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April 4th, 2006
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My new Eric Clapton signature strat
Here are two pics of the Eric Clapton signature strat I got yesterday. I took them quickly with the camera in my cell phone, so they're not the greatest quality. When I have a chance, I'll take good pics with my digital camera and post those. But these should give you a good idea! 
I actually had a dream, and the name Alberta came to me for the Strat - so that's her name! I ain't fighting with no dream message! It took me weeks to come up with the name Larkie for my LP, but Alberta just came to me after playing it for a few hours. Alberta is in Canada where there's lots of snow (WHITE) and there's also the Alberta blues song. So it makes sense to me.
She plays and sounds so nice!
Jim
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April 5th, 2006
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Originally Posted by coldethyl
Your very lucky to have such a beautiful axe. Now you have two!
Neil
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Thanks! Yeah - I think I've got my two electric "keepers" for life. Shouldn't need any more.
It makes all the long days and some weekends at work worth it when I can use my earnings to get these babies. I don't have as much time to play as I'd like, but someday I'll retire and then - health allowing - I can play all I want!
Jim
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April 6th, 2006
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Well that's money well spent........that's for sure! 
Neil
"Good Music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty" Thomas Beecham
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April 6th, 2006
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Looks great! I am not a gear wiz so please excuse my lack of knowledge 
What makes this type of strat different from other models?
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April 6th, 2006
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Looks great! I am not a gear wiz so please excuse my lack of knowledge
What makes this type of strat different from other models? |
Eric Clapton specified to Fender the general build and features he wanted in it before they put his name on it. He modeled it basically after "Blackie" with a few mods.
A few of the extras it's got :
- active mid-boost of 0-25db (adjustable)
- TBX circuitry (adjusts amount of treble/bass cutoff)
- 1 piece, soft V-shaped neck (really feels and plays nice) - 9.5" radius
- 3 Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups
- a blocked original vintage synchronized tremolo bridge (tremelo bar iincluded with it, but not attached, since Clapton doesn't use it, but the strat sounds better with the tremolo hardware in there)
- a really silky smooth satin polyurethane finish over everything - there is NO friction on the neck!
and of course Eric's signature at the top of the headstock (well, a facsimile of it anyway!)
It really plays, feels and sounds great.
Jim
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April 7th, 2006
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So when are you changing your pic over to the new girl then 
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April 7th, 2006
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I won't REPLACE my long-term girl Larkie (Les Paul) - I'll put up a pic with my new girl Alberta "Birdie"" (Strat) next to Larkie in a single picture! I guess I'm a polygamist!
Jim
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April 11th, 2006
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I have been in a fix for a while now and I think I have made up my mind... I am getting myself a strat... MIA as soon as I can afford it... propably a HSS fat strat. Every time i have a little money i am undecided and then something comes up so I cant buy either, so now I'll get the Strat come what may.
Jim you're picture made up my mind about the issue... It is a beautiful guitar...
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April 11th, 2006
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Color me green with envy-lovely strat--starting to save my change now--in about ten years maybe I can get one too.
Of All the Things I've Lost it's My Mind I Miss the Most
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April 11th, 2006
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Originally Posted by WernHalen
I have been in a fix for a while now and I think I have made up my mind... I am getting myself a strat... MIA as soon as I can afford it... propably a HSS fat strat. Every time i have a little money i am undecided and then something comes up so I cant buy either, so now I'll get the Strat come what may.
Jim you're picture made up my mind about the issue... It is a beautiful guitar... |
I'm glad to have been able to assist you in your choice! It is a really beautiful guitar - and I actually had not known myself how good it looked (and played) until started looking seriously at pics online of the EC Strat, and the Olympic White one in particular, and then saw it for myself when it arrived.
Go for it!
Jim
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April 11th, 2006
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Color me green with envy-lovely strat--starting to save my change now--in about ten years maybe I can get one too.
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If you get it from a site like Musician's Friend, you can pay for it over time - which makes it a lot easier to swallow the cost. If you get approved for their platinum card and use that, then you have a year to pay it off with no finance charges. Also no tax or shipping....
Jim
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April 11th, 2006
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yeah thats cool-but the axe still costs what about 12 or 13C? thats a lotta coin --i think i would be happy with the american standard hss model actually
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April 11th, 2006
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yeah thats cool-but the axe still costs what about 12 or 13C? thats a lotta coin --i think i would be happy with the american standard hss model actually
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Yeah - around 13C. Yours is a good choice as well!
Jim
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April 12th, 2006
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Jim would American Music give me a Pt card seeing that I am in Aouth Africa? I think I dont qualify, free shipping and tax would also not apply to me... 
If it did I know what I would get myself, the Gibson Voodoo SG. See the thing is it was discontinued and they could not find it, now they have it again, but i have to import it... The strat i can get and play over here to make up my mind about which one I want, seeing that they are fairly well stocked with Strats over here in SA...
I'll try to apply later today...
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April 12th, 2006
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Jim would American Music give me a Pt card seeing that I am in Aouth Africa? I think I dont qualify, free shipping and tax would also not apply to me...
If it did I know what I would get myself, the Gibson Voodoo SG. See the thing is it was discontinued and they could not find it, now they have it again, but i have to import it... The strat i can get and play over here to make up my mind about which one I want, seeing that they are fairly well stocked with Strats over here in SA...
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Good luck! It's at:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/
Jim
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April 16th, 2006
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Jim -
When I saw that thing I thought of the cold frosty north, aptly named!
Where your survival suit and keep a Labatts close by when you play it!
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