2001 Fender Custom Shop Merle Haggard Tuff Dog Tele® Telecaster® Figured Maple Sunburst, Mint, Original Hard, $5,999.00
Also known as the Tuff Dog Tele, Fender's Merle Haggard Signature Telecaster is a chambered, Alder-bodied take on a thinline Tele with a figured Maple top. It features Texas Special Tele pickups and abalone inlays on the headstock. This is the earlier 2001 Fender Custom Shop model and it comes with a signed Merle Haggard additional pickguard!
Here are the specs from the Fender website:
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Binding: Ivoroid
Body Material: Maple Center Block, Select Alder Wings with Tone Chambers, Laminated Figured Maple Top
Body Finish: Urethane
Neck
Neck Material: Figured Maple
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Neck Plate: None
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Fingerboard: Maple
Position Inlays: Black Dots
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele
Neck Pickup: Texas Special™ Single-Coil Tele
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: 4-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel), Position 3. Neck Pickup, Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series)
Pickup Configuration: SS
Hardware
Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Strat with Block-Style Saddles
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Cast/Sealed with Pearl Buttons
Orientation: Right-Hand
Pickguard: 1-Ply Ivoroid
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
Unique Features: Tone Chambers, Mother of Pearl "Tuff Dog" Headstock Inlay, Ivoroid Body Binding, Set Neck, Deep Carved Heel, Merle Haggard Signature on Headstock
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap, Certificate of Authenticity
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