US breakthrough for JHS guitar brands

JHS has made major strides internationally with its Vintage and Fret King brands, appointing a US distributor in the form of RBI Music in Texas.

The firm is now the official US distributor for JHS’ Fret-King, Vintage, Encore and Pilgrim guitar and fretted instruments brands,

RBI will be showcasing the new lines at Summer NAMM in Nashville (booth no. 1627) including Vintage acoustic designs, instruments from British designer Paul Tebbutt’s Pilgrim brand of folk, bluegrass and banjos and ever-present designer Trev’ Wilkinson will be on hand to talk at RBI’s booth to talk about his approach to guitar, pickup and hardware design

 “Our stable of complementary brands offers an amazing range across solid body, acoustic, bluegrass and folk”, commented JHS managing director Dennis Drumm, “at price points which give great dealer margin and quality which will amaze. Having hugely experienced industry veterans like Brad Kirkpatrick, Rick Taylor and their team at RBI Music representing our brands in the US will ensure a knowledgeable, committed and enthusiastic message reaches dealers, along with terrific product support.” 

Brad Kirkpatrick, President of RBI Music added: “My relationship with JHS goes back decades, so this is an exciting opportunity for RBI and me personally. Having launched major guitar brands in the past, I have the insight into what is required to ensure the same success in the US market for these great brands as they’ve achieved in over ninety other countries. We set high standards “back in the day” and that is the foundation of our distribution plan today. When you get to play these fine instruments you’ll instantly understand what is so special about, Pilgrim, Encore, Vintage and Fret-King”.

Any US dealers wishing to find out more can contact RBI Music on sales@fretking-vintage.com