Editing Eric Johnson (guitarist) (section)

==Guitars and equipment==

===Guitars===
[[File:Fender strat eric johnson.jpg|thumb|150px|Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster.]]
[[File:Eric Johnson singing with Gibson SG.jpg|right|thumb|Johnson with a Gibson SG, 2023]]
Johnson is best known for playing the lightly modified [[Fender Stratocaster]]s and [[Gibson ES-335]] electric guitars through either a [[Fender amplifier|Fender]] or [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall]] [[amplifier]], depending on whether he is targeting a clean rhythm, dirty rhythm, or lead tone.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-17|title=How To Sound Like Eric Johnson|url=https://happybluesman.com/how-sound-eric-johnson/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Happy Bluesman|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-15|title=Breaking Down Eric Johnson's Lead Tone and Technique|url=https://www.guitarchalk.com/eric-johnson-lead-tone/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Guitar Chalk|language=en-US}}</ref> He tends to swap out the bridge pickups in some of his Stratocasters for DiMarzio HS-2 pickups,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Schiebel|first=Christoper D.|date=2021-08-27|title=Eric Johnson Guitars & Gear (2021 Update)|url=https://www.guitarlobby.com/eric-johnson-guitars-and-gear/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Guitar Lobby|language=en-US}}</ref> because they do not hum as much as standard single-coil pickups. Johnson has also played other guitar brands such as [[Robin Guitars|Robin]], [[Rickenbacker]], [[Jackson Guitars|Jackson]], [[Maton]], and [[Charvel]], one of which appears on the cover of the ''Ah Via Musicom'' album. In 2001, Johnson added a [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] Custom Shop '59 Les Paul Reissue to his collection of guitars. Of note, he no longer uses a Dumble amplifier, as he had to replace a faulty component in his favorite Dumble, the Steel String Singer. It never sounded the same afterwards, and he sold the amplifier to Carlos Santana.

Johnson has had several models built to his specifications for sale in the mass market. In 2003, [[C. F. Martin & Company]] released a limited-edition Eric Johnson Signature MC-40 guitar built for him. Johnson donated 5% of the guitar's sales profit to his father's college, [[Thomas Jefferson University|Jefferson Medical College]] (now called the Thomas Jefferson University).<ref>[http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/news/2004/article8160.html "Jefferson Medical College Students to Benefit from Generosity of Grammy-Winning Guitarist Eric Johnson"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060130093736/http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/news/2004/article8160.html |date=January 30, 2006 }} – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.</ref> Johnson has also been known to use the [[Martin D-45]] before his signature Martin guitar was released.

In 2005, Fender released an Eric Johnson Signature Fender Stratocaster also built to his specifications. This was followed up by the Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster Rosewood model in 2009. It featured the same specifications as the Eric Johnson Maple Neck guitar, but with the addition of an unusual three-ply, eight-hole white pick guard, hotter treble pickup, and a bound rosewood laminated fingerboard with [[pearloid]] dot [[position marker]]s.

In January 2006, a man named Brian Sparks was arrested for posing as Johnson, and in the process, defrauding businesses out of about US$18,000 worth of guitars and equipment.<ref>RedOrbit Breaking News [http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/348017/man_poses_as_grammy_winner_to_get_guitars/ "Man Poses As Grammy Winner to Get Guitars"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107133724/http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/348017/man_poses_as_grammy_winner_to_get_guitars/ |date=January 7, 2008 }}- January 3, 2006.</ref> Also in 2006, some of Johnson's guitars that had been stolen 24 years earlier were recovered.<ref>[http://www.ernieball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13618&highlight=Eric+Johnson+stolen+guitars "Eric Johnson recovers stolen guitars"] – ''ErnieBall.com'' – March 2006.</ref>

Johnson has also released other signature gear such as GHS Eric Johnson Nickel Rockers Electric Guitar Strings, [[DiMarzio]] DP211 Eric Johnson Signature Custom Pickups, and a Fulton-Webb amplifier. [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Jim Dunlop]] also has released an Eric Johnson signature Jazz III plectrum and an Eric Johnson signature Fuzz Face. The Eminence Eric Johnson signature 12" alnico guitar speaker was introduced in 2012.

In early 2015, [[Roland Corporation]] announced the Eric Johnson Tone Capsule, an accessory to Roland Blues Cube amplifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rolandus.com/promos/tone_capsule_ej|title=Roland - Eric Johnson Tone Capsule|author=Roland Corporation U.S.|website=Rolandus.com}}</ref>

In March 2018, Fender released an Eric Johnson Signature Thinline Fender Stratocaster built to exactly the same specifications as his first signature Strat, the sole exception being that the guitar is a semihollow design. The guitar is available in Vintage White and two-color Sunburst, with quarter-sawn maple necks exclusively.

In early 2020, [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] announced the Eric Johnson "Virginia" Custom Shop Stratocaster, modeled after a 1954 Stratocaster he owned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ah-via-stratocaster-fender-replicates-eric-johnsons-iconic-1954-virginia-strat|title=Ah via Stratocaster: Fender replicates Eric Johnson's iconic 1954 'Virginia' Strat|date=February 11, 2020 }}</ref> The original "Virginia" was made out of sassafras and was featured extensively on ''Ah Via Musicom'' and ''Venus Isle''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-11|title=Fender launches the Eric Johnson Virginia Stratocaster|url=https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/fender-launches-eric-johnson-strat/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Guitar.com {{!}} All Things Guitar|language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Johnson guitar collection===
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Johnson generally does not collect guitars, as he is not interested in owning superfluous items. His collection is limited to the best-playing examples of the guitar he finds:

*1967 Flying V: Traded at a show for a 30s Dobro guitar, which he purchased just to swap for the Flying V.<ref name=":0" />
*1964 SG Maestro Vibrola: An instrument famously played by George Harrison on stage and during the recording of several Beatles albums, Eric generally avoided SGs for being unable to stay in tune, but traded two Marshall amplifiers for this particular one for its ability to hold a tune extremely well.<ref name=":0" />
*1962 Fender Stratocaster: This is the instrument stolen from his apartment in 1982. It had a Mustang pick up that Seymour Duncan had rewound himself. Found at a pawn shop 24 years later, Eric cross-referenced with serial numbers he had written down, and found the pawn shop had his stolen collection of guitars. He bought it back. It has 6.5 kΩ single-coil pickups (similar to the Seymour Duncan five two pickup available for purchase).
*1957 Fender Stratocaster: Bought at a show in Florida
*Undated early 80s Martin D45: A reissue of a prewar design purchased for him by his father after the 1982 incident
*1964 Gibson ES-335: Block inlay stop tail piece with lower output pickups, it has a ding from the photographer dropping equipment on it during the ''Venus Isle'' photo shoot.
*1966 Fender Bass VI: The replacement for one of the guitars stolen in the 1982 incident, it was featured on ''Bloom'''s "Tribute to Jerry Reed" and "On the Way to Love" on ''Up Close'' and other tracks.
*Prototype EJ Signature Fender Stratocasters: Eric tours with the final prototypes sent to him before production began of his signature models, including the thinline, and is not using examples from the production lineup available in stores.

===Effects===
Johnson uses [[effect pedal]]s such as the Dallas-Arbiter [[Fuzz Face]], BK Butler Tube Driver, MXR KD IV Stereo Chorus, Vox CryBaby wah-wah,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ericjohnson.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=8 |title=EricJohnson.com |website=Ericjohnson.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308153258/http://ericjohnson.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=8 |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> ToadWorks Barracuda flanger,<ref name="premierguitar.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2010/Jun/Axes_Bold_as_Love_The_Gear_of_Experience_Hendrix_Tour_2010.aspx?Page=6|title=Axes Bold as Love: The Gear of Experience Hendrix Tour 2010|website=Premierguitar.com}}</ref> Prescription Electronics Experience octave fuzz,<ref name="premierguitar.com"/> [[Xotic]] AC Booster, [[MXR]] Flanger/Doubler, [[Electro-Harmonix]] Deluxe Memory Man delay, [[Boss Corporation]] DD-2 Digital Delay,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ericjohnson.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=6|title=EricJohnson.com |website=Ericjohnson.com|access-date=January 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123140911/http://ericjohnson.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=6|archive-date=January 23, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[MXR]] 1500 Digital Delay, [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6]] Echo Pro Studio Modeler, and up to two [[Echoplex|Maestro Echoplex]] tape delays.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Prown|first=Pete|author2=Lisa Sharken|title=Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players|publisher=Hal Leonard|year=2003| pages=20| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqQjuzPrqIwC&pg=PA20| isbn=978-0-87930-751-6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Fischer|first=Peter|title=Masters of Rock Guitar 2: The New Generation, Volume 2|publisher=Mel Bay|year=2006| pages=67| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ctDTmoh3vDAC&pg=PA67| isbn=978-3-89922-079-7}}</ref> All of these are connected to multiple A/B boxes to create sounds and tones that are both clean and distorted. [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop]] has also begun selling Johnson's signature Fuzz Face pedal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/eric-johnson-signature-fuzz-face|title=Dunlop Manufacturing :: Electronics :: :: Eric Johnson Signature Fuzz Face® Distortion|website=Jimdunlop.com|access-date=November 5, 2023}}</ref>

===Recording===
In late 2006, Johnson switched from recording in analog<ref>Digidesign.com {{cite web|url=http://www.digidesign.com/users/user_story.cfm?story_id=1040&lang=1 |title=Richard Mullen on Recording Eric Johnson |access-date=2017-04-22 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129205410/http://www.digidesign.com/users/user_story.cfm?story_id=1040&lang=1 |archive-date=January 29, 2013 }}.</ref> to digital format.<ref>Euphonix.com [http://www.euphonix.com/pro/music/news.php?id=82 "Guitarist Eric Johnson Adds Euphonix to Studio Arsenal"] – December 5, 2006.</ref>