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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 10:36:18 GMT -7
So, I impulse bought a 2011 Fender Eric Johnson Strat this weekend. It showed at my office today. Has a couple dings, but is otherwise in great shape. I needed this like I needed another hole in my head, but I love Strats, and have never had a maple-boarded one. (never mind a sunburst one)
I got a really good deal on this, and figured if I don't like it, I can easily sell it for what I got it for. Its going to sit in my office overnight, and I'll bring it home tomorrow. Needs a full setup, as it came to me with 9s, decked bridge and 5 springs, and I prefer 10s, floating bridge, and 3 springs. I should have time to do that tomorrow, once the boy goes to sleep.
Mmmm. Strat.
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Post by Sean on May 19, 2015 15:12:05 GMT -7
Congrats. Really missin my EJ.
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Post by walt on May 19, 2015 15:34:17 GMT -7
Enjoy!I love sunburst mapleboard strats,something iconic about them.But primarily I love them because I love Buddy Holly.
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Post by markT on May 20, 2015 7:16:01 GMT -7
Congrats on the EJ...... I like 'em so much, I have two! Enjoy!~
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 18:15:54 GMT -7
So, got it home tonight. Put on 10s, performed the requisite truss rod tightening, floated the bridge, set the action and intonation. Spent an hour A/B ing vs. my rosewood boarded Strat. And....There's not nearly as much difference between the two as I was expecting. The EJ is a little "strattier" for lack of a better term, especially in the 2&4 positions. It's really quacky. In the 1/3/5 positions, I noticed much less difference. Maybe my rosewood one is a little rounder, and the EJ is a little brighter. Certainly not a massive difference, and I doubt you'd notice a difference in a band mix.
I will say the EJ is a nice, light, well-made guitar. It plays great, too. One minor quibble, though- the amount of play in the vibrato arm is really awful. So much rattle. It's kind of hard to be accurate with it. I'm used to the Callaham system in my other Strat, or the Gotoh in my Grosh, both of which are far superior. Is there some sort of aftermarket bushing that can help with that?
Anyhow, it's a really nice Strat. Whether it's different enough from my other nice Strat remains to be seen.
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on May 20, 2015 19:10:38 GMT -7
That sounds like an awesome guitar. Congrats. Hope you can work out the wiggle stick issue.
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Post by twangsta on May 20, 2015 21:26:26 GMT -7
So, got it home tonight. Put on 10s, performed the requisite truss rod tightening, floated the bridge, set the action and intonation. Spent an hour A/B ing vs. my rosewood boarded Strat. And....There's not nearly as much difference between the two as I was expecting. The EJ is a little "strattier" for lack of a better term, especially in the 2&4 positions. It's really quacky. In the 1/3/5 positions, I noticed much less difference. Maybe my rosewood one is a little rounder, and the EJ is a little brighter. Certainly not a massive difference, and I doubt you'd notice a difference in a band mix. I will say the EJ is a nice, light, well-made guitar. It plays great, too. One minor quibble, though- the amount of play in the vibrato arm is really awful. So much rattle. It's kind of hard to be accurate with it. I'm used to the Callaham system in my other Strat, or the Gotoh in my Grosh, both of which are far superior. Is there some sort of aftermarket bushing that can help with that? congrats on the Ej. For the wiggle, should be easy enough to do, wrap some of that plastic packaging that d'addario uses for their strings around the threading before inserting it. Should dampen it.
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Post by bloozeman on May 21, 2015 17:25:28 GMT -7
EJ strats are great. I own 2 of the rosewoods in metallic palomino and tropical turquoise and eventually want to purchase the 3rd in luscerene blue. Great playing guitars.
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Post by Christopher on May 26, 2015 18:16:24 GMT -7
Regarding the maple/rosewood difference I feel it's negligible. I had a maple neck strat for a while and my rosewood (which has been with me for 26 years) strat side by side for several gigs. To my ear the maple was a bit crisper and biting especially in the high register but not in a musical way I liked where as the rosewood seemed more focused and clearer. I ended up moving the maple b/c I picked up an ASAT Classic with strat pickup configuration and maple neck. It's similar but tonally different. I think it has more to do with the hollow body on the ASAT vs. the pool rout in the strat. Anyhow, congrats on a killer strat even if the tremolo isn't the form function beauty of the Grosh.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 4:01:21 GMT -7
Congrats! I'm thinning down to two electrics, but if a good deal landed in my lap for an EJ, I'd make that three electrics. As for the sloppy feel of the tremolo, I wonder if you have the correct arm?
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 8:01:50 GMT -7
Congrats! I'm thinning down to two electrics, but if a good deal landed in my lap for an EJ, I'd make that three electrics. As for the sloppy feel of the tremolo, I wonder if you have the correct arm? I don't have any reason to believe that the trem arm isn't original/correct. I think the issue is that both my other trem-equipped guitars have a much more secure way of keeping the arm in the block. I'm spoiled, in a sense. Check out the details of the Callaham block compared to the standard Fender block. www.callahamguitars.com/blocks.htmRegardless of the trem, though, I'm fairly certain I'll be moving this on. I really thought I'd be able to hear more of a difference between rosewood and maple fingerboards. Maybe my ears just suck. It's a great player, but no more so than my other Strat. That's actually been the most surprising part of this experiment - to my ears and hands, my humble partscaster plays and sounds just as good.
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