JOHNSON bass has a split-coil pickup which gives you the large bass sound. The thick, one-piece maple neck gives it a vintage bass feel. With the recreation of the Custom Shop 1954 Stratocaster guitar, we acknowledge our past. With the 2004 American Deluxe Series 50th Anniversary Stratocaster, our eyes are focused firmly on the future. Also, the likes of Rickenbacker, Gretsch, National and Epiphone, which have increased less quickly until recently, now seem to be making up for lost time. Like the electric guitar, the vibrations of the string cause an electrical signal to be created in sensors called pickups, which are amplified and played through a speaker. Another industry standard, the Fender Jazz Bass, was released in 1960. Case Guitar Junior.