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Johnson is the archetypal 'guitarist’s guitarist': a man who has never had a real hit but whose tone is praised by the likes of Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Winter, Joe Satriani and Prince.

He plays Gibson ES-335s and Les Pauls among many other guitars, but it’s his Fender Strat tone that is most-lauded. Warning: you may need a rare Dumble amp and a huge array of effects to get anywhere near EJ’s tone.

His signature Stratocaster range debuted in 2005. Eric Johnson interview here.

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