Fret King John Verity Signature Electric Guitar w/Heavy Gig Bag

What you see is what you get!! These are photos of the guitar you will receive, AND it's Clearance Priced!! Yes, this is well below cost. Just a small US business trying to generate enough income to stay afloat!​

You are looking at a new Fret-King Black Label John Verity Signature Electric Guitar! This guitar is new old stock! Yes, really new, no demo, not a display, etc., it's new in the box.

The short and sweet details-
Actual Weight: 7 lb, 7 1/2 oz
Model: FKV6JV
Color: Original Vintage Burst
Body: Two-piece center-jointed American alder
Neck: Hard maple
Scratch Plate: Parchment
Scale: 25.5"/648mm
Frets: 22 medium jumbo
Inlays: Abalone dots
Nut Width: 1.67"/42.5mm nominal
Nut: Graphite
Tuners: WJ07 EZ Lok
Bridge: Wilkinson WV2SB
Pickups: Fret-King WVS60 single coils and hum-canceling single Coil
Controls: Volume & 2-tone, 5-way lever switch
Includes: Luxury Genuine Fret-King Heavy Padded Bag

The Story Behind the Guitar
John Verity, a stalwart of the British blues-rock scene for more than 40 years, 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 favorite 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 center-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 machine heads, ensures pitch stability and rock-solid tuning.

In Original Classic Burst finish, with gold hardware and parchment pickguard, 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!"

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 photos are taken. We photograph every instrument, so you know exactly what you are getting, except for carbon fiber. We use stock photos for carbon fiber guitars and ukuleles because there are no variances. Small handcrafted parts like inlay pickguards and bridge pins are also photographed because woods, abalone, and mother-of-pearl colors vary. We take detailed pictures of all of our products.

Buying Used & B Stock Gear- MOST B-STOCK IS IN NEW CONDITION with factory warranty unless otherwise noted. - Used gear will always be an as-is sale. We will do our best to describe it in the most common, understandable grading condition. But keep in mind, that our description and grading of mint, excellent, good, etc. may be different than yours, so please ask questions about any instrument.

Instrument Setup- We check all new instruments to ensure each is set up correctly, to normal standards (or 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 guitars (except the Lava Me and other carbon fiber guitars) are shipped tuned down to DADGAD which applies just enough tension to the neck.

Returns- All instruments have a 5% restocking fee if returned with the original packaging intact (as it was shipped). There's no restocking fee for small parts and accessories unless it is a special order, special orders are non-refundable. For all returns, you must email us within 5 days of receipt to return a product. The return window for the products is 14 days, calculated from the day the package was delivered. Simply send us an e-mail request to and put "return request" in the subject line, or use the Reverb message system. No returns on items marked as clearance or direct offer sales 20% off the retail price. We do recommend you insure any guitar not in a case for full price, and guitars in a case for the price of the case, or full price. We use ShipSaver to insure packages.

Shipping Notes

All items ship from Westminster, Maryland. Some special-order guitars can be drop-shipped if not in stock. Drop shipping requires a couple of extra days to process the order but 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). Outside the US, please message us and include a full address for a shipping estimate. Typically, we don't ship outside the US due to the very high price of shipping.

With flat-rate shipping fees, we reserve the right to ship the cheapest, but also the fastest and safest way. If you would like to guarantee FedEx or UPS ground, please contact us before making your purchase.

All of our instruments are double-boxed 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. Since we charge a flat fee to ship, actual shipping charges are deducted if returned (if more than the flat rate).

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