Freshman guitars are made by a newcomer in the guitar industry. The company was founded in 2002 in Glasgow, Scotland by Sean Kelley who set his sites for the mid to high range guitar market by utilizing the same material as the high end brands at a discount price. He also sent his brand name guitars out to various artists to help attain endorsers and to build the awareness of his brand and this was done to a great deal of success. These are high quality guitars that are mid range priced and are constructed in China using only graded wood. Upon arrival in the UK the guitars are set up and inspected once again to insure the guitars are in good condition, with excellent tonal and playability qualities. Every guitar is also serialized for proper identification purposes. Freshman guitars are currently also available in the United States with up to 92 models to choose from including bass, twelve string and left handed models in a nice variety of colors and woods. These guitars are built to offer great quality at a price that is well within the average persons budget.
Artists Who Use Freshman Guitars
Freshman guitars are also quite popular with many well known artists that include the likes of:
- Kelly Clarkson
- Sandi Thom
- The Law
- wet wet wet
- Greg Cozart aka KC
More On Freshman Guitars
Although the main focus considering all the models of Freshman guitars that are available appears to be on their acoustic models there are electro acoustic, arch top and regular electric guitars available as well. Their electric models include the semi acoustics like the F335BK and the F335RD, the electric FEPGB and FEPBC (discontinued) and two arch tops the FJ1 as well as the FJ2. The numerous amount of acoustic and electro acoustic guitars that are available is definitely impressive. You should not have any problem what so ever finding a model that has the quality at the cost you are looking for. Although this is a young company, the designers and builders of the Freshman guitars are doing some good things and are worth taking the time to check out.