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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Fretwork, Setup
From Fender
Bringing to life the vision of one of the most respected guitarists in the world, the Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster Thinline is the perfect marriage between a semi-hollow body and a traditional Stratocaster. Johnson is famous in guitar circles for questing for his ideal tone - liquid and articulate, it perfectly complements the playing style that earned his place in the modern guitar pantheon. In 2015 he approached us to co-design a lightweight, resonant instrument that combines the tones of his favorite semi-hollowbody guitars and his Stratocaster. Two years later, we hit the formula for tonal nirvana with the Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster Thinline.
We finished the custom-chambered body with nitrocellulose lacquer, allowing the wood to "breathe" with character. The three single-coil Stratocaster pickups were specially voiced to meet Johnson's specifications, and are mounted to the semi-hollow, two-piece alder body with countersunk screws for even more vibration transfer. The comfortable "'57 Soft V"-shaped quartersawn maple neck bears a 12"-radius maple fingerboard and 21 medium-jumbo frets for enhanced playability.
Other custom features include a vintage-style tremolo with silver-painted block, '57-style string recesses, thin headstock with vintage-style staggered tuning machines, '57-style parchment pickguard and "ashtray" bridge cover.
An R&D tour de force, the Eric Johnson Stratocaster Thinline is the first semi-hollow Strat that combines custom chambers with traditional Stratocaster arm and body contours.
- Body
- Semi-Hollow Alder
- Body Finish
- Gloss Lacquer
- Body Shape
- Stratocaster®
- Bridge
- 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Bridge Pickup
- Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil with Countersunk Mounting Screws
- Color
- Vintage White
- Configuration
- SSS
- Control Knobs
- Aged White Plastic
- Controls
- Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Country Of Origin
- US
- Dimensions
- 6.40x17.50x43.80 IN
- Fingerboard
- Maple
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12" (305 mm)
- Fret Size
- Medium Jumbo
- Hardware Finish
- Nickel/Chrome
- Middle Pickup
- Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil with Countersunk Mounting Screws
- Model Name
- Eric Johnson Thinline Stratocaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Vintage White
- Neck Finish
- Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Material
- Maple
- Neck Pickup
- Specially Voiced Eric Johnson Single-Coil with Countersunk Mounting Screws
- Neck Shape
- Soft "V"
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Nut Width
- 1.650" (42 mm)
- Orientation
- Right-Hand
- Pickguard
- 1-Ply Parchment
- Pickup Configuration
- SSS
- 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
- Position Inlays
- Black Dot
- Refinement Neck Material
- Maple
- Refinement Pickups
- Vintage-Style
- Scale Length
- 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Series
- Artist
- String Nut
- Bone
- Strings
- Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
- Truss Rods
- Vintage-Style
- Tuning Machines
- Vintage-Style Staggered
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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