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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