Fender Eric Clapton "Blackie" Stratocaster - USA 2022

From Fender:

"Experience the peerless Strat® style of Slowhand himself with the Eric Clapton Stratocaster, one of our most acclaimed and enduring artist signature models. With classic design and special features that give it exceptional tonal versatility and effortless feel worthy of one of the world's greatest names in rock and blues, it puts pure Clapton Stratocaster tone and feel straight into your hands. Features include an alder body, three Vintage Noiseless™ pickups, active mid-boost (25 db) and TBX circuits, special soft "V"-shaped neck, and blocked original vintage synchronized tremolo."

The Fender Eric Clapton "Blackie" Stratocaster is a signature model guitar that is based on a guitar that Eric Clapton himself played extensively in the 1970s and 1980s. The original guitar was assembled from parts of three different 1950s Stratocasters, and was famously painted black with a distinctive scratch plate.

The "Blackie" Stratocaster was first introduced by Fender in 1988, and has since undergone a number of revisions and updates. It features an alder body, a vintage-style synchronised tremolo bridge, and three Vintage Noiseless single-coil pickups. The guitar also has a special active mid-boost circuit that allows players to boost the midrange frequencies for a more prominent and cutting tone.

Other features of the Fender Eric Clapton "Blackie" Stratocaster include a special soft V-shaped neck profile that is modeled after Clapton's favourite 1950s Stratocaster neck, as well as a 22-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays. The guitar is finished in a high-gloss black polyurethane finish, and features a single-ply white pickguard.

Features:

Body:

• Alder body
• High-gloss black polyurethane finish
• 1-ply white pickguard

Neck:

• Soft V-shaped neck profile
• Maple neck with satin urethane finish
• 25.5" scale length
• 22 vintage-style frets
• 9.5" radius
• Black dot inlays

Hardware:

• Vintage-style synchronised tremolo bridge
• Fender vintage-style tuners
• Chrome hardware

Electronics:

• 3 Vintage Noiseless single-coil pickups
• 5-way pickup selector switch
• Master volume control
• Master tone control
• Active mid-boost circuit with 25 dB of gain

This guitar was bought new by its one owner last year, and has never left the house. It presents as new in every way – no marks, dings, dents, modifications, and no issues.

It is super comfortable to hold sitting down or standing up, tonally responsive, and plays cleanly up and down the neck. It is in perfect, as new condition and represents a nice saving on new retail price.

Comes in its Fender gig bag in new condition.