The Fender Stories Collection pays tribute to legendary musicians, their beloved modified Fender electric guitars and the extraordinary music they created together. 

Revered for his tasty rhythms and fiery leads, Mike Campbell is responsible for many of the iconic hooks from the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers catalog. For decades now his faithful Fender guitars have been at the heart of his trusted formula for award-winning tone.   

Campbell bought what became known as the “Red Dog” from a former guitar student in Florida, complete with Bigsby tremolo and a powerful onboard boost, known as the “Destruct” circuit. Featured on the Damn the Torpedoes track “Refugee,” Mike’s iconic 1972 Red Dog Telecaster® fabricated the memorable tune and can be seen in the accompanying music video.”

The Stories Collection Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster® features an Heirloom™ nitrocellulose lacquer “Red Dog Red” finish, 1-piece maple neck with 7.25” radius fingerboard and 21 vintage-style frets as well as an onboard “Destruct” boost circuit. The custom Mike Campbell Red Dog pickup set features two vintage-style humbuckers and a single-coil telecaster bridge pickup, Bigsby B5F tremolo and a custom Red Dog neck plate. Custom accessories include a vintage-style case, strap, picks and certificate of authenticity. 

Unique, versatile and utterly original, The Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster pays tribute to a veteran Heartbreaker with a serious knack for writing extraordinary songs and delivering catchy, captivating and magnificent guitar parts.

Body: Alder
Body Finish: Heirloom™ Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Telecaster®
Body Material: Alder
Headstock: Telecaster®
Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple
Neck Finish: Heirloom™ Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: '70s "C"
Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Fingerboard Material: 1-Piece Maple Neck
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Side Dots: Black
Number of Frets: 21
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.60” (40.6 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Bridge: Fender/Bigsby® B5 Bridge and Tailpiece
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Pickup Covers: Bridge: Black; Middle: Chrome; Neck: Chrome
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Switch Tip: White
Hardware Finish: Heirloom™ Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
String Trees: Dual-Wing with Nylon Spacer
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Custom
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Bridge Pickup: Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster®
Middle Pickup: Mike Campbell Red Dog Middle Humbucker
Neck Pickup: Mike Campbell Red Dog Neck Humbucker
Pickup Configuration: SHH
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, "Destruct" Button
Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1 (Bridge Pickup), Position 2 (Bridge and Middle Pickup), Position 3 (Middle Pickup), Position 4 (Middle and Neck Pickup), Position 5 (Neck Pickup)
Auxiliary Switching: Push-Push Button on Control Plate activates "Destruct" Boost Circuit
Special Electronics: "Destruct" Boost Circuit Provides 34 dB of Gain