Fender has teamed up with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell for two new models – the Red Dog Telecaster and FCS Limited Edition Masterbuilt 1972 “Red Dog” Telecaster.
“Telecasters are the heart and soul of rock and roll music and this one is a beautiful instrument,” said Campbell. “I could tell The Red Dog was special as soon as I picked it up. It felt like it was in the right place at just the right time. The humbuckers give it so much power and such a wide variety of tones while the destruct button really sets it apart from just about any other tele.”
The Stories Collection Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster offers two signature Mike Campbell humbuckers in the neck and middle position, a custom single coil bridge pickup, a Bigsby B5F tremolo, and the “Destruct” circuit – With the push of a sleek silver button on the control plate, an added 34 dB of gain.
The FCS Limited Edition Masterbuilt 1972 “Red Dog” Telecaster is more of a representation of the instrument as it exists today – dings, paint chips, dents and all by FCS’s Senior Masterbuilder Dennis Galuska. The FCS version comes outfitted with vintage replica Arcane, Inc. pickups and “Destruct” boost circuit, a flat sawn Maple neck with custom Oval “C” back shape, 7.25″ radius fingerboard, 21 vintage upgrade frets, 5-way pickup sector and vintage style Jazzmaster bridge with threaded saddles.
The Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster goes for $3,499.99, while the FCS Limited Edition Masterbuilt 1972 “Red Dog” Telecaster is a cool $20,000. Get them both right here.
