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<p>FRET KING BLACK LABEL - FKV6 JOHN VERITY MODEL</p> <div>A stalwart of the British blues rock scene for more than 40 years, John Verity cut his teeth touring the US back in the 60s and 70s and sharing stages with legendary acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Mountain, Canned Heat and Janis Joplin. By the time he was 23, John had released his first solo album, The John Verity Band, before being asked to front the classic UK rock outfit Argent.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>After Argent, John put together Phoenix with Jim Rodford and Bob Henrit (of Argent and Kinks fame, among others). Decades spent as a session man or producer for the likes of Mot&ouml;rhead, Saxon, Ringo Starr, Russ Ballard, BowWowWow, Keith Emerson, Mike Rutherford, The Searchers, and many more have given him a discerning ear for the killer tone. John's current band features members of The Kinks, The Shadows and Wishbone Ash.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>They tour the UK and Europe constantly, playing some of John's favourite blues material, some of which features on his 2012 release It's A Mean Old Scene. A tone hound, perfectionist, and experienced player, John has embedded in his very soul the ultimate tone for the classic, double cut 3 single coil pickup guitar. His knowledge and Trev Wilkinson's expertise have created the Fret-King Black Label Corona JV, John's ultimate personal guitar. With a two piece centre-joined American alder body coupled to a Canadian hard rock maple neck and fingerboard, the tonal heart of the JV is a balanced, calibrated set of three custom-wound, vintage voiced, single coil alnico V pickups wound to an authentic Trev Wilkinson recipe. As ever, there's the Fret-King twist; the Power-coil&reg;, eliminating hi-gain noise, making the pickups just that bit hotter, even with the power backed off, and maintaining that all-important single coil tone.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The Wilkinson WVP vibrato system, with its heat-treated solid steel saddles, steel block and E-Z Lok locking machineheads, ensures pitch stability and rock solid tuning. In Original Classic Burst finish, with gold hardware and parchment scratchplate, the Fret-King JV looks as good as it sounds! As John himself says: "It's the sound I've had in my head all these years the best guitar I've ever played!"</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <table id="product-attribute-specs-table" class="data-table"> <tbody> <tr class="first odd"><th class="label">Colour</th> <td class="data last">Original Vintage Burst</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Body</th> <td class="data last">Two-piece centre-jointed American alder</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Scratchplate</th> <td class="data last">Pale parchment</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Neck</th> <td class="data last">Hard maple</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Fingerboard Radius</th> <td class="data last">10"</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Frets</th> <td class="data last">22 medium jumbo</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Top Nut</th> <td class="data last">Graphite</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Nut Width</th> <td class="data last">1.67"/ 42.5mm nominal</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Bridge</th> <td class="data last">Wilkinson WV2SB</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Machine Heads</th> <td class="data last">Wilkinson WJ07 E-Z-Lok&trade;</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Hardware Colour</th> <td class="data last">Gold</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Pickups</th> <td class="data last">3 Fret-King WVS60 single coils and hum cancelling single coil</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Controls</th> <td class="data last">1 Volume/ 2 Tone/ 5-way lever switch</td> </tr> <tr class="last even"><th class="label">Includes</th> <td class="data last">Luxury Fret-King carry bag included</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>

FRET KING BLACK LABEL - FKV6 JOHN VERITY MODEL

£829.00 £688.00
<p>FRET KING BLACK LABEL - DANNY BRYANT SIGNATURE CORONA - CANDY APPLE BLUE</p>

FRET KING BLACK LABEL - DANNY BRYANT SIGNATURE CORONA - CANDY APPLE BLUE

£829.00 £719.00
<p>The Country Squire Semitone Special features a two-piece centre-jointed American alder body with alder top, Canadian hard rock maple neck and maple fingerboard, all to give the guitar a great superior tone. This guitar comes in an Ash Green Sunburst colour.</p> <p><strong>Quality Build</strong></p> <p>With its extended tenon neck/body join and chambered semi-acoustic body, these characteristics pair together nicely to add an airy lightness to the guitar's feel and voice. The Semitone Special's gently offset body, with sculpted heel and slim horn, gives superb balance and enhanced access to the upper frets.</p> <p><strong>Wilkinson WTB Bridge</strong></p> <p>The Wilkinson WTB bridge has a noticeable stamped cold roll steel baseplate, surrounding and enhancing the magnetic field of the alnico V loaded bridge pickup. You can ensure authentic tone and accurate tuning thanks to the adjustable, pre-intonated barrel style natural brass saddles. Maximum mechanical couple is also insured as two strings per saddle solidly anchor the saddles to the bridge baseplate. This is of course important to providing you all the power you need.</p> <p><strong>Pickups and Vari-Coil</strong></p> <p>With the flat pole piece WVOTB bridge pickup, you can play with authentic vintage '52 'Nashville Snap'. Or flick the switch to explore 'out of phase' sounds. The Wilkinson Vari-coil control adds so much to the guitar as well. Switch between the WVOBT, the classic voiced middle single coil, and staggered pole piece neck humbucker, go from mellow full-bodied jazz to a creamy, focused bridge single coil sound with enhanced mids and increased power. It's all possible with the Black Label Country Squire Semitone Special.</p> <p class="br">&nbsp;</p> <h2>Features/Specifications</h2> <p><strong>Body &amp; Bridge</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Body:</strong> 2pc American alder</li> <li><strong>Bridge:</strong> Wilkinson WTB</li> </ul> <p><strong>Neck &amp; Fretboard</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Neck:</strong> Maple bolt-on&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Fingerboard:</strong> Maple, 10" radius</li> <li><strong>Number of Frets:</strong> 22 medium jumbo frets</li> <li><strong>Inlay:</strong> Black dots</li> <li><strong>Scale:</strong> 25.5"/648mm</li> <li><strong>Nut:</strong> Graphite</li> <li><strong>Tuners:</strong> Wilkinson WJ07</li> </ul> <p><strong>Pickups &amp; Hardware</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Pickups:</strong> 1 x Wilkinson WVC 3+3 humbucker (N), WHS single coil (M), WVOBT single coil alnico (B)&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Controls:</strong> Volume, tone, Vari-coil, 5-way selector</li> <li><strong>Hardware:</strong> Chrome</li> </ul> <p><strong>Included Accessories</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Bag:</strong> Luxury Fret-King carry bag</li> </ul>

Fret King Black Label Country Squire Semitone Special,Ash Green Burst

£799.00 £628.99
<p>FRET KING BLACK LABEL JOHN JORGENSON SIGNATURE MODEL</p> <p><span>&ldquo;It's an absolute treat to be able to collaborate on a guitar with Trev. I'm really excited about what we are coming up with and think other players will be too!&rdquo; John Jorgenson</span></p> <p><span>John Jorgenson has earned a reputation as a world-class musician and virtuoso guitarist who has collaborated with the likes of Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti, Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan. Designed in conjunction with Trev Wilkinson the new Fret-King Black Label FKV25JJ John Jorgenson Artist Model is packed with a whole host of features. Made from American Alder, with a Canadian Maple neck matched to a Indian Rosewood fingerboard, a Wilkinson WTB bridge provides solid anchoring to the guitar, providing unparralled sustain and ultimate tone transfer due to its 3, self-intonating brass saddles and chrome pickup surround. A matched, calibrated set of Wilkinson WVT pickups are coupled with two auxiliary &lsquo;ghost&rsquo; coils under the elegantly designed scratch plate, providing both Hum cancelling and classic single coil tones at the turn of a dial, thanks to the unique &lsquo;Vari-coil&rsquo; control. Finished in an attractive Arcadian Green with contrasting Versailles Green back and sides, the Black Label &lsquo;JJ&rsquo; can hold its own in every situation, and is an invaluable addition to any guitarists arsenal.</span></p> <table id="product-attribute-specs-table" class="data-table"> <tbody> <tr class="first odd"><th class="label">Colour</th> <td class="data last">Arcadia Green/ Versailles Green</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Body</th> <td class="data last">American Alder, chambered with faux &lsquo;F&rsquo; hole</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Scratchplate</th> <td class="data last">Reverse painted plexi-glass pickguard</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Neck</th> <td class="data last">Maple</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Frets</th> <td class="data last">22 Medium Jumbo</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Top Nut</th> <td class="data last">Graphite</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Nut Width</th> <td class="data last">43mm nominal</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Bridge</th> <td class="data last">Wilkinson WTB</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Machine Heads</th> <td class="data last">Wilkinson WJ05</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Pickups</th> <td class="data last">1 Fret-King WTNa2/ 1 Fret-King WVOBT</td> </tr> <tr class="last odd"><th class="label">Controls</th> <td class="data last">1 Volume/ 1 Tone with bridge pickup voicing option/ Vari-Coil (Hum cancelling and standard 3-way switch)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

FRET KING BLACK LABEL JOHN JORGENSON SIGNATURE MODEL

£979.00 £648.00
<p><span>The Country Squire Classic is built from the timbers which we've all come to accept as the tonewoods of choice: two-piece centre-jointed American alder body, Canadian hard rock maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard, providing a solid platform for superior tone and performance.</span></p> <p><span>Continuing the legacy with well-considered design features, the Country Squire has a gently offset body with sculpted heel and slim horn, providing terrific balance, enhanced upper fret access, and an extended tenon neck/body join for stability and outstanding sonic coupling.</span></p> <p><span>Unique pickup and control configurations allow for the tonal character which is the heart and soul of this style of guitar, to be the bedrock of all Country Squire models, complemented by a myriad of additional and eminently useable tones.</span></p> <p><span>Design details are important, and we like to do it all right; the beautiful Country Squire Classic's first impression belies its versatility.</span></p> <p><span>It's got all the `classic' tones plus the staggered pole piece double coil has a secret!</span></p> <p><span>The dual concentric tone/Vari-coil control pot rolls the Fret-King 3+3 neck double coil down to neck single coil. Now, flick the selector switch down to the flat pole piece bridge pickup, and the Vari-coil will take you from authentic vintage '52 `Nashville Snap' to a creamy, focused single coil sound with enhanced mids and increased power.</span></p> <p><span>The Wilkinson WTB bridge features a `cold rolled' original vintage spec stamped steel baseplate, which surrounds and enhances the magnetic field of the alnico V loaded bridge pickup. Adjustable, pre-intonated barrel style natural brass saddles ensure authentic tone and spot-on tuning. Two strings per saddle solidly anchor the saddles to the bridge baseplate, ensuring the maximum mechanical coupling so crucial to giving you all the power you need.</span></p> <p><span>Players like Fret-King because we give more than is expected, and the Black Label Country Squires are no exception. Improving upon classics is tricky, but with the Black Label Country Squire Classic, Trev just may have done it!</span></p>

Fret King Black Label Country Squire Classic Guitar, Butterscotch

£499.00 £449.00
<p>FRET KING BLACK LABEL VENTURA - CANDY APPLE RED</p>

FRET KING BLACK LABEL VENTURA - CANDY APPLE RED

£649.00 £599.00
<p>&ldquo;Of all the special guitar projects I&rsquo;ve ever been involved with in my quest for the perfect guitar, the Fret King JDD beats them all &ndash; at any price, it&rsquo;s the best, and the most affordable. Having guitar designer Trev Wilkinson and pickup guru Seymour Duncan working with me on this very special project has resulted in truly the best electric guitar I have ever played - I honestly could not be happier!&rdquo;</p> <p><strong>Decades of tone in one guitar!</strong> Jerry Donahue, known as &lsquo;The doyen of the string benders&rsquo; and co-founder of The Hellecasters, is an outstanding player whose talents have seen him feature with stellar artists the world over. Jerry&rsquo;s in depth knowledge of guitar tone, and how to get it has been developed over decades of playing. When the opportunity to cooperate with legends Trev Wilkinson and Seymour Duncan to create a Fret-King &lsquo;JD&rsquo; guitar which would be the match for his prized &rsquo;52, and be the very pinnacle of his tonal ambitions, epitomising &lsquo;ultimate JD tone&rsquo;, the project was born.&nbsp; The Fret-King JDD features Jerry&rsquo;s California built, Seymour Duncan APTL-3JD signature pickup in the bridge position. This unique pickup was designed by Seymour to duplicate the warm, punchy bridge pickup tone of Jerry&rsquo;s favourite &rsquo;52 touring guitar.&nbsp; The neck position of the JDD is loaded with Jerry&rsquo;s custom designed, California built covered APS-2JD signature pickup. Seymour designed this masterpiece with a balanced field for even response, to distort "earlier", yet retain a clean, vintage-like tonality. With a five way switch and circuitry tuned to Jerry&rsquo;s exacting specification the Fret-King JDD meets his vision of having a single guitar which really can sound like many of the most instantly recognisable solid-body and semi-acoustic tones of the last 50 years. Soaring blues tones, rich dark midnite jazz tones, &lsquo;woman-tone&rsquo;, the elusive `in-between quack-tone' and country twang! In just the flick of a switch, it's all there in spades. From the playability point of view, the soft &lsquo;V&rsquo; profile neck, and 7/14&rdquo; radius fingerboard radius round off a real player&rsquo;s guitar. Three legends combine to create a new benchmark guitar.</p> <p><strong>JD Pickup Selections</strong> <strong>One</strong>: (Neck). The custom designed Seymour Duncan Jerry Donahue APS-2JD signature pickup yields the rich and unmistakable, sparkling neck position tone of the traditional three-pickup guitar. The result: that unmistakable vintage single-coil sound that echoes the soaring, majestic blues tones of the '60s and '70s. <strong>Two</strong>: The neck pickup (now with a special capacitor engaged) affords this position a special tonal quality ordinarily expected from a full-body jazz guitar! Engage an overdrive and you capture that classic late '60s &lsquo;Woman Tone&rsquo;. <strong>Three</strong>: The neck and bridge pickups are in a customised parallel wiring, producing an enhanced, more contemporary version of the customary middle position timbre on the classic two-pickup guitar. <strong>Four</strong>: By combining both pickups with a capacitor and resistor in a controlled degree of reversed phase, this position offers the popular &lsquo;in-between quack tone&rsquo; found in this position on three-pickup guitars. <strong>Five</strong>: (Bridge). The Seymour Duncan APTL-3JD Jerry Donahue signature bridge pickup captures that amazing gutsy lead sound found on the very best of those traditional two-pickup guitars, including his own personal &rsquo;52!</p> <p><strong>Full Specification</strong> Body: Two-piece centre-jointed American alder with bound ash top Binding: Yes Neck: Custom profiled Canadian hard rock maple Scratch Plate: Black Finger Board: Maple, 7 1/4&rdquo; radius Scale: 25.5"/648mm Frets: 22 medium Inlays: Black dots Nut Width: 1.67"/42.5mm nominal Nut: Graphite Tuners: Wilkinson WJ05 Bridge: Wilkinson WTBS Pickups: Seymour Duncan APS-2JD (Neck), APTL-3JD (Bridge) Controls: Volume, tone and custom wired 5-way switch Includes: Luxury genuine Fret-King carry bag</p>

FRET KING JD-DUNCAN - JERRY DONAHUE MODEL - NATURAL

£899.00 £698.99
<p>FRET KING BLACK LABEL ECLAT GUITAR - TOBACCO SUNBURST</p> <p><span>The Eclat Standard is one of the electric guitar's most enduring styles, and, for many players, a benchmark.</span></p> <p><span>Our decades of knowledge in tonewood selection and attention to detail in construction methods, electronics and pickups are all crucial in the creation of the Black Label Eclat Standard.</span></p> <p><span>The solid, natural grain, maple cap, selected two-piece centre-jointed mahogany body, and mahogany neck with long-tenon neck joint all coalesce to ensure the foundations of a guitar with amazing sustain. The Eclat body features a rear contour and forearm scoop for an even more comfortable and fluid playing experience. The subtly extended cutaway allows enhanced upper fret access while maintaining the Eclat's purity of line and traditional elegance. Tonally, the Eclat is as authentic as you could ever hope for.</span></p> <p><span>Legendary Fret-King WVC double coils (built to the original recipe created by Seth Lover, and gifted to Trev in the `80s) give the Eclat a voice which speaks with all the depth and clarity you'd expect from a signature twin double coils single cut guitar designed by Trev Wilkinson. The Fret-King Vari-coil control rolls those spectacular WVCs all the way down to single coil for a range of tones which go from searing, saturated bridge double coil sustain, overloaded with delicious harmonics, all the way to tingling transparent single coil bridge tones. The Eclat Standard is truly one of the most versatile and useable guitars on the planet.</span></p> <p><span><span><strong>&gt; Read the reviews by&nbsp;</strong></span></span><span><strong><a title="Guitarist Magazine" href="http://issuu.com/john_hornby_skewes/docs/fkblacklabelguitarist0712" target="_blank"><span>Guitarist Magazine</span></a></strong></span><span><span><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong></span></span><span><strong><a title="Guitar &amp; Bass Magazine" href="http://issuu.com/john_hornby_skewes/docs/fkeclatdbc_g_b_feb2013" target="_blank"><span>Guitar &amp; Bass Magazine</span></a></strong></span><span><span><strong>.</strong></span></span></p> <table id="product-attribute-specs-table" class="data-table"> <tbody> <tr class="first odd"><th class="label">Colour</th> <td class="data last">Tobacco Sunburst</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Body</th> <td class="data last">Two-piece, centre-jointed mahogany with carved solid maple cap</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Neck</th> <td class="data last">Mahogany</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Fingerboard Radius</th> <td class="data last">12"</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Frets</th> <td class="data last">22 medium jumbo</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Top Nut</th> <td class="data last">Graphite</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Nut Width</th> <td class="data last">1.67"/ 42.5mm nominal</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Bridge</th> <td class="data last">Direct mounted Tune-O-Matic style with stop tailpiece</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Machine Heads</th> <td class="data last">Wilkinson WJ01</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><th class="label">Pickups</th> <td class="data last">2 Fret-King WVC double coils with solid nickel covers and backing plate</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><th class="label">Controls</th> <td class="data last">1 Volume/1 Tone/ Vari-coil/ 3-way toggle switch</td> </tr> <tr class="last even"><th class="label">Includes</th> <td class="data last">Luxury Fret-King carry bag included</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

FRET KING BLACK LABEL ECLAT GUITAR - TOBACCO SUNBURST

£619.00 £539.00
<p>The Black Label Eclat guitar really comes into its own in the sound department.</p> <ul> <li><span class="a-list-item"> The Eclat body features a rear contour and forearm scoop for an even more comfortable and fluid playing experience.</span></li> <li><span class="a-list-item"> The Eclat Standard is one of the most versatile and useable guitars on the planet.</span></li> <li><span class="a-list-item"> The subtly extended cutaway allows enhanced upper fret access while maintaining the Eclat's purity of line and traditional elegance.</span></li> <li><span class="a-list-item"> Instrument supplied in a genuine Fret-King luxury carry bag.</span></li> </ul>

FRET KING BLACK LABEL ECLAT GUITAR - GLOSS BLACK

£619.00 £539.00
<p>FRET KING BLACK LABEL SUPER-HYBRID GUITAR - GLOSS BLACK</p>

FRET KING BLACK LABEL SUPER-HYBRID GUITAR - GLOSS BLACK

£499.00 £299.00
<p>FRET KING FLUENCE COUNTRY SQUIRE CLASSIC - BUTTERSCOTCH</p> <p><span>COUNTRY SQUIRE &lsquo;FLUENCE&rsquo;</span><br /><span>The Butterscotch finished Fret-King Country Squire &lsquo;Fluence' is Trev&rsquo;s homage to one of the most respected guitars in rock &rsquo;n&rsquo; roll history.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span>Using the same tone wood mix of alder, maple and rosewood for the body, neck and fingerboard respectively, the Country Squire Classic features Trev&rsquo;s innovative WTB bridge design that provides a traditional 3 saddle design for the very best sustain and tonal transfer. The Fishman Fluence TFL101 pickup system and rechargeable battery pack again gives the player a choice of of the very best guitar sounds, combining the clear, warm presence of a standard single coil and then taking &lsquo;over the top&rsquo; via the push/pull pot into a muscular, hot Texas overdrive, without losing those precious highs.</span></p>

FRET KING FLUENCE COUNTRY SQUIRE CLASSIC - BUTTERSCOTCH

£749.00 £707.99
<p>With its recognisable look, the Fret-King Black Label Esprit III has a reversed six-a-side in-line peghead and, as you can see, an asymmetric body.&nbsp; The Esprit III boasts versatility and features a long tenon set-neck construction, combining a three-piece centre block agathis body with fast-playing maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. The Esprit III comes equipped with three WP90 pickups, a vintage '60s 'Long Tail' vibrato and signature oversized pickguard.</p> <p><strong>Explore A Range Of Tones</strong></p> <p>Thanks to the reverse string tension and three stacked Wilkinson WP90s, there's a big range of sounds to explore with the Esprit III. Use the Master volume and master tone to your advantage. The Wilkinson Vari-coil allows each of the stacked pickups to be rolled progressively back to single coil. The Vari-coil and five-way switch providew you with many permutations; Classic neck P90, that definitive bridge single coil, hot bridge humbucker, and more.</p> <p><strong>Wilkinson Roller Bridge With Vibrato</strong></p> <p>The Wilkinson roller bridge with vintage '60s 'Long Tail' vibrato provides fantastic return to pitch.</p> <p class="br">&nbsp;</p> <h2>Features and Specifications</h2> <p><strong>Body &amp; Bridge</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Colour:</strong> Candy Apple Red</li> <li><strong>Bridge:</strong> Wilkinson roller bridge with vibrato&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Body:</strong> 3pc agathis</li> </ul> <p><strong>Neck &amp; Construction</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Neck:</strong> Maple set neck</li> <li><strong>Fingerboard:</strong> Rosewood, 10" radius</li> <li><strong>Number of Frets:</strong> 22 medium jumbo frets</li> <li><strong>Inlay:</strong> Pearl dots&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Scale:</strong> 25"/634mm&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Nut:</strong> Graphite</li> <li><strong>Tuners:</strong> Wilkinson WJ04&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Pickups &amp; Hardware</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Pickups:</strong> 3 x Wilkinson stacked WP90s&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Controls:</strong> Volume, tone, Vari-coil, 5-way selector&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Hardware:</strong> Chrome&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Included Accessories</strong></p> <ul> <li>Luxury Fret-King carry bag</li> </ul>

FRET KING BLACK LABEL ESPRIT III - CANDY APPLE RED

£699.00 £629.00

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