Fret King Corona JV John Verity Electric Guitar (FKV6JV), Sunburst- NEW!!!

There are NO MORE of these new in the box! This was purchased new from the distributor. Orignal retail "sales" price was $1299. Box is only opened to take photos of the guitar. All photos are of the actual guitar you will receive.  It comes in the original box. Mint Strings is an authorized dealer of many brands. These are the last guitars at Mint Strings, and we will no longer be stocking, but we will still sell guitars through our distributors.

Description- What you see is what you get :) This is the actual guitar you will receive! Also, note I added a gold tremolo bar. For some reason this included a chome tremolo.

A stalwart of the British blues rock scene for more than 40 years, John Verity cut his teeth touring the US back in the '60s and '70s and sharing stages with legendary acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Mountain, Canned Heat, and Janis Joplin. By the time he was 23, John had released his first solo album, The John Verity Band, before being asked to front the classic UK rock outfit Argent.

 
After Argent, John put together Phoenix with Jim Rodford and Bob Henrit (of Argent and Kinks fame, among others). Decades spent as a session man or producer for the likes of Motörhead, Saxon, Ringo Starr, Russ Ballard, BowWowWow, Keith Emerson, Mike Rutherford, The Searchers, and many more have given him a discerning ear for the killer tone. John's current band features members of The Kinks, The Shadows, and Wishbone Ash.
 
They tour the UK and Europe constantly, playing some of John's favourite blues material, some of which features on his 2012 release It's A Mean Old Scene. A tone hound, perfectionist, and experienced player, John has embedded in his very soul the ultimate tone for the classic, double cut, 3 single coil pickup guitar. His knowledge and Trev Wilkinson's expertise have created the Fret-King Black Label Corona JV, John's ultimate personal guitar. With a two-piece centre-joined American alder body coupled to a Canadian hard rock maple neck and fingerboard, the tonal heart of the JV is a balanced, calibrated set of three custom-wound, vintage voiced, single coil alnico V pickups wound to an authentic Trev Wilkinson recipe. As ever, there's the Fret-King twist; the Power-coil®, eliminating hi-gain noise, making the pickups just that bit hotter, even with the power backed off, and maintaining that all-important single coil tone.
 
The Wilkinson WVP vibrato system, with its heat-treated solid steel saddles, steel block, and E-Z Lok locking machineheads, ensures pitch stability and rock-solid tuning. In Original Classic Burst finish, with gold hardware and parchment scratchplate, the Fret-King JV looks as good as it sounds! As John himself says: "It's the sound I've had in my head all these years, the best guitar I've ever played!

Main Features & Specs

Instrument Info, Setup & Shipping

If your question is not answered here, please feel free to message me. What you see is what you get!! These are photos of the guitar you will receive, AND it's Clearance Priced!! Why buy from Mint Strings? What you see is the actual instrument we ship. We occasionally use stock photos from the manufacturer, but they are removed as soon as images are taken. 

Instrument Setup - We check all new instruments to ensure each is set up correctly to factory standards. We cannot guarantee that the setup will be what the buyer "likes," although we've never had a complaint. Not everyone likes factory or standard specs, so it's up to the buyer to set up their new instrument.

Because conditions (heat/cold/humidity) change during shipping, most acoustic guitars are shipped tuned down to DADGAD, which applies just enough tension to the neck. Returns - All instruments have a minimum 10% restocking fee if returned with the original packaging intact and in good shape (as shipped), unused, no exceptions. To return a guitar, you must email us within 3 days of receipt. The return window for the products is 14 days, calculated from the day the package was delivered. Send a message "return request" in the subject line of the message system. No returns on items marked as clearance pricing, offers, or sales, 20% off the retail price. We do recommend that you insure any guitar not in a case at full price, and guitars in a case at the cost of the case, or at full price. We use ShipSaver to insure guitars. All sales are final on clearance items, no exceptions. Please ask a question or ask for more photos if needed. Shipping Notes: All items ship from Westminster, Maryland. Some guitars can be drop-shipped if not in stock. Drop shipping requires a couple of extra days to process the order, but it should save time in the long run (over shipping here, then to you). We ship items the same day and no later than 24 hours (business days). All instruments are double-boxed (unless in a case) for shipping, with inner and outer boxes, plus layers of bubble wrap, cardboard, and/or packing paper to protect against shipping damage. Please do not throw away packaging until you are sure you are keeping the instrument and it's not damaged. Shipping is non-refundable unless the item is damaged during shipping. If you have questions, please ask before purchasing. Thanks for Looking