A truly modern Tele® guitar built for big sounds. As lead guitarist for Slipknot and Stone Sour, Jim Root is one of todays leading heavy guitarists.

This Tele was a labor of love for both artist and Fender, combining several unique features to give it an identity all its own. Special features include a mahogany body, EMG pickups, 22 Dunlop 6100 jumbo frets, black locking tuners and hardware, and a single volume knob. Available in a black finish with a maple neck and fingerboard with a white pickguard or in white with a maple neck, ebony fingerboard and a black pickgaurd. Includes black tweed hardshell case with red interior.



Model Name: Jim Root Telecaster®
Model Number: 013-4444-(Color#)
Series: Artist Series
Colors: (706) Flat Black or (780) Flat White, (Polyurethane Finish)
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Ebony on (780) Flat White, or Maple on (706) Flat Black, 9.5” Radius (241mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
Pickups: 1 EMG 60 (Neck); 1 EMG 81 (Bridge)
Controls: Master Volume
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade. Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge: Black 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge
Machine Heads: Black Fender®/Schaller® Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking Tuning Machines
Hardware: Black
Pickguard: 1-Ply White On: (706) Flat Black, 1-Ply Black On: (780) Flat White,
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
Unique Features: Mahogany Body, Active EMG Pickups, Ebony or Maple Fingerboard, Black Hardware, Flat Finshes
Strings: Fender Standard Tension ST250L, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042),
Accessories: Black Tweed Case with Red Plush Interior
Introduced: 7/2007

Labels: Jim Root, Slipknot, Telecaster