The collection spans six models – the 84, SM-1 HH, NightSwan, Baretta, Pacer Carrera and Volante HHFR – each finished in metallic Anniversary Gold and available for the anniversary year only.
Kramer has announced its 50th Anniversary Collection, six limited-edition guitars marking half a century since the brand was founded in 1976. Each model is finished in metallic Anniversary Gold and available only during the anniversary year, with exclusive Anniversary colourways.
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The hardware is consistent across the range: Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolos, Floyd Rose R2 locking nuts and Kramer Eruption PRO humbuckers throughout, with the exception of the Volante HHFR, which carries Kramer USA Neptune humbuckers and an R3 locking nut.
The 84 is the most stripped-back of the six, with an alder body with deep double cutaways, a maple neck with K-Speed SlimTaper C profile, and a single body-mounted Eruption PRO humbucker with a push/pull series/parallel switch. The SM-1 HH traces its lineage to the Stagemaster Mach II, Kramer’s first neck-through design, built here with a full-length mahogany neck and mahogany body wings, an ebony fretboard with 24 jumbo frets and diamond pearloid inlays, and a mini-toggle for switching the neck pickup between series and parallel wiring. The NightSwan revives the late-80s performance icon with its reverse-Explorer headstock silhouette, “ping-pong” dot inlay pattern and mahogany body, controlled by a single volume knob and three-way mini toggle. The Baretta keeps it simpler still – maple body, ebony fretboard, single zebra-bobbin Eruption PRO humbucker and one volume knob with series/parallel switching.
The Pacer Carrera runs a pair of Eruption PRO humbuckers through a master volume, master tone and three-way toggle on a maple body with the classic Kramer “beak” headstock. At the top of the range, the Volante HHFR brings the most tonal flexibility, with a five-way blade switch delivering five hum-cancelling positions across the USA Neptune pickups, a 10–14″ compound radius ebony fretboard and Kramer’s KeyLock system, which eliminates neck-pocket movement for improved sustain. A thermally aged three-piece maple neck and contoured heel complete the spec.
All six models ship with a premium Kramer gig bag and are available now through authorised dealers worldwide. For local enquiries, head here.
