This is a new guitar with a case. Based on a '57 Strat with a maple fretboard.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. Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.Features'57-style, 2-piece alder bodyBody cavities true to '57 specsOne-piece, quartersawn plain maple neckThinner, vintage-style headstock12" radius American Series-style fretsStaggered vintage machine heads eliminate string treeThin neck capBone nutCustom Shop-modified single-coil pickupsMaster volume, neck tone, and bridge tone controlsVintage tremolo with silver painted block'57-style string recessThin nitrocellulose lacquer finish WHO WE ARE American Music has been a locally owned and operated business in Seattle since 1973!! WHERE WE ARE 4450 Fremont Ave N Seattle, WA 98103 206-633-1774 phone 206-633-1419 fax 1-877-813-7390 toll free BUSINESS HOURS Monday through Friday 10AM to 7PM PST Saturday 10AM to 6PM PST Sunday 11AM to 6PM PST RETURN/REFUND POLICY We will not accept returns on software. Items must be returned with a return authorization within 7 days with it’s original content and condition. Any returns will have a 10% restocking fee. Refund will be given as Paypal credit. Return shipping will be paid and handled by the buyer. ________________________________________________________________________ PAYMENT AND SHIPMENT We accept Paypal. We only ship to addresses verified by Paypal. If your “ship to” address is different from your “bill to” address and it is verified through Paypal then we will ship to that address. Otherwise, we will only ship to the billing address. We only ship via UPS unless other arrangements have been made prior to purchase. TURNAROUND TIME 90% of orders ship the FOLLOWING business day after you pay. If you pay on Friday, it ships on Monday. All items are in stock at the time of the post. In the unlikely event an item is oversold, we will be glad to work with you to find an amicable resolution. _____________________________________________________________________ American Music does NOT offer international shipping.
