Fret-King Esprit I

Fret-King are a brand that I discovered recently. They are attractively priced and really nice to look at.

Like this Esprit I:

I found this bit on info on the company:

" Trev Wilkinson, the driving force behind Fret-King, is a name that I'm pretty sure most players will already be familiar with. Having started out doing custom paint jobs on his friends' guitars in his spare time, it didn't take long before he gained an intricate knowledge of the construction of the instruments, due mainly to the countless hours he spent taking them apart and putting them back together for painting. One thing quickly lead to another and in the early '80s, Wilkinson made the decision to start constructing guitars on a full time basis. It didn't stop there though: a gifted engineering designer, Wilkinson developed the revolutionary 'Roller Nut', which was subsequently picked up by Fender and used on its Strat Plus models. From then on hardware created by Wilkinson found its way onto models made by some of the most well known companies in the guitar world - and indeed it still does. But Wilkinson has his own ideas beyond just hardware and is also the brains behind various guitar brands including Italia, Vintage and  Fret-King."

The single pickup is a  stacked WP90SK by Wilkinson, so no hum should be expected.

The Esprit also features the Wilkinson Vari-coil, which allows the stacked pickup to be rolled progressively back to single coil operation.

I like the bat-wing shaped headstock:

Couldn't find a demo of the Esprit I, but this model III has the same features, with more pickups:

Specs here:

https://fret-king.com/black-label/esprit-i.html#.XJIzYLhCeUk