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The Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster!





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Very few musical artists are ever able to achieve a true signature style ? a sometimes-undefinable sound which makes comparisons to other musicians impossible. But Texas guitarist Eric Johnson comes as close as any musician from the past quarter-century. Eric is also known for his perfectionism and dedicated search for an "ultimate" guitar. Now Fender has released the long-awaited Eric Johnson Signature Model Stratocaster guitar. The brainchild of Johnson himself, this new model is designed with Eric's own personal features and preferences, and it is made possible because of his expressed desire to give something back to the collectors, players and, especially, the fans who have supported him throughout his career.





Made with the finest woods available





The Eric Johnson Signature Model Fender Stratocaster guitar is built from some of the finest materials available. The light 2-piece alder body is dressed in a very thin nitro cellulose lacquer finish, and the 1-piece quarter-sawn maple neck sports a 12-inch fingerboard radius, 21 highly polished frets, and a soft "V" neck profile.





Serial EJ24188


Serial EJ24188


Custom pickups wound to Eric's specifications





Additional features on the Eric Johnson Strat include staggered vintage-style machine heads, thus eliminating the need for a string tree, custom pickups with countersink screws and wound to Eric's specifications, and a highly contoured body and neck.





Vintage Tremolo and '57-style features





The Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster comes with a parchment '57 style pickguard, 5-way pickup switch, master volume, neck tone and bridge tone controls, and a Vintage Tremolo with five tremolo springs, silver painted block and '57 style string recess with no paint between base plate and the block.





Serial EJ24188


Fender Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:


1-Piece quartersawn soft "V" shape vintage tinted Maple neck


Extra-smooth neck to headstock volute


Special neckplate with engraved EJ and Kokopelli


2-Piece deep-contoured '57 style lightweight Alder body


1957-style body cavities


12-inch radius fingerboard


Countersunk holes in pickguard for pickup mounting screws


Height-staggered vintage-style tuners, which eliminate the need for string trees


Vintage tremolo 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