New EJ Rosewood and Ritchie Blackmore Strats

[yngwie308]

From Fender announcing a new Eric Johnson Strat with a rosewood fingerboard and another Ritchie Blackmore signature model
http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I ... eries.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You can subcribe to the online Premier Guitar magazine for free, gratis..
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http://digital.premierguitar.com/premie ... 0902/?fm=2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[TONGA]

They say the Blackmore model comes with a gig bag? Are they kidding???

[lcampz]

Thanks for the post!!!

I've been waiting for word on the new EJ Strat for a while now. The bound rosewood neck on a strat is sort of an acquired taste; but, it's growing on me quickly.

Thanks to the economy, I may have to build my own version of it minus the cool colors that I understand they got directly out of Tommy Taylor's original book of Dupont paint colors. If I was dirty rotten filthy stinkin' rich, I think I'd be quite happy just buying the EJ's for my strats. All the ones I've tried have been pretty darn good, IMHO.

[yngwie308]

I have been intrigued with the graduated scallops of Ritchie Blackmore's guitar and have lot's of info, first here is one fans method of scalloping:
http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/scal1.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/for ... 476&page=3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://fender.com/community/forums/view ... 600db05d07" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.revelationz.net/index.asp?ID=353" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://dawkmods.proboards34.com/index.c ... thread=570" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This one should be of interest to Outlier:
http://dawkmods.proboards34.com/index.c ... thread=207" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://dawkmods.proboards34.com/index.c ... thread=565" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://dawkmods.proboards34.com/index.c ... thread=272" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://dawkmods.proboards34.com/index.c ... 679&page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://dawkmods.proboards34.com/index.c ... thread=628" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Found it the missing link!!!!
http://www.geocities.com/bayfender/datas1.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://dawkmods.proboards34.com/index.c ... thread=294" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://dawkmods.proboards34.com/index.c ... thread=285" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Also scalloping the RB way..cool link:
http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/scal1.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sorry for all the links, got carried away, a lot of the Dawk stuff is conjecture, but...
Here is a fan site dedicated to the RB signature guitar:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Fr ... /Home.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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[worldoftone]

Surprised to see the Dave Murray Strat. Hmmm . . . might need to get one of those just for kicks.

- WOT

[F#m7]

Love my EJ, and was excited about the rosewood, and the new colors are great, but a bound neck? I don't know if I could get used to that.

[yngwie308]

I agree, Eric has a great spec rw board guitar, then a bound neck, which are very rare,....why?? The EJ's are either love or hate, I played the original maple board and couldn't get on with it..the radius is too flat for one thing and is weird for me with a vintage shaped neck, just didn't like the one I played. But people love them that have them On my Malmsteen forum, they are going wild on the RB Strat, the 7.25" radius and the graduated neck is way cool, I'll just take the neck please!!
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