Fender Limited Edition Jim Root Telecaster Electric Guitar, Ebony Fingerboard, Shoreline Gold

Built for those who shred and chug in sinister registers, the Fender Limited Edition Jim Root Telecaster delivers metal-influenced tone suitable for Slipknot and Stone Sour's very own Jim Root. Designed in close collaboration between Root and Fender, this Telecaster sports a twelve-inch radius ebony fingerboard, locking tuning machines, EMG active humbucking pickups, and a plethora of heavy-centric specs that culminate in an unrelenting riff machine.

Crushing tonality isn't easy to achieve. For Jim Root, he appoints a mahogany solidbody, carved to form the iconic Telecaster silhouette. Sporting a gloss Shoreline Gold finish with black pickguard and hardware, the aesthetics of this instrument are as bold as the tones. Bolted to the body is a satin-finished maple neck offered in the Modern "C" profile—smooth and fast for constant shredding across the 25.5" scale length. Topping the neck is an ebony fingerboard with a twelve-inch radius, supplying a flattened feel that is perfect for bending leads without fretting out. Speed and precision is essential for Root's playstyle, and his Fender collaboration supports that tenfold.

Other essential appointments include the 6-saddle string-through-body hardtail bridge, ensuring solid intonation regardless of the low tuning, and allows for individual string height adjustments for a perfect feeling instrument. Additionally, locking tuners (also featured in black) add an extra level of reliability for extreme pitches and musical abuse, giving Jim Root, and soon you, the peace of mind that every breakdown is tuned accurately.

Let's be honest, no ordinary Tele pickup could handle the Slipknot sound. That's why Fender and Jim Root deemed the EMG active humbucker a worthy option for hardcore amplification. With an EMG 81 in the bridge and EMG 60 in the neck, these active humbuckers dominate the sonic spectrum, unleashing a powerful, mean, and beefy tone that never compromises on articulation or tonal balance. Whether it's an intricate lead or dissonant chaos, there's no other pickup Jim Root would trust to deliver. Furthermore, dialing these tones has never been so easy, touting a simple lone master volume knob with three-way pickup selector for an effortless plug and chug guitar.

Secured in a Fender Deluxe black tweed hardshell case for gig traversal and home securance, this limited edition Jim Root Telecaster is a genre defining instrument designed, and undoubtedly performing, for the heaviest of players.