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I played one today. Love the neck.

Buy it!!

was there much flame on the neck? some of the picture i have seen look like there is other pics look like ther isn't

pretty nicely figured neck, nothing over the top, just nice, vintage look, v to c as you go up the neck. and I usually don't give a rat's rear end for Strats.

Yeah, looks like a nice one definetely, he definetely got it right when he figured out how he wanted it made. Im liking too many guitars lately! 335s, Bass VIs... and no money!


Originally Posted by JOLLYBuy it!!


-Mike

I might get one when I hit Denver next month. Wildwood gives me pretty good deals.

I have played a couple and thought they were both pretty nice... Aren't they around $1600 or so? I can't remember how much they wanted. I played one on a Saturday and was thinking of buying it Sunday, I went back it had sold late Sat or I might even own one now

Wildwood, $1500. They're so hot right now that I'd be shocked if you could work anyone down for less.

Or, wait 9 months and buy a used one for $1000.

it kinda looks like any normal run of the mill strat with just a few small differences.


Originally Posted by Mincerit kinda looks like any normal run of the mill strat with just a few small differences.

do you have to rip on every strat thread?

I normally shy away from signature models, but that one is damn tempting, only because the features basically correct every problem I've ever had with vintage strats. The guitar itself is a tone monster, but I've never gotten along with the radius and frets, not to mention the slim V profile. The Eric Johnson strat is like a dream 57 strat, built to better specs. I want one, but I'm happy with my strats, so I'm going to wait till I can swipe a used one for cheap in a a year or 3.

i own one, it just semms that fender just resells the same guitar with minute differences over and over- i'd think someone like Eric Johnson could come up with something a bit cooler.

I just wish they made the exact same guitar with a rosewood fretboard. I don't know why they didn't. Eric has never been a revolutionary, when it comes to gear. His changes to the 57 strat almost seem radical too me, knowing what a traditionalist he is.
I'm surprised he opted for a 12quot; radius fretboard.

Scott are u gonna convert to the Strat camp ?


Originally Posted by Scott_Fv to c as you go up the neck.

That's a killer shape. That's what I went with for my strat's neck from USACG and love the profile. Not quite as much as the Wolfgang/SRV assymetrical shape, but it's up there.

fender should just put SD's in all of their high end guitars....

fender should just put SD's in all of their high end guitars....

Dunno about that, I have tried quite a few Customshop ones with Abigails singles....would defently not replace them with anything, they sound as good as anything else in that end of the scale.


Originally Posted by Minceri own one, it just semms that fender just resells the same guitar with minute differences over and over- i'd think someone like Eric Johnson could come up with something a bit cooler.

Eric is pretty tone-anal and vintage oriented, so it makes sense that he'd go for basically a nicely made vintage strat with well selected woods and a few tweaks.

Now it'd be strange if Adrian Belew did a signature model and it was like Eric's...

Looks to be a pretty nice, friggin' strat.