2008 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster Eric Clapton Part1

[guitaristshobi]

i do own same guitar :D



[bsobel3]

I'm waiting for my Masterbuilt...I have a long wait! Perhaps I'll post a demo (it'll be my first.) I put in the order end of last year so they agreed to do an EC Grey...I requested Todd Krause to do it (which is why I won't see it for awhile yet ;-) And yes, NO TBX....

[sirgerry]

What do you think of the Vintage Noiseless? I think Clapton had a much better tone with Lace Sensor, just check any pre year 2000 video. Beautiful guitar btw, is that EC gray? Peace

[natale1352]

bel sound.. bella chitarra. ma che amplificatore hai??

[komball2]

The 2008 and 2004 model have the same sound ? Or he has a diference between this 2 model .

[Evertale1]

@komball2

I don't think that Eric Clapton would design the same guitar twice, so I suspect that they differ in some areas. Can't say for sure though.

[coolmodine]

Had mine for about 6 years now. Absolutely my favorite guitar.

Hot tip for anybody interested in one of these. Go for the custom make if you can. It's a totally different animal from the standard signature series.

[kbyrne48]

Greg... Love your playing and your sound! I have the same Strat. Great guitar and a great neck!

Kevin

[coldflowz]

Love your playing, but pleaaase more BASS! =D

[STON3SL1VEMU5IC]

Hi Greg

Your guitar playing is mind blowing!

How many guitars do you own?

[strawer]

Unlike Eric, Greg has unblocked the tremolo on the guitar.

A blocked trem offers all the advantages of a hardtailed Strat such as better tuning stability and sustain.

The Clapton Strat features an onboard active gain circuit which produces a wide array of killer tones ranging from bright and snappy single-coil clean to raw and dirty humbucker overdrive.

[GregsGuitars]

@strawer the vibrato is still blocked, the arm is just for decoration

[strawer]

@GregsGuitars Does you guitar have the TBX? If yes, then it's a Teambuilt version of EC's signature Strat. Masterbuilt Claptons had a normal tone control since Eric doesn't use the TBX on his personal guitars.

I would be very happy to see a demo of an EC Grey or Daphne Blue LTD on one of your newest video posts (if you've already these guitars in your arsenal).

The track you've recorded is very characteristic of Clapton's mid-to-late 1980's period (circa 1985/87).

[sblopez08]

@strawer and how would you do this "blocked trem"?? i have a 60 reissue strat and i never use the tremolo and it would be great to have more sustain and better tuning stability

[Gary1497]

@sblopez08, put a small piece of wood between the tremolo block and the body of the guitar and just wedge it in there tight and you're done. Have to make sure to get the right size of block, too big and it won't fit, too small and it won't work. Easy to do though.

[sblopez08]

@Gary1497 cool man thank for the reply, i've already figured out how to do it though :) but thanks for the reply anyways

[JDX45]

This one has an awesome colour <3

[jp6l6]

Yes, this is a super good guitar but when you own an excellent true old strat featuring that magical vintage sound, you don't mind about one fret.

[Mattguitarman1234]

Im a Gibson guy but man Greg you make all guitars sound amazing!!! keep up the great demos.

[massif20022000]

Yep, my favorite YouTube videos for sure.

Always a treat to watch and hear.

Keep 'em coming Gregor!

[hackett999]

Lovely guitar... prefer the EJ though, I have one.. :)

[DonQuixotec]

@hackett999 What's the difference between them? Pickups?

[Canadianspunge]

@DonQuixotec The Clapton has 22 frets while the Johnson has 21.

The Clapton has vintage frets while the Johnson has medium jumbo.

Clapton has a 9.5" radius while Johnson's has a 12" radius.

The pickups are, in fact, different sets.

That enough for ya?

[DonQuixotec]

@Canadianspunge Yeah. Can't understand why anyone would have less frets than 22 though. To me, the Eric Clapton one seems better.

[Canadianspunge]

@DonQuixotec I also prefer the Clapton. 21 frets always bugs me because I can't quite reach that high E.

[DonQuixotec]

@Canadianspunge It would really bug me, cause I am used to 24 :P I even have a 27 fret guitar now. Not that I will ever get to use those frets, but it does make it easier to play on the higher frets under 24 :P

[Canadianspunge]

@DonQuixotec

Yeah I can see how that makes sense. If there were a 24-fret Strat I would get one, but I find most 24 fret guitars have very flat necks, and I just can't get used to that. I'll stick with my 22!

[DonQuixotec]

@Canadianspunge Indeed, it's personal preferance. I can see why people love the Les Paul guitars for example. But I don't think they are comfortable. The Strat's I think is comfortable though. But I also like very thin necks. Like the Ibanez RG Prestige's etc :P

[Canadianspunge]

@DonQuixotec

I personally hate Les Pauls and think Strats are the bomb, but I can't stand the thinness of the Wizard necks.

[YogiSizzle]

@DonQuixotec well to some people its not really needed. As mostly a blues/Funk/R&B player I rarely ever go above 17. I do have a strat with 22 frets, a 78 Gibson Les Paul, and two other American strats that have 21 frets. i don't feel like the ones with 22 frets give me any advantage over the ones with 21 because I'm never really up there. I prefer the look of 21 frets, and also the features that usually go along with the vintage spec if that makes sense.

[DonQuixotec]

@YogiSizzle Yep, I understand. I play some metal, like metallica. And I need 24 frets in some songs :P But even I seldom go there. Though it's cool to learn scales when you have 2 octaves.

[hackett999]

@DonQuixotec many things and yes, the pickups/....

[iobox]

nice 1