2017 Fender Eric Clapton "Blackie" Stratocaster
Excellent condition featuring double cutaway alder body with black finish, single ply white pickguard, three Fender Noiseless single coil pickups, five-way pickup selector switch with white tip, one volume control and two tone controls with white Stratocaster knobs with gold print, six point pivot vintage style tremolo with six individual adjustable bent steel Fender stamped saddles, maple neck with walnut skunkstripe, maple fingerboard with black dot inlays starting at the third fret, bone nut, small maple Fender Stratocaster peghead with Fender spaghetti logo, Stratocaster logo and "Blackie" with Eric Clapton signature, single butterfly string tree, vintage style six in a line tuners, serial number stamped on the back of the peghead, four bolt neck fastening plate with Fender and Corona, California engraved logos, single ply white plastic tremolo cavity cover plate, two metal strap buttons, and original G&G vintage style tweed covered rectangular hard shell case with orange plush lining and case candy.
This Fender Blackie Stratocaster is set up in fantastic playing order with very low and smooth action. The frets have very little wear and the neck profile is comfortable as is typical for this model. The Fender Noiseless pickups sound great with a very bell like quality. The added notched tone control is very useful. This guitar is built to specs modeled after Eric Clapton's famous Blackie Stratocaster with some modern upgrades. Overall, this guitar is excellent condition and has just a few scratches on the upper bass horn (see photos) and a few very faint signs of use. It would make a great addition to any guitar arsenal.