When you think of Tom Petty, what guitar comes to mind? It’s a tough choice, because Tom has played many iconic axes over his 40-year career. Rickenbacker came out with his signature 12-string in the early ’90s. Gibson currently makes a Tom Petty Gibson Dove. Now, Fender is releasing the Acoustic Custom Shop Tom Petty Kingman dreadnaught.
The guitar has an AA Sitka spruce top, mahogany backs and sides, and is forward X-braced. A ’62 Strat headstock tops the maple neck with a modern “C” profile.
Other details:
- Nitro gloss black
- 20 fret rosewood fingerboard, 10″ radius
- Clay dot position inlays
- Bone saddle, bone pins
- Fishman V2-pickup/preamp system
- Tom’s autograph in the soundhole with handwritten serial number.
This Kingman is extremely limited—only 25 are being made—so grab one while you can, and only if you have cash in hand. It’s not cheap—MSRP is $5500. That does include some major case candy: a signed certificate of authenticity, an Acoustic Custom shop tool kit, and an autographed copy of Tom’s latest album, Hypnotic Eye. Tom is donating all of his proceeds to charity.
Tom’s Kingman is only available through Fuller’s Guitars in Houston, Texas, Tundra Music in Ontario, Canada, and a guy on Reverb.com who is only asking $12,500 for his: