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Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster RW Electric Guitar  

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Based on a '65 Strat with bound rosewood fretboard and 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 '65-style 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.


Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.


Features

  • Body: 2-piece, deep contoured, '65-style lightweight alder body
  • Finish: Thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer
  • Neck: Quartersawn maple
  • Fingerboard: round-laminated rosewood with binding
  • 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: 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
  • 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)
  • Case: Deluxe blonde hardshell case with brown ends (gold
  • interior)
  • Included accessories Levy's woven strap, Fender 15' Koil Kords cable, "ashtray" bridge cover
  • Unique Features:
  • Eric Johnson-designed pickups
  • Height staggered vintage-style tuners 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
  • No back tremolo cover plate
  • Thin-skin nitrocellulose lacquer finish

A guitar for real guitar heros! Order yours today!

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Great Strat

| Review By: Gary Mack | 2 weeks, 5 days ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:

In general I am happy with this Strat. Personally, in the price range, I would like to have gotten locking tuners, but the press realease talks about Eric's input into the headstock and lack of string tree's. This was actualy the 3rd one I ordered. I ordered a "mint" used from "another store". The neck was so poorly offset the e-string wasn't even over the neck. I sent it back any the local store ordered me another. That one showed up, in the wrong colour. This one from MF was a better price for this color and arrived in good shape. I like the shape of the neck. It has that high gloss "sticky" finish on the back though. I can't bring myself to scuff it. I was hoping for more of a satin feel. But that's why they call it the Eric Johnson, and don't name it after me !! Maybe favourite feature by far has to be the pickups, great balance for clean or dirty.

Quality:

The setup on mine seems to be good. After everything I read about these models having such great quality, I guess I expected more. My Highway One Strat setup by me, plays every bit as good. Maybe the guys that were working on these a few years ago make EVH's now.

Value:

Value is subjective I guess. If you can afford this, you will love it. It is again modeled after a classic based on EJ's taste. For this amount of coin, if I was to do it again, I would want to look at strat's with more modern touches. Satin neck, locking tuners, variable radius fretboard, maybe even HSS configuration. I might still chose this one, just wish I had a chance to try others. This is better than my H1, just not sure about twice as good, as reflected in the price.

Overall:

To some it up great Strat !! Love the sounds and the looks. Build quality is solid. This certainly won't be the first  guitar I sell if I needed cash. If you like a sweet start and If you are ok with high gloss finishes on the back of the neck, your not likely to be disapointed.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Hobbyist
Style of music you play:
Blues/Rock
Where you live:

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Not for me

| Review By: Larry Anderson | 4 months, 3 weeks ago

4 people out of 4 found this review helpful

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I was really attracted to the white binding and rosewood fretboard of this guitar. I am also a huge Eric Johnson fan so I ordered a Dakota Red version. This guitar sounds incredible and is very well made. The paint was perfect  and the pickups were very well balanced. But I have to say that I absolutely could not stand the neck design and had to send the guitar back. I am a Strat player and own several of them. The neck is far from any other Strats I have ever played. And I think these guitars are overpriced. I ordered an American Standard Strat instead and I love everything about it, and I don't have to worry about the paint and extreme temperature changes. All I can say is that the Eric Johnson Strat is beautiful and sounds as good as it looks, but the neck simply was not for me. I would highly suggest playing the Eric Johnson Strat before you order one. The neck was really fat and uncomfortable, what works for Eric does not work for me. Thanks again to Musicians Friend for allowing their customers to send a guitar back. If I had purchased this from my local music store I would have been stuck with it. Musicians Friend has earned my trust and my business.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Full time professional
Style of music you play:
Rock, blues
Where you live:
USA

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Surprise Gift from the Wife

| Review By: John H.-TjnJj | 1 year, 2 weeks ago

2 people out of 2 found this review helpful

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My wife had got me this guitar for a early wedding gift. I have been playing guitar since the 60's and have own quite a number of guitars in my life from Hagstrom of the 60's and a Gibson Les Paul Custom.      First off the overall workmanship is seem throughout the guitar my guitar is in Dalota Red and the color is beutiful the neck with the inlay plays very comfortable and fast.             The guitar new as it was, was set great the string action was nice and low and the intonation was set perfectly.       The pickups as were voice by Eric are fantastic. From the neck giving me beautiful lows and the bridge giving me very pleasant highs.        I highly recommend this guitar for anyone. The quality and sound will give a guitarist all he needs to perform.        Thank you fender and Eric for producing a very beautiful guitar. Which is now my main guitar for all that I do.        
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active musician
Style of music you play:
Blues and 60's rock
Where you live:
West Valley, NY

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EJ RW firemist strat

| Review By: Mike-wWdVY | 1 year, 3 months ago

4 people out of 4 found this review helpful

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I've been playing EJ's for four years now and overall they are the top of the production line for quality and tone. However I must say I've sent back four EJ RW firemist strats for loose neck pockets and the #1 e string not staying in the nut when you do a bend around the third fret. I wonder if Fender's Quality inspection team are actually testing every EJ that leaves the production line or are they just inspecting every 5th or 6th EJ that comes off the line. What's up Fender?
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
hobbyist
Style of music you play:
blues
Where you live:
Montanat

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Maple EJ in Omaha

| Review By: SMITTEN | 1 year, 11 months ago

3 people out of 5 found this review helpful

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I got my EJ for a trade in and $100. I have the two color burst, first year they came out. Playing it darn near daily and have not had one problem what so ever! I think I play it more unplugged than plugged in. When the upper bass bout is pressed into your body you feel a resonance that I have never felt in any other solid body. The neck is the most wonderful part. The wood selection is mind boggeling, flecking is truly hypnotizing, with a lil flame here and there. It was a little sticky when new, but if you can't take 30 sec. to wipe it down before you play, I will go out on a limb here and say you are proly not in the market for this particular guitar. 2nd pos. neck/bridge is my fav. It is the only strat on a wall of high end guitars, and the only one that gets played daily, and has for years. This will never leave my hands. Not very hip they have no burst finish options for the new rosewood model. My Maple neck really looks flip'n cool all broken in with finger rub wear on the fret board. I love this guitar! One more thing, I had no idea who Eric Johnson was when I got this. Iam very thankfull he is so particular about how they will build something with his name on it. Thank God the dorky EJ coco pelli logo is on the neck plate out of site, and no embarasing signature on the head stock. Get one, even though they raised prices, they are still the only sleepers out there.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
playing for 28yrs.
Style of music you play:
Blues, Surf, Punky Alternative
Where you live:
Omaha, NE

Did you find this review helpful? yes no835122

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