• Year of manufacture: 1989
• Country of origin: USA (Corona, CA)
• Serial number: SE 904127
• Body: Deeply contoured Select Alder with a gloss urethane finish
• Neck: 1-piece Maple with a "Soft V" profile and a satin finish
• Fingerboard: Maple with a 9.5" (241 mm) radius and 22 vintage-style frets
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Pickups: 3 x Fender Gold Lace Sensor single-coils
• Active Mid-Boost: Provides up to 25 dB of gain, allowing the single-coils to sound like fat humbuckers
• TBX (Treble Bass Expander): A specialized tone control that acts as a standard tone from 1–5 and adds presence/brightness from 5–10
• Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo (wood block removed)
• Hardware: Chrome finish with vintage-style tuners
• Pickguard: 1-Ply White (8-screw 1950s style)
• Condition: 8/10
• Case: OHSC (Original Fender Tweed Hard-Shell Case)

 

Comments:

Officially launched in 1988, the Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster was designed to recreate the feel of Clapton's famous "Blackie" Stratocaster but with modern tonal versatility. It was the result of a multi-year collaboration between Clapton and Fender's Dan Smith, beginning in 1985. The guitar pioneered the "Artist Series," leading to hundreds of subsequent signature models for other players. Surprisingly, despite being based on "Blackie," the guitar was initially only available in Pewter, Torino Red, and Candy Green. The black finish wasn't added to the lineup until 1991. The Pewter colour was personally requested by Clapton to match the paint on one of his Mercedes-Benz cars at the time. Playing-wise, Clapton preferred the tone of a tremolo-equipped Strat but never used the whammy bar. Consequently, every model comes with a wooden block wedged into the tremolo cavity to keep the bridge fixed. This guitar had it removed and the trem arm can be used as normal.

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