Eric Johnson Strat on the way...

[dinkyjacksonman]

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I saved pics of EJ playing his Signature guitar somewhere.
He was playing a See Thru Blonde one.
Very nice.
I will look for them and post them right here later.

[dinkyjacksonman]

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[BillMeiggs]

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Wow I've read up on this model lately. You are going to be in for a real treat I'm sure. Haven't had a chance to play one but from what I've heard the tone and feel is just amazing. Congrats !

[Shawn Lutz]

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congratulations Ralph, I've heard some good things about them. I love strats. My fist real good guitar was a early 70's strat with the large headstock. I still love the body style. Its cool that a guitar body design from 54 is still cool as hell today [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I found this pic of Eric on Robins site looking to see if Vandenberg used them in that one video from the 80's.

[Spider Riff]

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You know I've heard the guitar is nice BUT bottom line is....Eric's is a master built custom shop...all the rest are going to be machine made polymer coated guitars.

[SARJ]

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I've been eyeballing the EJ Strat too. I would have to say it is the ultimate Strat. You get vintage looks with up to date performance. What more could you ask for?

[Ralph E.]

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Not poly! [img]/images/graemlins/nono.gif[/img]

From the fender website:

"The light 2-piece alder body is dressed in a very thin nitro cellulous lacquer finish"

[Spider Riff]

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I wonder what kind of finish the neck will have. I was toying with the idea of picking up a relic but usually the in stock ones have such small frets.This may be an option now.

[Ralph E.]

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I agree with the small frets being a deterent on the relics, although I have two of them. My bigger beef with the relics is the radius of the fretboard.

I have seen a few relics done with 9.5" radius and larger frets, my local Guitar Center has a few of them right now, which for me makes them way more attractive.

[Spider Riff]

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Is the Eric Johnson model manufactured by the custom shop?

[Spider Riff]

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I am calling around to see if I can order a Fender 56 relic two tone burst with larger frets like 6100 dunlop size.

[Spider Riff]

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I am looking to order a relic tomorrow but I am going to get it with 6100 frets. The 9.5 radius is closer to a Charvel USA feel?

[dinkyjacksonman]

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I used to have a relic in Fiesta Red back in 97 and had it refreted with jumbo frets and Duncan classic stack in the bdirge.
It played great!

[Spider Riff]

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I am actually trying to get a neck and frets close to the Charvel 25th Anniv.

[dinkyjacksonman]

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By modifying the neck shape as well?
I believe Charvel necks and fender necks are very different.
It will cost you a lot hwen you do that.
Such as reshaping the neck, new frets and what about adding 22nd fret and extend the fretboard?
I did that with my 70's Fender neck and costed a lot..