Fender Artist Series Eric Clapton Stratocaster “Blackie” Fender

Condition: Item is subject to minor cosmetic imperfections.

The guitar of choice for Slowhand himself, the Stratocaster is inextricably linked to Clapton’s legacy. Immortalized in one of Fender’s most popular Artist offerings, the Eric Clapton Stratocaster boasts pure Clapton sound and feel with a classic alder body, vintage Noiseless single-coil pickups, active mid-boost and TBX tone circuits, “Soft V” neck profile and vintage-style blocked synchronized tremolo bridge for all the tools and tech to take a ride the Slowhand way.

About Fender Artist Series:

Founded by Leo Fender in 1938 as Fender’s Radio Service, what is now the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation began making electric guitars and amplifiers in 1945. The rest, as they say, is history. Creator of the world’s first mass-produced, and by far most popular, solid-bodied electric, Fender is now the world’s leading guitar manufacturer.

Developed hand-in-hand with some of the biggest artists of yesterday and today, the Fender Artist Series is a collaborative line of signature models incorporating hand-selected tonewoods and custom appointments and specs, voiced to specific tones and playing styles by our master builders and the artists themselves. Stratocasters, Telecasters, Jaguars, Jazzmasters, and Jazz, Precision, and Jaguar basses take on new life with the help of some of music’s most revered icons.

Body: Alder
Body Finish: Urethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: Soft “V”
Scale Length: 25.5″ (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Frets Size: Vintage Style
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Truss Rods: Standard
Truss Rod Wrench: 1/8″ Hex (Allen)
Bridge Pickup: Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat®
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. Master TBX™ Tone Control, Tone 2. Master Active Mid Boost (0-25dB). Mid boost kit
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Tuning Machines: 6-in-Line American Vintage
Pickguard: 1-Ply White
Control Knobs: White Plastic
Unique Features: Special Soft “V” Shape Neck, Blocked Tremolo, Active Mid-Boost Circuit
Included Accessories: Vintage Tweed Case, Strap, Cable