A Strat painstakingly designed down to the finest detail by a modern master of the electric guitar.

Guitar hero Eric Johnson has done it again! The guitar expert has poured his talents into the Eric Johnson signature electric guitar. With a singular attention to detail, the Eric Johnson Stratocaster features a 2-piece alder body finished in thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer; a quartersawn maple neck with bound round-laminated 12" radius rosewood fretboard; a three-ply parchment pickguard; pickups voiced by Eric himself; staggered vintage style tuners; a custom tremolo block; and 4 finish options (3 of them exclusive to this model). Play one riff on the Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster and you'll be hooked. Includes Deluxe Blonde Hardshell Case.

Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster RW Electric Guitar Features:

• Body: 2-piece, deep contoured, '57-Style lightweight alder body
• Finish: Thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer
• Neck: Quartersawn maple
• Fingerboard: Bound round-laminated rosewood
• Radius: 12" (305 mm)
• Frets: 21 medium jumbo
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Nut Width: 1.65" (42 mm)
• Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Keys: Fender staggered vintage-style tuning machines
• Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Pickguard: 3-ply parchment (8-Hole)
  
  Pickups:
• Neck: Specially Voiced Eric Johnson single-coil
• Middle: Specially Voiced Eric Johnson single-coil
• Bridge: Specially Voiced Eric Johnson single-coil
  
  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 controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge
• Pickup)
• Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel; Gauges: (.010,
• .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
  
  Included Accessories
• Case: Deluxe blonde hardshell case with brown ends (gold
• interior)
• Accessories: Levy's woven strap, Fender 15' Koil Kords cable, "ashtray" bridge cover
  
  Unique Features:
• Quartersawn maple neck, bound and round-laminated rosewood fretboard, three-ply parchment pickguard, Eric Johnson-designed pickups, 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, thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish

Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster RW Electric Guitar Includes:

• Deluxe Blonde Hardshell Case, Levy s Woven Strap, Fender 15 Koil Kords Cable, Ash Tray Bridge Cover

A guitar for real guitar heros! Order yours today!

Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster RW Electric Guitar

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THE BEST!

Posted by MIXSKYWALKER from San Diego on Jan 1, 2010

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Recording Engineer, Guitar Player

Reviewer's Play Style: Yo name it, I play it.

I first would like to tell you wrong mapleEJ's review is. To each his own I guess. This guitar is fantastic! The best Strat I have ever heard. The pickups are voiced so perfectly. Tone for days. I actually prefer maple necks on Strats but after hearing and playing this guitar I had to pull the trigger. This guitar will be a classic.

I own a recording studio and keep a few of the best guitars money can buy to offer my customers options. This guitar is one of those.

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I love my EJ But...

Posted by StratHack from N. Cal on Oct 2, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbiest for 40 years

Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Blues, Blues!

If youre looking to own a super-nice vintage style Strat, you really should take a look at the Eric Johnson Sig. The quality of the wood, finish and details is simply outstanding for a factory built instrument and I take seriously the rumors that these things are turned out by the Fender Custom Shop. Fender and Eric hit the nail on the head.

On the other hand, not all EJ's are created equal. The first one I purchased on a wim and it had a loose neck pocket, the neck needed a reset and the plank that the neck was milled from was rather "unspectacular", to say the least.

Fortunately, that one went back to Fender and was replaced by an identical Blond EJ, thats one of the finest Strats that I've ever seen and through my botique tube amp, it sings like a Blue Angel!

The message here is to play a few EJ's before you buy one. Make sure it's as perfect as you want it to be. look for good reflective grain, make sure the necks straight and look closely at the neck/body pocket. Some EJ's come through with missaligned necks and loose pockets. No kidding.

Other than for those possible flaws, I would happily buy another EJ and I keep thinking about doing so but then again, I already own one!

Lastly: Fender's execs should be ashamed of themselves for hiking the prices of these guitars. Are they worth it? Well, they WERE worth it, but just because you CAN raise prices is no reason to do so. It just makes these harder for deserving players to purchase. OTOH, if you don't own one of these, pay the price. Theyre that good.

PS Fender: The colors that you picked for the Rosewoods make no sense what-so-ever and thats the reason why I dont own one. The bound neck Strat that Ry Cooder plays is gorgeous, so give us some vintage colors to accent the vintage vibe of this wonderfull guitar. Please?

Heres my promise to you... Change the color selection and I'll be write you a check!!

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U do

Posted by JGB from New York on Aug 10, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: jgb

Reviewer's Play Style: all

I actually bought the guitar and it is not hype. This axe is art on the wall and the sound in your head. It enables you to do things you felt were un attainable. Save up your bread and you will not be disappointed.

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Best Production Strat Available

Posted by Music Man from New York City on Jul 21, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: jazz, blues, rock, funk, jams

Personally, I love the binding. I know it is not traditional strat by any means but it's a really solid look. I also prefer rosewood to maple. The guitar, overall, is an extremely solid axe, especially for a production strat. The guitar resonates acoustically in a beautiful manner, the neck shape is ultra accessible and a perfect feel for my hands. The guitar stays extremely well in tune, and string bends do not force other strings out of tune because of the guitar's solidness and higher string tension with the 5 springs used in the back.

The neck pickup and neck/middle pickup offer supreme bass and a really rich experience. The neck pickup is super hot and nice as well. I also find that with the volumne and tone knobs you really can get very nice range of tones.

Overall, the 12.5 inch radius neck and feel of the guitar, to me, makes it slightly less strat-like, in the traditional sense, but preserves the strat tone you are used to. The build is solid. Out of all the strats I have played, this one ranks up there and easily is the best production strat I have ever laid my hands and ears on.

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Go with maple...

Posted by MapleEJ from Indiana on Jul 19, 2009

Experience w/product: I have heard about it

Reviewer's Background: Active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Psychedlic, Loud RNR

These are ugly, ugly guitars. Why in the world did Fender, or EJ, choose these color options instead of going with classic ('62 era) Fender colors, such as Olympic White, 3 tone sunburst, and black. The fretboard binding is just ugly and I've never known any strat player to suggest that a stratocaster should have binding. This guitar looks like one of the cheesy, early custom models that Fender used to make special order for people with way too much money. I want a strat that inspires me to pick it up, but I think these rosewood EJ models are terrible-looking, but they do play well. I'll stick with the maple neck models. Shame on Fender for the price increase, too--absolutely disgusting on their part. I will no longer buy a new guitar from them, even if I could afford to, just based on principle. Fender=greed.

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