Description
Few players obsess over tone like Eric Johnson, and this signature Stratocaster reflects that obsession down to the smallest detail. It starts with a 2-piece alder body, deep-contoured in ’57 style and sprayed in thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer for that vintage feel and resonance. The quartersawn maple neck wears a soft “V” profile with a vintage tint, topped by a bound, round-laminated rosewood fingerboard set to a 12″ radius with 21 medium jumbo frets and pearloid dot markers.
Johnson personally voiced the three single-coil pickups, mounted with countersunk screws, and wired them through a 5-position blade switch with master volume and dual tone controls. Vintage-style staggered tuners eliminate the need for string trees, while a 6-saddle American Vintage synchronized tremolo with a silver-painted block and ’57-style string recess keeps things period-correct. A custom 4-bolt neckplate is engraved with Johnson’s initials and a Kokopelli figure, and the 3-ply parchment pickguard, parchment knobs, and switch tips complete the vintage-correct look.
Key details include:
- 2-piece deep-contoured alder body with 1957-style cavities
- Quartersawn maple neck, soft “V” shape, extra-smooth heel-to-headstock volute
- Bound round-laminated rosewood fingerboard, 12″ radius, 21 frets
- Three specially voiced Eric Johnson single-coils, SSS configuration
- American Vintage tremolo with silver-painted block, no back cover plate, 5 springs
- Vintage-style staggered tuners, synthetic bone nut
- Fender USA 250R strings (.010-.046)
It ships in a deluxe blonde hardshell case with a Levy’s woven strap, a 15′ Koil Kords cable, and an included “ash tray” bridge cover for players who want that fully vintage aesthetic.
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