Kramer Unveils Volante, Four New Guitars Engineered for High Performance Players with Premium Design and Components

Kramer Volante and Kramer Volante Quilt guitars.

Above L-R: Volante HHFR in Intruder Black, Volante HSGT in Angel White, Volante HHFR in Defender Red, Volante Quilt HSFR in Magenta Burst, and the Volante Quilt HHFR in Ultramarine Burst.

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Loud, fast, proud, and tough, for the love of shred, the new Kramer Volante.

NASHVILLE, TN – The Kramer Volante builds on Kramer’s history of innovation, arriving as the premium choice for today’s high-performance player. Kramer has long been known as a brand that makes guitars that meet the needs of highly fluid, fast, and technical players–a brand for shredders and virtuosos. Kramer is proud to announce that the Volante Series is engineered to meet professional players’ ultimate need for speed and premium quality. The Kramer Volante series is now available worldwide at all authorized Kramer dealers and online at www.KramerGuitars.com.

The Italian word “Volante” translates to “flying” or “light” and signifies the musical ideas of speed and movement. The new Volante transcends nostalgia and repositions Kramer as the progressive choice for high-performance guitarists who play fast and fluid and are ready to rock. Equipped with Kramer USA Neptune pickups, satin-finished, thermally aged 3-piece maple necks with a compound radius, and a 5-bolt sculpted heel, this Kramer Volante Series is everything you need to push your sound to the edge and beyond. The Kramer Volante HSFR and HSGT models also feature a brand new, built from the ground up, noiseless single coil Triton pickup made in the USA by the Gibson Pickup Shop.

“The Volante proves we’re not resting on our laurels at Kramer. Inspired by past success, but built for new frontiers, the Volante is made for players who demand speed, performance, and excellence—and we’re stoked to be part of your journey.” –Lewis McKinney, Brand Manager, Epiphone and Kramer

Volante Quilt HSFR

Above: the Kramer Volante Quilt HSFR in Magenta Burst and Aqua Burst.

Designed specifically for today’s virtuosos, this Kramer Volante Quilt HSFR features dual pickups and a gorgeous quilt top.

The new Kramer Volante Quilt HSFR is here to put any retro illusions firmly to rest. Ideal for the modern shredder and virtuoso, the Kramer Volante HSFR pushes the boundaries of performance.

The Volante Quilt HSFR offers cutting-edge features, including a lightweight alder body with a gorgeous AAAA quilt maple veneer top and forearm and body comfort carves. The three-piece, satin-finished maple neck is bolted to the body with five bolts and ferrules and has a sculpted heel for improved upper fret access. It also features the new Kramer KeyLock System. The KeyLock, developed by Senior Product Development Engineer Richard Akers, provides incredible neck stability. Paired with Kramer’s 5-bolt neck-to-body joint, it prevents movement in the neck pocket,  increasing vibrational tone transfer, sustain, and intonation.

The neck is thermally aged and has a fast-playing Kramer Elliptical C profile. It is capped with an ebony fretboard with 24 jumbo frets, mother-of-pearl diamond inlays, and a compound (10-14”) fretboard radius. The truss rod uses a spoke wheel style adjustment at the body end of the fretboard, making it quick and easy to access. The 25.5” scale length is great for drop tuning. A Floyd Rose® R3 locking nut and 1000 Series tremolo keep the tuning rock-solid no matter how much you use the vibrato bar.

The bridge pickup is a Kramer USA Neptune humbucker™, while the neck pickup is a Kramer USA Triton Noiseless pickup. They’re wired to master volume and tone controls and a three-way blade-style pickup selector switch. The tone control has a push/pull switch for series/parallel switching of the bridge humbucker. It’s a Kramer, so like all of our guitars, it has plenty of in-your-face, Made to Rock Hard attitude and all of the features that today’s virtuoso players demand. A premium gig bag is also included to keep your Volante Quilt HSFR safe when stored or while it’s being transported to your next show.

Volante HSGT

Above: the Kramer Volante HSGT in Triburst and Angel White.

Designed specifically for today’s virtuosos, this Kramer Volante features dual pickups and a 2-point tremolo.

The new Kramer Volante HSGT is here to put any retro illusions firmly to rest. Ideal for the modern shredder and virtuoso, the Kramer Volante HSGT pushes the boundaries of performance.

The Kramer Volante HSGT offers cutting-edge features, including a lightweight alder body with forearm and body comfort carves. The three-piece, satin-finished maple neck is bolted to the body with five bolts and ferrules and has a sculpted heel for improved upper fret access. It also features the new Kramer Key Lock system. The KeyLock, developed by Senior Product Development Engineer Richard Akers, provides incredible neck stability. Paired with Kramer’s 5-bolt neck-to-body joint, it prevents movement in the neck pocket, increasing vibrational tone transfer, sustain, and intonation.

The three-piece maple neck is thermally aged and has a fast-playing Kramer Elliptical C profile. The maple fretboard has 24 jumbo frets, black dot position markers, and a compound (10-14”) fretboard radius. The truss rod uses a spoke wheel style adjustment at the body end of the fretboard, making it quick and easy to access. The 25.5” scale length is great for drop tuning. A Graph Tech® TUSQ® XL nut and Kramer Locking Die Cast tuners help to keep the tuning rock-solid, no matter how much you use the 2-point tremolo.

The bridge pickup is a Kramer USA Neptune humbucker™, while the neck pickup is a Kramer USA Triton Noiseless pickup. They’re wired to master volume and tone controls and a three-way blade-style pickup selector switch. The tone control has a push/pull switch for series/parallel switching of the bridge humbucker.

It’s a Kramer, so like all of our guitars, it has plenty of in-your-face, Made to Rock Hard attitude and all of the features that today’s virtuoso players demand. A premium gig bag is also included to keep your Volante Quilt HSGT safe when stored or while it’s being transported to your next performance.

Volante HHFR

Above: the Kramer Volante HHFR in Defender Red and Intruder Black.

A new Kramer model designed specifically for contemporary shredders and virtuosos.

The new Kramer Volante HHFR is here to put any retro illusions firmly to rest. While the Volante HHFR is ideal for shredders and virtuosos, it’s also an instrument built to satisfy the needs of contemporary players who demand a high-performance guitar suitable for a variety of styles, including today’s heavier musical genres.

Volante is Italian for “flying” or “light.” As a musical direction, it commands playing fast and fluidly. Kramer’s latest platform, the Volante, embodies that spirit of speed and fluidity. It offers cutting-edge features, including a lightweight alder body with forearm and body comfort carves. The 3-piece, satin-finished maple neck is bolted to the body with five bolts and ferrules and has a sculpted heel for improved upper fret access. It also features the new Kramer KeyLock system. The KeyLock, developed by Senior Product Development Engineer Richard Akers, provides incredible neck stability. Paired with Kramer’s 5-bolt neck-to-body joint, it prevents movement in the neck pocket,  increasing vibrational tone transfer, sustain, and intonation. The neck is thermally aged and has a fast-playing Kramer Elliptical C profile. It is capped with a maple fretboard with 24 jumbo frets and a compound (10-14”) fretboard radius. The truss rod uses a spoke wheel style adjustment at the body end of the fretboard, making it quick and easy to access. The 25.5” scale length is great for drop tuning. A Floyd Rose® R3 locking nut and 1000 Series tremolo keep the tuning stable no matter how much you use the vibrato arm.

The pickups are a pair of Kramer USA Neptune humbuckers™ wired to master volume and tone controls and a 5-way blade-style pickup selector switch that is wired for maximum tonal versatility. In position 1, the bridge pickup operates alone as a humbucker wired in series. In position 2, the bridge and neck pickups run together, but each is in single-coil mode, with the slug side of the bridge pickup running with the screw side of the neck pickup. Position 3 is both pickups combined, running as series-wired humbuckers. Position 4 is the neck pickup alone, wired as a parallel humbucker, while position 5 gives you the neck humbucker pickup wired in series. The pickups are hum-canceling in all positions. The Kramer Volante HHFR has all of the in-your-face Made to Rock Hard attitude that Kramer is known for, as well as all of the features that today’s virtuoso players demand. A premium gig bag is also included.

Volante Quilt HHFR

Above: the Kramer Volante Quilt HHFR in Ultramarine Burst and Ultraviolet Burst.

A new Kramer model with a gorgeous quilt top designed specifically for today’s virtuosos.

The new Kramer Volante Quilt HHFR is a modern instrument built to satisfy the needs of players who demand a high-performance guitar suitable for a variety of styles, including today’s heavier musical genres.

The Volante Quilt HHFR offers cutting-edge features, including a lightweight alder body with a gorgeous AAAA quilt maple veneer top and forearm and body comfort carves. The 3-piece, satin-finished maple neck is bolted to the body with five bolts and ferrules and has a sculpted heel for improved upper fret access. It also features the new Kramer KeyLock system. The KeyLock, developed by Senior Product Development Engineer Richard Akers, provides incredible neck stability. Paired with Kramer’s 5-bolt neck-to-body joint, it prevents movement in the neck pocket, increasing vibrational tone transfer, sustain, and intonation.

The neck is thermally aged and has a fast-playing Kramer Elliptical C profile. It is capped with an ebony fretboard with 24 jumbo frets, mother-of-pearl diamond inlays, and a compound (10-14”) fretboard radius. The truss rod uses a spoke wheel style adjustment at the body end of the fretboard, making it quick and easy to access. The 25.5” scale length is great for drop tuning. A Floyd Rose R3 locking nut and 1000 Series tremolo keep the tuning rock-solid no matter how much you use the vibrato bar.

The pickups are a pair of Kramer USA Neptune humbuckers wired to master volume and tone controls and a 5-way blade-style pickup selector switch that is wired in series. In position 2, the bridge and neck pickups run together, but each is in single-coil mode, with the slug coil of the bridge pickup running with the screw coil of the neck pickup. Position 3 uses both pickups combined, with each running as a series-wired humbucker. Position 4 uses the neck pickup by itself, running as a parallel-wired humbucker, while position 5 gives you the neck humbucker pickup wired in series. The pickups are hum-canceling in all positions.

This is a Kramer, and like all of our guitars, it has in-your-face Made to Rock hard attitude and all of the features that today’s virtuoso players demand. A premium gig bag is also included to keep your Volante Quilt HHFR safe when stored or while it’s in transport to your next gig.

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