Another Korean bass maker...I found this when I was at Chapters looking at a British bass mag.
http://www.fret-king.com/
http://www.fret-king.com/
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Fret-King
- Thread starter martyman5000
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Wow. I like the strat jack and the sonic blue and the pickgaurd shape and the ebony fretboard and the PJ configuration ... But the bridge??? Why would you have a 2 saddle intonation adjustment on such a bass -weird.
Davo
Davo
Double post. I like the silver and gold bridge, just why take a 50 year step backwards with the bridge?
Davo
Davo
Trevor Wilkinson's new stuff. Very nice; I always liked his bridge designs (which is ironic given the two saddle bridge, something I hate on any bass). Although, $1,100 for a production and $3,100 for a handmade model seem a bit steep.
The current FretKing range is split into two series. There's the cheaper Blue Labels made in Korea although in my opinion not particularly great value for money. Then there's the serious stuff - the Green Label series hand-made in the UK. I guess the £-$ exchange reate doesn't make them very good value in the US, but they're worth every penny. I own an early UK made Esprit V custom guitar and the quality of the build and finish are flawless, plus of course it plays and sounds wonderful. Hopefully I'm going to be able to try out one of the new Europa Basses very soon (when they've finished building them!).
BTW the two saddle bridge has adjustable angled saddles so you get vintage looks while still being able to get the intonation set right.
BTW the two saddle bridge has adjustable angled saddles so you get vintage looks while still being able to get the intonation set right.
But it's got an Epiphone-esque "Batwing" style headstock. That's gotta be worth something.
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isnt that just a gibson style string HOLDER thingy (a guitar one i might add) that is acting as the bridge? I hope it has grooves filed in at least...
Since the Green Label models are individually hand made, I would have thought that it would be no problem having a more 'conventional' bridge fitted at build - maybe something like the Hipshot replacement for the Gibson 3 point bridge to keep the vibe similar?
When I had my custom Esprit V Guitar made, it had lots of non-standard features such as locking trem system, Seymour Duncan mini-humbuckers, black-burst finish over a flame maple cap, ebony fingerboard with no front markings, custom neck profile:
When I had my custom Esprit V Guitar made, it had lots of non-standard features such as locking trem system, Seymour Duncan mini-humbuckers, black-burst finish over a flame maple cap, ebony fingerboard with no front markings, custom neck profile:
It's a really nice bass, but it makes me think too much of the Mark Hoppus sig bass, for some reason.
This is more my scene (apart from the Strat jack socket):
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I strongly recommend that you play a few of these Trevor Wilkinson-made instruments - they are pretty d@m good.
Although the bridge/saddles look like the old type, they are completely re-engineered and a lot of thought has gone into the hardware. The pickups aren't bad either.
I played a Vintage Lemon Drop (tribute to Peter Green's Gibson LP) recently and it was by far and away the best-playing guitar I've handled in many years. It sounded like Green's tone too, with the appropriate tweaks having been done to the neck pickup, but unfortunately it could not make me play like him
Trying is recommended.
Although the bridge/saddles look like the old type, they are completely re-engineered and a lot of thought has gone into the hardware. The pickups aren't bad either.
I played a Vintage Lemon Drop (tribute to Peter Green's Gibson LP) recently and it was by far and away the best-playing guitar I've handled in many years. It sounded like Green's tone too, with the appropriate tweaks having been done to the neck pickup, but unfortunately it could not make me play like him
Trying is recommended.
Arise, dead thread... ARISE. Resurrecting an old thread. Here's my unbagging of my new Fret King Esprit I.
