Session King Tenor Guitar

NK Forster Session King Tenor – Handmade, powerful, trusted

Handmade. Gig-proven. Built to do the job vintage tenors couldn’t.

WHAT IT IS

The Session King is a hand-built tenor guitar designed to be loud, balanced, and dependable. This is where the NK Forster tenor legacy began, and it’s still the model most players start with.

WHY CHOOSE IT?

Most tenor guitars are either overbuilt and underwhelming, or vintage instruments with all the problems that come with age — thin tone, poor projection, questionable reliability. The Session King fixes all of that. Strong, clear, and dynamically responsive. A tenor you won’t have to wrestle with on stage or in the studio.

WHAT YOU’RE BUYING

A fully hand-built Session King tenor with your choice of tonewoods and body style. Built to last and made to be played. A five year warranty.

HOW MUCH IT COSTS

If you’d like the current price list, scroll down and fill in the contact form at the foot of the page.

 

Nigel made me a dream tenor guitar: wonderful tonewoods, amazing finish and that rare balance of clarity from the bottom to the very top. It's right up there with the very best of my vintage Martins and Gibsons, with a finer edge.

Ed Baden-Powell - England
The Session King holds its own easily with the banjo. In fact, while we were picking yesterday I had to hold back while playing backup as the tenor was overpowering the banjo. I've been thinking about what to compare the power of this guitar to. While playing two-finger backup chords, it's a bit like shooting a shotgun. The chords boom out with surprising authority. So, there's a learning curve to it. It's refreshing to play a tenor with power to spare.

Steve Wilke, USA
Nigel, I have had quite a few high quality guitars in my life, but yours is the most extraordinary sounding one I have ever owned. That is no exaggeration; it is simply magnificent. It was superb when I got it, and amazingly, sounds even better now. Plus, it has great action, first rate playability. Tell me the truth: Is this the best one of these four-stringers you have ever made? I wouldn’t be surprised.
I really can’t imagine how its sound could be improved upon.


Will Morgan, USA
Beautiful! I love the guitar; it is perfect for the cello music that I play. I've never heard a guitar like this before. When I close my eyes I think I'm hearing a harpsichord! Thanks for the great opportunity.


Pamela Davis, USA
"Nigel exhibits that dogged passion and perseverance that’s made him a master at his trade; perfect blend of engineer + artist. He took time to absorb all my requests and then gifted me with an instrument that blew past my expectations. Pinch me - I’m a lucky new owner of a Session King!"

Bob MacNeil, Canada
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  • Material

    Soundboard - cedrela - a lightweight durable hardwood which has the appearance of a mahogany, yet a tone more like that of a thirty year old mahogany guitar.



    Back and sides - mahogany or Queenland maple

    Neck - mahogany, Pacific maple, American maple or New Guinea rosewood.

    Fretboard - rocklite bound ebony or bog oak.

    Bridge - rocklite ebano

  • Hardware

    Tuners - Gotoh gold banjo tuners or Chrome Gotoh 510 tuners

    Frets - Evo gold hand polished frets

    Nut and saddle - hand polished bone.

  • Dimensions

    body width: 395mm 15 1/2″
    body depth - 110mm 3.9″
    scale - 24.75″ or 22" or custom
    nut - 32mm or custom
    tuning - GDAE, GDAD, ADAD or similar