Fender American artist series Stratocaster - Eric Clapton 'Blackie'
For sale is my beloved Fender American artist series stratocaster. This is an eric clapton artist series strat 'Blakie' from . It plays and sounds incredible. It has some swirls in the finish and some fret wear. There is some patina building up on the vintage bridge, but ads to its charm. Currently it is set up with 10s and the term is floating. I can add the block back in if you want. The G&c case is not in the best condition but it is original. I can supply with the modern square fender case instead if you gig a lot (it's much lighter and better for protection). I have a Torino red Clapton strat from if you prefer a newer version. But this is the classic 'blackie'. Probably one of the best and versatile strats on the market. It has a soft V maple neck, vintage bridge with wide spacing, but a modern 9.5 radius neck. It comes standard with vintage noiseless pickups, TBX tone circuit and mid boost (25db). I can tell you that it is great for dialing in that perfect tone. Roll the closest tone knob from it's standard notched position (5, not 10) towards 10, and it cuts bass and ads treble, and the opposite from 5 down to 0. If you turn the outer tone knob from 0 upward it boosts mid and treble frequencies from 0-25db. (0 is normal). I can tell you that subtle changes with these knobs can go from vintage strat to punchy modern tones. I am also willing to swap the vintage (pretty but very heavy) case for my American deluxe case which is ABS if you prefer as I don't play live. I'm reluctantly selling this as I need to pay for a wedding! Comes with case candy and vintage style case. The case is a little tatty but all Original G&G case. New, these are around £. Any questions please ask. Collection from stratford upon avon. Thanks, Andrew Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit