Black
Label Esprit III
FKV73PCAR - Candy Apple Red
Instantly recognisable iconic styling, radical, yet oh-so-familiar, yet somehow different,
may be the best way to describe the Fret-King Black Label Esprit.
The distinctive reversed six-a-side in-line peghead and striking asymmetric body add
up to a statement of style with individuality and attitude to spare.
The three pickup Esprit III is a rock monster in disguise with its feet firmly rooted in
tradition, and a flair and versatility which belies its looks.
The long tenon set-neck construction, combining a three-piece centre block agathis
body with fast-playing maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, creates a solid platform
for you to build your Esprit III’s tone.
The distinctive reversed six-a-side in-line peghead, asymmetric body and WP90s, vintage
'60s 'Long Tail' vibrato and signature oversized pickguard all add up to a real statement of
style with attitude.
The reverse string tension and three stacked Wilkinson WP90s give the Esprit III a huge
range of core sounds. Master volume and master tone add to the dynamic and tonal range,
while the Wilkinson Vari-coil allows each of the stacked pickups to be rolled progressively
back to single coil.
The Vari-coil and five-way switch offer endless permutations such as classic neck P90,
that definitive bridge single coil, hot bridge humbucker, and then some. Can you imagine
neck and middle, with the Vari-coil half way back, mid-tone and volume backed off a
little, sweetness and power like no other guitar, or a middle position humbucker,
swept back to a neck and middle ‘out of phase’ setting in the flick of a switch?
The smooth-as-silk Wilkinson, vintage ‘60s 'Long Tail' vibrato and the Wilkinson
roller bridge, which features superb return to pitch, add even more dynamic
and performance opportunities to the Esprit III – a guitar which never fails to
surprise, with a huge range of sounds, some very familiar, some a surprise,
all exceptionally useable.
Unconventional? Possibly. Versatile? Certainly. A strong statement of
individuality? Most definitely!
Specification
Body: 3pc agathis.
Neck: maple set neck.
Fingerboard: rosewood, 10” radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, pearl dots.
Scale: 25”/634mm.
Nut: graphite.
Tuners: Wilkinson WJ04.
Bridge: Wilkinson
roller bridge with vibrato.
Pickups: 3 x Wilkinson stacked WP90s.
Controls: volume, tone, Vari-coil, 5-way selector. Hardware: Chrome.
Luxury Fret-King carry bag included.
FKV73PCAR - Candy Apple Red
FKV73PVW - Vintage White
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