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Key Features
- Become a Stratocaster master like Johnson
- Broad dynamics and versatile tones produced by a trio of custom voiced single coils
- Make your solos stand out thanks to tremolo bridge and whammy bar
- Luxurious and fluid playability provided by 1957 body and neck construction
Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster MN, 2-Color Sunburst Overview
The Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster MN is a guitar that showcases the true talent and versatility of Johnson. As he is known for experimenting in a wide variety of genres, this Strat comes equipped with a trio of custom voiced single-coils, delivering a well-balanced and broad dynamic. Whilst the neck pickup produces a smooth and clean progression, its bridge ensures your riffs are crisp. Thanks to this versatile sound, alongside its controls and pickup switching, the sonic capabilities are endless.
Not only does this signature Strat produce tones like no other, but it also offers a vintage and dreamy playability. Alder has been sculpted with deep '57 contours and cavities, which ensures the Johnson model rests naturally and comfortably in both seated and standing performances. Complementing this is a 1957 neck and gloss finish, combining to produce a silky-smooth base for gliding between frets quickly and articulately. This refined signature truly honours a Strat master.
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionEndless tonal possibilities
Get Johnson's iconic sound. Whilst performing, this guitar legend has experimented with a wide variety of genres from county and jazz to hard rock. And with his trio of specially voiced single-coil pickups, you too are provided with endless sonic capabilities that are ready to tackle a variety of styles and techniques. This SSS combination delivers a balanced sound with bright overtones and warm undertones. Its neck position produces smooth and clean progressions, whilst the bridge offers crisp and crunchy licks.
For even more versatility, this model has also been fitted with high calibre controls, offering a whole new realm of creativity right at your fingertips. Two tone controls can shape the neck and bridge pickup individually, whilst the 5-position blade switches between all of the pickups for new tonal combinations. What's more, an American Vintage tremolo arm is equipped for unique solos. Add vibrato, pitch bends, and divebombs to make your playing unique and distinctive. There are no limitations. Let your creativity run wild.
Classic components for the perfect playability
Having favoured Fender guitars of yesteryear, this signature Stratocaster has been designed with a range of vintage components, whilst still being suited for the modern player. Its body has been sculpted with a two-piece alder and sculpted with deep '57 style contours and cavities. This design is not only lightweight, reducing the amount of strain on your shoulder, but it ensures that both seated and standing performances feel luxurious. Topping off the body is a gloss lacquer finish, which not only makes the sunburst colour stand out, but also offers a smooth surface for strumming and picking the strings.
The neck of this Strat has also been crafted to suit the vintage style. Carved with a 1957 soft V shape and topped with a gloss nitrocellulose finish, this is where the luxurious playability takes place. Thanks to its profile, the Eric Johnson Signature's neck rests naturally and securely in the palm of your hand, eliminating any cramps, whilst the lacquer ensures the quartersawn maple is silky-smooth for graceful transitions between frets. Play for hours on end without any stress.
An all-round excellent guitarist - Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is a guitarist and songwriter born in Austin, Texas in 1954. Having mastered a range of instruments, Johnson is renowned for his incredible skill as a guitarist. Starting out Johnson was in a local fusion group called Electromagnets before leaving the band and beginning his solo career which would prove much more successful.
During his musical journey, he has tackled a wide variety of genres from jazz to hard rock. There's nothing he couldn't achieve. Eric Johnson has produced a catalogue of solo albums spanning 36 years with hits such as "Cliffs of Dover" and "Manhattan". And with this guitar, you too can discover your own personalised style and expand your creativity.
Specifications
- Product Code: 0117702803
Body and Bridge
- Material: Alder
- Shape: Stratocaster
- Colour: 2 Colour Sunburst
- Finish: Gloss Lacquer
- Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Shape: Soft V
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Custom
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo
- Inlays: Black Dot
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
- String Nut: Bone
- Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 42mm
Hardware and Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil w/ Countersunk Mounting Screws
- Middle Pickup: Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil w/ Countersunk Mounting Screws
- Neck Pickup: Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil w/ Countersunk Mounting Screws
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck), Tone 2 (Bridge), 5-Position Blade
- Control Knobs: Parchment Plastic
- Switch Tip: Parchment
- Bridge Cover: Chrome
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Staggered
- Tremolo Arm: American Vintage
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
- Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Case: Deluxe Blonde Hardshell
- Included: Strap, Cable, "Ash Tray" Bridge Cover
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