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Musikmesse 08: European launch of Fret-King Green Label hand-built electrics

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The MusicRadar Team, Tue 18 Mar, 11:54 am GMT

European launch of Fret-King Green Label hand-built electrics

Trev Wilkinson with his Esprit V guitar at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2008

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Following an enforced hiatus, Fret-King guitars re-launched in early 2008 with an exciting new range of electric guitar and bass models.

The brainchild of guitar design guru Trev Wilkinson, the new high-end Green Label instruments are hand-built at the Fret-King Custom Shop in Southport, Lancashire.

MusicRadar grabbed hold of Trev at Frankfurt Musikmesse who talked us through the thinking and the materials behind the new Esprit V (starting at £1249) and Corona 60 HB (starting at £1499) models.

Esprit V:

Corona 60 HB:

For more information, visit the official Fret-King website.

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