Products: Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, and Bass Guitars
Body styles: Solid body, Hollow body, dreadnought, parlor, folk, tenor, and baritone
Artist Affiliations: Klaus Luchs, Darnell Cole, and John Payne
Price Range: ~ $ – $
vintage guitars
Vintage guitars was started by Trevor Wilkinson, creator of Wilkinson tremolos and Fret-King guitars. They are a tip of the hat to the classic guitars of the 50’s and 60’s but with upgraded components for long life and durability. We’ve been selling Vintage for some time now with plans to go deeper in 2021. A guitar line this good deserves to be played!
history
Back in the mid-60s, a desire for independence in business led to John Skewes forming a small musical instrument agency and wholesale business based at his home near Leeds, England. Over time, his new business steadily began to take off, and soon included throughput of some self-branded lines of musical merchandise. That effective early decision to carry self-branded merchandise continues to this day, with their signature Vintage® acoustic and electric guitars and basses which were first produced and sold in 1995. Today, Skewes is the largest family-owned independent musical merchandise distributor in the U.K. and the Vintage ‘family’ includes Fret King® electric guitars, Pilgrim® Banjo’s and Mandolins, Laka® Ukuleles, Encore® electric and acoustic guitars, and Kinsman® cases.
“Anyone who knows us knows we’re rockers and gear freaks. The VINTAGE sound is big, loud and clear both individually and as an ensemble. This is great gear for touring musicians”
– Bomb Cats
