Fender also showed 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.
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 cellulous 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.
Additional features 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 highly contoured body and neck. It comes with a parchment ’57 style pickguard, 5-Way Switch, Master Volume, Neck Tone and Bridge Tone controls, and a Vintage Tremolo with 4 tremolo springs, silver painted block and ’57 style string recess with no paint between base plate and the block.
Features:
- COLORS: White Blonde, 2-Color Sunburst, Black, Candy Apple Red (Thin Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer)
- BODY: 2-Piece, Deep Contoured, ’57 Style Lightweight Alder Body
- NECK: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple, Soft “V” Shape (Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer Finish)
- MACHINE HEADS: Fender/Gotoh Staggered Vintage Style Tuning Machines
- FINGERBOARD: Maple, 12″ Radius (305 mm)
- NO. OF FRETS: 21 Highly Polished Medium Jumbo Frets
- PICKUPS: 3 Special Design Custom Shop Eric Johnson Pickups with Countersunk Mounting Screws (Neck/Middle/Bridge)
- BRIDGE: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover
- HARDWARE: Nickel/Chrome
- CASE: Deluxe Black Hardshell Case (Black Interior)
- SCALE LENGTH: 25.5″
- UNIQUE 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″ 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), 4 Tremolo Springs and NO Back Tremolo Cover Plate.
