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EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum active pickups
Open-coil active humbuckers at the neck and bridge, selected with a 3-position blade switch.

Independent shopping perspective
A Jim Root signature Jazzmaster V4 built around active EMG pickups, a mahogany body, and a string-through hardtail bridge for crushing metal tones and detuned playing.


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Detail 01
Open-coil active humbuckers at the neck and bridge, selected with a 3-position blade switch.
Detail 02
A 6-saddle bridge with block saddles; the description identifies it as improving sustain and tuning stability for heavy drop tunings and aggressive playing.
Detail 03
A 12-inch (305 mm) radius fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets.
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Fender worked closely with Slipknot guitarist Jim Root on this signature model.
No. It has a 6-saddle string-through-body hardtail bridge with block saddles.
It uses EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum open-coil active pickups in the bridge and neck positions.
A Deluxe Black Tweed hardshell case is specified.
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