Fret-King Explained

Fret-King is a UK-based manufacturer of stringed instruments and musical accessories. The company was founded by guitar designer Trevor Wilkinson in the early 1990s. Fret-King manufactures electric and bass guitars, primarily inspired by traditional designs from the 1950s, such as the Les Paul, Stratocaster, and Telecaster. These instruments often feature non-standard pickup configurations and Gibson-style hollow bodies, alongside some models with unique shapes.[1]

Since 2008, the Fret-King brand is owned by UK musical instrument distributor John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd. (JHS), and is headquartered in Garforth, Leeds.

Fret-King has designed signature model guitars for a number of artists, including Jerry Donahue, John Etheridge, Gordon Giltrap, John Verity, John Jorgenson,[2] Elliott Randall, and Danny Bryant.[3]

Notable guitarists who have supported Fret-King guitars include Manic Street Preachers guitarist James Dean Bradfield, Parker Lundgren, Gavin Coulson of Oliver/Dawson Saxon, Jeff Brown of Cats In Space,[4] and Andrew Pipe of The Mentulls.[5]

Trevor Wilkinson parted ways with JHS in 2018.[6] [7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burrluckpublished . Dave . 2020-03-16 . Fret-King 'Black Label' Country Squire Semitone Special review . 2024-05-30 . guitarworld . en.
  2. Web site: 11 January 2019 . NAMM 2019: Fret-King updates its John Jorgenson signature model .
  3. Web site: Danny Bryant Signature Fret-King Guitar .
  4. Web site: Jeff Brown / Artists / JHS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019214033/https://www.jhs.co.uk/artists/artist/jeff_brown . 19 October 2020 . 18 September 2022 . www.jhs.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Andrew Pipe / Artists / JHS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918110534/https://www.jhs.co.uk/artists/artist/andrew-pipe . 18 September 2020 . 18 September 2022 . www.jhs.co.uk.
  6. Web site: Leonard . Michael . 5 September 2014 . James Dean Bradfield's guitar collection . 13 February 2019 . MusicRadar.
  7. Web site: 16 November 2011 . Builder Profile: Trev Wilkinson . 13 October 2015 . Premier Guitar.
  8. Web site: Barrett . Andy . 22 February 2008 . COMPANY PROFILE - Fret King . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063652/https://mi-pro.co.uk/news/read/company-profile-fret-king/011977 . 4 March 2016 . 13 October 2015.

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