Kramer has long been known as a brand that makes guitars that meet the needs of highly fluid and technical players -- a brand for shredders and virtuosos. Some players might consider it a bit of a "retro" brand that is mainly focused on 80s musicians. The Kramer Volante Quilt HSFR is here to put any retro illusions firmly to rest. While the Volante Quilt HSFR is ideal for shredders and virtuosos, it's not confined to big-hair 80s metal stylings. This is not your dad's guitar; it's a modern 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.

The Italian word "Volante" translates to "flying" or "light" in English and signifies the musical ideas of speed and movement. As a musical direction, it commands playing fast and fluidly. Kramer's latest platform, the Volante, embodies that spirit of speed and fluidity. 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 Kramer Key Lock system. The Key Lock, 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.

While this isn't an 80s design, it's a Kramer, so like all of Kramer's guitars, it still 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 gig.

Specs: 

• Body Shape: Volante
• Body Material: Alder
• Top: AAAA Quilt Maple Veneer
• Neck: Three-Piece Maple, Thermally Aged
• Profile: Kramer Elliptical C
• Nut Width: 42.85mm/1.69in
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Scale Length: 647.7mm/25.5in
• Number of Frets: 24
• Nut: Rear Mounted Floyd Rose R3 Locking
• Inlay: Small Mother of Pearl Diamond
• Bridge: Floyd Rose 1000 Series Tremolo
• Tuners: Mini Die Cast
• Plating: Black
• Neck Pickup: Kramer USA Triton Noiseless Pickup
• Bridge Pickup: Kramer USA Neptune Humbucker
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, with push/pull Switch for Series/Parallel Switching of Bridge Humbucker
• Case Type: Includes Premium Gig Bag