1958 ERIC JOHNSON OWNED AND USED PERSONAL FENDER STRATOCASTER
Many Well know Professionals Was Used In The Process Of Restoring This 58 Strat.. Tom Murphy...Elliot Mechanic....Dan Erlewine....and Eric Himself
This Strat will end your L@@KING For THE ONE...That WILL Finally Quest Your Thirst.. and You can finally "STOP L@@KING" ..... NOTHING IS BETTER!.....
1958 Fender Stratocaster. Eric Johnson Owned, Used and Restored.
Serial Neck Plate # 028024
I purchased from Guitarzan and he early 1990's....., Tim Gnader, ( Texas Professional Studio Guitar Player) This 1958 Strat was previous owned and used by Eric Johnson. When Eric purchases it was a 1958 Blonde Re finish that had a broken neck. Eric Sent the guitar's body to Tom Murphy to refinish it in an accurate Nitro Sunburst finish but over the last 40+ years has faded to more of a 1957 2 Tone Sunburst L@@K
Eric looked for an original 58 neck to replace the broken neck,( No internet back then) No luck in finding one...So Eric found this Elliot Mechanic 57 V Neck Profile Fender Pre CBS Spec Strat Neck! So this 1980's made Elliot Mechanic Neck was the perfect fit..Keep in mind all those people involved and the providence of this guitar are some of the BEST in their field. PAST..AND PRESENT.... Just the Mention of these names in the Vintage community your mind goes To PAY ATTENTION...
Tom Murphy finished the guitar in an incredible 3-tone finish that George Gruhn and everyone that has seen it believes that it is not a re-fin
All the original hardware, bridge, pickups everything was sent to Dan Erlewine after finishing to be re-assembled, took over a year before Eric got it back.... Some correct hardware screws were purchased from Uncle Lou Gatanas, (Flushing NY)
BB King played this Strat and said that he actually loved it, signed it as well on the back of the headstock in a blue sharpie.
Dan Erlewine From Stew Mac and Dan is a author of Many How To repair/modified/restore Vintage Guitar's books that he has written, video produced over many years... More than any other Luthier ever... and he worked on just about every Airtist personal Guitar's over his long career. So Dan put this together and set it all up for Eric.
Neck is a Large V Neck Profile
So, all Parts are original to the Strat, but the Neck, 3 Way Switch, and 2 pots. The Volume and Middle Tone pot are 1975 as with the 3 Way Switch is a late 1960's CRL 1452
All 3 pickups which are 100% original and Read:
Bridge Pickup reads 6.01k
Middle Pickup reads 5.91k
Neck Pickup reads 5.86K.. Eric I know personalty, and he finds the Best of the Best in All his guitar's. This Strat not only Plays like butter, Intonation is dead perfect, the bone nut is made perfect and has perfect string angle after the nut up and on the tuners. Perfect string spacing, no buzz or fret outs at all. You really never even have to plug this Axe into a Amp to know it's a Great Strat!
The 1st time Eric ever purchased from my shop, it was a 100% Clean Excellent Shape set of 1958 100% Original Strat pickups/pots/3-way switch back in 2005
This Strat plays and sets up with a Arrow straight Neck,Truss rod has much adjustment in or out, so not at it's wits end at all in or out....
Body has all it original contours and was wash in a chemically dip to remove the old finish by Tom Murphy before re finish in correct 100% Nitro, and Black Lights out and looks as the finish was all original.
I sold this Strat back once in 2006.. And just recently purchase it back.. Not a Everyday find with a famous Strat Player.. Eric Johnson Owned/Used/and Built Fender PRE CBS Strat... that the Main Man Tom Murphy Refinished and Relic work.. Dan over at StewMac assembled and set up the Strat.. Mr King Played it, and Uncle Lou.. and Yes Myself... has a part in this Rare chance for a buyer to own....
I know Fender! You won't be disappointed on this if you choose to purchase.
