VIDEO: Chris Buono plays Eric Johnson signature Fender Strat™ equipped with patent pending Rick Toone™ tremolo system. This guitar is a stock Fender factory instrument purchased from Sweetwater and modified with Rick Toone™ components. Note the original (factory) bone nut and vintage Gotoh tuners. No roller nut or string trees needed. Total ’50’s vibe.IMAGES: Eric Johnson USA made signature Fender Strat™ purchased from Sweetwater. Serial number EJ23684. This guitar arrived from the factory with vintage 6-screw tremolo, 5-spring claw, bone nut, and non-locking vintage tuners. As part of the Rick Toone™ tremolo testing process, this factory guitar has been fully retrofitted with the new component package.DIAGRAMS: Rick Toone™ tremolo is designed to be a direct replacement bridge for any brand of guitar that uses standard Fender™ body rout dimensions. Fender Stratocasters™ with the vintage 6-string screw tremolo design and also the current dual post tremolo design can be directly replaced with the patent pending Rick Toone™ tremolo. If you are a guitar builder or are seeking to upgrade your existing guitar, use the diagrams above to confirm compatibility with the new tremolo.PHOTOS: Eric Johnson signature Fender Strat™ upgraded with patent pending Rick Toone™ premium components, including: tremolo, output jack, neck plate. Nickel plated aircraft aluminum and stainless steel. Observant readers might also notice the quartersawn factory maple neck has been reshaped to Advantage™ neck profile. This guitar has become a lovely personal favorite here in the studio.
