Fender ® Custom Shop Shop Merle Haggard Tribute Tele ®

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Merle Haggard Signature Telecaster®

0100402

Merle’s Tribute Tele® guitar - a modified Tele Thinline - features
a laminated figured maple top, maple set-neck with deep carved heel, Ivoroid pickguard and binding, gold hardware, Abalone “Tuff-Dog Tele” headstock inlay, Texas Special Telecaster pickups and custom 4-way switching.

Model Name Merle Haggard Signature Telecaster®
Model Number 010-0402-(803)
Series Custom Artist Series
Colors (803) 2-Color Sunburst,
(Polyurethane Finish)
Body Maple Center Block, Select Alder Wings with Tone Chambers, Laminated Figured Maple Top
Neck Figured Maple, Set Neck, “C” Shape,
(Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard Maple, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
Pickups 2 Texas Special™ Tele® Single-Coil Pickups (Neck/Bridge)
Controls Volume, Tone
(Custom Wiring)
Pickup Switching 4-Position Blade Switch:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel)
Position 3. Neck Pickup (Standard Tele)
Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series) (Fatter Tone Than Position 2. and More Output Than Position 1., 2., or 3.)
Bridge Gold American Tele
Machine Heads Gold Plated Fender®/Schaller® Elite Die-Cast Tuning Machines with White Pearloid Buttons,
Hardware Gold Plated
Pickguard 1-Ply “Ivoroid”
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)
Unique Features Tone Chambers,
Mother of Pearl “Tone Dog” Headstock Inlay,
Ivoroid Body Binding,
Set Neck,
Deep Carved Heel,
Merle Haggard Signature on Headstock
Strings Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-0250-003
Accessories Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, (Gold Interior), Strap, Cable
Case Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case
Introduced 1/1997

FENDER 0100402 Documentation ^top

Fender Guitar and Bass Owners Manual (pdf)

Owners Manual (pdf)