Fender Stratocaster

Fender Artist Series Eric Johnson Stratocaster Electric Guitar Black Maple Fretboard
item# 511311L.001.063

After years of painstaking research and design, the Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster Electric Guitar has finally arrived. Designed with Eric by Custom Shop guru Michael Frank-Braun, this beauty is based on a '57, and combines the best of vintage design with modern electronics technology.

The '57-style, 2-piece alder body has an ultrathin, Custom Shop-quality nitrocellulose lacquer finish that results in better resonance. Johnson opted for a one-piece, quartersawn maple neck with a 12" radius that's finished with a thin-skinned glossy lacquer and vintage tint. 19 prototype pickups were created before Johnson found the tone he was looking for. The Custom Shop-modified single coils use a new wire material and winding technique for the magnets giving them a unique, Eric Johnson-approved sound. Johnson and Braun also included one of Eric's most famous Strat modifications by wiring the tone controls to the neck and bridge pickups, instead of the standard neck/middle tone configuration of most Strats.

This guitar offers tonal perfection thanks to the discerning ear of one of the best players to ever pick up an axe. And it's pleasing to the eye as well, with its large arm contour, '57-style pickguard and shallow pickup cavities, plus thin headstock with vintage staggered tuners that eliminate the need for a string tree. Unbelievable Custom Shop-like quality in a production axe. Includes case.

Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.'57-style, 2-piece alder body
Body cavities true to '57 specs
One-piece, quartersawn plain maple neck
Thinner, vintage-style headstock
12" radius American Series-style frets
Staggered vintage machine heads eliminate string tree
Thin neck cap
Bone nut
Custom Shop-modified single-coil pickups
Master volume, neck tone, and bridge tone controls
Vintage tremolo with silver painted block
'57-style string recess
Thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Includes case

**..Mint Condition..**
This instrument or product has been played/used and is in virtually new condition; however its packaging may not meet the standards set by the factory. Also, it no longer carries the manufacturer's warranty. If you're looking for a virtually new instrument in possibly less-than-perfect packaging, this is a great value. We feel so strongly that you'll like what you see, we're including our 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee to this used product, making it a no-risk purchase.