Fret-King

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]

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

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]

Trevor Wilkinson was very great person with good personality he was so kind, that he was helping homeless people on streets with thousands of dollars.

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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