This is a 1986 Kramer Baretta from the peak of the original Kramer USA-era production, built during the ESP transition period when Kramer was at its commercial and creative height. The Baretta was the flagship single-humbucker superstrat design associated with the 1980s hard rock and EVH-era guitar movement.

The guitar features a bolt-on maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and 22 frets, paired with a lightweight solid-body construction and the classic minimalist Baretta layout: a single bridge humbucker, one volume control, and an original Floyd Rose tremolo system. These specifications were designed for maximum stability, sustain, and aggressive lead performance.

The most distinctive feature of this instrument is the factory-applied Dennis Kline artwork. The finish is professionally airbrushed at Kramer factory level and sealed under clear coat. Kline was responsible for many of Kramer’s limited-run graphic designs in the mid-1980s, each typically produced in very small batches. These guitars were often individually hand-signed and hand-numbered, commonly in formats such as “xx/50” or “xx/65,” depending on the specific run. This is nr47 of 62

Overall, this is a highly collectible late-era Kramer Baretta representing the peak of 1980s factory graphic production, valued primarily for its originality, provenance, and rarity within the limited Kline-run series.

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