Pre Owned '15 Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Mike Campbell Heartbreaker Masterbuilt Dale Wilson Broadcaster
This is it—the Mike Campbell Limited Edition “Heartbreaker”. It honors the revered vintage Fender that crafted a multitude of ear-pleasing hooks for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and other legendary artists including Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and George Harrison. The epitome of a workhorse guitar, the Heartbreaker faithfully reproduces the beloved instrument that powers Campbell’s economically tasteful guitar playing.
The original Heartbreaker was examined, reverse-engineered and documented in exhaustive detail by Master Builder Dale Wilson to create this phenomenal reproduction. This guitar is nearly indistinguishable from the original; the sound, feel and the patina of 40 years of loving use is all there for you to experience. From the nail scratch on the front of the lower horn to the soldering iron burn near the output jack and the chipped nut, this guitar is visually and sonically comparable to Campbell's trusty companion. As he said, "With a blindfold test I might not be able to tell the difference—that's how close it is."
The body’s thin natural lacquer finish allows the instrument’s natural voice to shine through unhindered while a pair of hand wound Custom Shop pickups customized for Campbell generates the rich, warm authentic Fender tone you’ve heard on the many hits he’s cranked out with his Heartbreaker. It has an ash body, with the grain showing through the Blonde finish. The back of the flame maple neck is finish-free for an unparalleled smooth playing feel, reflecting the hours Campbell has spent caressing the neck while performing with The Heartbreakers. It's vintage spec all the way through, just as a it should be, recreating the original guitar that Campbell score for just $600 back in the 70's when recording the first album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
This historic collectible is extremely hard to come by. Very rarely does one become available, so run down a dream while you can. Come to Club Fender @ Truetone Music to experience it for yourself, or order it right here to be shipped straight to your home.
Woodworking runs in the Wilson family, and the requisite Custom Shop zeal for outstanding craftsmanship has long been part of Dale’s DNA. He did repair work and mods in a small guitar shop right out of high school in the late 1980s; subsequently moving on to stints at Dobro and Rickenbacker before arriving at Fender, where he worked on Guild, Gretsch and Benedetto guitars before beginning his apprenticeship with various Custom Shop Master Builders.
He enjoys calling upon his extensive and varied experience as a craftsman to create highly distinctive guitars such as the Resophonic Thinline Telecaster®. Wilson also built five beautiful custom guitars for the January 2011 NAMM Show while still an apprentice and was asked to sign the back of the headstocks, garnering him his Master Builder status.
- Serial # R14610
- Part # 9215000155
- Weight: 6.7 lbs
- Color: Nocaster Blonde
- Body Material: Select Ash
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape: Telecaster
- Neck Material: Flame Maple
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Shape: Custom C
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Vintage-Style
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Pickups: Custom Wound Vintage-Style Single-Coil
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1: Neck Pickup, Position 2: Neck and Bridge Pickup, Position 3: Bridge Pickup
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Black
- Included Accessories: Case, Certificate of Authenticity
- Price is FIRM