Based on a '57 Strat with a maple fretboard.
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 and
winding technique for the magnets giving them a unique, Slowhand-approved sound. 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 offers 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-like quality in a production axe. Thanks Fender, this one was well worth the wait!
Fender Artist Series Eric Johnson Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:
- '57-style, 2-piece alder body
- Body cavities true to '57 specs
- One-piece, quartersawn plain maple neck
- Thinner, vintage-style headstock
- 12" radius American Series-style frets
- Staggered vintage machine heads eliminate string tree
- Thin neck cap
- Bone nut
- Custom Shop-modified single-coil pickups
- Master volume, neck tone, and bridge tone controls
- Vintage tremolo with silver painted block
- '57-style string recess
- Thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Fender Artist Series Eric Johnson Stratocaster Electric Guitar Includes:
Fender and Eric Johnson have created a masterpiece, and we have one for you. Don't wait
another second! Call or click to order yours.
