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Eric Johnson's 1965 Dakota Red Fender

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Eric Johnson's 1965 Dakota Red Fender
Eric Johnson's 1965 Dakota Red Fender Stratocaster. This 1965 Fender Stratocaster, serial number 100193, was formerly owned and used by renowned guitarist Eric Johnson. Eric can be seen with this guitar on the cover and in the cover story of the January 1993 issue of Guitar Player magazine. This custom color Dakota Red guitar is original, except for the work done at Eric's request. The rosewood fingerboard has been planed and re-fretted, the original 3-way switch has been notched to into a 5-way switch without removal of the original wiring, and one ground and one hot wire were loose and therefore re-soldered. Eric Johnson is considered one of the 100 greatest guitarists of the 20th Century. His 1986 solo debut album, Tones, earned a Grammy nomination. Four years later Ah Via Musicom reached near-platinum sales. The single "Cliffs of Dover" was a top 5 hit and earned Eric a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental. He received the "Best Overall" guitarist award from Guitar Player Magazine for four straight years. On the fifth year he was inducted into their "Gallery of Greats." Included with the guitar is its original black Fender hardshell case, a handwritten letter from Eric Johnson, and a letter of authenticity from Eric's guitar tech. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.