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The Brainchild Of Eric Johnson Himself!

After years of painstaking research and design, the Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster Electric Guitar has finally arrived.

Designed with Eric by Custom Shop guru Michael Frank-Braun, this beauty is based on a `57, and combines the best of vintage design with modern electronics technology.

The `57-style, 2-piece alder body has an ultrathin, Custom Shop-quality nitrocellulose lacquer finish that results in better resonance.

Johnson opted for a one-piece, quartersawn maple neck with a 12" radius that`s finished with a thin-skinned glossy lacquer and vintage tint.

19 prototype pickups were created before Johnson found the tone he was looking for. The Custom Shop-modified single coils use a new wire material for the magnets. Johnson and Braun also included one of Eric`s most famous Strat modifications by wiring the tone controls to the neck and bridge pickups, instead of the standard neck/middle tone configuration of most Strats.

This guitar is tonal perfection thanks to the discerning ear of one of the best players to ever pick up an axe. And it`s pleasing to the eye as well, with its large arm contour, `57-style pickguard and shallow pickup cavities, plus thin headstock with vintage staggered tuners that eliminate the need for a string tree.

Unbelievable Custom Shop quality in a production axe.

A Marriage Of Vintage Tone And Modern Player Needs!


Features:

2-Piece, Deep Contoured, ‘57 Style Lightweight Alder Body

Neck 1-Piece Vintage Tinted Quartersawn Maple, Soft “V” Shape (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)

Thinner Vintage-Style Headstock

Bone nut

Maple Fingerboard, 12” Radius (305 mm)

Extra Smooth Neck to Headstock Volute

21 Highly Polished Medium Jumbo Frets

3 Special Design Custom Shop Eric Johnson Pickups with Countersunk Mounting Screws (Neck/Middle/Bridge)

Controls Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

Pickup 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

American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover with Silver Painted Block and ‘57 Style String Recess (No Paint Between Base Plate and Block)

5 Tremolo Springs and No Back Tremolo Cover Plate

Fender/Gotoh® Height Staggered Vintage Style Tuning Machines which Eliminate the Need for String Trees

Hardware Nickel/Chrome

Pickguard 1-Ply Parchment, (8 Hole) w/ Countersunk Holes in Pickguard for Pickup Mounting Screws

Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)

Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)

Special Neckplate with Engraved EJ and Kokopelli

1957 Style Body Cavities

Deluxe Blonde Hardshell Case with Black Ends (Black Interior)