DETAILED ERIC JOHNSON STRAT STYLE
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 Johnsons own detailed specifications, 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 musics 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

HIGHLIGHTS
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 specifications, his signature Stratocaster has no tremolo cavity cover on the back and no screw holes for one.

Specifications:
BODY
BODY MATERIAL: Alder
BODY FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster

NECK:
NECK MATERIAL: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
NECK FINISH: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK SHAPE: Soft "V"
SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (648 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Maple
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12" (305 mm)
NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
FRET SIZE: Medium Jumbo
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
POSITION INLAYS: Black Dot
TRUSS ROD: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust

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
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
CONFIGURATION: SSS

HARDWARE
BRIDGE: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
HARDWARE FINISH: Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES: Vintage-Style Staggered
PICKGUARD: 1-Ply Parchment
CONTROL KNOBS: Parchment Plastic
SWITCH TIP: Parchment
NECK PLATE: 4-Bolt Custom

MISCELLANEOUS
STRINGS: Fender USA 250R, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
OTHER FEATURES: 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

ACCESSORIES
CASE/GIG BAG: Deluxe Blonde Hardshell with Black Ends (Black Interior)
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Blonde Hardshell Case with Black Ends (Black Interior), Strap, Cable, "Ash Tray" Bridge Cover

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