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Fret-King Country Squire Modern Classic ~ ButterscotchThe Fret King Country Squire is emblematic of the Fret King ethos, a friendly and comfortable benchmark, blending the familiar with the contemporary, with innovative, progressive features. Fret King is recognised for upending the norm and setting new benchmarks. The uniquely Fret King Country Squire Modern Classic is an homage to simpler days and showcases just what can be done with the simplest of configurations. Using a just a single Fret King
The Fret-King® Country Squire™ is emblematic of the Fret-King ethos, a friendly and comfortable benchmark, blending the familiar with the contemporary, with innovative, progressive features.
Fret-King is recognised for upending the norm and setting new benchmarks. The uniquely Fret-King Country Squire Modern Classic™ is an homage to simpler days and showcases just what can be done with the simplest of configurations. Using a just a single Fret-King Tapped-Fifty™ bridge mounted pickup, with a master tone, Varicoil™, custom switching and wiring, the Modern Classic is the most versatile and useable single coil, single pickup guitar on the planet.
The range of attention-grabbing sonic options from this guitar are percussive, responsive, and rich, running all the way from classic early fifties to Western Swing, cool jazz, spikey country tones and a contemporary hot Texas edge.
Country Squire Modern Classic Features
Body:
The two-piece centre jointed body is constructed from selected American alder. The body, with its vintage edge radiuses casts a classic shadow. The unique reduced profile neck joint and subtly extended cutaway offers enhanced upper fret access, and the superb overall balance makes the Modern Classic a pleasure to wear, A solid four bolt neck joint ensures the constructional and mechanical integrity which provides a platform for great sustain and the emblematic tonalities of the Country Squire Modern Classic.
Headstock:
The signature Fret-King headstock ensures perfect balance, classic looks, and great visual appeal.
Machine Heads:
Wilkinson® WJ05 machine heads provide quick, accurate, stable tuning.
Nut:
43mm Graph Tech® self-lubricating nut, smooth and friction free.
Neck:
Light oil finished, hard rock Maple with classic ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy, and a luxurious, ‘played in’ feel.
Fingerboard:
Premium hard rock Maple for durability, and outstanding tonal transfer with a 10” radius for a super comfortable, responsive, positive playing feel.
Scale Length:
25.5" / 648mm.
Frets:
22 Medium profile hi-durability nickel silver frets ensure accuracy, comfort, and an overall feel.
Pickups:
The custom designed Fret-King Tapped-Fifty™ tappable overwound single coil bridge pickup, created by Trev Wilkinson, supplemented by Fret-King’s custom wiring, give the single pickup Country Squire Modern Classic an intrinsic purity and an immense range of tonal options.
The custom wiring and control configuration in the Fret-King Modern Classic takes a sideways look at a ‘50’s classic. The three-way lever switch, mounted on an ergonomically designed switch plate, master volume, master tone and Varicoil™ extract a huge range of tones from the single Tapped-Fifty pickup.
In position one, the master tone is disengaged, with the push-push switch on the volume control switching in and out custom circuitry which removes the fixed treble control circuitry and introduces two different value capacitors to give two separate warm, lower frequency accented tones. The Varicoil remains in circuit to bring in and out of play additional winds, providing the underlying traditional, or hot tone.
Position two, disengages the push-push feature of the volume control, and engages the master tone control, which along with the Varicoil opens up the Modern Classic to produce anything from a classic ‘50’s tone, with a little additional warmth, all the way to a powerful "Southern Hot" twang.
Position three bypasses the master tone, leaving the Varicoil engaged, for a hotter, louder lead sound with added highs, further enhancing the range of supremely useable tones from this remarkable guitar.
Fret-King is recognised for upending the norm and setting new benchmarks. The uniquely Fret-King Country Squire Modern Classic™ is an homage to simpler days and showcases just what can be done with the simplest of configurations. Using a just a single Fret-King Tapped-Fifty™ bridge mounted pickup, with a master tone, Varicoil™, custom switching and wiring, the Modern Classic is the most versatile and useable single coil, single pickup guitar on the planet.
The range of attention-grabbing sonic options from this guitar are percussive, responsive, and rich, running all the way from classic early fifties to Western Swing, cool jazz, spikey country tones and a contemporary hot Texas edge.
Country Squire Modern Classic Features
Body:
The two-piece centre jointed body is constructed from selected American alder. The body, with its vintage edge radiuses casts a classic shadow. The unique reduced profile neck joint and subtly extended cutaway offers enhanced upper fret access, and the superb overall balance makes the Modern Classic a pleasure to wear, A solid four bolt neck joint ensures the constructional and mechanical integrity which provides a platform for great sustain and the emblematic tonalities of the Country Squire Modern Classic.
Headstock:
The signature Fret-King headstock ensures perfect balance, classic looks, and great visual appeal.
Machine Heads:
Wilkinson® WJ05 machine heads provide quick, accurate, stable tuning.
Nut:
43mm Graph Tech® self-lubricating nut, smooth and friction free.
Neck:
Light oil finished, hard rock Maple with classic ‘soft C’ profile for instant comfort, speed, accuracy, and a luxurious, ‘played in’ feel.
Fingerboard:
Premium hard rock Maple for durability, and outstanding tonal transfer with a 10” radius for a super comfortable, responsive, positive playing feel.
Scale Length:
25.5" / 648mm.
Frets:
22 Medium profile hi-durability nickel silver frets ensure accuracy, comfort, and an overall feel.
Pickups:
The custom designed Fret-King Tapped-Fifty™ tappable overwound single coil bridge pickup, created by Trev Wilkinson, supplemented by Fret-King’s custom wiring, give the single pickup Country Squire Modern Classic an intrinsic purity and an immense range of tonal options.
The custom wiring and control configuration in the Fret-King Modern Classic takes a sideways look at a ‘50’s classic. The three-way lever switch, mounted on an ergonomically designed switch plate, master volume, master tone and Varicoil™ extract a huge range of tones from the single Tapped-Fifty pickup.
In position one, the master tone is disengaged, with the push-push switch on the volume control switching in and out custom circuitry which removes the fixed treble control circuitry and introduces two different value capacitors to give two separate warm, lower frequency accented tones. The Varicoil remains in circuit to bring in and out of play additional winds, providing the underlying traditional, or hot tone.
Position two, disengages the push-push feature of the volume control, and engages the master tone control, which along with the Varicoil opens up the Modern Classic to produce anything from a classic ‘50’s tone, with a little additional warmth, all the way to a powerful "Southern Hot" twang.
Position three bypasses the master tone, leaving the Varicoil engaged, for a hotter, louder lead sound with added highs, further enhancing the range of supremely useable tones from this remarkable guitar.
Control Functions:
• Master Volume with latching push/push switch.
• Ergonomic three-way lever switch.
Position one, (nearest neck), master tone bypassed, two custom tone settings on volume Push-Push engaged, Varicoil active.
Position two, (middle), volume Push-Push function disengaged, master tone engaged, Varicoil active.
Position three, (nearest bridge) master tone and custom tone pre-sets bypassed, Varicoil active.
• Tone Control: Outer control master tone, inner control, Varicoil adds or subtracts additional winds in the Tapped-Fifty bridge pickup.
• Master Volume with latching push/push switch.
• Ergonomic three-way lever switch.
Position one, (nearest neck), master tone bypassed, two custom tone settings on volume Push-Push engaged, Varicoil active.
Position two, (middle), volume Push-Push function disengaged, master tone engaged, Varicoil active.
Position three, (nearest bridge) master tone and custom tone pre-sets bypassed, Varicoil active.
• Tone Control: Outer control master tone, inner control, Varicoil adds or subtracts additional winds in the Tapped-Fifty bridge pickup.
Bridge:
The unique Wilkinson® WTB bridge further enhances the intrinsic tonality of the Modern Classic. Featuring a steel baseplate which surrounds and focusses the magnetic field of the Tapped-Fifty pickup. Adjustable, pre-intonated barrel style natural brass saddles allow spot-on tuning, and two strings per saddle solidly anchor the saddles to the bridge baseplate ensuring the maximum mechanical coupling, so crucial to giving you all the power and tone you need.
Carry Bag:
The Country Squire Modern Classic comes with a Fret-King luxury gig bag.
The Country Squire™ Modern Classic™ is an original Fret-King® design created by the UK Fret-King® design team.
The unique Wilkinson® WTB bridge further enhances the intrinsic tonality of the Modern Classic. Featuring a steel baseplate which surrounds and focusses the magnetic field of the Tapped-Fifty pickup. Adjustable, pre-intonated barrel style natural brass saddles allow spot-on tuning, and two strings per saddle solidly anchor the saddles to the bridge baseplate ensuring the maximum mechanical coupling, so crucial to giving you all the power and tone you need.
Carry Bag:
The Country Squire Modern Classic comes with a Fret-King luxury gig bag.
The Country Squire™ Modern Classic™ is an original Fret-King® design created by the UK Fret-King® design team.
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★★★★★ 5
A New Classic
Format: Kindle
I pre-ordered, so I was able to get the PDF and start reading early. Of all the books I own on the American Revolution, I think this one stands to become my "go to." It is encyclopedic in scope, but deftly avoids becoming a drudgery or a slog through a mire of textbook facts. Somehow, Eric has managed to include a great deal of detail without losing any of the drama. It’s the story that rises to the fore in a gripping tale that just happens to be true (and much more than that, is our heritage). All the trademark “Metaxas” hallmarks are here: judiciously placed humor and lightheartedness that never descends into silliness, seriousness that somehow never lacks in winsomeness, depth that never smothers. He manages to portray both the soberness that the subject deserves without losing the hopefulness that the story of the Revolution should inspire in us. And along the way, you’ll find yourself better understanding what “went down” and (just as importantly) what it means to you today. Excellent work. If you think another history book on the American Revolution cannot inspire you or keep your attention, this one is up to the challenge.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The History Teacher I Always Wished For
Format: Hardcover
With his trademark wit and his eye for those wonderfully absurd details that most historians tend to overlook, Metaxas drew me deeply into the story. I found myself laughing out loud one moment and profoundly moved the next. The tiny anecdotes and humorous asides were not distractions at all — they were precisely what made these towering figures suddenly feel human and unforgettable.
Eric makes these historical figures flesh-and-blood again. He brings both heroes and villains vividly to life in a way that makes the drama of America’s birth feel immediate, thrilling, and deeply personal.
In short, Eric Metaxas is the history teacher I always wished I had. At 600 pages, this book reads with the ease and momentum of a paperback novel, yet carries extraordinary depth and scholarship. In the end, I came away with a renewed love for American history and a deeper gratitude for the souls who made this great country possible.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
A fun, inspiring, thought-provoking read.
Format: Kindle
A witty, learned page-turner, replete with wacky anecdotes but suffused by wisdom and patriotic love. Metaxas shows how the biblical view of the human person made America possible, and weaves throughout the story pieces of evidence that Providence actively aided the pious patriots against their cynical, post-Christian enemies in Britain. I devoured this book in 72 hours, and now I want to go back and read it again.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
THE book for America 250 - Beautifully Written
Format: Hardcover
Every American should read this book. Metaxas has written THE book for America 250. Whether you’re a history buff or someone who dozed through high school history class, this book will make you see the American Revolution with completely fresh eyes.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The American Revolution in ONE Volume
Format: Hardcover
The single best telling of the epic story of the REVOLUTION that’s out there. Extremely readable and informative.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026