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Very few musical artists are ever able to achieve a true signature style ? a sometimes undefinable sound that makes comparisons to other musicians impossible. But Texas guitarist Eric Johnson comes as close as any musician from the past 25 years. 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 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 nitrocellulose lacquer finish, and the 1-piece quartersawn maple neck sports a 12-inch fingerboard radius, 21 highly polished frets, and a soft V-shaped neck profile.





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 that are 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, a 5-way pickup switch, master volume, neck tone, and bridge tone controls, and a vintage tremolo with five tremolo springs.


Fender Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster Features:


1-piece quartersawn soft V-shaped maple neck with vintage tint


2-piece deep-contoured '57-style lightweight alder body


12-inch radius fingerboard


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


Vintage tremolo with silver-painted block and '57-style string recess


5 tremolo springs and no-back tremolo cover plate


Deluxe blonde hardshell case included with black ends, strap, and cable


White blonde color with nitrocellulose finish


21 highly polished medium-jumbo frets


1-ply parchment pickguard


25.5-inch scale length


3 Special Design Custom Shop Eric Johnson pickups


Master volume, neck tone, and bridge tone controls


Nickel/chrome hardware