Fender Stratocaster Artist – ERIC JOHNSON STRATOCASTER Guitar Review :: Fender Electric Guitars Reviews
The long-awaited Eric Johnson Stratocaster guitar
The long-awaited Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster guitar arose from Johnson’s express wish to give something back to the collectors, players and fans who’ve supported him throughout his career.
Designed by Johnson himself with his own personal features and preferences, this signature model has a highly contoured two-piece alder body with a very thin nitrocellulous lacquer finish. This beauty is based on a ’57, and combines the best of vintage design with modern electronics technology. The one-piece quarter-sawn maple neck has a V-shaped profile, 12″ fingerboard radius and 21 polished frets. The staggered vintage-style machine heads eliminate the need for a string tree, and the custom pickups are wound to Johnson’s specs. Other features include a parchment ’57-style pickguard, four-spring vintage tremolo, silver-painted block and ’57-style string recess with no paint between the base plate and the block. Johnson and Custom Shop guru Michael Frank-Braun also included one of Eric’s most famous Fender 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 Fender strat guitar is tonal perfection thanks to the discerning ear of one of the best players to ever pick up an axe.
| Features + Technical Specs | |
|---|---|
| Model Number | 011-7702-(Color#) |
| Series | Artist Series |
| Colors | (801) White Blonde, (803) 2-Color Sunburst, (806) Black, (809) Candy Apple Red, (Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer) |
| Body | 2-Piece, Deep Contoured, ‘57 Style Lightweight Alder Body |
| Neck | 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple, Soft “V” Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Bridge | American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover |
| Machine Heads | Fender/Gotoh Staggered Vintage Style Tuning Machines |
| Hardware | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard | 1-Ply Parchment, (8 Hole) |
| Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
| Width at Nut | 1.650” (42 mm) |
| 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), 5 Tremolo Springs and No Back Tremolo Cover Plate |
| Strings | Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046), p/n 073-0250-006 |
| Accessories | Deluxe Blonde Hardshell Case with Black Ends (Black Interior), Strap, Cable |
| These musical instruments offer includes Case | Deluxe Blonde Hardshell Case with Black Ends (Black Interior) |
| Introduced | 1/2005 |
