{"id":575037,"date":"2026-07-08T12:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/575037\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:04:17","slug":"jim-roots-signature-telecaster-is-now-available-in-shoreline-gold-here-are-some-images-to-whet-your-appetite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/575037\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Root\u2019s signature Telecaster is now available in Shoreline Gold \u2013 here are some images to whet your appetite\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Root<\/a>\u2019s signature Fender<\/a> Telecaster is one of the most eye-catching Tele\u2019s in the brand\u2019s lineup, notable for flipping the script and turning the timeless electric guitar design into a metal-ready machine.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s developed something of a cult following since its launch in 2010, and remains a key instrument in his Slipknot<\/a> live arsenal. But after 16 years, it\u2019s time for a reskin\u2026<\/p>\n

Enter the Limited Edition Jim Root Telecaster, now boasting a striking Shoreline Gold finish. It\u2019s a slight deviation from the monochrome colour scheme Root\u2019s Fender signature models usually adopt \u2013 which also include a Stratocaster and a Jazzmaster \u2013 but we definitely dig it\u2026<\/p>\n

\"FenderCredit: Fender<\/p>\n

Beneath its Shoreline Gold makeover, the guitar\u2019s specs remain the same, including a mahogany body, maple neck with a 12\u201d-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.<\/p>\n

\u201cFender guitars have been a cornerstone of my rig since the earliest days of Slipknot and continue to be today,\u201d says Jim Root. \u201cSeeing my signature model in Shoreline Gold gives it a completely fresh character. It\u2019s the same guitar I\u2019ve relied on for more than two decades, but this new finish makes it feel exciting all over again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FenderCredit: Fender<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Jim Root celebrated the timelessness of the Telecaster as a design, likening the classic shape to sunglasses, of all things\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIf somebody tells you to do something, you\u2019re gonna do the opposite,\u201d he said, referring to his decision to make a signature Telecaster as a metal guitarist all those years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody thought I should be coming out with some pointy metal guitar that\u2019s 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\u2019ll always be there. People will make their version of it, but there\u2019s only one Fender Telecaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FenderCredit: Fender<\/p>\n

2026 celebrates 75 years of the Telecaster, following the original\u2019s launch back in 1951. In March, the brand unveiled a range of new 75th Anniversary Teles<\/a>, comprising five models across the brand\u2019s Player II, American Professional and American Ultra II ranges, and even including a classic Cabronita model.<\/p>\n

But back to Jim Root\u2019s new Tele\u2026 Price-wise the new Shoreline Gold edition clocks in at \u00a31,599.<\/p>\n

You can learn more at <\/b>Fender<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

\"FenderCredit: Fender\"Sam<\/p>\n

Sam is the Associate News Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Thoroughly immersed in music culture for the majority of his life, Sam has played guitar for 20 years, studied music technology and production at university, and also written for the likes of Guitar World, Total Guitar, Metal Hammer and MusicRadar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jim Root\u2019s signature Fender Telecaster is one of the most eye-catching Tele\u2019s in the brand\u2019s lineup, notable for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575038,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,93971,117,16624,19,17,337,244910],"class_list":["post-575037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-eire","tag-electric-guitars","tag-entertainment","tag-gear","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music","tag-signature-models"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116884267339460437","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}