Jim Root’s signature Telecaster is now available in Shoreline Gold – here are some images to whet your appetite…
Jim Root’s signature Fender Telecaster is one of the most eye-catching Tele’s in the brand’s lineup, notable for flipping the script and turning the timeless electric guitar design into a metal-ready machine.
It’s developed something of a cult following since its launch in 2010, and remains a key instrument in his Slipknot live arsenal. But after 16 years, it’s time for a reskin…
Enter the Limited Edition Jim Root Telecaster, now boasting a striking Shoreline Gold finish. It’s a slight deviation from the monochrome colour scheme Root’s Fender signature models usually adopt – which also include a Stratocaster and a Jazzmaster – but we definitely dig it…
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Beneath its Shoreline Gold makeover, the guitar’s specs remain the same, including a mahogany body, maple neck with a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets, active EMG 60 and 81 humbuckers with a single volume control and three-way switch, a string-through-body hardtrail bridge and sleek black hardware.
“Fender guitars have been a cornerstone of my rig since the earliest days of Slipknot and continue to be today,” says Jim Root. “Seeing my signature model in Shoreline Gold gives it a completely fresh character. It’s the same guitar I’ve relied on for more than two decades, but this new finish makes it feel exciting all over again.”
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Earlier this year, Jim Root celebrated the timelessness of the Telecaster as a design, likening the classic shape to sunglasses, of all things…
“If somebody tells you to do something, you’re gonna do the opposite,” he said, referring to his decision to make a signature Telecaster as a metal guitarist all those years ago.
“Everybody thought I should be coming out with some pointy metal guitar that’s got 12 points or whatever. No, how about we just do a classic slab iconic guitar? Guitars, in my opinion, are like sunglasses. The classics never go out of style. They’ll always be there. People will make their version of it, but there’s only one Fender Telecaster.”
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2026 celebrates 75 years of the Telecaster, following the original’s launch back in 1951. In March, the brand unveiled a range of new 75th Anniversary Teles, comprising five models across the brand’s Player II, American Professional and American Ultra II ranges, and even including a classic Cabronita model.
But back to Jim Root’s new Tele… Price-wise the new Shoreline Gold edition clocks in at £1,599.
You can learn more at Fender.
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