Vaccaro Guitars 2.0
Founded by the Vaccaro Family. Innovators in guitar design since 1976
Launching Soon

Founded by the Vaccaro Family. Innovators in guitar design since 1976
Launching Soon

Wood Wrapped Aluminum Core Neck Guitars
Designed for Clarity-Sustain and Stability Like No Other

The Vaccaro legacy begins in 1976, when Henry Vaccaro Sr., Co Founder and CEO of Kramer Guitars, helped pioneer aluminum neck guitar technology. These early Kramer instruments delivered exceptional tuning stability, strong note attack, and extended sustain, offering meaningful performance advantages at a time when consistency mattered most for working and touring musicians.
During the Kramer aluminum neck era, the instruments were embraced across genres by artists and bands who valued clarity, reliability, and performance. Notable players and groups associated with Kramer aluminum neck instruments included Stanley Clarke, Earth, Wind and Fire, 10cc, Kansas, Hank Williams Jr,. The Johnny Cash Band, and The Jacksons. This period established Kramer as a serious innovator in modern guitar design.
As Kramer’s visibility expanded, the guitars reached Eddie Van Halen during a pivotal moment in rock history. While Eddie valued performance, the original aluminum neck design proved too heavy for his playing style and stage demands. That practical feedback became a turning point.
In response, Kramer transitioned toward wood neck designs that better suited evolving player needs. This shift coincided with the rise of MTV and helped propel Kramer into the cultural mainstream.
During the wood neck era, Kramer became one of the most visible guitar brands of the MTV generation, seen in the hands of artists and bands such as Motley Crue Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Skid Row, Great White, Queensrÿche, Loverboy, and The Cars. This period cemented Kramer’s place at the center of 1980s rock culture.
Rather than abandoning innovation, Henry Vaccaro Sr. continued thinking about the original engineering challenge. How do you eliminate weight while keeping the clarity, sustain, and tuning stability aluminum provides?
In the 1990s, Henry Vaccaro Sr. and Henry Vaccaro Jr. answered that question together. The father son duo launched Vaccaro Guitars around a redesigned aluminum neck concept: an aluminum core wrapped inside a traditional wood neck, evolved from the original Kramer aluminum neck design. This approach eliminated excess weight and coldness to the touch while preserving the qualities players valued most—note definition, note clarity, sustain, and tuning stability.
That innovation became the foundation of Vaccaro Guitars and marked the beginning of a new chapter in the Vaccaro family’s engineering and design legacy.
Under the creative direction of Henry Vaccaro Jr., Vaccaro established itself as a disruptor. While mainstream manufacturers chased uniform trends, alternative and independent artists were drawn to Vaccaro for its originality, balance of tradition and technology, and refusal to compromise on feel.
Artists associated with this era included The Edge, Fountains of Wayne, Lenny Kravitz, Hole, Porno for Pyros, Billy Idol, Kid Rock, Everlast, Nancy Boy, Jane Jensen, Ira Dean, and Stevie Salas—a cross section of artists who valued individuality, tone, and instruments that stood apart from mass market design.




Vaccaro Guitars is a family-owned American guitar company built on innovation, design, and a multi-generational legacy of solving real problems for musicians.
Following its original run as a boutique builder in the late 1990s, Vaccaro earned early credibility through bold guitar designs and its aluminum core neck technology. Artist adoption came quickly, but rather than overextend, the company chose to pause, preserving the integrity of the brand and allowing the instruments themselves to stand the test of time. Today, original Vaccaro guitars remain highly sought after on the vintage market, a reflection of their lasting impact and originality.
Vaccaro Guitars 2.0 marks a deliberate reintroduction, built on experience, refinement, and a clearer vision.
At the center of this new chapter is a newly revised aluminum core neck. Re-engineered with greater mass and improved material distribution, the current design delivers increased sustain, enhanced note clarity, and superior tuning stability, while remaining comparable in overall weight to a traditional wood neck. The feel is familiar and balanced, but the performance is consistently elevated.
This evolution reflects decades of learning. Aluminum’s immediacy, articulation, and stability are preserved, while warmth, comfort, and balance are restored. The neck is designed to disappear in the player’s hands and reveal itself only through sound and consistency.
Vaccaro Guitars 2.0 also introduces the company’s first titanium core acoustic neck. Titanium’s strength and resonant properties allow the acoustic instrument to achieve greater sustain, improved harmonic response, and enhanced projection without compromising feel. The result is an acoustic guitar with exceptional resonance, clarity, and tonal depth, designed to respond evenly across the fretboard.
Under the creative direction of Henry Vaccaro Jr., Vaccaro continues to place equal importance on sound, feel, and visual identity. Shapes are intentional. Finishes are considered. Materials are chosen for both tone and presence. Nothing is added for effect, and nothing is left unresolved.
Vaccaro Guitars 2.0 is not a revival driven by nostalgia. It is the continuation of ideas that were ahead of their time, refined for players who care about tone, identity, and instruments built to last.


Vapor is Vaccaro’s homage to the 1990s, reinterpreted through the brand’s original design language. Inspired by the alternative era that shaped Vaccaro’s identity, Vapor blends familiar forms with refined proportions and a modern edge, delivering a guitar that feels expressive, intentional, and distinctly Vaccaro.

Vanta is Vaccaro’s take on the Kramer shred years, filtered through a modern lens. Rooted in high-performance design and aggressive lines, Vanta channels the speed and attitude of that era while incorporating Vaccaro’s focus on balance and feel. Floyd Rose equipped and metal loaded, Vanta is built for precision, control, and unapologetic performance.
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