DISC Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster #CZ528105

Full Description

Artist Signature Series by Fender

The world's greatest artists have come to Fender Custom Shop for decades in search of their perfect instruments. Artfully crafting meticulous replicas using the same techniques and toolings used to create the originals, Fender offers the same artist instruments to you, built in the same shop by the same skilled craftsmen.

Premium Features of the Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Signature

The Custom Shop Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster is equipped with a trio of Vintage Noiseless™ single-coil strat pickups, along with a unqiue TBX™ tone circuit and 5-way pickup switching. Other premium features of this signature model include a blocked tremolo bridge, active mid-boost circuit (0-25dB), Eric Clapton's signature on the headstock, a 4-bolt serialized neck plate and vintage hardware.

This signature model comes complete with a classic black and urethane body finish, plus a range of Custom Shop accessories, a vintage tweed case and a Custom Shop certificate of authenticity.

Unrivaled Quality and Craftsmanship

Since 1987, the skilled craftsmen in Fender's Corona, California ''dream factory'' have been producing guitars that are known worldwide for their artistry and unrivaled quality. Ranging from the fine to the fantastic, whether it's building a new custom instrument from the ground up or modifying an existing one, their best is the best. These wonderful instruments have been crafted for and with the input of the world's finest guitarists such as Clapton, Springsteen, Cray, Gilmour, Townshend, Wilko Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to name just a few.

The History of the Stratocaster

When many people think of an electric guitar, this is the one that leaps to mind. The Stratocaster is one of the world's most popular guitars and is an elegantly versatile creation that is both a musical and cultural touchstone. Not long after Fender revolutionised music with the Telecaster and the Precision Bass, in 1954 they debuted the Stratocaster and it quickly became universally regarded as the archetypal electric guitar. Sleek and stylish aesthetics, smooth playing and tonally versatile, at the heart the Stratocaster remains a fantastic instrument - producing unmistakable sound with a timeless design. A first choice among players worldwide, there is simply nothing that sings, screams, whispers, moans, roars, rocks and rolls like a Fender Stratocaster.

Specifications

• Model Name: Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster®, Maple Fingerboard, Black
• Model Number: 0150082806
• Series: Artist
• Colour: Black

Body & Bridge

• Body Material: Select Alder
• Body Finish: Urethane
• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Bridge: Blocked American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
• Neck Shape: Soft ''V''
• Scale Length: 25.5'' (648mm)
• Fingerboard: Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.5'' (241mm)
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Vintage
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650'' (42mm)
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Serialized

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat
• Middle Pickup: Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Pickup: Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat
• Controls:
  • Master Volume
  • Tone 1: Master TBX™ Tone Control
  • Tone 2: Master Active Mid Boost (0-25dB)
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2: Bridge and Middle Pickups
  • Position 3: Middle Pickup
  • Position 4: Middle and Neck Pickups
  • Position 5: Neck Pickup
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Special Electronics: TBX™ Tone Circuit
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Vintage
• Control Knobs: White Plastic
• Pickguard: 1-Ply White

Included Accessories

• Vintage Tweed Case
• Cable
• Strap
• Custom Shop Picks
• Polishing Cloth
• Certificate of Authenticity