MODEL NUMBER
9215002966
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Offset Seam Sassafrass
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
Neck Finish: Medium Tinted Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: AAAA Flame Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 12” (305 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6100 Jumbo
Nut Material: Micarta; Offset Nut with More Space on Treble Side
Nut Width: 1.625” (41.3 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Pug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Master Builder Custom Shop V Logo "F"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Di Marzio HS-2 (Only Top Coil Active), Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound EJ Virginia, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound EJ Virginia, Staggered Poles
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Bridge, Mid)
Volume pot: 390-450k
Tone Pots: 250k 10% Taper Split
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
POSITIONS
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup (in phase)
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup (out of phase)
Position 5. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Custom Shop EJ Synchronized Tremolo with 4 Springs
Saddles: #5 Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."; #1 Graph Tech String Saver Saddle (High "E")
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Logo
String Tree: Wing with Nylon Spacer
Hardware: Chrome/Nickel
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell, 8 Holes
Back Plate: None
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "EJ", Serial
COLORS
2-Color Sunburst
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Limited to 50 instruments worldwide
Closet Classic finish
Flat washer on the Output Jack
Piece of a Masking Tape inside the Control Route labelled “Virginia”
Don't confuse it with factory Stories Collection Eric Johnson 1954 Virginia Stratocaster
FENDER SAYS
In 1988 renowned tone savant Eric Johnson made his debut on Austin City Limits, delivering an electrifying performance that ultimately catapulted “Cliffs of Dover” to #5 on the Billboard Top 100. “Virginia”, a rare, modified, sassafras-bodied 1954 Stratocaster (named after a label found inside the pickup routes) powered this career-defining moment. He also wielded it during the recording of the groundbreaking Tones and Ah Via Musicom albums that made him a star beyond guitarist circles.
Limited to 50 instruments worldwide and Masterbuilt by Carlos Lopez, the Eric Johnson “Virginia” Stratocaster is a 1:1 replica of this magnificent instrument, one that could only be born in the Dream Factory—the Fender Custom Shop. Every intricacy of Johnson’s original was reproduced in painstaking detail by Lopez. From the single Graph Tech String Saver saddle on the high E to the flat washer on the output jack and specially cut nut, he left no stone unturned in his quest—even going so far as to match the actual pot values and removing one spring from the rear cavity.
Featuring a Deluxe Closet Classic finish package, this guitar wears a lightly checked lacquer finish, matched to Closet Classic hardware, giving it a well-loved, slightly aged look. The offset-seam, two-piece body is crafted from tight-grained sassafrass, which adds a “round” note to the instrument’s voice. The AAAA flame maple neck features a “V”-shaped profile that comfortably fills the hand and hosts a 12”-radius maple fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets. Custom, hand-wound “Virginia” neck and middle pickups, matched to a fat-sounding DiMarzio HS2 humbucking bridge pickup powers this guitar’s voice. This trio of pickups are connected by custom wiring and a 5-way pickup switch which places the pickup pair in-phase in switch position two and out-of-phase in position four, unlocking his singing, violin-like tone for you to enjoy.
Other features include single-ply Eggshell pickguard, vintage-style EJ synchronized tremolo assembly, vintage-style tuning machines, American Vintage string tree with nylon spacer and as a special touch, a piece of masking tape inside the control route labelled “Virginia”. Includes custom pure nickel string set for vintage-informed tone, deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
9215002966
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Offset Seam Sassafrass
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece 4A Flame Maple
Neck Finish: Medium Tinted Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: 10/56 "V"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: AAAA Flame Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 12” (305 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6100 Jumbo
Nut Material: Micarta; Offset Nut with More Space on Treble Side
Nut Width: 1.625” (41.3 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Pug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Master Builder Custom Shop V Logo "F"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Di Marzio HS-2 (Only Top Coil Active), Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound EJ Virginia, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound EJ Virginia, Staggered Poles
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Bridge, Mid)
Volume pot: 390-450k
Tone Pots: 250k 10% Taper Split
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
POSITIONS
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup (in phase)
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup (out of phase)
Position 5. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Custom Shop EJ Synchronized Tremolo with 4 Springs
Saddles: #5 Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."; #1 Graph Tech String Saver Saddle (High "E")
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Logo
String Tree: Wing with Nylon Spacer
Hardware: Chrome/Nickel
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell, 8 Holes
Back Plate: None
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "EJ", Serial
COLORS
2-Color Sunburst
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Limited to 50 instruments worldwide
Closet Classic finish
Flat washer on the Output Jack
Piece of a Masking Tape inside the Control Route labelled “Virginia”
Don't confuse it with factory Stories Collection Eric Johnson 1954 Virginia Stratocaster
FENDER SAYS
In 1988 renowned tone savant Eric Johnson made his debut on Austin City Limits, delivering an electrifying performance that ultimately catapulted “Cliffs of Dover” to #5 on the Billboard Top 100. “Virginia”, a rare, modified, sassafras-bodied 1954 Stratocaster (named after a label found inside the pickup routes) powered this career-defining moment. He also wielded it during the recording of the groundbreaking Tones and Ah Via Musicom albums that made him a star beyond guitarist circles.
Limited to 50 instruments worldwide and Masterbuilt by Carlos Lopez, the Eric Johnson “Virginia” Stratocaster is a 1:1 replica of this magnificent instrument, one that could only be born in the Dream Factory—the Fender Custom Shop. Every intricacy of Johnson’s original was reproduced in painstaking detail by Lopez. From the single Graph Tech String Saver saddle on the high E to the flat washer on the output jack and specially cut nut, he left no stone unturned in his quest—even going so far as to match the actual pot values and removing one spring from the rear cavity.
Featuring a Deluxe Closet Classic finish package, this guitar wears a lightly checked lacquer finish, matched to Closet Classic hardware, giving it a well-loved, slightly aged look. The offset-seam, two-piece body is crafted from tight-grained sassafrass, which adds a “round” note to the instrument’s voice. The AAAA flame maple neck features a “V”-shaped profile that comfortably fills the hand and hosts a 12”-radius maple fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets. Custom, hand-wound “Virginia” neck and middle pickups, matched to a fat-sounding DiMarzio HS2 humbucking bridge pickup powers this guitar’s voice. This trio of pickups are connected by custom wiring and a 5-way pickup switch which places the pickup pair in-phase in switch position two and out-of-phase in position four, unlocking his singing, violin-like tone for you to enjoy.
Other features include single-ply Eggshell pickguard, vintage-style EJ synchronized tremolo assembly, vintage-style tuning machines, American Vintage string tree with nylon spacer and as a special touch, a piece of masking tape inside the control route labelled “Virginia”. Includes custom pure nickel string set for vintage-informed tone, deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Courtesy of Peach Guitars
Courtesy of Coda Music
