Fret-King by Trev Wilkinson booth at Musikmesse Frankfurt 2013.

Fret-King is a UK manufacturer of stringed instruments and musical accessories, originally conceived by guitar designer Trevor Wilkinson in the early 1990s. The company has manufactured a number of electric and bass guitars noted for their distinct appearance and non-traditional aesthetic.[1]

Since 2008, the Fret-King brand has been owned by UK musical instrument distributors John Hornby Skewes and Co. Ltd. (JHS), and is based 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]

Manic Street Preachers guitarist James Dean Bradfield is a notable supporter of Fret-King guitars, and regularly plays a red Ventura 60SSH live and in the studio.[4] Other users of Fret-King branded guitars include Parker Lundgren, Gavin Coulson of Oliver/Dawson Saxon, Jeff Brown of Cats In Space[5] and Andrew Pipe of The Mentulls.[6]

Trevor Wilkinson parted ways with JHS in 2018.[7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dave Burrluck (16 March 2020). "Fret-King 'Black Label' Country Squire Semitone Special review". guitarworld. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "NAMM 2019: Fret-King updates its John Jorgenson signature model". 11 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Danny Bryant Signature Fret-King Guitar".
  4. ↑ "James Dean Bradfield's guitar collection". 5 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jeff Brown / Artists / JHS". www.jhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Pipe / Artists / JHS". www.jhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Leonard, Michael (5 September 2014). "James Dean Bradfield's guitar collection". MusicRadar. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Builder Profile: Trev Wilkinson". Premier Guitar. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Barrett, Andy (22 February 2008). "COMPANY PROFILE - Fret King". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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