he's content playing smaller venues over arenas
Kramer unveils the SM-1 H, the latest evolution of its hot-rodded Stagemaster model By Jackson Maxwell published 15 March 22 The shred-friendly guitar comes in three sleek finishes and features just a single Seymour Duncan JB humbucker and volume knob with push/pull series/parallel switching
Kramer adds affordable new Pacer Classic guitar to Original Collection lineup By Jackson Maxwell published 1 February 22 The $379, shred-ready machine boasts a licensed Floyd Rose and a pair of double white Alnico 5 Classic humbuckers
Kramer updates its Custom Graphics Collection with new martial arts-inspired “Strike First” Baretta By Sam Roche published 17 November 21 Appointments include a single offset Seymour Duncan JB Zebra Coil humbucker, and a Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo with EVH D-Tuna for on-the-fly drop D tuning
Dave “The Snake” Sabo: “I said to Kramer, ‘How about something like a snake coming out of a grave, with my birth date on there?’” By Richard Bienstock published 19 October 21 The Skid Row six-stringer unpacks the design choices behind his serpentine signature Kramer Baretta
Tracii Guns: “When it came to doing a signature guitar, there was no point in doing something ordinary, you know what I mean?” By Richard Bienstock published 12 October 21 The LA Guns guitarist walks through the design of his super-shreddable signature Kramer Gunstar Voyager
Charlie Parra: “I love tapping so much. The main reason I use a V is because there’s basically no wood between my tapping hand and the fretboard” By Richard Bienstock published 5 October 21 The Peruvian shred whiz discusses the shreddable design of his signature Kramer Nite-V Plus
The hard-rocking return of Kramer Guitars By Richard Bienstock published 28 September 21 The top dogs at the new (and improved?) Kramer Guitars are looking back to their hairspray heyday while simultaneously concocting ultra-modern axes for today’s shred royalty
Two Eddie Van Halen-played Kramers and a studio-used Peavey 5150 stack are hitting the auction block By Matt Owen published 10 August 21 The three EVH-owned items go up for sale at 9am ET on Wednesday 11 August
Kramer D-1 Bass review By Ian Glasper published 4 August 21 A budget-conscious high-performance bass guitar from the resurgent '80s brand
New Kramer signature artist Charlie Parra shows off his EVH-inspired Nite V guitar with a storming Van Halen medley By Matt Owen published 28 July 21 Dance the Night Away, Panama, Ain't Talkin' Bout Love and, of course, Eruption all get a run out on the fitting V-style Frankenstrat reincarnate
Lzzy Hale announced as Gibson’s first female Brand Ambassador By Matt Parker published 16 July 21 Expect new signature models from the Halestorm rocker in the near future
Kramer's new Custom Graphics Collection guitars are some of the most eye-popping we've seen in 2021 By Sam Roche published 14 July 21 Teaming up with various visual artists, the guitar company has offered up a handful of strikingly finished Barettas and a mind-bending The 84 model
A stage-used 1984 Eddie Van Halen Kramer guitar is headed to the auction block By Jackson Maxwell published 2 July 21 EVH used the hand-built axe on Van Halen's 1984 and 5150 tours
Eddie Van Halen-signed Kramer, gifted to his guitar tech, Tom Weber, goes up for sale By Matt Owen published 16 June 21 The sensational story behind Weber's prized possession involves a chance encounter between the pair 19 years before they began working together in 2007
Gibson seeks to provide “the ultimate guitar experience” with all-new mega-store, the Gibson Garage By Matt Owen published 28 May 21 New 8,000-square-feet shop set to stock Gibson, Epiphone and Kramer models, and feature an in-house Custom Shop
Gibson relaunches its Repair and Restoration shop in Nashville, Tennessee By Sam Roche published 23 April 21 Services available include basic setups, structural repairs, custom paint jobs and guitar valuation