Any guitarist who marvels at the breathtaking sonic artistry and peerlessly pure tone of Texas Strat® virtuoso Eric Johnson will also marvel at the Eric Johnson Stratocaster Maple guitar. Johnson is famously meticulous in crafting his tone, and every facet of the guitar is designed to Johnson's own detailed specs, from the specially voiced pickups to the extra-contoured neck and body to the distinctive tremolo assembly and much more. A refined signature model honoring one of modern music's finest Strat masters.

Features

• Light two-piece alder body with deep 1957-style body contours and cavities
• One-piece vintage-tint quartersawn maple neck (contours sanded very smooth) with '57-style "soft V" contour
• 12"-radius maple fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets
• Specially voiced Eric Johnson single-coil pickups with countersunk screws and five-way switching
• Vintage-style tremolo with silver-painted block,'57-style string recess, no paint between base plate and block, and five springs (no tremolo cover)
• Master volume, neck tone and bridge tone controls

Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish

Nitrocellulose lacquer is one of the great original-era Fender electric guitar finishes, and is still used today on select instruments. Thin, porous and delicate, its a premium finish prized for sonic qualities that let body woods breathe with their true tonal character, and for an appearance that ages and wears in a distinctive way appealing to many players.

Quartersawn Neck with "V" Profile

The neck of Johnsons finely crafted signature Strat is fashioned from extra-strong quartersawn maple, with a sharper 1950s-style "V" profile (the shape of the neck in cross section) ideal for players with larger hands whose thumb extends over the edge of the fingerboard.

Special Eric Johnson Pickups

Eric Johnson is known for being meticulous about tone, and the sound of his signature Stratocaster comes from three specially voiced Eric Johnson single-coil pickups with countersunk mounting screws.

12" Fingerboard Radius

This instrument features a fingerboard radius (the amount of curvature across the width of the fingerboard) that, at 12", is substantially more flattened than both a vintage-style 7.25" radius and a modern 9.5" radius. Feels notably flat even though theres still slight curvature, and is great for bending notes without fretting out.

Staggered Vintage-Style Tuners

These tuners have a cool vintage-style look and are height-staggered in pairs, with posts that get progressively shorter from the low strings to the high strings. This creates optimal string break angles from the nut to the tuners, with no consequent need for string trees.

No Back Tremolo Cover/Screw Holes

According to Johnsons own specs, his signature Stratocaster has no tremolo cavity cover on the back and no screw holes for one.

General

Series

Artist

Orientation

Right-Hand

Colour

White Blonde

Country Of Origin

US

Platform

Artist

Neck

Neck Material

1-Piece Quartersawn Maple

Neck Finish

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Shape

Soft "V"

Fingerboard Radius

12" (305 mm)

Fingerboard Material

Maple

Position Inlays

Black Dot

Number of Frets

21

Truss Rod

Vintage-Style Butt Adjust

String Nut

Bone

Nut Width

1.650" (42 mm)

Nut Material

Bone

Body

Body

Alder

Body Finish

Gloss Lacquer

Body Shape

Stratocaster®

Body Material

Alder

Hardware

Bridge

6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronised Tremolo

Bridge Cover/Tailpiece

Includes Chrome Bridge Cover

Pickguard

1-Ply Parchment

Control Knobs

Parchment Plastic

Switch Tip

Parchment

Hardware Finish

Nickel/Chrome

Tuning Machines

Vintage-Style Staggered

Strings

Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406

Tremolo Arm

American Vintage

Neck Plate

4-Bolt Custom

Strap Buttons

Vintage-Style

Electronics

Bridge Pickup

Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil with Countersunk Mounting Screws

Middle Pickup

Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil with Countersunk Mounting Screws

Neck Pickup

Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil with Countersunk Mounting Screws

Pickup Configuration

SSS

Controls

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