We recommend that after each playing session, the instrument is wiped down with a dry, clean lint-free cloth to avoid a build-up of grime and staining, with particular attention to metal parts to avoid corrosion.

The fingerboard and strings should always be wiped clean to help to remove organic oils and acids secreted through the pores of your skin which are deposited on the strings during playing, and which react with the materials from which the strings are made. This will help prolong string life.

Use of the many proprietary branded guitar cleaning products available is a matter of personal choice.

If you choose to use any such cleaning products, carefully following the manufacturer’s instructions is strongly recommended to avoid damage to the instrument, which would not be covered by warranty.

Strings.
Acids secreted through the pores of your skin are one of the greatest enemies of string longevity and tone. Keep your Fret-King sounding (and looking) great by keeping your strings clean, wiping them down with a clean, lint free cloth after every playing session, and replacing them regularly.

What’s regularly? Well, if you feel that your guitar sounds dull, does not sustain well, or is difficult to tune, it’s a clear signal that it’s time to change your strings.

Use of the many proprietary branded string cleaning products available is a matter of personal choice.

Care in the use of cleaning products, and carefully following the manufacturer’s instructions is strongly recommended to avoid damage to the instrument not covered by warranty.

Storage/Shipping/Transportation/Day to day use.
Simple rule... take care!

Your Fret-King is made of premium materials; all with differing responses to changes in temperature and humidity, and like all guitars will require occasional regulation.

Tonewoods particularly, are significantly affected by extreme and/or rapid changes in temperature and humidity.

So, always store your instrument in its bag or case, at a stable room temperature. Avoiding temperature and humidity extremes will contribute to preventing inducing conditions which are NOT covered by warranty.

Keeping your instrument tuned to concert pitch under normal playing conditions, during day to day use, or short term storage, (days and weeks), will assist in maintaining stability and integrity. For longer term storage, (weeks and months), or if taking your guitar by air as cabin or checked baggage, we would suggest that string tension is reduced by around 3-4 tones. We recommend that you only ship your guitar as checked baggage in a substantial hard case suitable for, or approved for the purpose of shipping goods by air freight. For long term storage, (months and years), you may wish to seek the advice of a competent guitar technician, and in any event be prepared for a full adjustment, set up and regulation being required after long term storage.

When transporting your guitar, by road vehicle, to minimise the chances of personal injury to occupants of the vehicle, or damage to your guitar, keep the case or bag secure within the vehicle, and avoid leaving it either in the cabin, or baggage compartments of the vehicle for any length of time where it may be exposed to extremes of temperature and humidity.

Maintaining your Fret-King.
Before your Fret-King instrument left the workshop, it was subject to a rigorous QC inspection, and then before it was shipped to the supplying dealer, it was thoroughly checked by qualified technicians, with all setup parameters adjusted to benchmark tolerances.

As with any instrument made from wood, environmental conditions like heat, cold, and humidity will cause dimensional changes that can affect setup and playability. Fret-King guitars are built to allow easy re-adjustment of key parameters that allow the instrument to be re-set to factory specification, or adjusted for your own needs.

Your supplying reseller is responsible for performing the pre sale inspection and set up to ensure that your Fret-King guitar is provided to you set up to factory specification.

For adjustments to your personal requirements, the supplying reseller is at liberty to levy an additional charge.

If the instrument is shipped to you by the reselling dealer, or subsequently by you or on your behalf, it may require further adjustment and/or regulation due to handling, movement and storage conditions during shipping, which is not covered by warranty.

Please see the previous comments regarding shipping by air, the precautions for which are excellent guidelines to follow if shipping your guitar by any means other than hand carrying it.

There is no mystery to regulating. Adjusting and setting up a Fret-King, or indeed any other guitar; however a degree of competence and experience is necessary to accomplish the best results.

If you feel you do not possess the competence, or do not have sufficient experience, or are not qualified to undertake the regulation, adjustment and setting up of your Fret-King guitar you are strongly advised to have the work carried out by a competent person or qualified guitar technician to avoid causing damage which is not covered by the warranty.

Fret-King, the website resource.
If you'd like to learn more about your Fret-King guitar as well as other instruments in the Fret-King model line, along with Fret-King reviews, history and biographical information on the creator of Fret-King, Trev Wilkinson, please visit www.fret-king.com