@petticlone Thank you so much for defending my post. I really do appreciate it. And to streetender1878 - come on, man. We just really love guitars. No one's showing off. But, also, thanks for watching this video. It is really an amazing post, and I'm so grateful we get to see Clapton so intimately while playing such sincere and authentic blues straight through his Strat to the amp. It's a rare purity.
@petticlone Ran out of characters. Sorry. In my opinion it is a very well kept and maintained vintage 56/57 Strat. Though I'm leaning towards 56-early 57 based on neck shape. It very well could be a replica I suppose, but again, the lack of custom shop markings, and the presence of seemingly natural wear, indicates otherwise. It is not a recreation of Brownie. Though very very similar in construct (both '56s), there were many idiosyncrasies of Brownie not seen on this Strat.
@petticlone you can tell from a few slightly back-angled shots that it is not a fender custom shop guitar. If it is, then he had them intentionally omit the custom shop logos from the back of the headstock (doubtful). I can tell that the fingerboard radius is 7.25, as are the frets are vintage. The neck is only slightly worn, though the finish has attained that wonderful dulled texture. Active, low output pickups. 2-tone sunburst. A bit thicker soft V neck. 6 pivot bridge. Most likely a '56.
@PindamonhaMAN I own a '56 myself, and the thin line is the bleed in-from the yellow nitro to the black nitro. It is actually a brown that appears red. On a superb finish, you get this wonderful bleed-in instead of an abrupt contrast. Also, it would be very unlikely that Clapton would play 56s and 57s for most of his life to play a 58 or an early 59 now, which is the only time frame in which a Strat with all of the other features, especially the maple v-neck, would be available in 3-tone.
@PindamonhaMAN I don't know what else to say. It's hardly worth the debate. I will reiterate; I own an actual '56 strat. I am also a luthier and have worked with these guitars for years. There are many reasons why Clapton could choose to play a 58/59 Strat, as he has on occasion, but there is no evidential reason why the guitar in this video, which he is playing, is anything other than a '56. No hard feeling, but that's the last to which I will respond on this topic.
@MonsieurMadeleine Hahah sorry man... I didn't mean to say this one wasn't a 56... Just that he could play a 58 or whatever. I did trust you on the brown stripe thing before, just forgot to add it in my last comment...
@MrPieterWittenberg I was wondering about that guitar- I haven't seen Clapton with it on any other occasion. It could very well be a copy of Brownie, indeed. Anyone know more about it?
the music is superb, so why do all the (look at me cos i know more about guitars and clapton than you) brigade need to post?
streetender1878 1 month ago
@streetender1878 Because I asked them to...?
petticlone 1 month ago
@petticlone Thank you so much for defending my post. I really do appreciate it. And to streetender1878 - come on, man. We just really love guitars. No one's showing off. But, also, thanks for watching this video. It is really an amazing post, and I'm so grateful we get to see Clapton so intimately while playing such sincere and authentic blues straight through his Strat to the amp. It's a rare purity.
MonsieurMadeleine 2 weeks ago
is he using Brownie???
sbosuna 2 months ago
@sbosuna Brownie was auctioned off in 1999, so that's not likely.
petticlone 2 months ago
Nessuno è come lui !!!
Un genio dela chitarra e del blues
Aurora
AURORA4105 2 months ago
@AURORA4105 Yeah man :)
petticlone 2 months ago
@petticlone Wow, passive pickups, I meant. Passive. Sorry. Mind just slipped out there.
MonsieurMadeleine 4 months ago
@petticlone Ran out of characters. Sorry. In my opinion it is a very well kept and maintained vintage 56/57 Strat. Though I'm leaning towards 56-early 57 based on neck shape. It very well could be a replica I suppose, but again, the lack of custom shop markings, and the presence of seemingly natural wear, indicates otherwise. It is not a recreation of Brownie. Though very very similar in construct (both '56s), there were many idiosyncrasies of Brownie not seen on this Strat.
MonsieurMadeleine 4 months ago
@petticlone you can tell from a few slightly back-angled shots that it is not a fender custom shop guitar. If it is, then he had them intentionally omit the custom shop logos from the back of the headstock (doubtful). I can tell that the fingerboard radius is 7.25, as are the frets are vintage. The neck is only slightly worn, though the finish has attained that wonderful dulled texture. Active, low output pickups. 2-tone sunburst. A bit thicker soft V neck. 6 pivot bridge. Most likely a '56.
MonsieurMadeleine 4 months ago
@MonsieurMadeleine i think this one is 3 tone burst. There is a orange stripe there before the yellow, thin... but there.
PindamonhaMAN 2 weeks ago
@PindamonhaMAN I own a '56 myself, and the thin line is the bleed in-from the yellow nitro to the black nitro. It is actually a brown that appears red. On a superb finish, you get this wonderful bleed-in instead of an abrupt contrast. Also, it would be very unlikely that Clapton would play 56s and 57s for most of his life to play a 58 or an early 59 now, which is the only time frame in which a Strat with all of the other features, especially the maple v-neck, would be available in 3-tone.
MonsieurMadeleine 2 weeks ago
@MonsieurMadeleine Well, he did use late 60's/70's strats before. I don't see why he couldn't use a 58/59 strat for one gig.
PindamonhaMAN 2 weeks ago
@PindamonhaMAN I don't know what else to say. It's hardly worth the debate. I will reiterate; I own an actual '56 strat. I am also a luthier and have worked with these guitars for years. There are many reasons why Clapton could choose to play a 58/59 Strat, as he has on occasion, but there is no evidential reason why the guitar in this video, which he is playing, is anything other than a '56. No hard feeling, but that's the last to which I will respond on this topic.
MonsieurMadeleine 2 weeks ago
@MonsieurMadeleine Hahah sorry man... I didn't mean to say this one wasn't a 56... Just that he could play a 58 or whatever. I did trust you on the brown stripe thing before, just forgot to add it in my last comment...
PindamonhaMAN 2 weeks ago
nice to see him with a sunburst. Great sound! Probably a copy of 'Brownie'
MrPieterWittenberg 5 months ago
@MrPieterWittenberg I was wondering about that guitar- I haven't seen Clapton with it on any other occasion. It could very well be a copy of Brownie, indeed. Anyone know more about it?
petticlone 5 months ago
5 and a half thousand views and no dislikes. Says it all.
SuperPrivate2011 5 months ago