Kauer Electroliner

NAMM 2025's Most Photogenic Showstopper. Picture the chaos of NAMM's main floor - hundreds of booths competing for attention with flashing lights, celebrity endorsers, and enough marketing noise to wake the dead. Then you spot this Yellow Splatter Electroliner hanging at the Kauer booth, and suddenly everything else looks like background static.

Kauer built their reputation by refusing to accept that Stratocaster-inspired guitars had to follow the same tired blueprints everyone else uses. This Electroliner's offset shape isn't just visual flair - it's practical engineering that improves balance and playing comfort while adding unmistakable personality. That Spanish mahogany body paired with roasted maple neck creates a tonal foundation that's warmer than typical alder/maple combinations yet still maintains enough snap for articulate single-note work.

You've probably experienced the frustration of beautiful guitars that photograph better than they play. This NAMM edition works in reverse - that Yellow Splatter finish might grab your attention, but the playability keeps you hooked. The Standard C neck profile measuring .88" at the first fret and .94" at the twelfth strikes that perfect balance between substantial feel and comfortable reach, while the wenge fretboard adds visual drama and tonal complexity.

Those Lollar Blondes paired with the Special S bridge pickup represent serious tone-chasing wisdom. Lollar's reputation for vintage-inspired voice with modern reliability means you're getting crystalline cleans that shimmer like morning sunlight, plus enough midrange growl for overdriven passages that sing rather than scream.

The Wilkinson tremolo and Hipshot open-back locking tuners keep everything mechanically solid during those expressive dive-bomb moments, while that 12-inch radius wenge fretboard provides consistent feel across all 22 frets.

At 7 pounds 7 ounces, this serial #148 beauty won't punish your back during extended sessions. Sometimes the most revolutionary approach is simply doing familiar things better than anyone thought possible.

Specifications:
Model: Electroliner (2025 NAMM Edition)
Serial Number: 148
Body: Spanish Mahogany (Yellow Splatter finish)
Neck: Roasted Maple (Natural finish w/ matching headstock)
Neck Profile: Standard C, 1st Fret .88", 12th Fret .94"
Nut Width: 1.67"
Binding: Black
Fretboard: Wenge, 25.5" Scale, 22 Frets, 12" Radius, 4mm Offset Dots
Fretwire: Jescar 47095NS
Bridge: Wilkinson Tremolo
Tuners: Hipshot Open-Back Locking
Pickups: Lollar Blondes / Special S
Controls: Volume, Tone, 5-Way Switch
Tailpiece: N/A
Weight: 7 lbs 7 oz
Extra Notes: 1/10/2024, 2025 NAMM Edition