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The Custom Shop and Merle created this beauty. A modified Thinline guitar, with laminated top of figured maple, set neck with deep carved heel, Ivoroid pickguard and binding, gold hardware, abalone "Tuff Dog Tele" peghead inlay. The Merle Haggard Telecaster has a Texas Special neck pickup and custom wiring of a 4-way Tele switch - just the way Merle likes it. 2-color sunburst. Includes custom 4-way switching case, strap and cable ($179 value).

Fender Custom Artist Series Merle Haggard Signature Telecaster Electric Guitar Features:

  • Maple center block, select alder wings with tone chambers, laminated, figured maple top (urethane finish)
  • Figured maple neck (urethane finish)
  • C-shaped profile
  • Maple fingerboard (7.25" radius)
  • 22 medium jumbo frets
  • 2 Texas Special Tele single-coil pickups
  • Master volume, master tone
  • 4-position blade switch:
  • 1 - bridge pickup 2-bridge and neck in parallel 3-neck pickup 4-neck and bridge in series (fatter tone than Pos. 2 and more output than 1, 2, or 3.
  • Gold American Tele bridge
  • Gold-plated Fender/Schaller die-cast tuning machines with white perloid buttons
  • Gold-plated hardware
  • 1-ply ivoroid pickguard
  • 25-1'2" scale length
  • Unique features: Tone chambers, mother-of-pearl "Tone Dog" headstock inlay, ivoroid body binding, set neck, deep-carved heel, Merle Haggard signature on headstock

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Fender Custom Artist Series Merle Haggard Signature Telecaster Electric Guitar

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Average of 5 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 8.83

Quality

Quality: 10.00

Features

Features: 9.83

Value

Value: 8.83

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 8

Tele Heaven
Posted by T.L. Boise from New Haven, Vermont on Apr 23, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: hobbyist, jam now and then
Reviewer's Play Style: blues, country, jazz....
I sure hope when the time comes and I go to the big gig in the sky I can take this tele with me. It is the absolute finest guitar I have ever played in every respect. The neck is great and comfortable, the tone is the best quality i have heard. I have 2 other U.S. made tele's and this surpases both of them by far, Maybe its the hollowed out chambers and the thru neck is more rigid. Overall Quality is the best I have seen. Very Happy and would highly recomend this guitar. The price is a little much but you will get over that shortly after you have it in your hands.... thanks for listening... T.L. Boise New Haven, Vermont

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Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Merle Haggard Tribute Tele
Posted by papatoon1 from Gravois Mills, Mo on Apr 28, 2006
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist and collector
Reviewer's Play Style: Old country
I love Teles but this jewel stole my heart. It's beautiful and plays very well, but it's too beautiful to play. It will make a fine gift for my son someday to remember both Merle and myself!

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 8

Incredible instrument! Flawless!
Posted by vibrasonic from Tucson on Dec 21, 2003
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Pro guitarist
Reviewer's Play Style: country, rock
This is the highest quality guitar I have ever played. The worksmanship is absolutely amazing!

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 9

Best Tele ever made!
Posted by JohnHenry from New Hampshire on Dec 14, 2003
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobby Band Lead Guitarist
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock
The beauty of this guitar is unsurpassed. The 4-way switch provides the broadest range of tones. Sustains all day! Very comfortable, narrow neck.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 8

They do not come any better than this one
Posted by Cameron Whyte from London, Canada on Aug 8, 2003
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active musician for 45 years.
Reviewer's Play Style: Country, middle of the road and Rock n Roll
From the very first minute I realized i had purchased a real gem. I have played telecasters for nearlyfourty years and this model is unbeatable in every department. The price is steep but the longer you own this model and experience just what can be done with it, your memories of the price tag fade rather quickly. There are to many great things about this guitar to mention. I can honestly say I felt like the guitar actually made me a better player as the action is the finest I have ever seen.

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Fender Custom Artist Series Merle Haggard Signature Telecaster Electric Guitar

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